4 History of dance in the Middle Ages: Volume 3-A 26 early sources of dance

History of dance in the Middle Ages: Volume 3A
26 early dance sources

From Jean d'Orléans to Jacques Moderne, the first Western sources of treatises and notated choreographies are attested from the middle of the 15th century. They come from courts all over Europe, constituting a homogeneous corpus that bears witness to codified and refined practices.

It seemed essential to offer a new transcription of their theoretical presentation, in an attempt to grasp dance contexts and techniques as closely as possible.

26 sources from the Histoire de la Danse - ca.1445 / 1530 - are presented in this volume with a description of their content, a brief contextualization and a facsimile.

Only the transcription of the theoretical parts is therefore offered, accompanied by the most literal French translation possible, to enable each dancer to develop his or her own reflections and nurture his or her own intuition as a dancer.

68-page booklet (A4 format) / €25

Authors' biographies

Catherine Ingrassia In 1982, she carried out her first research on medieval dance for her master's degree and doctorate in Art History on the iconography of dance in the Middle Ages at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Her encounter with Léon Pressouyre, Claude Gaignebet and Andrea Francalanci transformed her studies into a passion; her research and regular practice led her to perfect her skills and discover many different dance techniques. In 2000, she set up the Morescarole association to guide dancers, musicians and circus performers through her research, experimenting with medieval dance and performance. Her approach to reading dance texts and images brings this repertoire to life, while remaining faithful to the sources. Catherine is a member of the International Dance Council (c/o UNESCO).

Christine Grimaldi Trained as a classical, then contemporary dancer, she danced under the direction of Jérôme Robbins, Félix Blaska and alongside Carolyn Carlson and Dominique Bagouet. She founded her own company in Bordeaux in 1988. In 1994, she turned her attention to early dance, working with Béatrice Massin and Christine Bayle on Baroque, and Barbara Sparti and Bruna Gondoni on Renaissance. Since 1999, she has specialized in 15th- and 16th-century dance. In 2012, she founded the Tracervatoire ressources pour la danse savante et un patrimoine vivant, a laboratory for research and transmission through workshops, courses, performances and conferences in France and abroad. As a choreographer, she uses material from another era to create a unique style in today's dance landscape.

Christophe Tellart Alongside his studies of languages (Slavonic, Germanic, Caucasian and ancient languages) and harpsichord (continuo), he specializes in medieval, Baroque and traditional repertoires, in particular hurdy-gurdies, Scottish, Centre-France and medieval bagpipes. He collaborates on programs & recordings with ensembles such as Hespèrion XXI, Le Poème Harmonique, L'Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Paris, L'Orchestre National de Montpellier, L'Arpeggiata, Diabolus in Musica, L'Orchestre Lamoureux, Perceval/Ligeriana, La Camera delle lacrime & Les Lunaisiens, has been a member of the groups Real, Convivencia & Amadis, and performs worldwide. With these and other groups, he has taken part in some forty recordings.

Xavier Terrasa He has been performing the musical repertoires of the Western Middle Ages since 1992 as a singer and instrumentalist in ensembles such as La Maurache, Obsidienne , Millenarium, Amadis, Joër....He specializes in the reading of manuscript sources and medieval organology, which he teaches at the Sorbonne - Paris IV. He teaches the history of music in the Middle Ages at various institutions. He lectures at the Musée de la Musique in Paris. He is artistic director of the Instrumentarium de Chartres, a project to restore some fifty musical instruments based on the statuary, paintings and stained-glass windows of Chartres Cathedral.