On Friday 25 May the Il Teatro della Memoria Early Dance & Music Ensemble onstage at Teatro Cyrano
Il Torneo Amoroso
Love battles, musical scherzi and drinking songs between Renaissance and Baroque
Music by: Cosimo Bottegari, Vincenzio Calestani, Giandomenico del Giovane da Nola, Andrea Falconieri, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Biagio Marini, Diego Ortiz, Salomone Rossi. Choreographies from the treatises by: Thoinot Arbeau, Fabrizio Caroso and Cesare Negri
Dancers: Simona Buompadre, Fiorella Cardinale Ciccotti, Claudia Celi, Paolo Di Segni, Yari Molinari.
Musicians: Mauro Morini (trombone), Carolina Pace (recorder), Angela Paletta (shawm), Rosanna Rossoni (singins), Francesco Tomasi (lute, baroque guitar), Andrea Toschi (bass curtal, recorder)
Artistic direction:Claudia Celi and Andrea Toschi
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Friday 25 May 2018 – 9.00PM Teatro Cyrano – via Santa Maria Mediatrice 22 – Roma (Italy) – see map below
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Tickets available at: Teatro Cyrano Box Office, Ciaotickets sale points or online on webpage www.ciaotickets.com
International Early Music & Dance Workshop
17th Edition – Rome July28th – August 5th, 2018
Courses, concerts and seminars managed by Il Teatro della Memoria (artistic direction: Claudia Celi and Andrea Toschi)
16th-17th Century Dances between Italy and Spain: Claudia Celi 17th-18th Century Dances and Contredanses between France and Spain: Ilaria Sainato 19th Century Social Dances: Paolo Di Segni Baroque Oboe: Angela Paletta Recorder: Marco Rosa Salva Renaissance & Baroque Singing:Rosanna Rossoni Renaissance & Baroque Trombone: Ercole Nisini Renaissance Lute, Theorbo and Baroque Guitar: Francesco Tomasi Cembalo Accompaniment: Paolo Tagliapietra
Rhethorical Gesture Seminar: Ilaria Sainato Qi Gong Seminar: Angela Paletta
Ensemble Music and Dance Accompaniment Practice
General information and fees
Programs in Italian are available (in Italian) at this link. Feel free to e-mail us for specific information or use the contact form at the end of this page. The final students’ performance will see the participation of music and dance courses together. Students that are already enrolled in one course may also attend individual lessons of another course with a supplementary charge (see below).
Registration & insurance fee
with advance payment up to June 30th 60.00 euros
with advance payment after June 30th 120.00euros
Deadline extended: since June 30 is a bank holiday, it’s possible to make the advance payment on Monday July 2 and still take advantage of the reduced registration fee.
Members of specified Schools and Societies with a reduction agreement and students enrolled in more than one course are entitled to a discount of 40.00 euros.
Tuition fees
The basic tuition fee for singing and instrument courses covers individual lessons, collective lessons and the Qi Gong Seminar. The fee for dancing courses covers the collective lessons and the Qi Gong Seminar.
Principal courses:
Music courses (singing or instrument, inclusive of ensemble workshop and – for singers – of Rhetorical Gesture): 270.00 euros
Dancing courses (12 hours): 140.00 euros
Supplementary courses:
Six individual singing or instrument lessons (30 minutes each): 180.00 euros
Rhetorical Gesture Seminar: 90.00 euros
Registration and payments
The registration fee plus 50% of all tuition fees must be paid in advance by bank transfer to the account 8660-2799 at Monte dei Paschi di Siena (European IBAN bank code: IT 42 L 01030 03260 000000279928 – BIC: PASCITM1R33 ) in the name of “Il Teatro della Memoria”, or by money order to: Il Teatro della Memoria – c/o Toschi – via Gradoli, 56 – 00189 Roma (Italy). In order to save on bank transfer charges, be sure to choose the “shared charges” option. For residents outside the Euro area, payments are also accepted by credit card: go to this page.
After the advance payment has been sent, fill the form on the registration page. A copy of the bank transfer or of the money order must arrive not later than July 2nd:
The balance must be paid before the beginning of the courses.
Cancellation
The advance payment won’t be refunded in case of cancellation after June 30th. If the cancellation (to be made exclusively through the dedicated page) arrives before June 30th, the amount paid will be refunded with a deduction of 60.00 euros.
Maximum number of students
singing or instrument courses: maximum 10 per course
dance courses: maximum 16 per course
Students will be enrolled according to the order of arrival of the registration forms. Those that cannot be admitted because the maximum has been reached will be promptly informed, and the amount paid will be refunded, unless they want to enroll in another course. The Direction reserves the right to modify the programs. The courses for which the minimum number of registrations will not be reached will be cancelled, and the amount paid will be refunded.
Check-in and location
The check-in desk will be open on July28th from 3.30 to 7.00 PM. The courses will be hosted by the Scuola Popolare di Musica di Testaccio at Piazza Giustiniani 4/a (the historical Testaccio slaughterhouse) in a central area well connected by subway (Metro B line – station Piramide), local train (station Roma Ostiense – for timetables see trenitalia.com) tramway or bus (website: atac.roma.it).
Health & emergencies info
Registered students are insured against accidents during lessons with a maximum cover of 50,000.00 euros. Check with your health insurance company or your national health system about coverage in Italian hospitals in case of illness. Most EU member states have arrangements that admit the citizens of one state in the public hospitals of another free of charge. If you have any doubts, contact us and we’ll try to find information on the arrangements with your country and the documents you need. Emergency treatment (“Pronto Soccorso”) at public hospitals is free except for minor illnesses (white triage code) that are subject to a fixed fee (“ticket”) of25.00euros. In serious cases don’t hesitate to call the emergency phone number 112.
Special rates at hotels and restaurants
Special rates for our students are available at several restaurants, hotels and Bed&Breakfast. E-mail us for a list.
Privacy statement: we will keep your data reserved in accordance with European regulations; we promise we won’t give them to anybody else. The full text of the GDPR statement is at this link.
International Early Music & Dance Workshop
17th Edition – Rome July28th – August 5th, 2018
Courses, concerts and seminars managed by Il Teatro della Memoria (artistic direction: Claudia Celi and Andrea Toschi)
The teachers of L’Humor Bizzarro 2018:
16th-17th Century Dances between Italy and Spain: Claudia Celi 17th-18th Century Dances and Contredanses between France and Spain: Ilaria Sainato 19th Century Social Dances: Paolo Di Segni Baroque Oboe: Angela Paletta Recorder: Marco Rosa Salva Renaissance & Baroque Singing:Rosanna Rossoni Renaissance & Baroque Trombone: Ercole Nisini Renaissance Lute, Theorbo and Baroque Guitar: Francesco Tomasi Cembalo Accompaniment: Paolo Tagliapietra
Rhethorical Gesture Seminar: Ilaria Sainato Qi Gong Seminar: Angela Paletta
Location:Scuola Popolare di Musica di Testaccio – Rome – Italy.
Regulations, costs and registration form for L’Humor Bizzarro 2018 available on this page.
Programs (in Italian) are at this link.
Info:tel. & fax +39-06-33267447 – mob. +39-328-3645555;e-mail:info@teatrodellamemoria.org or contact us by filling the form below:
Privacy statement: we will keep your data reserved in accordance with European regulations; we promise we won’t give them to anybody else. The full text of the GDPR statement is at this link.
Vadstena-Akademien announces selections for a production next Summer
The prestigious Vadstena-Akademien – hosted in the scenic Vadstena Castle on the shores of Lake Vättern – has over the years fulfilled an important role in bringing to new life forgotten masterpieces of the Baroque opera. Along this lines, for the Summer of 2018 the performance program features a pastiche based on the so-called Narva-Baletten, the grandiose show staged in Stockholm in 1701 to celebrate the military victory by Karl XII at Narva. Recently, scholars have identified among the composers, besides the Swede Anders von Düben (1673-1738) to whom hitherto the full work was attributed, also the French Jean Desfontaines (1658-1752) as well as Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687).
The new production Solen och Nordstjärnan (Sun and North Star) joins in the homage the Sun King and Karl XII by combining material from the original ballet with a comic intermezzo by Molière and Lully. The performance will be produced with stage and choreographic direction by Karin Modigh assisted by Lena Cederwall Broberg and Adrian Navarro. The musical direction is entrusted to Dan Laurin with Anna Paradiso Laurin as cembalo accompanist.
Scholarships for the Baroque orchestra
For the instrumental ensemble (pitch A=Hz 415) scholarships are been offered for the following roles:
instrument
notes
Violin
modern or Baroque instrument
Violin w. obl. Viola (or viceversa)
modern or Baroque instrument
Viola
modern or Baroque instrument
Double bass
playing continuo, modern or Baroque instrument
Recorder
Baroque instrument required
Oboe
Baroque instrument required
Bassoon
playing continuo, Baroque instrument required
Lute
playing continuo
Harpsichord
playing continuo
Candidates should have a strong interest in historically informed Baroque orchestra performance practice. For bowed instruments however, previous experience on Baroque instruments may be an advantage but is not necessary.
The application form, filled according to the official regulations, should be delivered not later than 20 February 2018 to the address apply@vadstena-akademien.org. Selected candidates will receive scholarships that consist in a contribution to the cost of food and accommodation. Rehearsals and performances will be in the period 30 June – 8 August (for continuo players) or 4 July – 8 August (for all the others).
Vadstena-Akademien to grant scholarship for a production in Summer 2018
Located on the shores of Lake Vättern, the scenic Vadstena Castle is home to the prestigious Vadstena-Akademien that has over the years fulfilled an important role in bringint to new life forgotten masterpieces of Baroque opera. For the Summer of 2018 the program features the performance of a pastiche based on the so-called Narva-Baletten, the grandiose show staged in Stockholm in 1701 to celebrate the military victory by Karl XII at Narva. Recent scholarship has identified among the composers, besides the Swede Anders von Düben (1673-1738) to whom hitherto the full work was attributed, also the French Jean Desfontaines (1658-1752) as well as Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687).
The new production entitled Solen och Nordstjärnan (Sun and North Star) joins in the homage the Sun King and Karl XII by combining material from the original ballet with a comic intermezzo by Molière and Lully. The performance will be produced with stage and choreographic direction by Karin Modigh assisted by Lena Cederwall Broberg and Adrian Navarro. The musical direction is entrusted to Dan Laurin with Anna Paradiso Laurin as cembalo accompanist.
Scholarship
One scholarship for the corps de ballet will be granted to a female dancer with the following requirements:
date of birth in 1987 or following years;
basic experience of Baroque dance;
professional dance training with strong footwork, musicality, balance and coordination;
motivation to entering into another era and collaborating with singers and musicians in the opera context;
skills in acrobatics, acting and mime will be appreciated.
The application must be delivered not later than 15 January 2018 to the address apply@vadstena-akademien.org and must contain:
Video of applicant performing Baroque dance and preferably also another video performing any dance genre;
CV;
a brief explanation of the reasons for applying. (max. half A4-page).
Participating dancers receive payment in the form of a grant for all the days they spend in Vadstena. Rehearsals and performances will be in the period 15 June – 15 August 2018.
“Quadrilles at the time of Jane Austen” Early 19th century Social Dances
The course, open to students of any level, will focus on the technique and the steps of dances featuring in the balls described by Jane Austen, following the handbooks and treatises of the early 19th century.
Paolo Di Segni, born in Switzerland and introduced to music and rhythmics according to the Jaques Dalcroze method, has studied pianoforte and violoncello. Since 1976 he specialized in historical dancing under the guidance of such teachers as B. Sparti, F. Lancelot, S. Wynne. He has taken part in many concert tours in Italy and abroad with Early Dance ensembles such as Gruppo di Danza Rinascimentale di Roma, La Cortesia del Ballo, La Follia, Il Teatro della Memoria. Since many years he devotes himself to the reconstruction and popularization of 19th Century social dances, presenting them through performance, Ball openings or as Maitre de Cérémonie. He has curated TV programs on the Quadrille for TeleMontecarlo, taken part in Telethon ’97, ’98 and ’99, held seminars at Scuola di Ballo del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and in Catania for Balletto di Sicilia.
In Naples, in collaboration with Associazione Dimensione Polifonica, he has held courses and directed performances and events on the Renaissance and on the 19th century for Comune di Napoli, Provincia di Napoli and Regione Campania (Marzo Donna, Maggio dei Monumenti, Valzer in Villa). He has collaborated with the Orchestra del Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari conducted by J. Acs; in Rome he regularly directs 19th century Balls in venues such as Palazzo Barberini, Palazzo Taverna, Hotel Quirinale, Borgo di Tragliata, Accademia Nazionale di Danza.
Info about the 2018 edition of “L’Humor Bizzarro” is available at this link.
“Cupid’s Garden – Le Jardin de Cupidon” – Dances and Contredanses in England and France between the 17th & 18th century
The course is aimed towards dancers, musicians and whoever wishes to approach or to further the knowledge of baroque dance technique. The theoretical and practical classes feature warm-up, study of basic choreutic technique and of choreographies, mainly reconstructed from the Beauchamp–Feuillet notation; part of the classes will be devoted to questions pertaining sources, dance notation and treatises, choreographic repertory, giving a particular attention to the connection and integration between music and dance, with reference to problems of performance of dance music. During the course, the choreographic and musical correspondences, borrowings and influences between England and France will be investigated through the study of choreographies by André Lorrin, Mr. Isaac and John Essex. The choregraphic numbers will be chosen by the teacher according to the level and the needs of the participants.
Rhetorical Gesture Seminar The seminar is aimed towards singers, dancers, actors, musicians and whoever is interested in the repertory of musical theatre of the 17th and 18th centuries. It offers to the students a further tool for performing such repertory through an in depth examination of the typical features of baroque theatre, of rhetorical gesture and of themes such as the stage proxemics, the roles and typical characters, the theory of affections.
Ilaria Sainato graduated in Musicology at the Università degli studi di Pavia-Cremona, with a dissertation in Phylology about Italian dance of the Quattrocento. She has studied Renaissance and Baroque dance with Veronique Daniels, Barbara Sparti, Deda Cristina Colonna, Ana Yepes. She teaches Renaissance dancing at Scuola di Musica Antica di Venezia and gives courses and theoretical-practical seminars at schools, institutions and associations in Italy and abroad. She organizes shows about dance of the 15th to 17th Century in collaboration with several ensembles and companies; in particular with La Girometta she deals with the reconstruction of Italian dance repertory of the Quattrocento and Cinquecento from the original treatise sources taking in to account their musical concordances. She has extended her research to problems in reconstructing 17th and 18th Century theatrical performance with music, in particular regarding staging and gesture, collaborating to several stage productions such as Don Giovanni by W. A. Mozart, Il Ballo delle Ingrate by C. Monteverdi, La Fida Ninfa by A. Vivaldi, Atalanta Fugiens by M. Maier, Flavio Cuniberto by G. D. Partenio; she has also directed this latter. She has been assistant direcctor for: Mulier Fortis by J. B. Staut, The Fairy Queen by E. Purcell and Così fan tutte by W. A. Mozart (directed by Deda Cristina Colonna), Madama Butterfly and Turandot by G. Puccini (directed by Hiroki Ihara), Rigoletto by G. Verdi (directed by Ivan Stefanutti), Sonnambula by V.Bellini (directed by Stefano Vizioli). She collaborates with As.Li.Co. – Teatro Sociale di Como as Stage Manager.
Full info about the workshop costs and the registration form are available at this link.
The program of the course and the teacher’s curriculum
“We’ll measure them a measure” Dances of the 16th and 17th centuries
The course – aimed at dancers, actors and musicians – is open to students of any level and features the technical study of basic steps and of dance forms named in the works by William Shakespeare. As usual, the classes will be coordinated with the activities of the instrumental music and ensemble music courses in view of the realization of the students’ concert.
Info about registration and costs, with online contact form, is available atthis link.
Claudia Celi after graduating in History of Theatre and Spectacle at Università di Roma – La Sapienza, specialized in early dance performance with internationally known teachers such as Barbara Sparti, Francine Lancelot, Shirley Wynne, and Angene Feves. Since 1982 she has taught History of Dance at the Accademia Nazionale di Danza in Rome; from 1991 to 1995 she was also deputy director of this institution. Currently she also teaches for the specialized degree in Spettacolo, moda e arti digitali at the Università di Roma – La Sapienza and has taught Dance History at the ballet school of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma. In 2001 she was appointed by the Italian Education, University and Research Ministry as a member of the Working Group for Dance Education with the purpose of drafting the new charters of Italian Academies and Conservatories. She has presented communications at international conferences and has collaborated with research centers and universities. She contributed articles to specialized journals, such as Chorégraphie, Cairon (also as a member of the editorial board), La Danza Italiana and La Nuova Rivista Musicale Italiana. Among her publications are the chapters on italian XIX century ballet for Musica in Scena – Storia dello spettacolo musicale published by UTET and several entries for the International Encycolpedia of Dance, the Dictionnaire Larousse de la Danse and the Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani. Alongside the academic activity she has continued her performing activity in the field of historical dance, that she began in 1977 with the Gruppo di Danza Rinascimentale di Roma directed by Barbara Sparti; with this group, that in 1981 was awarded the “Jia Ruskaja” prize for dance didactics and culture, she has performed in many European festivals. Within her continued activity of popularization of historical dance she attended congresses in Italy and abroad, has been a member of competition panels, has taught courses and seminars for theatres, universities, conservatories and research centers such as Fondazione Teatro Massimo di Palermo (Officina-Laboratorio delle Arti e dei Mestieri del Palcoscenico), Scuola Internazionale dell’Attore Comico (Reggio Emilia), A.N.I.D. (Associazione Nazionale Insegnanti di Danza), Conservatorio A. Casella (L’Aquila), Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (Roma) and has been in charge of didactic events and performance of historical dancing for the Scuola di Ballo del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma and for the Accademia Nazionale di Danza. At this latter institution she regularly teaches – from the academic year 2005/06 onwards – classes in Historical Dances.
16th Edition – Rome (Italy) – 29 July-6 August 2017
Courses, concerts & seminars organized by Il Teatro della Memoria (artistic direction: Claudia Celi and Andrea Toschi)
“We’ll measure them a measure” –16th-17th Century dancing: Claudia Celi Cupid’s Garden – Le Jardin de Cupidon – 17th-18th Century dancing: Ilaria Sainato Quadrilles at the time of Jane Austen – Early 19th Century social dancing: Paolo Di Segni Baroque Oboe: Angela Paletta Recorder: Marco Rosa Salva Renaissance and Baroque Singing: Rosanna Rossoni Renaissance Lute, Theorbo and Baroque Guitar: Francesco Tomasi Viola da Gamba: Silvia De Maria
Cembalo accompaniment: Paolo Tagliapietra
Rhetorical Gesture Seminar: Ilaria Sainato Qi Gong Seminar: Angela Paletta
Ensemble music practice – Dance accompaniment practice
General information
Programs in Italian are available at this link. Feel free to e-mail us for specific information. The final students’ performance will see the participation of music and dance courses. Students that are already enrolled in one course may also attend six individual lessons of another course with a supplementary charge (see below).
Registration & insurance fee
with advance payment up to June 30th 60.00 euros
with advance payment after June 30th 120.00euros
Members of specified Schools and Societies with a reduction agreement and students enrolled in more than one course are entitled to a discount of 40.00 euros.
Tuition fees
The basic tuition fee for singing and instrument courses covers individual lessons, collective lessons and the Qi Gong Seminar. The fee for dancing courses covers the collective lessons and the Qi Gong Seminar.
Principal courses:
Music courses (singing or instrument, inclusive of ensemble workshop): 270.00 euros
Dancing courses (12 hours): 140.00 euros
Supplementary courses:
Six individual singing or instrument lessons (30 minutes each): 180.00 euros
Rhetorical Gesture Seminar: 90.00 euros
The registration fee plus 50% of all tuition fees must be paid in advance by bank transfer to the account 611624.77 at Monte dei Paschi di Siena, (European IBAN bank code: IT 73 B 01030 03304 000061162477 – BIC: PASCITM1380), in the name of “Il Teatro della Memoria”, or by money order to: Il Teatro della Memoria – c/o Toschi – via Gradoli, 56 – 00189 Roma (Italy). For residents outside the Euro area, payments are accepted through TransferWise or credit card: send us the registration form by e-mail and we’ll send you complete paying instructions. The advance payment won’t be refunded in case of cancellation after June 30th. If the cancellation arrives before June 30th a sum of 60.00 euros will be deducted. The registration form, together with a copy of the payment, must arrive before June 30th:
by mail to: Il Teatro della Memoria – c/o Toschi – via Gradoli, 56 – 00189 Roma (Italy)
The balance must be paid before the beginning of the courses.
The maximum number of students for each course is thus determined:
singing or instrument courses: maximum 10 per course
dance courses: maximum 16 per course
Students will be enrolled according to the order of arrival of the registration forms. Those that cannot be admitted because the maximum has been reached will be promptly informed, and the amount paid will be refunded, unless they want to enroll in another course. The Direction reserves the right to modify the programs. The courses for which the minimum number of registrations will not be reached will be cancelled, and the amount paid will be refunded.
The check-in desk will be open on July30th from 3.30 to 7 PM. The courses will be hosted by the Scuola Popolare di Musica di Testaccio at Piazza Giustiniani 4/a (the ancient Testaccio slaughterhouse) in a central area well connected by subway (Metro B line – station Piramide), local train (station Roma Ostiense – for timetables see trenitalia.com) tramway or bus (website: atac.roma.it).
Registered students are insured against accidents during lessons with a maximum cover of 50,000.00 euros. Check with your health insurance company and your national health system about coverage in Italian hospitals in case of illness. Most EU member states have arrangements that admit the citizens of one state in the public hospitals of another free of charge. If you have any doubts, contact us and we’ll try to find information on the arrangements with your country and the documents you need. Emergency treatment (“Pronto Soccorso”) at public hospitals for minor illnesses (white triage code) is subject to a fixed fee (“ticket”) of25.00euros. In serious cases don’t hesitate to call the emergency phone number 118.
Special rates for our students are available at several restaurants, hotels and Bed&Breakfast. E-mail us for a list.
16th Edition – Rome (Italy) – 29 July-6 August 2017
Courses, concerts & seminars organized by Il Teatro della Memoria (artistic direction: Claudia Celi and Andrea Toschi)
“We’ll measure them a measure” –16th-17th Century dancing: Claudia Celi Cupid’s Garden – Le Jardin de Cupidon – 17th-18th Century dancing: Ilaria Sainato Quadrilles at the time of Jane Austen – Early 19th Century social dancing: Paolo Di Segni Baroque Oboe: Angela Paletta Recorder: Marco Rosa Salva Renaissance and Baroque Singing: Rosanna Rossoni – SOLD OUT Renaissance Lute, Theorbo and Baroque Guitar: Francesco Tomasi Viola da Gamba: Silvia De Maria Cembalo accompaniment: Paolo Tagliapietra Rhetorical Gesture Seminar:Ilaria Sainato
Qi Gong Seminar: Angela Paletta
Ensemble music practice Dance accompaniment practice
info:tel. & fax (+39) 06-33267447 – mobile (+39) 328-3645555 e-mail: info@teatrodellamemoria.org Location: Scuola Popolare di Musica di Testaccio
