The Flower Dance

European courtly dances from 15th and 16th centuries

. concerts
. pageants
. teaching activities
. exhibitions
. sacred music
. secular music

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.	chansons d'amour
.	the triumph of bacchus
.	the flower dance
.	bacchus invites us to pleasure and joy
.	sweetest sigh
.	pure white moon
.	thou, my sweet, art my happiness
.	oh bitter sweetness
.	a toast, now pass the flask around!
.	the dream and narcissus
.	serenade
.	messalina
.	the night languishes, moans, sighs
.	if beauty kindles your love
.	liederabend
.	cafe' chantant
.	operatic concert
.	rita

The most typical dances of these two periods are performed. There are two changes of costume during the performance.

performers

4 or 8 dancers; from 5 to 10 musicians

instruments

copies of original instruments: flutes, bombards, lute, renaissance guitar, percussion

duration

c. 1 hour

props

copies of historic costumes of the 15th and 16th centuries wooden dais; candles, torches

sites

inside or outside an historic villa; castle courtyard; museum; small antique theatre; small square

technical requirements

minimum space: c.10m x 5m