Classicist chateau surrounded by a landscaped park with an area of 21.5 hectares, which is one of the most valuable objects of historical greenery in Moravia, is linked with the aristocratic Silva-Tarouca. Art-loving friend of the count's family was a famous Czech painter Josef Manes, who Čechy pod Kosířem regularly visited and worked here from 1849 to 1870.
The Chateau was opened to the public for the very first time on 2 April 2016.
Firlitanz, die historische Tanz- und Musikgruppe aus Soest, entstand 2011, als eine große Gruppe der Soester Mittelalterfreunde einen Kontrapunkt zu den ansonsten vor allem von Militär und Lagerleben geprägten Aktivitäten setzen wollte. Später kam noch Musica Firlitanz hinzu, so dass die Tanzgruppe nicht mehr nur auf "Konservenmusik" angewiesen war.
Heute sind ca. 30 Personen dabei, wobei 16 bis 20 von ihnen den harten Kern bilden und regelmäßig an den offenen und kostenlosen Proben teilnehmen (jeden Dienstag, s. a. Termine), ebenso wie an den zahlreichen Auftritten im Jahr.
Schwerpunkte sind Reigentänze und höfische Tänze aus dem Mittelalter und der Frührenaissance. Diese werden dem Publikum nicht nur bei Stadtfesten in der Region präsentiert, sondern auch in Soests Partnerstädten (u. a. in Polen und Schweden), sowie während der Westfälischen und Internationalen Hansetage.
Der bisherige Höhepunkt war allerdings die offizielle Einladung zum Karneval in Venedig 2018, wo Firlitanz bei der Eröffnungsveranstatung sogar einen Tanz vor 'zigtausend Zuschauern auf dem Markusplatz vorführen durfte.
Plaisir Courtois celebrates her 40th anniversary with a gala-ball. There is a possibility to practice in the afternoon. Dinner is included.
We hope to see you there!
Tickets are available on www.plaisircourtois.nl/lustrum
Historical Dance Group Plaisir Courtois (in Groningen, The Netherlands) is an enthoustiastic society that maintains historical dances, performed at the European courts in former days. The society consists of a group of young people who practice historical dances from different periods: Renaissance, Baroque and Viennese period (19th century).
P.O. Box 11090 Plaisir Courtois Netherland http://www.plaisircourtois.nl/
Plaisir Courtois celebrates her 40th anniversary with a special performance. We will travel through time starting in the 16th century and ending in the early 20th century. We work together with several other historical dance-groups from the Netherlands. We hope to see you there!
Tickets are available on www.plaisircourtois.nl/lustrum
THE SPANISH SPIRIT:
a Hartig Ensemble Summer School in picturesque Cesky Krumlov.
Jane Gingell and Konrad Przybycien teach Spanish Escuela Bolera Dance, and Helena Kazarova and members of the Hartig Ensemble teach Renaissance and Baroque dances in the Spanish Style.
The course takes place in the Study Centre of the Cesky Krumlov Castle complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
It begins on the Sunday evening with social dancing, followed by six-hour teaching days from the Monday to the Saturday.
The course will cater for all levels, with parallel classes.
The course fee is 5000 CZK, including a tour of the Castle and the Baroque Theatre, but excluding accommodation.
Rooms are available in the Study complex, or students may arrange their own accommodation outside.
For more details, and application form, contact Helena, or mail to info@hartigensemble.cz
The annual HDS summer school this features The Lords Masque of 1613: an exploration of performance in dance and music, led by specialist tutors. There are dance coures and a musician's course.
It takes place at Stonyhurst College, near Preston in England from 5th - 12th August, and is a special opportunity to gain insight into the realization of Campion's text and the surviving music.