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Summary:

This video explores the elements of 17th century Baroque dance, charting the historical preservation of dance, from the academic page to its transformation into a vibrant performance. For this we can thank France's Louis XIV. An excellent dancer, he ordered the invention of a notation system for dance to teach, codify, and spread this art. This film examines one dance, "Folies d'Espagne," selected because it features short highly expressive variations--each with its own temperament--to inspire the choreography. During the course of this video, the creative process of researching, reconstructing, re-creating, and performing a Baroque dance is fully explored. Includes full performances of Pecourt & Feuillet's "Les folies d'Espagne pour homme" (1704) and Feuillet's "Les folies d'Espagne pour femme" (1700), both attempting to be as historically accurate as possible.

Table of Contents:

• Folies d'Espagne: Variations
• Performance
• Baroque: Introduction
• La Belle dance.

Contributors:

Parys, Natalie van

Poirier, Gilles

Téten, Carol

Guerder, Dominique

Hillyard, T.

Guigues, Emmanuelle

Pécourt, Guillaume Louis, 1653-1729

Feuillet, Raoul-Auger, 1659 or 1660-1710

Marais, Marin, 1656-1728

Dancetime Publications

Cavatines (Dance company)

Languages:

French
English

Language Notes:

In French or dubbed English; menu and titles in French and English.

Related Works:

Folies d'Espagne (Choreographic work : Van Parys after Pécourt and Feuillet)

Folies d'Espagne (Choreographic work : Van Parys after Feuillet)

Subjects:

Arts, Baroque — France

Ballroom dancing

Ballroom dancing — History — 18th century

Ballroom dancing — History — 19th century

Ballroom dancing — Study and teaching

Dance — History — 18th century

Dance — History — 19th century

Dance — France — History — 17th century

Dance — France — History — 18th century

France — Social life and customs — 17th century

France — Social life and customs — 18th century

1600-1899

Dance

Manners and customs

Arts, Baroque

France

Genres:

Dance films

Documentary films

History

System Details:

DVD.

Performers:

Dancers Gilles Poirier, Natalie van Parys ; English narration, Carol Teten, Natalie van Parys, T. Hillyard ; French narration, Natalie van Parys, Dominique Guerder ; viola da gamba, Emmanuelle Guigues.

Production Credits:

Choreographer, Nathalie van Parys ; camera, Dominique Guerder ; editor, Patrick Nollio ; translation, T. Hillyard, Y. Dharma ; costumes, Patrice Cauchetier, Patrice Bigel, Celine Jean ; historic choreography, Louis-Guillaume Pecour, Raoul-Auger Feuillet ; historic music, Marin Marais.
Camera, Dominique Guerder ; editor, Patrick Nollio.

General Notes:

Special feature: Four original dances in Feuillet Notation [PDF files require a DVD-ROM drive and Adobe Acrobat].

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (42 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video

Call Numbers:

MDVD 00740

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 880104455797
Publisher Number, Dancetime Publications: 45579

OCLC Numbers:

77553840