Dance is an essential element of the baroque repertory, even when the music is not intended for dancing, as for example in the French suites. It is absolutely essential for a musician (vocalist or instrumentalist) to have had some contact with dance, not only as a spectator but also by an initiation to the mode of gesture and choreography. All of this in order to "feel" the dance, to feel movement and to discover its different steps.

Thanks to this approach, participating students will better grasp the repertory and the partition. With Marie-Geneviève Massé, Sébastien Marq and Howard Crock, they will work on the Fêtes Vénitiennes by Campra, a rich but little-performed piece, which combines instrumental and vocal sections

Main study topics

While  concentrating on a particular repertory, the aim of this programme is to propose an initiation to body movement and choreography, both for vocalists and instrumentalists.

•  What are the interactions between music and dance, the correspondences between pliés/levés and rhythm and measure?

• How does one express a gavotte, a saraband? How can one best find and mark the strong points?

• During individual lessons, the accent will be placed on technique and interpretation.

Modalities

Wednesday 19th, Thursday 20th, Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd July.
10AM - 11:15AM: dance workshop
11:15 - 13:00 - Individual lessons (voice and instrument)
14:30 - 15:30 - Individual lessons (voice and instrument)
15:30 - 18:30 - Group lessons

Sunday, July 23rd:
10AM - 11:15AM: dance workshop
11:15 - 13:00 - Individual lessons (voice and instrument)
14:30 - 15:30 - Individual lessons (voice and instrument)
15:30 - 18:00 - Group lessons
18:00 - Public audition marking the end of the programme

Tuition/fees

250 euros (tuition and lunches)

220 euros for participants in the European Baroque Academy (2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006)

Possibility of lodgings in Ambronay (rooms for 4 or 6 persons): 135 euros (evening meals and breakfasts included). For more details

Arrival of participants:

Tuesday, July 18th (evening)
or Wednesday, July 19th (before 10A.M.).

Departure Sunday, July 23rd (evening) or
Monday morning, July 24th  (before noon).