Ballare e Danzare

An evening of dance, opening a window on the colourful world of royal festivities in ancient Italy, with its picturesque costumes, music played on historical instruments against the background of magnificent Renaissance frescoes. In the second part of the evening, the art of dance of the 15th century, interpreted by "mediva:pure", encounters the groove beats of "mediva:plugged". Bagpipe meets electric guitar, the saltarello meets boogie – dancing fun for everyone.

Programme Italian dances of the 15th centuries meet funk and rock.

mediva: Ann Allen shawm, Michelangelo Rinaldi accordion and organetto, Catalina Vicens organetto, Tobie Miller hurdy gurdy and recorder, Baptiste Romain vielle, Benjamin Brodbeck, Michi Stulz percussion. Martin Wyss double-bass, Jaro Milko electric guitar. Dancez Bruna Gondoni and Marco Bendoni. Concept Ann Allen. Visuals Mark Searle. Stage Isabelle Born, Eveline Senn

Education: Workshops on Sat 26 and Sun 27 November
2011 This year, the sensual time journey through the centuries can also be enjoyed in dancing: Ann Allen, the artistic director of the festival, personally invites the audience in advance to learn ballroom dances from the 15th century and to immerse themselves in the olden days.

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