Balet Dworski "Cracovia Danza"
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“CRACOVIA DANZA” COURT BALLET
“Cracovia Danza” is the only professional court and historical dance group in Poland. At the same time it operates as a Municipal Institution of Culture. Its dance repertoire comprises dances and choreographies from the Middle Ages to the present day.
The “Cracovia Danza” Court Ballet (formerly “Ardente Sole”) was established by Romana Agnel, dancer, choreographer and court dance specialist educated in Paris in the “Le Bal Paré” and “Théâtre Baroque de France” ensembles.
The choreographies and historical dance arrangements presented within the ensemble’s performances are reconstructed on the basis of treatises written by dance masters as well as created today by contemporary choreographers inspired by early dance iconography.
The Cracovia Danza Court Ballet appears in ballet performances in Poland and abroad. It cooperates with diverse cultural institutions all over Poland (the Warsaw Chamber Opera, the Royal Castle in Warsaw, the Historical Museum of the City of Krakow, amongst others).
Cracovia Danza makes recordings and records programmes for Polish and foreign TV stations, as well as participates in various prestigious dance and music festivals all over the world.
The unique character of the group, the high artistic level of its performances, the expertly educated, professional dancers and the meticulously reconstructed historical costumes all lend themselves perfectly to representing both Polish and European culture and the art of dance.
In August 2000 Ardente Sole was host to (and performer at) the world’s first “Court Dance Festival” in Krakow, which since then has become a cyclical event.
REPERTOIRE
Spanning the period from the Middle Ages to modern times, the rich repertoire of the “Cracovia Danza” Court Ballet includes both original productions and dance-pantomime performances which draw on the history and culture of the Polish and other European courts.
Medieval Times:
“The Legend of Queen Jadwiga”,
“Gardens of Love”,
“Dances and entertainments in the Medieval Times”,
“At the Burgundian Court”
Renaissance:
“La Fortuna – Lady with an Ermine”,
“Queen Bona’s Masquerade”,
“Chess” according to Jan Kochanowski’s poem,
“Ballo d’Amore”,
“At the Wawel Court”,
“The Judgement of Paris according to J. Locher”
Baroque:
“John III Sobieski and his Marie Casimire”,
“Eternell Jalousie - Eternal jealousy”,
“Old Polish Miniatures”,
“Ballet des Nations”,
“The Venice Carnival - in vignettes”,
“Ballet about coffee”,
“Les Fêtes d'Hébé ou Les Talents Lyriques”
Classicism and later:
“Dances and Games at the times of the 3rd of May Constitution”,
“Poland – India: Conversations”,
“The twenties, the thirties”,
“Music and dance across centuries”,
“The Krakow’s Ball”,
“At the old movie”,
Besides performing its own productions, “Cracovia Danza” cooperates with such distinguished soloists as: Kenneth Weiss (harpsichord), Elzbieta Stefanska (harpsichord), Urszula Bartkiewicz (harpsichord), Jaap Ter Linden (baroque cello), Maria Pomianowska, Jörg Meder – and early music ensembles: The Spirit of Gambo(Hannover, Germany), Il Tempo (Warsaw, Poland), Dancerye (Warsaw, Poland), Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu (Lyon, France), La Grande Ecurie Et La Chambre De Roy (France), Ricercar Consort (Brussels, Belgium), Musica Poetica (Annecy, France).
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