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In the traditional view, the Renaissance was understood as a historical age that followed the Middle Ages and preceded the Reformation.
The Italian Renaissance of the 15th century represented a reconnection of the west with classical antiquity, the absorption of knowledge—particularly mathematics—from Arabic, the focus on the importance of living well in the present (e.g. Renaissance humanism), and an explosion of the dissemination of knowledge brought on by printing. In addition the creation of new techniques in art, poetry, and architecture led in turn to a radical change in the style and substance of the arts and letters. The Italian Renaissance was often labeled as the beginning of the "modern" epoch.
Present day historians are skeptical about excessive claims for the modernity of the Renaissance, viewing the Renaissance as a cultural program or movement based on humanism and the classics rather than an entire historical age. The alternative views about this concept are discussed below.
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As One "Renaissance" (Celestial Soul)
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As One "Renaissance" (Celestial Soul)
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How about a luxury New Year's Eve holiday in Renaissance chateaux in the Loire? http://www.chateaudelabarre.com/GB/new_year_09.htm
Renaissance New Year in the Loire Valley, France : http://www.chateaudelabarre.com/GB/new_year_09.htm
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Renaissance Dance - European dance from the 15th to early 17th centuries. Includes a brief introduction, archives of the Rendance discussion list, links to primary and secondary sources, bibliographies, music and reenactment links, and a directory of teachers, performers, organizations and events.
Meta Description: [ The web's central resource for information on European dance from the fifteenth to early seventeenth centuries. ]
SCA Dance Homepage - Renaissance and 17th century English country dance. Includes the Letter of Dance newsletter page, facsimiles and transcriptions of primary sources, Del's Dance Book, cheat sheets, articles, and links.
Manuscript - An introduction and transcription. From the New York Public Library Dance Collection.
Academy of Courtly Pursuits - Group based in Plano, Texas which specializes in dances from Europe. Includes class information, historical research, FAQs, and information about a music guild.
Accademia della Danza - SCA dance group based in Massachusetts. Information about their meetings and activities.
Bassa Toscana - French renaissance and medieval dance troupe. Information about their performance and education services.
Capriol Society for Early Dance - Based in Cambridge, England. Mainly concerned with 14th-17th century dancing from the European courts. Site includes some background, and information about classes.
Chastelana - Polish group performing dances from the renaissance and medieval periods. Information about members and their activities.
Meta Description: [ Zespół Tańca Dawnego 'Chastelana' ]
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Chorea Historica - Czech group directed by Eva Kröschlová. Information about the group, their repertoire and their costume designer.
Dance of the Ages - Includes some general information about reconstructing dances, descriptions of 15th century dance steps, and a reconstruction of the Italian ballo Leoncello Nuovo
Danse Ecosse - Group based in Inverness, Scotland. Information about workshops, and a gallery.
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Danserey - Dance and music group from Landshut, Germany. Includes photographs, and information about upcoming dances and presentations.
Eric's SCA Dance and Music Page - Includes Eric's SCA Dance Booklet, dance music (sheet music, audio files and information about CDs), and a transcription of the 1651 edition of Playford.
Fioretto - Czech group. Includes information about their repertoire and a photo gallery.
Guild of the Silver Rondel - Dance guild of the branch of the Society for Creative Anachronism covering Australia and New Zealand. Information about their activities and links to resources.
Meta Description: [ Home page for the renassiance dance guild in the Australian part of the Society for Creative Anacronism ]
Hertfordshire Early Dance - UK-based group. Includes a meeting diary, dance cheat-sheets, MIDI files and photos.
Meta Description: [ Hertfordshire Early Dance is a club for all those interested in the dances of earlier times, mainly the Tudor and Stuart period ]
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Il Ballarino - An English translation of Caroso's Il Ballarino (1581).
Joy and Jealousy - Information about a book on 15th century Italian balli by Vivian Stephens and Monica Cellio. Includes a link to the text and music.
L'Academie Atlantienne de la Danse - A group dedicated to the practice of, and research into, renaissance and SCA dance. Site includes information about upcoming events, and copies of their electronic newsletter.
La Rossignol - Group of musicians and dancers based in Cremona, Italy. Information about performances and recordings.
Meta Description: [ LA ROSSIGNOL - Musica e danza antica - Concerti, spettacoli, banchetti, animazioni, corsi, lezioni concerto e rievocazioni storiche, Early music and dance: concerts, performances, animation, courses, lesson-concerts and historical revocations ]
Late 15th Century Transcriptions - Transcriptions Les Basses Danses de Marguerite d'Autriche and the Salisbury Manuscript, by Veerle Fack and Lieven Baert.
Le Balet Comique de la Reine: An Analysis - Analysis by Elizabeth Cooper of this 1581 spectacle, which combined dance, verse and music.
Norman W. Gray's Home Page - Includes articles on the Inns of Court dances, Playford dances, the Branle des Chevaux, and the Gresley Collection (circa 1500).
Norwich Early Dance Group - Medieval to Playford dance. Information about events, meetings and services.
Meta Description: [ The Norwich Early Dance Group perform mediaeval, Tudor and Playford dances. We are a group of enthusiasts brought together by a love of the music, costume and dance of past centuries ]
Passamezzo - Group of musicians, dancers and actors offering Elizabethan and Jacobean masque entertainment.
Meta Description: [ Passamezzo provide historical music, dance and spectacle for concerts, heritage sites, education, special occasions and weddings. ]
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Pastime - Kent, UK based group, specializing in 15th to 17th century dance, but occasionally venturing into later periods. Includes a diary of events, and photographs of the group.
Renaissance Dance - Introduction by Sarah Boronow. Information about some of the dances, and the dancing masters.
Renaissance Dance Pages - Notes and cheat sheets for renaissance and English country dance.
Renaissance Dance Sources - Transcriptions of primary sources, and some secondary sources. Links to similar material on other sites.
Renaissance Footnotes - Performing name of Basingstoke Early Dance - performing social dances from between 1450 and 1650. Information about classes, and upcoming performances.
Meta Description: [ Basingstoke Early Dance practice and perform the social dances of the period between 1450 and 1650. We can be hired for events under our trade name Renaissance Footnotes ]
Renaissance Historical Dance Society - Devonshire UK based group specializing in 15th, 16th and 17th century dances. Includes information about their performances, photos, and a diary of upcoming events.
Meta Description: [ Renaissance Historical Dance Society - Details ]
Rippon Lea Renaissance Dancers - Australian group. Information about classes, performances and school programs.
Meta Description: [ Rippon Lea Renaissance Dancers is Australia's leading early dance group. This site contains information on renaissance dance classes, performances and related activities. ]
Rosina's Dance Page - Mostly 15th century Italian dance, including background information, step descriptions and dance reconstructions of balli and bassadanze by Piacenza and Ebreo. Information on classes in Toronto.
Meta Description: [ Renaissance dance, mostly from
15th-century Italy, including dance reconstructions of balli and
bassadanze by Domenico da Piacenza and Guglielmo Ebreo. Information
on classes in Toronto. ]
Shakespearean Dance - Research and resources by Emily Winerock. Includes papers, and an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary sources.
Meta Description: [ Shakespearean dance resources, Bernard the Bear Adventurer, and Winerock contact info. ]
The Middle Ages: Dances - Cheat sheets, step descriptions, and a list of sources for SCA dances, including some from after 1600.
Thrir Venstri Foetr - Group based in Washington DC, performing dances from Playford and Arbeau. Includes schedules of performances and rehearsals, and descriptions of steps, figures and dances.
Trn v Oku - Czech group offering performances with historical or exotic themes.
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