Dances of Shakespeare

Invaluable advice on how to perform authentic dance styles from Shakespeare´s time, covering all the styles featured in his plays as well as a number of dances of a similar vein. Designed for the practicing director, choreographer or actor, this book provides clear instructions on how to perform the popular dances of Shakespeare´s day including masques, brawls, canaries, corantos, galliards, jigs, La Volta, pavans, morris dances and roundels. Illustrated throughout, these instructions allow non-specialists to gain enough technique to perform a convincing and attractive production up to semi-professional level. Features include a chronological listing of dances, as well as an appendix of plays grouped by dances called for in the script, and suggestions for appropriate dances of different tones. Altogether, this lively guide is a must-have book for everyone interested in staging the works of Shakespeare or his contemporaries.
Prologue. Preface. Introduction. Acknowledgements. 1. Stage Direction (Dance) "The Life of King Henry VIII Macbeth A Midsummer Night´s Dream Pericles Prince of Tyre Romeo and Juliet The Tempest The Life of Timon of Athens The Winter´s Tales "2. Masques "The Third Part of" "King Henry I""V The Life and Death of King John The Life of King Henry VIII A Midsummer Night´s Dream The Merchant of Venice The Life of Timon of Athens Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will" 3. Bergomask "A Midsummer Night´s Dream" 4. Brawle (Branle, Hay/Hey/Haye)" Love´s Labours Lost" 5. Canary "All´s Well That Ends Well Love´s Labours Lost" 6." "Coranto "All´s Well" "That Ends Well The Life of King Henry V Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will" 7. Galliard (Sink-a-pace/Cinque Pas/Caper) "All´s Well that Ends Well Much Ado About Nothing The Life of King Henry V " 8. Jig "Hamlet Love´s Labours Lost Much Ado About Nothing Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will" 9. La Volta "The Life of King Henry V The History of Troilus and Cressida" 10. Measure (Pavan) "All´s Well That Ends Well As You Like It The Life of King Henry VIII Love´s Labours Lost Much Ado About Nothing Pericles Prince of Tyre The Tragedy of King Richard II The Tragedy of King Richard III Romeo and Juliet Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will" 11. Morris Dance "All´s Well That Ends Well" "First Part of" "King Henry IV" "The Life of King Henry V A Midsummer Night´s Dream Much Ado About Nothing Second Part of King Henry IV " 12. Roundel (Ringlet) "Macbeth A Midsummer Night´s Dream" Appendix 1: Other Social Dances Appendix 2: The Plays Illustrations. Bibliography. Index