10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORRIS DANCE»
Discover the use of
morris dance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
morris dance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
History and the
morris dance: a look at
morris dancing from ...
Was it entertainment? Was it some mystical rite? Or was it somewhere halfway between? Where did it come from and how old is it? This book attempts to separate fact from fantasy and to answer some of these questions.
2
The History of
Morris Dancing, 1458-1750
Anthropologist John Forrest shows that morris dancing has neither pagan nor ancient origins, but was a product of its time. 28 illustrations.
Josephine V. Brower. CONTENTS THE DANCE PAGE The tXCorris Step '
Positions— Down-and-Back and Up-and-Back—The Chain The Cross-Over \
Back-to-tRack — Qo-and-Come — The Ring— Steps The Jump The Hands
Sticks The ...
Josephine V. Brower, 1910
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
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Morris dance tunes: collected from traditional sources and ...
... T* S £> г MU NOTES FOR MUSICIAN. A metronome figure will be found with
each tune. These figures give the times of the dances ordinarily taken by the
Morris-men themselves, and may therefore be called the true times. After playing
the ...
Herbert C. MacIlwaine, George Butterworth, 1947
6
Tap Roots: The Early History of Tap Dancing
It is impossible not to notice the many striking similarities between these
blackface characterizations and American minstrel performers who utilized the
same practice later in the United States.10 A variation of the traditional Morris
dance was ...
7
Music from the Age of Shakespeare: A Cultural History
According to tradition, the Morris dance came to England during the time of
Edward III (1312-1377) and may have originated in Spain where it had been
danced by Moors and "was probably a kind of Pyrrhic, or military dance."1 3
Although by ...
Suzanne Lord, David Brinkman, 2003
8
All That Is Native and Fine: The Politics of Culture in an ...
What did survive in the mountains, however, were variants of some of the morris
dance tunes and some social-dance figures that Sharp believed to be derived
from morris dance figures.166 Almost as soon as he arrived in the mountains, ...
9
Illustrations of Shakespeare, and of Ancient Manners: With ...
With Dissertations on the Clowns and Fools of Shakespeare; on the Collection of
Popular Tales Entitled Gesta Romanorum; and on the English Morris Dance
Francis Douce. <*5£- r. DISSERTATION. ON THE ANCIENT ENGLISH ...
10
Representing the Past: Essays in Performance Historiography
In 1898 a morris dance was included in Poel's revivalist performance of The Sad
Shepherd.84 The most influential modern revivalist of morris dance was Cecil
Sharp, who in 1907 published the first volume of The Morris Book and two years
...
Charlotte M. Canning, Thomas Postlewait, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORRIS DANCE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
morris dance is used in the context of the following news items.
Chicago Opera Theater receives $1.5 million gift
... and Aeneas,” composed by Henry Purcell and performed by the internationally renowned Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble. «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
Parkinson's Alliance Symposium Makes a Difference
The keynote speaker, Pam Quinn, renowned movement consultant (http://pamelaquinn.net), former dancer with the Mark Morris Dance Group ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
Company One's 'Colossal' Goes Head-To-Head With Football And …
More than once, I wondered what the piece might look like if performed by the Mark Morris Dance Group. This is not to belittle Hinderaker's ... «WBUR, Jul 15»
Australian Dance Theatre celebrates 50th anniversary
“So every Thursday afternoon from age three to 21, when I left to go to Europe, I was having Margaret Morris dance training in bare feet and ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
'The arts for everyone'
... a dance workshop by the Mark Morris Dance Group for Parkinson's patients on Sept. 15 at Lafayette College's Williams Center for the Arts. «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
Photo Feature: A Morris 'Blitz' Hits The High Street
The earliest known and surviving English written mention of Morris dance is dated to 1448, and records the payment of seven shillings to Morris ... «The Guildford Dragon NEWS, Jul 15»
Program lets Parkinson's patients dance if they want to
... primary instructor, finished training to become a Dance for PD instructor in October at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, New York. «Deseret News, Jul 15»
Traditional dancing with bells on has a place in our history
Morris dance is a folk dance, most usually accompanied by music. While all prize medal dancers are men there are women playing the music. «The Bolton News, Jul 15»
All-women Morris dance group goes unisex briefly in Windsor …
AN ALL women Morris dance group went unisex briefly on Saturday last week – thanks to a stag party. Windsor Morris was celebrating its 40th ... «Windsor Observer, Jul 15»
BUS OPERATOR GIVES BACKING TO CHARITY MORRIS …
The rally, in aid of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance, saw Bloodstone Border Morris dance team pit their talents against others, ... «Island Echo, Jul 15»
