Past performances: 2010
Monteverdi's Combattimento di Tancredi et Clorinda
March 4, 5, 6, 2010
On the Boards, Seattle
Choreography by Anna Mansbridge, in collaboration with Pacific Music Works.
Spring Dance
March 13, 14, 2010
ARC Dance Space, Seattle
In collaboration with ARC Dance.
Euterpe and Terpsichore
April 6, 2010
Trinity Parish Church, Seattle
International artists Maxine Eilander (Harp) and Anna Mansbridge (Dance) came together to present a unique evening of divine music and splendid dancing from the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Past performances: 2009
Spring Dance
March 20, 21, 22, 2009
ARC Dance Space - 9250 14th Ave NW, Seattle
ARC Dance and ARC School of Ballet joined together with Seattle Early Dance to recreate courtly dance form the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries. Live musicians and authentic costuming transport you on a journey through the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods of dance history.
Past performances: 2008
“Barock and Roll”
Sunday, March 16, 2008, 1pm
Town Hall, Seattle WA
Seattle Early Dance presented a demonstration of 17th-and 18th-century dances in full costume, with live music! Anna Mansbridge led the audience in the Farandole, Washerwoman's Brawl, and other social dances popular in the Renaissance and Baroque. Appropriate for children of all ages.
Past performances: 2007
Rappresentatione di Anima et di Corpo
by Emilio de' Cavalieri, Rome 1600
Saturday, November 17, 2007, 8 pm
St. James Cathedral
804 Ninth Avenue, Seattle WA
Cavalieri's Rappresentatione di Anima et di Corpo, first performed in Rome in 1600, is one of the earliest examples of a musical drama. The story is allegorical, and tells the struggle of the Body and Soul in their choice between lasting peace and happiness in heaven, and earthly pleasures in this life. The decisive moment comes when the Body and the Soul are allowed to witness the tortures of the Damned Souls in Hell and the eternal contentment of the Blessed Souls in heaven. This magnificent performance brought together a group of sepcilaist singers, instrumentalists and dancers under the musical direction of Stephen Stubbs, and the stage direction and choreography of Anna Mansbridge.
With the Seattle Academy of Opera .
See photographs of the performance.
‘Accademia d'Amore’
performance of opera scenes from the 17th century
July 1-7 , 2007
at Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington, USA
Anna Mansbridge co-stage directed during this workshop for opera singers. For more information, see the Seattle Academy of Opera or Early Music Guild websites.
Handel’s Ballet Music with Seattle Baroque Orchestra
May 5 & 6 , 2007
at the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle.
Anna Mansbridge and Seattle Early Dance joined SBO for an elegant program of Handel concertos and ballet music.
Past performances: 2006
Arts Live!
Presented by the Haller Lake Arts Council
Saturday, December 9th, 2006
Haller Lake Community Club, 12577 Densmore Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133.
Baroque Passion
Seattle Early Dance performed a selection of exquisite dances popular at the lavish European courts of the eighteenth century. Wearing charming costumes and accompanied by live music performed on authentic period instruments, the dancers provoked delight with their nimble steps and graceful gestures. A unique performance opportunity suitable for the whole family, this is not to be missed.
‘Accademia d'Amore’
performance of opera scenes from the 17th century
August 17-27, 2006
at Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington, USA
Anna Mansbridge co-stage directed during this workshop for opera singers.
Cascade Early Music Festival
June 13-18, 2006
Celebrate Mozart's 250th birthday with chamber music for keyboard, flute, strings and the Russian 7-string guitar of Mozart's time, an 18th-century Ball, an all-Johann Sebastian Bach program, and of course plenty of Mozart. Workshops and performances of early dance with Anna Mansbridge. For more information, see www.cemf.org.
Early Music Discovery - Capriole's Caper
Follow the adventures of a teenage student preparing to attend his first ball and who discovers the virtues and hazards of courtly dance, music and etiquette under the guidance of his Dancing Master. This narrated dramatization provided an exciting and informative introduction to Renaissance dance. Anna Mansbridge directed the dancers and co-produced the performance at the Town Hall, in Seattle on April 9, 2006.
Bach Around the Clock
Seattle Early Dance performed at this all day celebration of the music of J.S. Bach, held at the Town Hall in Seattle. Anna Mansbridge also choreographed a new work for Kaleidoscope Dance Company performed at the same event on March 6th, 2006.
See photographs of the performance.
Seattle Symphony Discover Music! Series
Happy Birthday Mozart! A fifity minute concert tracing dance and music from the Renaissance through to the classical period, ending with Mozart. Performances January 21 & 28th 2006 with Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall, downtown Seattle.
Past performances: 2005
Venus and Adonis, an opera by John Blow. Presented by the Early Music Guild of Seattle. Performances February 11th, 12th, 13th, 2005, at the Greg Falls Theater (ACT) in downtown Seattle.
Read the previews, in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and the Seattle Times, and the review in the Post-Intelligencer.
See photographs of the performance.
Tinsel Town
ARC dance company performs choreography by Anna Mansbridge: Tinsel Town blends the baroque and modern dance genres. It is a witty piece to music by
Corelli and Shostakovich, and centers on the obsession to be noticed and to
be a star!
Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, October 14-15 2005
Past performances: 2004
BAROQUE EXTRAVAGANCE
The Gallery Baroque Players and Seattle Early Dance, Seattle's premiere baroque chamber music and dance ensembles, come together November 11 and 13 for a dazzling concert of works from the French Baroque Court. Featuring two world premiere choreographies, the performances will take place Thursday, November 11, 2004, at Seattle's Town Hall and Saturday, November 13, 2004, 8:00 PM at Kirkland Performance Center. Thursday's program is the opening night concert for the American Musicological Society national meeting.
Spanish Baroque Meets Flamenco A collaboration between Anna Mansbrige and Seattle Early Dance, and Rubina Carmona and La Pena Flamenca de Seattle. April 3-4, 2004, Broadway Performance Hall, Seattle
This sizzling concert combines traditional and gypsy Spanish Flamenco with the elegant courtly dances of eighteenth century Europe. Performed to live music and wearing magnificent costumes, Artistic Directors Anna Mansbridge (Seattle Early Dance) and Rubina Carmona (La Pena) have created a truly unique fusion of dance and music.
See photographs of the performance.