[Bg-dance] Re: Madrigal Dessert, July 2-3, 7 p.m.

[Nadine Latief]

Dancers,

Fulke, a wonderful singer, is inviting the BG dance guild to perform at 
this event.
If you are interested, email him at: "Jonathan Slocum" <JSlocum at austin.rr.com>

I'm planning to be out of town July 4th weekend, but if any of you are 
interested in performing, I'll be more then happy to teach and prepare you 
for the demo. So far, Sharon and Thomas has both expressed interested in 
performing.

Cheers,
Lowrie.

ps: No dance guild this weekend.


At 08:43 PM 5/10/2004, Jonathan Slocum wrote:
 >Dear Myfanwy & Lowrie,
 >
 >I have two general questions, the first directed to
 >Myfanwy as Seneschal, and the second directed
 >to you both as Music Guild leaders.  I'll describe
 >an event I am organizing, as this pertains to both.
 >______________________________________
 >
 >The event, a "madrigal dessert," is like a madrigal
 >dinner -- only with reduced food aspirations.  The
 >entertainment will be period music provided by BG
 >Music Guild members and others, both singers and
 >instrumentalists, plus (I hope) period dancers. There
 >may be a Bard, as well.
 >
 >The production has a story-line, to be scripted.
 >We have a basic plot sequence already, and are
 >working on the script; we have a full first draft
 >of the latter.
 >
 >The story includes two Harvest Fest scenes, one
 >near the beginning of the story and one near the
 >end, where dancing would be highly appropriate.
 >In this [festival] context, the relationship of the
 >dances to the rest of the story is pretty much
 >irrelevant.  They could be anything one might
 >encounter at a period [English] harvest festival;
 >dances performed only at court might be less
 >appropriate, but I'll accept your judgements.
 >
 >The story is otherwise told via short narrative
 >segments that tie together a sequence of songs;
 >instrumentalists may play interludes as well --
 >and will be available to play dance music!
 >
 >Performances are on Friday & Saturday, July
 >2 & 3, at 7:00 p.m.  Musicians will rehearse
 >ahead of time.  Dancers may first rehearse with
 >them as late as the week of production, probably
 >on Tuesday, June 29, and/or Thuesday, July 1.
 >Ahead of time, we'd of course work out details
 >of the music.
 >
 >Obviously, this is a costume show!  It is to be
 >held in a church fellowship hall, adjacent to
 >Patterson Park.  I hope all of your pressing
 >questions have been answered.
 >______________________________________
 >
 >Now my two questions:
 >
 >1. The Baron has directed me to the Seneschal,
 >    indicating that I might find it advantageous to
 >    get this event "sanctioned" [whatever the term
 >    is] as a BG "revel."  Is this possible and, if so,
 >    how is this accomplished?
 >
 >2. I invite the [European?] Dance Guild members
 >    to participate, in particular to perform at least
 >    two and perhaps four dances.  I measured the
 >    floor space actually being used for dancing at
 >    the May Masquerade, and it is in keeping with
 >    the dimensions of the available space in our
 >    performance hall -- which is 16' by about 32'
 >    (after subtracting some space for a curtain at
 >    the sides).  If necessary the 16' could be made
 >    wider by expanding into the seating area a bit,
 >    but at Buescher the space used was about 15'
 >    wide. Would the Dance Guild like to perform?
 >
 >
 >Thank you,
 >
 >Fulke of Blackmere
 >(Jonathan Slocum)
 >BG Music Guild