THE
COMPANIE OF DANSERS
The Companie of Dansers is England’s
leading early dance group specialising in performing the theatrical dances
of 17th and 18th century Europe drawn from the extensive repertoire of
surviving French and English dance notations. These dances range
from the humorous Comedia del’Arte representations of Harlequin, Clowns
and Turks, through the simple delights of the pastoral idyll to the elegant
sophistication of the ballet de cour.
This group of highly talented dancers
offer lively and entertaining performances, and working closely with the
musicians of Trabocchetti they present
creative combinations of dance and music to bring their work more vividly
to life for modern audiences.
The Companie has performed at major concert
venues in England and has toured extensively through Europe.
Artistic director: Madeleine Inglehearn
Musical director: Jean McCreery
Madeleine
Inglehearn trained in ballet and studied early dance under Wendy Hilton,
following which she began her own research work and studied the dance treatises
and notations of the renaissance and baroque, specialising in recreating
the dances of 17th and 18th century French and English dancing masters.
She is Professor of dance history at the Guildhall
School of Music and Drama, London and Chairman of the European Association
of Dance Historians . She founded
and is artistic director of The Companie of Dansers, and has often
been called upon to advise on period movement and to choreograph for the
theatre, television and film, as well as giving classes and workshops for
musicians, actors and dancers. Madeleine is also a member of the
Conseil International de la Danse.
TRABOCCHETTI
Jean
McCreery studied the recorder at the Royal College of Music and at the
Guildhall School of Music with Philip Pickett. Whilst at the Guildhall
she started baroque dance classes with Madeleine Inglehearn and has continued
to have an active interest in dance. She formed the baroque ensemble
Trabocchetti on leaving Guildhall in order to perform baroque chamber
music on authentic instruments. It seemed a natural progression for
the group to play for dancers, given Jean’s link with both music and dance,
and Trabocchetti is now committed to creating informed performances
with The Companie of dansers.
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