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Renaissance dance

2005-08-06T22:54:10Z

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We usually use the words '''Renaissance Dance''' to describe dance done in the SCA,
rather than [[Medieval Dance]]. This is because we don't know very much about
[[Medieval Dance]] at all. Although dance as an art form was well known in the [[middle ages]], the first recorded dance instructions and [[choreography]] date from the middle of the [[15th century]].

There are many pictures depicting dancing in earlier times, but without any [[choreography]] or more than a vague idea of how these dances went, it is impossible to recreate them.

The earliest Renaissance Dances were those done in [[Burgundy]] and [[Italy]] in
the mid [[15th century]] to the early [[16th century]]. These included [[basse danses]] (bassa danze) and [[balli]].

Early Italian dancemasters include [[Domenico da Piacenza]] and his students [[Antonio Cornazano]] and [[Guglielmo Ebreo]] (Guglielmo the [[Jew]]).

Later renaissance dance became both more complex eg: [[16th Century Italian Dance]] and more simple, eg: [[16th Century French Dance]].

Dance masters of the late [[16th century]] include the Italians [[Fabritio Caroso]] and [[Cesare Negri]] as well as the frenchmen [[Thoinot Arbeau]] and [[Antoine Arena]].

==Dance Styles==

*[[Basse Dance]]
*[[Pavanne]]
*[[Galliard]]/[[Tourdion]]
*[http://www.sca.org.au/del/ddb/sections/allemandes.html Allemande]
*[[Branle]]
*[[Country Dance]]

==Dance Sources==

*[http://www.sca.org.au/del/ddb/sections/gresley.html Gresley Manuscript]
*[http://www.sca.org.au/del/ddb/sections/il_papa.html Il Papa]
*[[Inns of Court Dances]]
*[[Orchesography]]
*[[Playford's Dancing Master]]

==Dance Music==
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*[[modern music for medieval dance| modern music (and some stuff that you might not know is medieval) that you can do medieval dances to]]

==Dance practices==

* [[Melbourne]] / [[Barony of Stormhold]]: 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month, contact Adina Hamilton (get contact details from [[Stormscroll]]).
* [[Melbourne]] / [[Shire of Krae Glas]]: Friday evenings, seasonal. Contact [[College of St Monica]] for details.
* [[Sydney]] / [[Barony of Rowany]]: Alternate Fridays, 7pm, Glebe Primary School (address in [[Folia Roani]]).
* [[Newcastle]] / [[Barony of Mordenvale]]: Alternate Mondays, 6:30pm. University of Newcastle. Contact: ???
* Pittsburgh, PA, USA / [[Barony of the Debatable Lands|Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands]]: Every Thursday, 8pm. Carnegie-Mellon University. Details [http://dance.eclecsia.org/ here].
* Cambridge, MA, USA / [[Barony of Carolingia]]: Every Wednesday, 7:30pm, MIT. [http://www.carolingia.org/perf_arts_activities.html Information about practice]

==Some good links==
* [http://www.sca.org.au/del/ddb/ Del's Dance Book]
* [[Guild of the Silver Rondel]]'s site - http://www.sca.org.au/rondel/
* [http://www.rendance.org/ The Rendance web site]

[[Category:dance]]

Fabritio Caroso

2005-08-06T22:50:33Z

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[[Image:Thth caroso.gif|thumb|right|Fabritio Caroso]]

'''Fabritio Caroso''' was a [[dance]] master active in late [[16th Century]] [[Italy]]. He published two important dance treatises, ''Il Ballarino'' in 1580 and ''Nobilta di Dame'' in 1600.

''Nobilta di Dame'' is available in translation from [[Oxford University Press]] and also from [[Dover Books]].

''Il Ballarino'' is available on the web in facsimile and transcription here: http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/caroso/ . A [http://www.waks.org/IlBallarino/Translation/ full translation] is also available.

Barony of Carolingia

2005-08-06T22:47:21Z

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The '''Barony of Carolingia''' is an [[SCA]] [[groups|branch]] located in the northern region of the [[Kingdom of the East]]. Mundanely it represents [[Wikipedia:Boston, Massachusetts|Boston, Massachusetts]], and the surrounding areas. The current [[Baron]] is [[Jehan Du Lac]].

Its [[device]] is: [[Azure]], a [[pall]] [[wavy]] [[or]]. ([http://www.carolingia.org/Images/carolingian_arms.gif Carolingian Arms])

== History ==

The Barony was founded in 1970 as "The Barony of Norfolk, Suffolk, and Middlesex", and has a rich and [http://www.carolingia.org/History/ well-documented history].

* February 13, [[A.S. V]] - First "Carolingian" [[event]] (St. Valentine's Day [[Revel]])
* May 1, [[A.S. VI]] - First Carolingian [[tournament]] (May Day Tournament and Revel)
* October 7, [[A.S. VI]] - Lord [[John of Isleway]] is chosen as the new Baron.

=== Recurring events ===

* [[May Day]] - on or around May 1st, at the [[Borough of Fenmere]]
* Falling Leaves - late September/early October, at the [[Borough of Felding]]

== External Links ==

* [http://www.carolingia.org/ Baronial website]

[[Category:Baronies (SCA)|Carolinga]]

Tablero de Jesus

2005-08-06T22:39:31Z

24.60.105.146: Basic information about the game

Tablero de Jesus is a two-player [[board game]] that is popular in the [[SCA]]. A 7 x 7 space board is used; each column has one coin in it, and the players roll dice to move and claim the coins. A drinking variant called Tablero da Gucci is extremely popular in much of the Society, especially An Tir.

Current research indicates that Tablero was, unfortunately, an outside hoax that was innocently imported into the SCA -- there is no evidence that the game was actually played in period, and the documentation seems to be entirely fraudulent.

=== External Links ===

[http://www.waks.org/game-hist/game-rules.html The Period Games Rules Page] -- articles on Tablero are listed in its section

Live roleplaying

2005-08-06T19:23:04Z

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'''Live roleplaying''' is really just another way of describing an impromptu and scriptless form of [[theatre|acting]]. Each player has a character or role and they must play out how this person would repond in certain environments and conversations. There are various areas that require live [[roleplaying]]:
* ''[[Historical reenactment]]'' - playing the role of your [[persona]], recreating the actions of a particular part of history. This generally requires the roleplayers to dress in appropriate [[clothing]] for their character, eg. the [[SCA]], [[York City Levy]].
* ''Fantasy/Science fiction gaming'' - generally referred to as "LARP", various gaming systems have rules that require the players to move about in order to achieve objectives and gather information, eg. Hong Kong Action Theatre????. More information about these sorts of games can be found at the [http://larpaweb.net/news.php LARPA Homepage].
* ''Workplace training'' - employees are given fictional positions and roles and presented with various scenarios to see how they would respond.

Game

2005-08-06T17:00:03Z

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The SCA is essentially a game, although many people tend to forget this. The SCA is all about having fun, [[dress]]ing up, [[fighting|beating up your friends]], [[feast|eating unhealthy food]], making forts and [[castle]]s... just like you did when you were 6 years old. Sure, you're all adults, and the game is a little more advanced and now involves a whole bunch of legalities, but.. it's still just a game.

You can also play medieval games in the SCA. There are
*[[board game]]s
*[[card game]]s
*[[dice game]]s
*[[drinking game]]s
*[[outdoor games]]
*[[medieval sport]]s
*[[medieval childrens game]]s

==References==
*[[The Compleat Gamester]] by Charles Cotton 1674

===External Links===

* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/topics/game.htm Atlantia's games links]
[[category:games]]
* [http://www.waks.org/game-hist/ Medieval and Renaissance Games Homepage]
[[category:games]]

Card game

2005-08-06T16:57:53Z

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Many '''card games''' were played in or near [[period]].

They include
*[[Landsknecht]]
*[[Noddy]]
*[[One-and-Thirty]]
*[[Picket]]
*[[Primero]]
*[[Rentoy]]
*[[Ruff]]

[http://www.waks.org/game-hist/game-rules.html#card Rules to many other card games] can be found at the [http://www.waks.org/game-hist/ Medieval and Renaissance Games Homepage].

Board game

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'''Board games''' were popular througout [[period]]. One important source is the [[Libro de los juegos]], compiled by [[Alfonso X]] in the [[13th century]].

==Board Games==

*[[Alquerques]]
*[[Chess]]
*[[Fox and geese]]
*[[Tafl]]
*[[Nine man morris]]
*[[Tablero de Jesus]]
*[[Tables]]

[http://www.waks.org/game-hist/game-rules.html#board Rules to many other board games] can be found at the [http://www.waks.org/game-hist/ Medieval and Renaissance Games Homepage].