UPCOMING CONCERTS
Woven Through Time. A Tapestry of Music, Dance and Song.
Join the Courtly Arts Performers as we explore the rich tapestry of colours and textures woven by music and dances we love from the early Renaissance to the Baroque period.
Our journey will take us through England, France, the Low Countries, Italy and Germany. Our dancers will perform works from the earliest publications of c.1460 through to the dance masters of the 18th century. Our musicians will showcase the range of instruments they enjoy: viols, early reeds, recorders, lute, guitar, percussion and, of course, voice, by composers from Josquin des Prez to Georg Philipp Telemann, and will introduce the music of the first woman to see her work published, and the first woman to write an opera We present all of this with period instruments, court costumes and meticulously researched choreographies.
Tickets $25, $20 senior/student
Two performances:
Sunday 25th May 2025, 5pm
The Victory Room, Warrandyte Community Centre
168 – 178 Yarra Street, Warrandyte, Vic 3113
Front row seats for Warrandyte (no extra cost) can be booked on a first come, first served basis; otherwise general seating.
Sunday 1st June 2025, 2pm
Trinity Uniting Church, 15 Black Street, Brighton, Vic 3186
Bookings recommended. All tickets are general seating.
PAST PERFORMANCES
All's Fair in Love and War
Join the Courtly Arts Performers as we go back in time to visit the themes of love and war through the dance, music and song of the Renaissance and Baroque eras, with pertinent observations by our narrator.
All performers will be in historically styled court dress, with live music played on period instruments.
Tickets: $25 / $20 senior or student
2 performances:
Sunday 24th November 2024, 2pm
The Victory Room, Warrandyte Community Centre 168 – 178 Yarra Street, Warrandyte, Vic 3113
PLEASE NOTE: Bookings are essential for our Warrandyte Performance. All our previous concerts at this venue have booked out, so please book ASAP to avoid disappointment.
Sunday 1st December 2024, 2pm
Trinity Uniting Church, 15 Black Street, Brighton, Vic 3186
An Afternoon at Court
We present a cornucopia of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque dance, music and song from the Royal Courts of England, Germany, Italy and France.
Featuring: the Courtly Arts Renaissance and Baroque dancers, musicians, and vocalists Sarah Amos and Natalie Maroki. All performers will wear period costume and music will be played on historical styled instruments.
Tickets: $25 / $20 senior or student
2 performances:
Sunday 26th May 2024, 3pm
The Victory Room, Warrandyte Community Centre 168 – 178 Yarra Street, Warrandyte, Vic 3113
Sunday 2nd June 2024, 2pm
Trinity Uniting Church, 15 Black Street, Brighton, Vic 3186
Concert: Echoes of Pilgrimage
Join our courtiers as they follow in the steps of pilgrims, first to Montserrat, then on the trail from Walsingham to Canterbury, and on through France, Switzerland and Italy to Rome.
The Courtly Arts dancers will entertain you with Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque dances and medieval song from destinations along the way, accompanied by the Early Music Consort of Melbourne on historical instruments. All performers will wear period costume. Pilgrim narrator: David Ranson.
2 performances:
Sunday 26th November 2023, 2pm
The Victory Room, Warrandyte Community Centre 168 – 178 Yarra Street, Warrandyte, Vic 3113
Sunday 3rd December 2023, 2pm
Trinity Uniting Church, 15 Black Street, Brighton, Vic 3186
Concert: The Etiquette of Dance
We bring you a concert of medieval and renaissance dance, accompanied by the Early Music Consort of Melbourne. The Consort will also play additional musical items from the renaissance and baroque periods. Our Masters of Ceremony will share advice and observations on the art and etiquette of dance, as voiced by the dance masters and Court commentators of the Renaissance. All performers will be in costume. Music is performed live, on period instruments.
2 Performances:
Sunday 21st May 2023, 2pm
Warrandyte Community Centre (Victory Room), 168 Yarra Street, Warrandyte, Vic
Sunday 28th May 2023
Trinity Uniting Church, 15 Black Street, Brighton, Vic