Carolyn's Dance History
Note: this is a record of dance performances, for Carolyn's list of
theatrical work, click here, for Carolyn's list of concert performances
click here.
As a Master's recorder student at the Longy School of Music in 1994, I was
required to take a course in Baroque Dance. I found I loved it, and so
have continued to persue historical dance since then.
2007
- July 28, 2007. Longy Early Dance Workshop final performance at the
Longy School of Music.
- May 23, 2007. The Longy Early Dance Ensemble at the Longy School
of Music.
- May 14, 2007. The Longy Early Dance Ensemble at the Longy School
of Music.
- January 10, 2007. Longy Early Dance Ensemble end-of-term performance
for Longy Continuing Studies department.
2006
- April 8, 2006. "April in Paris" Dance and music at Brandeis University
- January 11, 2006. Longy Early Dance Ensemble end-of-term performance for Longy Continuing Studies department.
2005
- April 30, 2005. Purcell's Dido and Aeneas at the Longy
School of Music, Cambridge MA.
- April 29, 2005. Purcell's Dido and Aeneas at the Longy
School of Music, Cambridge MA.
- April 9, 2005. Danced Buffens, a
Renaissance sword dance from Arbeau (pub. 1589) at the New England Folk Festival.
2004
- May 10, 2004 7PM. Longy Baroque Dance Ensemble (with the MIT Dance
Theater Ensemble). Les Plaisirs Champetres. A short set of pastoral
dances in the style of early-eighteenth-century France, to music by
Jean-Fery Rebel.
2002
- February 21-23, 8PM and February 24, 2PM. Northwestern
University. Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneus and scenes from
The Fairy Queen. Cahn Auditorium, Evanstan IL.
- Sunday, February 17, 2002. ARS Chicago Chapter
2-5PM. Lecture-demonstration on historical dance
- Saturday, February 16, 2002. University of Chicago SCA
Dance. Two dances by Caroso.
2001
- May 7, 2001. University of Chicago Renaissance Dancers,
demonstration of Renaissance Dance at International House, University
of Chicago, 8PM.
2000
- May 23, 2000. Longy School of Music presents exerpts from Le
Bourgois Gentilhomme by Moliere and Lully. 8PM.
- January 13, 2000. Longy Early Dance Ensemble.
1999
- March 6, 1999 at Paine Hall, Harvard with the Harvard
Baroque Dance workshop.
- January 17, 1999 at First Church,
Cambridge, with the Longy
Early Dance Ensemble.
Carolyn Jean Smith (cjsmith@mit.edu)