Barn dances ceilidhs and medieval music in Cornwall
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Living History in Cornwall
Workshops
We will tailor our workshops to meet individual interests. We work in collaboration with An Daras - the Cornish folk arts project who have provided a series of book/CD/DVD packs to go with these workshops.
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| Clay Country Customs: “Snail Creeps and Tea Treats” | ||||||||||||||||||||
Exploring the customs, games, music and dances of the Clay Country, recaptured from the memories of people interviewed as part of the Rescorla Project. + Music CD / information.
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| Cornish Costume: “Moors, Mines, Scoots and Gooks”. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional workwear of the 19th Century Cornish mining, farming and fishing communities together with associated customs and dances. + CD rom with Costume images
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Medieval Minstrels: “Caroles and Farandoles |
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We use costume and early instruments such as bagpipes Harps and tabors to recreate medieval Cornwall. An ancient duchy with sea routes and pilgrims ways that provided strong cultural links with Brittany and the rest of Europe. + Early music CD “Ilow Kov a Gernow”.
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| Cornish Step Dances: "Catch up your heels”. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive workshop on Cornish scoot / step dances with a detailed history including some archive footage and audio recordings of dancers and musicians.
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| Cornish Dance Taster: "Tam Kernewek" | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introductory workshop demonstrating the range and variety of Cornish dance. i.e. step dance, troyl dance, furry dance. + Music CD / instruction booklet. |
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| Cornish Dance For Early Years: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Aimed specifically at 'Early Years' teaching - those children aged between 3 and 7 (Key Stage 1). Workshop provides an ideal introduction to the ideas behind traditional Cornish dance together with simple warm up exercise for both children and teachers to follow
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| Cornish Dance Study Day : | ||||||||||||||||||||
By the end of the day you will have an understanding of the range and origin of dancing in Cornwall that falls within the broad definition of a “Traditional - historical - social” continuum
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