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HISTORY OF DANCE

including headings Dance and music, Ritual, Ecstasy, Entertainment and display, Origins of ballet, ...

Dance and music | HISTORY OF THEATRE

It is unlikely that any human society (at any rate until the invention of puritanism) has denied itself the excitement and pleasure of dancing. Like cave painting, the first purpose of dance is probably ritual - appeasin...

Dance and music | HISTORY OF MUSIC

Dance and music

It is unlikely that any human society (at any rate until the invention of puritanism) has denied itself the excitement and pleasure of dancing. Like cave painting, the first purpose of dance is probably ritual - appeasin...

Danes in England | HISTORY OF THE VIKINGS

Danes in England

Thirty years of Danish raids on the east coast of England precede the arrival, in 865, of a 'Great Army' equipped for conquest rather than quick booty. The Danish invaders now consolidate each year's gains by establishin...

Danes in England | HISTORY OF ENGLAND

Danes in England

Thirty years of Danish raids on the east coast of England precede the arrival, in 865, of a 'Great Army' equipped for conquest rather than quick booty. The Danish invaders now consolidate each year's gains by establishin...

Dante, politician and exile | HISTORY OF LITERATURE

Dante, politician and exile

Among the violent political factions of Florence it is hard for anyone of talent to stand aside. Dante is a member of the city council from 1295. He is soon heavily involved in diplomacy on behalf of Florence's White fac...

Dante, politician and exile | HISTORY OF ITALIAN LITERATURE

Dante, politician and exile

Among the violent political factions of Florence it is hard for anyone of talent to stand aside. Dante is a member of the city council from 1295. He is soon heavily involved in diplomacy on behalf of Florence's White fac...

Anglo-Saxons, Normans, Danes | HISTORY OF ENGLAND

Anglo-Saxons, Normans, Danes

There are complex family links throughout the 11th century between Anglo-Saxons, Normans and Danes competing for the English crown.

Ethelred the Unready, the last Anglo-Saxon king in an unbroken line from Alfred...

Alfred and the Danes | HISTORY OF THE VIKINGS

Alfred and the Danes

In popular tradition the story of England, as opposed to Britain, begins with Alfred. And there is a valid basis for this heroic status. He is the first Anglo-Saxon ruler to be accepted as something akin to a national le...

Alfred and the Danes | HISTORY OF ENGLAND

Alfred and the Danes

In popular tradition the story of England, as opposed to Britain, begins with Alfred. And there is a valid basis for this heroic status. He is the first Anglo-Saxon ruler to be accepted as something akin to a national le...

O'connell and Catholic emancipation | HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN (from 1707)

O'connell and Catholic emancipation

The issue of Catholic emancipation is brought back on to the agenda by a brilliant use of grassroots politics. Daniel O'Connell, an experienced campaigner who first achieves prominence in 1800 for his speeches in Dublin...

O'connell and Catholic emancipation | HISTORY OF IRELAND

O'connell and Catholic emancipation

The issue of Catholic emancipation is brought back on to the agenda by a brilliant use of grassroots politics. Daniel O'Connell, an experienced campaigner who first achieves prominence in 1800 for his speeches in Dublin...

The dancers in court ballets are | HISTORY OF FRANCE

Louis XIV and theatre

The dancers in court ballets are the courtiers themselves, and a large part of the pleasure comes from watching one's friends prance about in spectacular costumes. The English diarist John Evelyn sees Louis XIV dancing i...

The temple has 1000 Brahmin priests | HISTORY OF INDIA - THE SUBCONTINENT

Muslims from Ghazni

The temple has 1000 Brahmin priests and 600 musicians, dancers and other attendants. Countless pilgrims bring it vast wealth (the removal of which adds to the pleasure of pious indignation). When Mahmud arrives to destro...

The temple has 1000 Brahmin priests | HISTORY OF ISLAM

Muslims from Ghazni

The temple has 1000 Brahmin priests and 600 musicians, dancers and other attendants. Countless pilgrims bring it vast wealth (the removal of which adds to the pleasure of pious indignation). When Mahmud arrives to destro...

In the first Greek theatres the | HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE

The Greek theatre

In the first Greek theatres the stage is a full circle, in keeping with the circular dance - the choros - from which the theatrical performance has evolved. This stage is called the orchestra (orchester, a...

In the first Greek theatres the | HISTORY OF THEATRE

The Greek theatre

In the first Greek theatres the stage is a full circle, in keeping with the circular dance - the choros - from which the theatrical performance has evolved. This stage is called the orchestra (orchester, a...

What can humans do to influence | HISTORY OF RELIGION

The religious impulse

What can humans do to influence nature? Carrying out an appropriate ritual, whether in the form of dance, sacrifice or chant, seems to offer the best chance. As with any superstitious habit, a primitive religious custom...

These two institutions are merged to | HISTORY OF FRANCE

Louis XIV and theatre

These two institutions are merged to form the Paris Opéra (still in existence today). From 1672 professional dancers are trained. The institution settles down into what is recognizably a ballet company....

In Primavera (Spring, c.1478) the scene | HISTORY OF PAINTING

Botticelli

In Primavera (Spring, c.1478) the scene itself is profoundly mysterious. In a grove of oranges the three Graces dance, while Flora scatters flowers upon the ground. She wears an exquisitely embroidered floral dres...

In Primavera (Spring, c.1478) the scene | HISTORY OF ITALIAN ART

Botticelli

In Primavera (Spring, c.1478) the scene itself is profoundly mysterious. In a grove of oranges the three Graces dance, while Flora scatters flowers upon the ground. She wears an exquisitely embroidered floral dres...

In Primavera (Spring, c.1478) the scene | HISTORY OF THE RENAISSANCE

Botticelli

In Primavera (Spring, c.1478) the scene itself is profoundly mysterious. In a grove of oranges the three Graces dance, while Flora scatters flowers upon the ground. She wears an exquisitely embroidered floral dres...

The origins of kabuki, Japan's popular | HISTORY OF THEATRE

Kabuki

The origins of kabuki, Japan's popular theatre, lie in the ukiyo-e or floating world of the cities. In about 1600 a young Shinto priestess, O-Kuni, forms a troupe in Kyoto to perform dances and mimes. She is so su...

The origins of kabuki, Japan's popular | HISTORY OF JAPAN

Kabuki

The origins of kabuki, Japan's popular theatre, lie in the ukiyo-e or floating world of the cities. In about 1600 a young Shinto priestess, O-Kuni, forms a troupe in Kyoto to perform dances and mimes. She is so su...

Over the millions of years of | HISTORY OF THE EARTH AND THE HEAVENS

The earth takes shape

Over the millions of years of the earth's existence, areas of land have emerged from the waters, drifted among them, crashed into each other, broken up and in part been submerged again - in an on-going dance of the conti...