2025 Festival | June 8–15, 2025
Dance Workshops
Session One: Thursday, June 12 at 9:30am
Session Two: Thursday, June 12 at 11:30am
Emmanuel Church Music Room, 15 Newbury Street
Raise and lower the nimble foot, set the body with ease and grace (Octavia, Act I, Scene 14)
Enjoy two dance workshops with BEMF Dance Director, Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière. Session One will explore a minuet, “Entrée of Cupid and Zephyr,” from Octavia, Act III. Discover how this most famous court dance, the minuet, can also be a theatrical dance. Session Two will celebrate the 300th anniversary of Pierre Rameau’s Le Maître à danser, one of the key sources for understanding 18th-century dance. Participants of all levels are welcome. Please bring low-heeled, soft shoes and wear comfortable clothing. Admission to each session is included with an 2025 Exhibition Pass ($10), but participation is limited to the first 50 attendees.