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Cancellation of the International Summer Academy of Baroque Dance
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER ACADEMY OF BAROQUE DANCE 2014-2019
“The International Summer Academy of Baroque Dance started off in 2014, largely thanks to the collaboration with Löftadalen Conservatory, and the support from their owner, the region of Halland. But for the 2020 edition the collaborators withdrew, leaving Nordic Baroque Dancers as the sole organiser. When last summer was cancelled due to Covid-19, our aim was to transfer the Summer Academy to 2021 and carry it out according to the same plans as for 2020.
However, the Conservatory does not let us rent the facilities for two full weeks and, most importantly, the region of Halland has more than doubled the rent. We are therefore, after long negotiations and with deep regrets, forced to cancel the International Summer Academy of Baroque Dance.
This is a heavy burden for Nordic Baroque Dancers and as for a majority of the performing arts professionals and organizations, the future is very uncertain. But at the same time, we are more than grateful for all the memories that were created during our years at Löftadalen, years marked by inspiration and hard work.
Learning from the best. Getting inspired by nature. Sharing new horizons.
To this tagline I would like to add what the Summer Academy has meant to me personally, and I think to many of the students as well:
Artistic revelations. Happy moments. Life-changing encounters.
I wish to thank all the students and teachers who have participated during our years at Löftadalen. I also want to thank Lena Cederwall Broberg, my main partner in crime, who has greatly contributed all along with her rich experience and support.
With my deepest regrets, and hoping to see you somewhere, sometime, for new artistic adventures!”
Karin Modigh
Newsletter July 2020
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Newsletter January 2020
- International Summer Academy 2020: The Magic of Theatre - "Baroque dance with sea view" - article in Tidig Musik on the 2019 Summer Academy - Le Devin du Village: interview with Karin Modigh in Tidig Musik and press photos - Press photos from Merope in Innsbruck -...
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“Barockdans med havsutsikt”
Article on the International Summer Academy of Baroque Dance, published in the Swedish early music magazine Tidig Musik 3/2019.
Interview on Le Devin du Village
The Swedish early music magazine Tidig Musik has published an interview with Karin Modigh on her work as choreographer for Le Devin du Village, a one-act opera by Jean-Jacques Rousseau from 1752. Le Devin du Village will be presented as a double bill with Rousseau's...
Newsletter April 2019
- Summer Academy: second release of places on 15 April - Dialects/Dialogues with Camerata Øresund - Le Devin du Village by J-J Rousseau in Stockholm - Dance concert in Basel - La Sérénade Royale in Versailles - Merope by Broschi in Innsbruck - La favola d'Orfeo in...
Scholarships to Summer Academy participants from the Swedish Early Music Society
The Swedish Early Music Society - Föreningen för Tidig Musik - has decided to support members who take part in the International Summer Academy of Baroque Dance at Löftadalen in 2019. As a member of the society you will get a 250 SEK discount on the fee. Read more in...
Newsletter December 2018
- International Summer Academy of Baroque Dance 2019 - Les Caractères de la Danse to Oulu and Raahe in Finland - Excellent reviews for Solen och Nordstjärnan at Vadstena-Akademien - TV documentary - Performances in Brussels with Lieven Baert and La Cetra d'Orfeo - PRO...
Fundings from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee and the Nordic Culture Point
The performances of Les Caractères de la Danse and Passacaille d'Armide with Noah Hellwig and Karin Modigh in Finland in February 2019 will take place thanks to funding from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee and the Nordic Culture Point. It will be the second...