Leonardo and Dance
Leonardo and Dance
Date and time
Friday 6 January, 6.30–7.45pm
Siân Walters, Darren Royston and dancers from Nonsuch History and Dance
Tickets
£8/£6 concessions
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In January 1490 a spectacular musical play with dancing entitled the Festa del paradiso was performed to celebrate the wedding of Gian Galeazzo Sforza and Isabella of Aragon. Commissioned by Ludovico il Moro and staged by Leonardo da Vinci, it was inspired by the movements of the planets, a recurrent theme in many dances of the period.
This lecture and performance explores the relationship between art and dance at the court of Milan, with dancer demonstrations in historical costume.
Image above: Detail from Domenico de' Cammei, 'Portrait gem of Gian Galeazzo Sforza', about 1490 © The Trustees of The British Museum (PE 1922,0705.1)
