Baroque Dance
Kath is a specialist performer and teacher of Baroque Dance, specialising in French and English repertoire of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. She works closely with historical dance specialist Mary Collins, Ricky Barros and Mercurius Company, and is co-founder of Apollo’s Revels.
Recent Baroque Performance Credits:
| Purcell’s King Arthur (Cambridge Early Music) |
| The Dublin Gaities – Irish Youth Baroque Orchestra (Varazdin Baroque Evenings, Croatia) |
| Rameau’s Les Indes Galantes (Benslow Baroque Opera) |
| Franse Barokdans – Mercurius Company and Utrecht Conservatoire (Utrecht / Den Haag) |
| The European Tour – Apollo’s Revels (Worcester Early Music Festival) |
| Dance of the Nations – Mercurius Company and The Bach Players (London Festival of Baroque Music) |
| La Danse: Baroque Music and Dance from Versaille – Mercurius Company and Essex Baroque Orchestra (Suffolk Villages Festival) |
Apollo’s Revels
Kath co-founded this chamber company with dancer Anne Deller and musicians Alison Kinder and Lynda Sayce, to explore the dance-music relationship of the Baroque repertoire. The company is currently focusing on the extant dances of the English Dancing Master “Mr Isaac”, reconstructing his choreographies to explore the accompaniment composed predominantly by James Paisible and produce the first ever commercial recording of the music for his dances.
Recent Baroque Teaching Credits:
| Visiting Tutor – Baroque Week (Residential Baroque Music Summer School, Caversham) |
| Classical Vauxhall Festival (The Vauxhall Band and Mary Collins, London) |
| Dancing Well, Dancing Longer Weekend Residential Course for The Historical Dance Society, promoting safe dance practice and performance skills in historical dance delivery (HDS, Benslow Music, Herts) |
| Course Leader – Intermediate Baroque Dance (The Historical Dance Society Summer School) |
Renaissance Dance
Kath specialises in the performance and teaching of 16th and early 17th Century Italian Court dances of the Renaissance period, reconstructing from the original manuscripts of dancing master’s such as Caroso and Negri. In addition, she teaches and performs many of the Playford country dances of this period. Her mission is to make Renaissance Dance interesting and accessible to younger dancers and her company of young adults perform in historic houses and castles as well as festivals of early music and dance.
Recent Renaissance Performance Credits:
| Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire – Kath Waters Historical Dance |
| Shakespeare’s Birthday Celebrations – Stratford Renaissance Dance performing at many of the Shakespeare Houses in Stratford-Upon-Avon |
| May Heydays Festival – Stratford Renaissance Dance |
| Lord Leycster Hospital, Warwick – Stratford Renaissance Dance and in collaboration with Year Out Drama |
Recent Renaissance Teaching Credits:
| Artistic Director of Stratford Renaissance Dance |
| Course Tutor – Zuppa Inglese or English Trifle – A weekend of Italian Renaissance and English Playford dances for Norwich Historical Dance |
| Dancing Well, Dancing Longer Weekend Residential Course for The Historical Dance Society, promoting safe dance practice and performance skills in historical dance delivery (HDS, Benslow Music, Herts) |
| Year Out Drama Company – regular classes in Renaissance Dance. |
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