Masques, Measures, and Inns of Court

Note: For additional masque studies, see the “Selective guide to further reading and resources” in Richard Dutton’s “The Masque” in Teaching Shakespeare and Early Modern Dramatists, edited by A. Hiscock and L. Hopkins (Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2007).

PERFORMANCES

Jonson, Ben, and Inigo Jones. Masque of Queens, directed by Emma Whipday, choreography by Mary Collins, physical theatre by Asia Osborne, historical consultation by Barbara Ravelhofer and Simon Smith, produced by Rev. Erica Longfellow, Daniel Starza Smith, and Nadine Akkerman. Performed August 11, 2016 at New College Chapel, Oxford, UK. Dances include Caroso’s “Il Canario” and “Contrapasso Nuovo,” Cesare Negri’s “Leggiadra Marina,” and new choreographies using the extant music from The Masque of Oberon, as well as Robert Jonson’s “First Witches’ Dance”.
Performance: https://youtu.be/LxP2YIMZbwU; program notes: https://youtu.be/LxP2YIMZbwU.

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Updated January 3, 2022.