The Blog of the Marais Dance Center

Interview with Irène Feste, specialist in ancient dances from the XNUMXth to the XNUMXth centuries

11th May 2022

The dancer and choreographer Irène Feste, endowed with a scientific mind and a master's degree in telecommunications and network engineering, has a predisposition for research. All he needed was one meeting, the one with Christine Bayle in 2005, to take an interest in the history of dance.

Instant and Movement: Dance and Painting in the XNUMXth Century

March 27, 2022

For many centuries, painting, as a discipline, struggled to acquire its letters of nobility. It is perceived as a second-rate discipline more associated with craftsmanship than with fine arts.

Baroque Dance in France

March 1, 2022

Much more than simple sequences of steps punctuated by the joyful sound of the harpsichord, Baroque dance in the XNUMXth century was a whole art of living, which delighted nobles as much as it rocked political ambitions.