Farthingale Quartet

A decorous and elegant Renaissance court dance—with a twist. The farthingale, a style of hoop skirt fashionable in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, originated in the Spanish court.

Music:
  • Carl Orff, selections from "Schulwerk" music for children
Performed:
  • April 2011, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco: Dancing in the Park
  • April 2011, ODC Theater, San Francisco: Orff Beet
  • March 2011, DanceVisions, Palo Alto: DanceVisions' Mirror of Life