Past Projects
2017-2020
17-22 FEB 2020
BAROQUE DANCE COURSE
Association Les Fetes d'Hebe, Paris, France
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Intermediate & Advanced Baroque Dance classes with Ricardo Barros.
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7 DEC 2019
A VOTRE PLAISIR
Hockenheim, Germany
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Performance of Commedia dell'Arte, Renaissance and Baroque dances by
I Danzatori Palatini.
Guest choreographer & director Ricardo Barros.
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13-17 NOV 2019
ARS VIVENDI CEMBALUM FESTIVAL
Belgrade, Serbia
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Harpsichord masterclasses and performance by Ricardo Barros.
8 NOV 2019
500 HUNDRED YEARS OF DANCING IN PORTUGAL
Armazem 22, Porto, Portugal
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Opening performance of the EADH conference, in partnership with Ensemble Portingaloise.
Guest choreographer & co-director Ricardo Barros.
20 OCT 2019
COUPERIN & DANCE
Devon, UK
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Performance of Couperin programme in a partnership between Mercurius and The Bach Players (dir. Nicolette Moonen).
Choreography by Ricardo Barros.
31 AUG 2019
SARABANDA CONCERT
Vianen, Netherlands
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A concert of early 18th-century dance solos, with Ensemble Sarabanda
(dir. Mariette Holtrop).
23-25 AUG 2019
AMONGST MOUVEMENTS AND RETAKES
Hertfordshire, UK
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A residential course for advanced string players, focusing on choreo-musical relation in works by Lully, Rebel and Bach.
With Ricardo Barros and Nicolette Moonen.
5-10 AUG 2019
HISTORICAL DANCE SOCIETY SUMMER COURSE
Lancashire, UK
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A residential Baroque Dance course for advanced dancers.
With Ricardo Barros.
11 MAY 2019
DANCE OF THE NATIONS
London, UK
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The premiere of a new collaboration between Mercurius and The Bach Players (dir. Nicolette Moonen). A fully staged performance with choreographies and co-direction by Ricardo Barros:
- Telemann, Suite Les Nations
- Rebel, Les Caracteres de la Danse
- Vivaldi, Folia
- Telemann, Suite Burlesque de Quixotte
12-14 APR 2019
FESTIVAL PORTINGALOISE
Armazem 22, Porto, Portugal, UK
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Baroque Dance residential course with Ricardo Barros and academic symposium.
29-31 MAR 2019
BAROQUE DANCE & COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE WORKSHOPS
Hockenheim, Germany
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Led by Ricardo Barros.
16-17 FEB 2019
BAROK OP ZATERDAG
Zeist, Netherlands
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Advanced chamber music masterclasses.
Guest faculty member, Ricardo Barros.
21-25 JAN 2019
DE FRANSE DANSMEESTER
Utrecht and Den Haag, Netherlands
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A collaboration between Mercurius and the Historical Performance Department at Utrecht Conservatorium under the musical direction of Antoinette Lohmann. Workshops, masterclasses and performances.
Co-direction, Ricardo Barros.
16-18 NOV 2018
BAROQUE DANCE & COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE WORKSHOPS
Hockenheim, Germany
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Led by Ricardo Barros.
SEPT 2018 - JUNE 2019
BAROQUE FITNESS & SOUNDS
Devon and Midlands, UK
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A year-long series of free weekly dance and well-being classes offered by Mercurius Company to the community, totaling 144hrs/classes. Fully funded by the National Lottery 'Awards for All' programme.
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2 SEPT 2018
COUPERIN & DANCE
Utrecht, Netherlands
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A partnership between Mercurius Company and The Bach Players (dir. Nicolette Moonen), with the premiere of Ricardo Barros choreographies for Les Gouts Reunis and Les Nations.
10-12 AUG 2018
PLAYING AND SINGING DANCE MOVEMENTS
Hertfordshire, UK
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A residential course for musicians, focusing on choreo-musical relation in works by Lully, Purcell, Handel and Bach.
With Ricardo Barros.
23-29 JUL2018
ACCADEMIA AMSTERDAM SUMMER SCHOOL
Perugia, Italy
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Opening performance with Accademia Amsterdam and Baroque dance and music Summer school. The faculty is joined by Ricardo Barros, Baroque Dance.
9-14 APR 2018
LES INDES GALANTES
Hertfordshire, UK
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A residential course for advanced musicians, leading to the staging of Rameau's Les Indes Galantes (1er and 2eme entrees).
Wardrobe, staging and props from Mercurius collection.
Stage direction, Baroque gestures and choreography by Ricardo Barros.
6-7 DEC 2017
BAROQUE BALLETS
Belgrade & Kragujevac, Serbia
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Ricardo Barros (Baroque dance) and Antoinette Lohmann (Baroque violin) perform as guests with Tempera Barocca in concerts in Serbia.
TEMPERA BAROCCA
6-10 SEPT 2017
HISTORICAL DANCE WORKSHOPS & BALL
Schwetzingen, Germany
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Ricardo Barros teaches the course leading to a costumed ball at Schwetzingen Castle. Organized by I Danzatori Palatini.
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28 AUG 2017
TERPSICHORE
Suffolk Villages Festival, Sudbury
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Mercurius joins the Suffolk Villages Festival Orchestra (dir. Peter Holman) to perform Handel's Terpsichore and Rebel's Les Caracteres de la Danse, choreographed by Ricardo Barros.
14-17 AUG 2017
BAROQUE DANCE COURSE
Hertfordshire, UK
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A residential course for intermediate and advanced dancers.
With Ricardo Barros.
7-12 AUG 2017
HISTORICAL DANCE SOCIETY SUMMER COURSE
Lancashire, UK
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A residential Baroque Dance course for advanced dancers.
With Ricardo Barros.
24-28 JUL2017
ACCADEMIA AMSTERDAM SUMMER SCHOOL
Perugia, Italy
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Opening performance with Accademia Amsterdam and Baroque dance and music Summer school. The faculty is joined by Ricardo Barros, Baroque Dance.
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5-7 FEB 2017
ROYAL PLEASURES
Yale, USA
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Mercurius Company and Plaisirs des Nations perform a programme of Royal birthday dances at the opening of the Enlightened Princesses exhibition at Yale Centre for British Art, in Association with the Historical Royal Palaces.
26-29 JAN 2017
AMONGST MOUVEMENTS AND RETAKES
Royal Academy of Dance, London, UK
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A residential course for advanced Baroque dancers, focusing on choreo-musical relation in works of the Grand Siecle.
With Ricardo Barros.