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Folia - Wikipedia

*What is La Folia? - of La Folia, a musical cathedral

1. La Follia
a baroque pageant 

Video of the performance of Vivaldi's variations on "La Follia" (RV 63), choreographed and danced by baroque dancers Robin Gilbert and Carlos Fittante.
La Follia
a baroque pageant

choreography
carlos fittante

dancers
robin gilbert
carlos fittante

costumes
carlos fittante
stephen campos

masks: jane stein
based on baroque originals
carved by renu of singapadu, bali, indonesia

The Musicians and their Instruments 
Carla Moore, baroque violin by Johann Georg Thir, Vienna, Austria, 1754
Katherine Kyme, baroque violin by Johann Gottlob Pfretzichner, Mittenwald, 1791
William Skeen, five string baroque cello, Anonymous, Italy, c1680
David Tayler, baroque guitar by John Rollins, after Jean Voboam, Paris, 1687

Hanneke van Proosdij, harpsichord by Joop Klinkhamer, Amsterdam (1996), after Ruckers-Goujon, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Lid painting by Millicent Tomkins, Marin, 2012


2. La Folia (1700-2001)
Choreography: Raoul Auger Feuillet/ Lynn Parkerson
 Music: Archangelo Corelli
Baroque Reconstruction: Thomas Baird
 Costumes: Patricia Forelle, construction by Tricorne
Dancers: Catherine Green and Thomas Baird, Caroline Okolova and Matthew Prescott
Musicians: Gil Morgenstern, violin, Joao Luiz Rezende Lopes, guitar