When does movement spill over from something we recognize as dance as an artistic and social form to something else? Something potentially otherworldly, whether ecstatic or demonic? This workshop ...
A historical music festival, being held for the first time, has taken inspiration from concerts held 250 years ago. Salisbury Musick has been organised by local musicians with a passion for early ...
Title from container. Automatic sequence. RCA Victor: LM-6015. "The history of music in sound. Vol. 2: Early medieval music up to 1300, edited by Dom Anselm Hughes. New York, Oxford University Press, ...
Chivalry, honor, duty, bravery: an empty suit of armor brims with symbolism. Lore, folktales and history transform these utilitarian components of war into a brew of Medieval and Renaissance values.
The cuts could leave communities less prepared to handle the often devastating aftermath of storms as forecasters predict a busier-than-average Atlantic hurricane season this year.
Viva Las Vengeance! As Panic! at the Disco released its seventh studio album, the group’s frontman Brendan Urie starred as “the Duke” in the choreo-filled, medieval times-themed video for “Sad Clown.” ...
In the PBS documentary series “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song,” scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. shows how African Americans introduced new rhythms, music and dance to Christianity ...
Ever heard of a hurdy-gurdy? You may know it by many other names – vielle a roue, zanfona, or organistrum – as there is a version of this medieval instrument in ...