Weaver, John, 1673-1760
John Weaver English dancer and choreographer (1673-1760)
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Works
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Anatomical and mechanical lectures upon dancing. Wherein rules and institutions for that art are laid down and demonstrated as they were read at the Academy in Chancery Lane | |
The art of dancing by characters and demonstrative figures | |
Chorégraphie ou L'art de décrire la dance, par caractères, figures et signes démonstratifs | |
A collection of ball-dances perform'd at court:viz. the Richmond, the roundeau, the rigadoon, the favourite, the Spanheim, and the Britannia | |
An essay towards an history of dancing : in which the whole art and its various excellencies are in some measure explain'd. Containing The several Sorts of Dancing, Antique and Modern, Serious, Scenical, Grotesque, etc. with the Use of it as an Exercise, Qualification, Diversion, etc. | |
The fable of Orpheus and Eurydice : with a dramatick entertainment in dancing therupon; Attempted in Imitation of the Ancient Greeks and Romans. As perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane. Written, collected and composed, by John Weaver, Dancing-Master. | |
The history of the mimes and pantomimes, with an historical account of several performers in dancing, living in the time of the Roman emperors, to which will be added, A list of the modern entertainments that have been exhibited on the English stage, either in imitation of the ancient pantomimes, or after the manner of the modern Italians; when and where first performed, and by whom composed | |
The life and works of John Weaver : an account of his life, writings and theatrical productions, with an annotated reprint of his complete publications | |
Orchesography | |
Perseus and Andromeda. With the rape of Colombine : or, the flying lovers. In five interludes; three serious, and two comic. The serious compos'd by Mons. Roger, and the comic by Mr. John Weaver, Dancing-Masters. As it is perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane. The Cloaths, Scenes, and Machines, Entirely New. | |
Plays. | |
Small treatise of time and cadence in dancing |