
Dancers who wish to perform with the branch at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival (MRF) are required to familiarize themselves with the performance participation guidelines established by the board and teachers of the branch. Please direct any questions or concerns to Dan Grundtner (e-mail: danger [at] surfbest.net). » Go to the Performance Participation Policy
Regular rehearsals will be held Mondays and Fridays beginning Monday, July 7th through Monday, August 11th, with a possibility of extending the rehearsal schedule depending on our first RenFest performance date. Instructors are Lara Friedman-Shedlov, Janet McKernan, and Bonny McIntyre.
Rehearsal time is 7:30pm-9:30pm. Rehearsals will be at Tapestry Folkdance Center in south Minneapolis, and at other location(s) TBA. More details coming soon.
Unless other specific arrangements have been made with the FOD, dancers are expected to be on site, costumed and ready to perform by the 9am opening cannon at the latest. We typically do 4 half-hour performances throughout the day, plus the parade. Please meet near the Irish Cottage immediately following cast call (about 8:25am) to check in with the FOD, get any last minute announcements, and do walk-throughs. Out of professional courtesy, please be on time. Lateness may get you eliminated from the line-up for the day.
Dates and FODs
The 2008 Minnesota Renaissance Festival runs weekends and Labor day from August 16th through September 28th. Branch performance days are TBA.
*What is a FOD, Anyway?
FOD stands for "Facilitator of the Day" or "Facilitator of the Demonstration" and is the person who will be in
charge of the performance for that day. The FOD assigned for each day you
sign up to perform will contact you and let you know when and where to
meet. S/he will:
NOTE: All 3-couple dances will be performed in 3-couple sets. All 2-couple dances will be performed in 4-couple sets.
| 1508 or The Complaint of the Black Knight | 32 J 2C | McMarmorhalhornfriecraneberg |
| The Trysting Place | 32 S 2C | RSCDS 35 |
| McClure Family Burns Supper | 32 R 2C | Schneider/New Friends |
| ~~Festival Frolic or Step Dance~~ | ||
| Twiddle in the Middle | 32 R 3C | Oaks of Sherwood |
| Luckenbooth Brooch | 32 J 3C | Glendarroch |
| ~~Festival Frolic or Step Dance~~ | ||
| Summer Wooing | 32 R 3C | RSCDS 38 |
| Linnea's Strathpsey | 32 S 3C | Wilson/Dunsmuir |
| Toad of Toad Hall | 32 R 3C | Winter/Dunsmuir |
Information about Renaissance Festival costumes is available in the RSCDS Twin Cities Branch Costume Guidelines. If you have never performed with the branch at the RenFest before, you should get your costume approved by the master of wardrobe, Jim Morehouse (e-mail: james.morehouse [at] mnhs.org. If you have any questions at all about costumes, contact the Wardrobe Master. Jim will be glad to answer you any questions you have, make suggestions for costumes, and help with patterns, etc.
Where to Get Costumes:
Contact branch wardrobe master Jim Morehouse (E-mail: james.morehouse [at] mnhs.org) for patterns and tips on sewing your own costume.
If you don't sew, there are several people in the group who are willing to sew costumes for reasonable compensation (contact Jim for information). There are also several commercial vendors who sell reasonably priced items*:
A Few Costume-Related Tips:
Renaissance Festival-Related Links
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