Guglielmo Ebreo da Pesaro
Guglielmo Ebreo da Pesaro (c. 1420 - c. 1484), dancer and dancing master at some of the the most influential courts in Renaissance Italy, including Naples, Urbino, Milan, and Ferrara. Between October 1463 and May 1465, Guglielmo probably converted from Judaism to Christianity and took the name Giovanni Ambrosio.[1]
He studied with Domenico da Piacenza (sometimes known as Domenico da Ferrara) in the 1440s, and is mentioned in Domenico's Liber ballorum (1460).[2]
Guglielmo authored the treatise De pratica seu arte tripudii (On the Practice or Art of Dancing) around 1463.[1] This is sometimes cited as "Trattato dell' arte del ballare".
In De practica, Guglielmo defends dancing as a noble art, emphasizing the important role of music. He also describes qualities necessary for dancers, including posture, musicality, style, and memory, and provides first-hand accounts of massive court celebrations in which he played a role. The treatise contains choreographies and music for thirty-six dances by Guglielmo and his contemporaries.
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- ^ a b Guglielmo Ebreo of Pesaro (1993/95). Edited, translated, and introduced by Barbara Sparti; poems translated by Michael Sullivan. ed. De pratica seu arte tripudii = On the practice or art of dancing. Oxford [England]: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0198165749.
- ^ "GUGLIELMO, BENJAMIN(?)". Jewish Encyclopedia. 1906(?). http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/6929-guglielmo-benjamin.
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