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John Weaver was the creator of the first modern ballet, The Loves of Mars and Venus performed at London 2nd March 1717. 300 years later we will recreate it

21/07/2023

Weavers in the frame!
A wonderfully successful and enjoyable evening The Remarkably Talented Mr Weaver presents…
Very happy and appreciative audience in a beautiful theatre.
Happy birthday to John Weaver 350 years old today, born in Shrewsbury. 🎂

16/07/2023

We are ready and excited to perform this wonderful production at Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury on Friday 21st July 7.30pm

Tickets available from the theatre box office.
www.theatresevern.co.uk

06/07/2023

What happened next…? 🫣

Come and find out at our next performance at Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury on Friday 21st July 7.30pm

Tickets available from the theatre box office.
www.theatresevern.co.uk

01/07/2023

To mark the 350th anniversary of the birth of the Salopian John Weaver, Shrewsbury is displaying three sculptures by Salvador Dalí. It is the first time these pieces have been seen in the UK.

So, making their British debuts are the Surrealist Piano with its dancers' legs and a flouncy skirt, Dalí’s Homage to Terpsichore, the muse of dance, and his Dalínian Dancer inspired by the passion and flamboyance of flamenco.

Dali and the Weaver Ensemble — how good is that! Don’t miss it!

21/06/2023

Mr Weaver is in remarkably good time for his appearance at Theatre Severn on Friday 21st July 7.30pm

www.theatresevern.co.uk

17/06/2023

We are getting excited about our forthcoming performance at the Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury on 21st July 2023.

Just a little historical snippet…

Around the time that John Weaver was creating The Loves of Mars & Venus, women’s shoes were highly ornate, with substantial curved heels. Often made of fine brocade, they came with matching clogs (like the ones pictured here) be worn in the street as protection against mud and puddles.

12/04/2023

Pete, Chiara and Artur play the parts of John Weaver, Hester Santlow and Mons Dupré, but did you realise that the recorder player Evelyn is playing the part of Jacques Paisible and our harpsichordist David is Charles Dieupart?
Jacques Paisible (c1656 – 1721), was a French composer and recorder virtuoso who lived and worked in London for about forty years. He married Moll Davis, singer and mistress of Charles II in 1686, and was a vitual fixture at London theatres, performing in the interval entertainments. Charles Dieupart (1676 - 1751) was a French harpsichordist, violinist, and composer who settled in London sometime after 1702/03. He was a prominent member of the Drury Lane musical establishment.

03/04/2023

Hester Santlow who was Weaver’s Venus, outshone all other female dancers on the London stage in the early 18th century. Her illegitimate daughter Harriot married into the aristocracy and thus it is that Hester Santlow is related to Diana, Princess of Wales. Diana liked to say that she once wanted to be a ballerina…

Chiara Vinci is our Hester

03/03/2023

A very private conversation!

16/02/2023

Great shot of some of us Weavers in Valletta basking in some rather large publicity!

06/02/2023

Now we have recovered from our last two wonderful concerts in Malta and London, here is some information on our next venture. Save the date!

John Weaver, the son of Anne and John Weaver, was baptised in the Abbey Church of Holy Cross, Shrewsbury on 21st July 1673. 350 years later, to the day, the Weaver Ensemble are celebrating his work at the Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury on 21st July 2023.

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