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A court masque celebrates Chloris and her nymphs through imagery of nature and the seasons, exploring Platonic love through mythological figures and personifications. Its anti-masque presents dwarfs and macabre figures emerging from Hell.
Presented for the marriage of Robert Devereux and Frances Howard, the masque stages a Roman wedding at an altar. Sword-bearing figures representing the Humours and Affections threaten the couple until Reason intervenes; Juno then sends eight female figures to join them, and the dancers’ reconciliation celebrates marriage and the union of the kingdoms.
At Prince Henry's investiture as Prince of Wales, Anne of Denmark appears as sea goddess Tethys in a court masque set at Milford Haven. Allegorical sea figures and river nymphs present the royal family with symbolic gifts, including a sword representing Henry's inheritance and rule.
A woodland scene frames a dialogue between Orpheus and Mania, followed by dances from Mania and her companions. Prometheus reveals star-dressed masquers descending on clouds; statues of women come to life, then dance with the masquers and the newly married couple. A final vision and Sibyl's prophecy celebrate Elizabeth's imperial future and the union of British and German peoples.
A court masque presented for Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V's wedding festivities, featuring Virginia-themed sun-worshipping princes who honor the couple and accept Christianity, alongside an anti-masque of baboons and allegorical figures.
A court masque celebrates Chloris and her nymphs through imagery of nature and the seasons, exploring Platonic love through mythological figures and personifications. Its anti-masque presents dwarfs and macabre figures emerging from Hell.
Presented for the marriage of Robert Devereux and Frances Howard, the masque stages a Roman wedding at an altar. Sword-bearing figures representing the Humours and Affections threaten the couple until Reason intervenes; Juno then sends eight female figures to join them, and the dancers’ reconciliation celebrates marriage and the union of the kingdoms.
At Prince Henry's investiture as Prince of Wales, Anne of Denmark appears as sea goddess Tethys in a court masque set at Milford Haven. Allegorical sea figures and river nymphs present the royal family with symbolic gifts, including a sword representing Henry's inheritance and rule.
A woodland scene frames a dialogue between Orpheus and Mania, followed by dances from Mania and her companions. Prometheus reveals star-dressed masquers descending on clouds; statues of women come to life, then dance with the masquers and the newly married couple. A final vision and Sibyl's prophecy celebrate Elizabeth's imperial future and the union of British and German peoples.
A court masque presented for Princess Elizabeth and Frederick V's wedding festivities, featuring Virginia-themed sun-worshipping princes who honor the couple and accept Christianity, alongside an anti-masque of baboons and allegorical figures.