Cork City Ballet
Industry | Performing arts |
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Founded | 1992 |
Founder | Alan Foley |
Headquarters | Firkin Crane, Cork, Ireland |
Key people | Alan Foley (Artistic Director), Patricia Crosbie (Ballet Mistress), Colette McNamee (PR) |
Website | www |
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The Firkin Crane, in the Shandon area of Cork City, is a permanent base for Cork City Ballet, Crux Dance Theatre and other dance activities
Cork City Ballet is an Irish ballet company founded by Alan Foley, a student of Joan Denise Moriarty, in 1992.[1] It is one of two professional ballet companies in Ireland. Cork City Ballet annually performs at Cork Opera House, most recently with a production of Giselle.[2] It has toured venues such as Wexford Opera House,[3] The Helix [4] Tralee's Siamsa Tire and University Concert Hall, Limerick. Cork City Ballet has worked with a number of guest artists and companies such as Royal Swedish Ballet[5] and Kirov Ballet.[3] In 2012, Cork City Ballet commemorated the centenary of the birth of Joan Denise Moriarty, the founder of Irish Theatre Ballet, Ireland's first professional ballet company.[6]
Notable productions[]
- 2006 - La Bayadere (Irish tour)[citation needed]
- 2010 - Swan Lake (For centenary of Aloys Fleischmann)
- 2011 - Giselle (Prelude to the Joan Denise Moriarty centenary celebrations)
- 2011 - Playboy of the Western World (Revival)
- 2012 - The Sleeping Beauty (For the centenary celebrations of Joan Denise Moriarty)[citation needed]
References[]
Sources[]
- Foley, Alan (2008). Cork City Ballet: the story so far. Cork: KWP. ISBN 9780955153129.
Notes[]
- ^ Foley 2008, p. 15.
- ^ Mary Leland. "Giselle". Irish Times. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Jo Kerrigan. "Russian star dancers all set to lift our spirits". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Dance: What's On". Emigrant.ie. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ Brian Hayes Curtin. "Swedish ballet star set for Cork". Cork Independent. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ Katie Murray. "Cork Profile: Lavinia Anderson". Cork Independent. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
Categories:
- Ballet companies in Ireland
- 1992 establishments in Ireland
- Performing groups established in 1992