Cork City Ballet is an Irish ballet company founded in 1992 by Alan Foley, a student of Joan Denise Moriarty.[2] It is one of two professional ballet companies in Ireland. Cork City Ballet performs annually at Cork Opera House, staging (for example) a production of Giselle in 2011.[3] It has also toured venues such as Wexford Opera House[4] and The Helix in Dublin.[5] Cork City Ballet has worked with a number of guest artists and companies such as Royal Swedish Ballet[6] and Kirov Ballet.[4] 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.[7]
| Industry | Performing arts |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Alan Foley |
| Headquarters | Firkin Crane, Cork, Ireland |
Key people | Alan Foley (Artistic Director), Patricia Crosbie (Ballet Mistress) Colette McNamee (Chairperson)[1] |
| Revenue | 127,088 Euro (2018)  |
| Website | www |
Notable productions
edit- 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Biographies". Cork City Ballet. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ * Foley, Alan (2008). Cork City Ballet: the story so far. Cork: KWP. p. 15. ISBN 9780955153129.
- ^ Leland, Mary. "Giselle". Irish Times. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ a b Kerrigan, Jo. "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.
- ^ Hayes Curtin, Brian. "Swedish ballet star set for Cork". Cork Independent. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ Murray, Katie. "Cork Profile: Lavinia Anderson". Cork Independent. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.