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- 20 March 2001 (Creation)
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Cork City Ballet is one of only two professional ballet companies in Ireland. It was formed in 1991 by Alan Foley to address the void left by the closure of the Cork-based Irish National Ballet in 1989 due to a lack of funding. Cork City Ballet presented its first public performance at the Everyman Palace Theatre on 27 March 1992 and continues to operate under the artistic directorship of Alan Foley, who also acted as the ballet’s principal male dancer until his retirement in that capacity in 2007.
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Video tape containing a recording of a performance of Ballet Spectacular by Cork City Ballet at Cork Opera House on 20 March 2001. The repertoire includes Celebration created by Royston Maldoom; Spring Waters by Asaf Messerer; Eva by Patricia Crosbie; Odalisque Pas de Trois by Marius Petipa; The Dying Swan reproduced by Irina Christakova; Femme by Jane Kellaghan; La Bayadere Pas de Deux by Marius Petipa; Schubert Impromptu by Charles Czarny; Black Swan Pas de Deux by Marius Petipa; Paquita Suite by Marius Petipa (reproduced by Alan Foley); Giselle Act II Pas de Deux by Marius Petipa; and Zoku by Andrew Wilson (reproduced by Alan Foley). Lacking sound. Duration 01:29:00.
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No access to magnetic tape.
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- English
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Video tape in reasonable condition. Item requires a video player.