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- November 2005 (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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DVD containing a recording of a performance of Nutcracker Suite & Divertissements by Cork City Ballet at Cork Opera House in November 2005. The repertoire includes Swan Lake Adagio choreographed by Lev Ivanov; In Light and Shadow by Krzystof Pastor; Sisters by Patricia Crosbie; Bend Down Low (an excerpt from Strings) by Judith Sibley; Don Quixote by Marius Petipa; and the Nutcracker Suite by Alan Foley after Marius Petipa, featuring Snow Pas de Deux, Spanish Dance, Arabian Dance, Chinese Dance, Russian Dance, Mirliton Dance, Waltz of the Flowers, Grand Pas de Deux, and Finale. Duration 01:27:00. Video documentation by Framework Films. The performance was produced in association with Cork Opera House and Cork 2005: European Capital of Culture.
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- English
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DVD in good condition. Item requires a DVD player.