Fonds N43 - The Sara Payne Papers

Bereich "Identifikation"

Signatur

IE 2135 NDAI N43

Titel

The Sara Payne Papers

Datum/Laufzeit

  • 1921-1945 (Anlage)

Erschließungsstufe

Fonds

Umfang und Medium

16 items

Bereich "Kontext"

Name des Bestandsbildners

(1907-1993)

Biographische Angaben

Sara Payne was born in England in 1907 into a theatrical family. She was the daughter of the theatre director Ben Iden Payne and actress Mona Limerick. Payne was amongst the first cohort of students at Ninette de Valois’ school, the Academy of Choreographic Art, London. From 1928 until 1931 she was Principal at the Abbey Theatre School of Ballet. In 1936, Payne returned to Dublin, where she established the Sara Payne School of Dance and Mime and a dance company. In parallel, she worked as a choreographer and dancer at the Gate Theatre.

Payne’s vision for the development of ballet in Ireland focused on fusing ballet with traditional Irish dance steps and patterns. This is exemplified by her Irish-themed ballets, including Doomed Cuchulain, The Scarecrow and A Fiddler’s Story. Payne’s inclusion of trained traditional Irish dancers and musicians in performances took her vision a step further.

In c. 1946, Payne return to England, and by 1955 she was working again with de Valois at the White Lodge, Royal Ballet School, London, where she remained until her retirement in 1972. Sara Payne died in 1993.

Bestandsgeschichte

Collected by Sara Payne during her lifetime and passed to her son after her death.

Abgebende Stelle

Donated by Sara Payne’s son on 13 December 2011, except for N43/1/13, which was donated by Sara Payne’s daughter on 7 March 2012.

Bereich "Inhalt und innere Ordnung"

Eingrenzung und Inhalt

Mainly programmes and press cuttings illustrating Sara Payne’s career as a dancer, teacher and choreographer; the activities of the Payne School of Dance and Mime; and the early development of ballet as an art form in Ireland.

Bewertung, Vernichtung und Terminierung

All records have been retained.

Zuwächse

Accruals are not expected.

Ordnung und Klassifikation

The documents have been divided into three series according to their form and thereunder arranged chronologically by date.

Bedingungen des Zugriffs- und Benutzungsbereichs

Benutzungsbedingungen

Unrestricted access to all items.

Reproduktionsbedingungen

Standard copyright regulations apply to all items. For photocopying or reproducing material, please consult with the staff.

In der Verzeichnungseinheit enthaltene Sprache

  • Englisch

Schrift in den Unterlagen

    Anmerkungen zu Sprache und Schrift

    Physische Beschaffenheit und technische Anforderungen

    Paper documents in good or reasonable condition.

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    Bereich Sachverwandte Unterlagen

    Existenz und Aufbewahrungsort von Originalen

    Existenz und Aufbewahrungsort von Kopien

    Verwandte Verzeichnungseinheiten

    For additional programmes of performances by Sara Payne Ballet, see the Catherine Gyll Papers (N26) in the National Dance Archive of Ireland.

    Verwandte Beschreibungen

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    Identifikator "Beschreibung"

    Benutzte Regeln und/oder Konventionen

    This description follows guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd edition (2000), Irish Guidelines for Archival Description (2009), National Council on Archives: Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names (1997) and EAP Guidance on Data Protection for Archive Services (2018).

    Status

    Erschließungstiefe

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        Anmerkung des Archivars/der Archivarin

        Papers arranged and described by Anna-Maria Hajba in January 2012 and revised in August 2020.

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