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- 1921-1945 (Creación)
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16 items
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Historia biográfica
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.
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Collected by Sara Payne during her lifetime and passed to her son after her death.
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
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.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
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.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
All records have been retained.
Acumulaciones
Accruals are not expected.
Sistema de arreglo
The documents have been divided into three series according to their form and thereunder arranged chronologically by date.
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Unrestricted access to all items.
Condiciones
Standard copyright regulations apply to all items. For photocopying or reproducing material, please consult with the staff.
Idioma del material
- inglés
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Paper documents in good or reasonable condition.
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For additional programmes of performances by Sara Payne Ballet, see the Catherine Gyll Papers (N26) in the National Dance Archive of Ireland.
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Reglas y/o convenciones usadas
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).
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Papers arranged and described by Anna-Maria Hajba in January 2012 and revised in August 2020.