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Programmes, flyers, conference proceedings, printed material, and recorded interviews collected by Victoria O’Brien, reflecting her interest in both the historical aspects of and current developments in ballet and contemporary dance. Much of the material in this collection was created and generated by Victoria O’Brien for her doctoral dissertation, published as A History of Irish Ballet from 1927 to 1963 by Peter Lang (Oxford and New York) in 2011.

This collection comprises books on modern dance and dance criticism collected by Siân Ferguson primarily during her studies in New York.

Posters, flyers, brochures, press cuttings, images and a recording relating to Shakram Dance Company’s dance works and performances.

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.

Posters, flyers, programmes and press cuttings relating to dance works created and performed by the Ponydance Theatre Company.

Programmes, posters, flyers, brochures, photographs and publications collected by Patricia Crosbie. The material reflects her dancing career, particularly her involvement with the Cork Ballet Company, Irish Ballet Company, and Irish National Ballet.

This collection contains memorabilia relating to the Irish dancing school established in Castlemartyr by James O’Mahony in the 1930s and its subsequent expansion to Midleton and Youghal by his daughter, Kathleen Keniry. The collection highlight is James O’Mahony’s notebook (N86/3/1), in which are recorded traditional step dances from many of the dancing masters prominent in Cork in the early twentieth century. The documented steps in the book provide a rare insight into step dances popular at the time and make possible their reconstruction and closer study.

Recordings created to supplement An Coimisiún’s publication Ar Rinncidhe Foirne.

Book entitled Rinnci na h-Éireann. National Dances of Ireland. Containing Twenty-Five Traditional Irish Dances Collected from Original Sources in Ireland by J. M. Land, Late Principal of the National School of Irish Dancing, and National Dance Music Including an Original Composition by Arthur Darley. With Full Directions for Performance and Numerous Illustrations and Diagrams. Edited and described by Elizabeth Burchenal. Piano arrangements by Emma Howells Burchenal. New York: G. Schirmer Inc., [1929?].

This collection comprises photographs taken by Gerard O’Meara of the Irish National Ballet Company’s tour in County Cork in 1974 and 1975 and of Joan Denise Moriarty’s ballet classes in Mallow in 1975 and 1988.