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The Chrysalis Dance Papers
IE 2135 NDAI N10 · Fonds · 2004-2012

Programmes, flyers and posters relating to the productions of Chrysalis Dance. Also lists and correspondence illustrating the company’s financial and administrative history.

Chrysalis Dance
The Cliodna O'Riordan Papers
IE 2135 NDAI N2 · Fonds · 1955-1969, 2010

Programmes, press cuttings, photographs, letters, and certificates collected by Cliodna O’Riordan. The items reflect the early years of the Irish National Ballet School and O’Riordan’s subsequent interest in ballet and other forms of dance.

O'Riordan, Cliodna (1941-2002), ballet student
The Patricia Crosbie Papers
IE 2135 NDAI N4 · Fonds · 1968-2012 (predominantly 1977-1986)

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.

Crosbie, Patricia (b. 1958), ballet dancer
The Sara Payne Papers
IE 2135 NDAI N43 · Fonds · 1921-1945

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.

Payne, Sara (1907-1993), dancer, choreographer and dance teacher
The Victoria O'Brien Papers
IE 2135 NDAI N6 · Fonds · 1948-2012

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.

O'Brien, Victoria (b. 1967), ballet dancer and dance academic