Series 1 - Photographs

Identity area

Reference code

IE 2135 NDAI N48/1

Title

Photographs

Date(s)

  • 1943-2012 (Creation)

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Series

Extent and medium

5 items

Context area

Name of creator

(1939-2007)

Biographical history

Barbara Clarke was born in Dublin in 1938. She started dancing at the age of four at the Burchill School of Dancing on St Stephen’s Green, Dublin, where she studied both ballet and tap. Her first stage appearance was in the Burchill School of Dancing Recital at the Gaiety Theatre in 1943 at the age of five. From the very beginning, she showed exceptional talent and enthusiasm, and steadily built up her skills by undertaking dance and teaching qualifications. As she progressed, she began to help Miss Burchill with the younger classes and continued to participate in the school’s regular recitals at the Gaiety Theatre. As there was no full-time work for dancers in Ireland in the 1960s and 1970s, Barbara trained as secretary at Alexandra College, Dublin, and worked in that capacity for a firm of stockbrokers in the city. She dedicated her spare time to dance, both as a performer and a choreographer, and gained countrywide publicity through her appearances in RTÉ’s popular programme, Shall We Dance?. She continued her involvement in the art form until 1992, when a stroke called a halt to her active dancing career.

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Scope and content

Photographs of Barbara Clarke at various stages of her dancing career; also digital images of all documents in the collection and of some additional items of interest.

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Accruals

System of arrangement

Documents have been arranged chronologically by date.

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Language of material

  • Béarla

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    Physical characteristics and technical requirements

    Paper documents and DVDs in good condition. Items N48/1/4-5 require a PC or laptop and software capable of opening JPEG, PDF and Word files.

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