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Date(s)
- 1968-2012 (predominantly 1977-1986) (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 standard box and 17 outsize items
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Patricia Crosbie was born in Cork in 1958 and began her early dance training in Joan Denise Moriarty’s school of dance. She danced with Cork Ballet Company, founded by Moriarty in 1947; and in the Irish Ballet Company, founded by Moriarty in 1973 and renamed Irish National Ballet in 1983. Her many roles included Odette/ Odile in Swan Lake; Sugar Plum Fairy/ Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, and Widow Quin in The Playboy of the Western World. She is ballet mistress with Cork City Ballet.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Patricia Crosbie to the National Dance Archive of Ireland in three instalments on 9 March 2011, 8 September 2011, and 3 October 2017.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
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.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All items have been retained.
Accruals
Further accruals are possible.
System of arrangement
The material has been arranged into two series by ballet company type.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access to all items.
Conditions governing reproduction
Standard copyright regulations apply to all items. For photocopying or reproducing material, please consult with the staff.
Language of material
- Béarla
- Slóivéinis
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Paper documents and photographs in good condition.
Finding aids
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Name access points
- Cork Ballet Company (Subject)
- Irish National Ballet (Subject)
- Cork City Ballet (Subject)
- Dublin City Ballet (Subject)
- Irish Ballet Company (Subject)
- Moriarty, Joan Denise (c. 1912-1992), ballet dancer and choreographer (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
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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Archivist's note
Papers arranged and described by Anna-Maria Hajba in March 2011. Revised, with new material added in March 2019. Revised in March 2020.