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- December [1982] (Creation)
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10 pp.
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Victoria O’Brien started her dance training at the Irish National College of Dance in Dublin and is a graduate of the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds. She undertook further studies at the Laban Centre, London and completed a PhD in dance history at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick. She is currently Dance Adviser at the Arts Council. An active dance historian and consultant, Victoria continues to research, lecture, and publish in the areas of Irish ballet history and cultural memory.
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Programme of performances by the Irish Ballet Company at the Abbey Theatre in mid-December [1982]. The repertoire included The Party, Pas Classique (premiere), Concerto Grosso, Chariots of Fire, Adagietto No. 5 and Invitation to the Dance (premiere). The matinee programme was aimed at a younger audience and included performances of Golliwog’s Cakewalk, In Class, Invitation to the Dance, Concerto Grosso, Pas Classique and Children’s Corner.