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- October [2010] (Creation)
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24 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 of Romeo & Juliet by Ballet Ireland. The production was premiered at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin on 19 October [2010] and toured Ireland and the UK from October to December. The programme comprises a synopsis of the ballet; potted biographies of the directors, artistic staff, and principal dancers of the company; and a list of its past productions.