Item 2 - Interview with Ester O’Brolchain

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IE 2135 NDAI N6/5/2

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Interview with Ester O’Brolchain

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  • 19 May 2004 (Creation)

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(1967-)

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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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90-minute cassette tape containing on Side A an interview by Victoria O’Brien with Ester O’Brolchain in county Dublin, relating to the establishment of the National Ballet School, O’Brolchain’s early training with Valentine Dutko and Patricia Ryan, and her work as a dancer with the National Ballet Company. Duration 00:49:00. Side B is blank. This interview has been recorded at double speed and can only be listened to by using N6/5/8.

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No access to cassette tape. Digital access to the contents is provided in the reading room.

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      Cassette tape in reasonable condition.

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      N6/29

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