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- 16 June 2005 (Creation)
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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 dancers and dance teachers Desmond Domnican and Myrtle Lambkin in Dublin, relating to status of ballet in Dublin in the 1940s, with references to Cepta Cullen (Irish Ballet Club), Muriel Kelly (Abbey School of Ballet) and Sara Payne. Duration 00:39:00. The interview continues on Side B for 18 minutes (the tape should be turned as soon as the recording on Side A ends). This interview has been recorded in part 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.