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- 14 February 2012 (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 Catherine Gyll in Naas, county Kildare relating to Gyll’s early years as Cepta Cullen’s pupil and how this experience influenced her appreciation of dance in later life. Duration 00:07:00 minutes. Side B is blank.
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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.