Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1948-2012 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
40 items
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
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.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Victoria O’Brien to the National Dance Archive of Ireland on 23 March 2011.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Programmes, flyers, conference proceedings, printed material, and recorded interviews collected by Victoria O’Brien, reflecting her interest in both the historical aspects of and current developments in ballet and contemporary dance. Much of the material in this collection was created and generated by Victoria O’Brien for her doctoral dissertation, published as A History of Irish Ballet from 1927 to 1963 by Peter Lang (Oxford and New York) in 2011.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
All records have been retained.
Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Documents have been arranged into six series according to their form.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted access to most items.
Conditions governing reproduction
Standard copyright regulations apply to all items. For photocopying or reproducing material, please consult with the staff.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Mostly paper documents in good condition. Cassette tapes containing recorded interviews (N6/5/1-7) are too fragile to use. Digital access to the recordings is provided in the reading room – please consult with a member of staff.
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Notes area
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Name access points
- Ballet Ireland (Subject)
- Bolshoi Ballet (Subject)
- Cork Ballet Company (Subject)
- Dublin City Ballet (Subject)
- Dublin Youth Dance Company (Subject)
- Irish Ballet Company (Subject)
- Irish Theatre Ballet (Subject)
- London Festival Ballet (Subject)
- The Royal Ballet (Subject)
- Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet (Subject)
- Gregory, Jill (1917-2010), ballet dancer and ballet teacher (Subject)
- Gyll, Catherine (Subject)
- Lambkin, Myrtle (d. 2009), ballet dancer and ballet teacher (Subject)
- McGilligan, Judith (b. 1941), ballet dancer (Subject)
- O'Brolchain, Ester, ballet dancer and ballet teacher (Subject)
- Quilligan, Fiona (b. 1958), dancer and choreographer (Subject)
- Ryan, Patricia (1923-2011), ballet dancer and teacher (Subject)
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Rules and/or conventions used
This description follows guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd edition (2000), Irish Guidelines for Archival Description (2009), National Council on Archives: Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names (1997) and EAP Guidance on Data Protection for Archive Services (2018).
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Archivist's note
Papers arranged and described by Anna-Maria Hajba in April 2011 and updated in March 2020.