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Vaughan, Mairéad (b. 1971), dancer and choreographer
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Dates of existence
b. 1971
History
Dancer and choreographer Mairéad Vaughan (b. 1971) graduated from Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Leeds with a degree in Performing Arts (Dance) and from the University of Limerick with an MA in Contemporary Dance Performance. She was a co-founder with composer Dara O’Brien of Shakram Dance Company. Mairéad Vaughan is the recipient of a number of Arts Council awards and bursaries, including Dance Ireland’s Choreographic Development Initiative in 2008, and an Arts Council bursary through four consecutive years to fund her doctorate in Arts Practice (2016).