Irish moves :
an illustrated history of dance and physical theatre in Ireland /
Deirdre Mulrooney.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Dublin :
Liffey Press,
2006.
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Physical description: xiv, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. more |
| ISBN: | 1904148921 9781904148920 |
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1The Origins of Dance in Ireland
Did We Dance?25
Department of Folklore, UCD /Daithi O hOgain28
Ethnochoreologist and Irish Dancer /Catherine Foley35
Lecturer in Communications, DCU /Barbara O'Connor37
Traditional Singer and Broadcaster /Seosaimhin ni Bheaglaoich45
Chapter 2The Neglected Chapter: Salvaging the Abbey School of Ballet49
Dancer and Founder of the Royal Ballet and Sadler's Wells /Ninette de Valois52
Yeats Scholar /Noreen Doody64
Abbey School of Ballet Expert /Victoria O'Brien69
Abbey School of Ballet Pupil /Freda Freeman73
Abbey School of Ballet Dancer /Doreen Cuthbert74
Chapter 3The Lost Chapter: Modern Dance in 1940s Dublin83
Modern Dancer, Founder of L'Atelier de la Danse, Paris /Jacqueline Robinson87
Ireland's First Modern Dancer /June Fryer106
Chapter 4The Evolution of Ireland's Contemporary Dance Landscape115
Founder, Dublin Contemporary Dance Theatre /Joan Davis119
Founders, Dance Theatre of Ireland /Robert Connor, Loretta Yurick124
Founder, Daghdha Dance Company /Mary Nunan134
Founder, Irish Modern Dance Theatre /John Scott138
Founder, CoisCeim Dance Theatre /David Bolger145
Co-Founder, Rex Levitates Dance Company /Liz Roche153
Founder, Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre /Michael Keegan Dolan158
Director, International Dance Festival Ireland /Catherine Nunes164
Chapter 5Physical Theatre173
Writer /Tom Mac Intyre176
Actor /Tom Hickey181
Theatre Director /Patrick Mason186
Theatre Director /Conall Morrison189
Playwright and Actress /Gina Moxley195
Co-Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Barabbas /Raymond Keane197
Theatre Director, Specialist in Samuel Beckett's Plays /Walter Asmus200
Chapter 6Ballet/Contemporary Crossover205
Founder, Irish National Ballet /Joan Denise Moriary208
Founder and Artistic Director, The College of Dance, Dublin /Joanna Banks209
Former Irish Times Dance Critic /Carolyn Swift223
Chapter 7Developments Out of Riverdance and Siamsa Tire225
Director, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, Limerick /Micheal O Suilleabhain228
Dancer and Choreographer /Colin Dunne232
Dancer /Jean Dunne238
Dancer and Choregrapher /Breandan de Gallai243
Siamsa Tire /Jonathan Kelliher247
Chapter 8Wild Geese255
Choreographer /Marguerite Donlon258
Dancer /Finola Cronin263
AppendixPerformed Works269.
Chapter 1The Origins of Dance in Ireland
Did We Dance?25
Department of Folklore, UCD /Daithi O hOgain28
Ethnochoreologist and Irish Dancer /Catherine Foley35
Lecturer in Communications, DCU /Barbara O'Connor37
Traditional Singer and Broadcaster /Seosaimhin ni Bheaglaoich45
Chapter 2The Neglected Chapter: Salvaging the Abbey School of Ballet49
Dancer and Founder of the Royal Ballet and Sadler's Wells /Ninette de Valois52
Yeats Scholar /Noreen Doody64
Abbey School of Ballet Expert /Victoria O'Brien69
Abbey School of Ballet Pupil /Freda Freeman73
Abbey School of Ballet Dancer /Doreen Cuthbert74
Chapter 3The Lost Chapter: Modern Dance in 1940s Dublin83
Modern Dancer, Founder of L'Atelier de la Danse, Paris /Jacqueline Robinson87
Ireland's First Modern Dancer /June Fryer106
Chapter 4The Evolution of Ireland's Contemporary Dance Landscape115
Founder, Dublin Contemporary Dance Theatre /Joan Davis119
Founders, Dance Theatre of Ireland /Robert Connor, Loretta Yurick124
Founder, Daghdha Dance Company /Mary Nunan134
Founder, Irish Modern Dance Theatre /John Scott138
Founder, CoisCeim Dance Theatre /David Bolger145
Co-Founder, Rex Levitates Dance Company /Liz Roche153
Founder, Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre /Michael Keegan Dolan158
Director, International Dance Festival Ireland /Catherine Nunes164
Chapter 5Physical Theatre173
Writer /Tom Mac Intyre176
Actor /Tom Hickey181
Theatre Director /Patrick Mason186
Theatre Director /Conall Morrison189
Playwright and Actress /Gina Moxley195
Co-Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Barabbas /Raymond Keane197
Theatre Director, Specialist in Samuel Beckett's Plays /Walter Asmus200
Chapter 6Ballet/Contemporary Crossover205
Founder, Irish National Ballet /Joan Denise Moriary208
Founder and Artistic Director, The College of Dance, Dublin /Joanna Banks209
Former Irish Times Dance Critic /Carolyn Swift223
Chapter 7Developments Out of Riverdance and Siamsa Tire225
Director, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, Limerick /Micheal O Suilleabhain228
Dancer and Choreographer /Colin Dunne232
Dancer /Jean Dunne238
Dancer and Choregrapher /Breandan de Gallai243
Siamsa Tire /Jonathan Kelliher247
Chapter 8Wild Geese255
Choreographer /Marguerite Donlon258
Dancer /Finola Cronin263
AppendixPerformed Works269.