Irish moves : an illustrated history of dance and physical theatre in Ireland / Deirdre Mulrooney.
By: Mulrooney, Deirdre
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BookPublisher: Dublin : Liffey Press, 2006Description: xiv, 295 p. : ill., 24 cm.ISBN: 1904148921; 9781904148920.Subject(s): Dance -- History -- Ireland | Movement -- Theatre -- Ireland | Movement (Acting)DDC classification: 792.809417 MUL Summary: Showcases the stories of Ireland's unsung movers: actors, dancers, choreographers, playwrights, directors, and academics. This book provides a map of dance and physical theatre in Ireland. It is useful for the audience of dance and physical theatre, the Riverdance audience, the Abbey Theatre audience.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 792.809417 MUL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 38888000557037 | |
| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 792.809417 MUL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 2 | Available | 38888000557029 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book showcases the stories of Ireland's unsung movers: actors, dancers, choreographers, playwrights, directors, and the few academics who dare to go where no words have gone before.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Showcases the stories of Ireland's unsung movers: actors, dancers, choreographers, playwrights, directors, and academics. This book provides a map of dance and physical theatre in Ireland. It is useful for the audience of dance and physical theatre, the Riverdance audience, the Abbey Theatre audience.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- About the Author (p. vii)
- Acknowledgements (p. viii)
- Foreword (p. xi)
- Introduction (p. 1)
- Chapter 1 The Origins of Dance in Ireland - Did We Dance? (p. 25)
- Department of Folklore, UCD (p. 28)
- Ethnochoreologist and Irish Dancer (p. 35)
- Lecturer in Communications, DCU (p. 37)
- Traditional Singer and Broadcaster (p. 45)
- Chapter 2 The Neglected Chapter: Salvaging the Abbey School of Ballet (p. 49)
- Dancer and Founder of the Royal Ballet and Sadler's Wells (p. 52)
- Yeats Scholar (p. 64)
- Abbey School of Ballet Expert (p. 69)
- Abbey School of Ballet Pupil (p. 73)
- Abbey School of Ballet Dancer (p. 74)
- Chapter 3 The Lost Chapter: Modern Dance in 1940s Dublin (p. 83)
- Modern Dancer, Founder of L'Atelier de la Danse, Paris (p. 87)
- Ireland's First Modern Dancer (p. 106)
- Chapter 4 The Evolution of Ireland's Contemporary Dance Landscape (p. 115)
- Founder, Dublin Contemporary Dance Theatre (p. 119)
- Founders, Dance Theatre of Ireland (p. 124)
- Founder, Daghdha Dance Company (p. 134)
- Founder, Irish Modern Dance Theatre (p. 138)
- Founder, CoisCeim Dance Theatre (p. 145)
- Co-Founder, Rex Levitates Dance Company (p. 153)
- Founder, Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre (p. 158)
- Director, International Dance Festival Ireland (p. 164)
- Chapter 5 Physical Theatre (p. 173)
- Writer (p. 176)
- Actor (p. 181)
- Theatre Director (p. 186)
- Theatre Director (p. 189)
- Playwright and Actress (p. 195)
- Co-Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Barabbas (p. 197)
- Theatre Director, Specialist in Samuel Beckett's Plays (p. 200)
- Chapter 6 Ballet/Contemporary Crossover (p. 205)
- Founder, Irish National Ballet (p. 208)
- Founder and Artistic Director, The College of Dance, Dublin (p. 209)
- Former Irish Times Dance Critic (p. 223)
- Chapter 7 Developments Out of Riverdance and Siamsa Tire (p. 225)
- Director, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, Limerick (p. 228)
- Dancer and Choreographer (p. 232)
- Dancer (p. 238)
- Dancer and Choregrapher (p. 243)
- Siamsa Tire (p. 247)
- Chapter 8 Wild Geese (p. 255)
- Choreographer (p. 258)
- Dancer (p. 263)
- Appendix Performed Works (p. 269)
- Index (p. 287)