Irish moves : an illustrated history of dance and physical theatre in Ireland /
Deirdre Mulrooney.
- xiv, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The Origins of Dance in Ireland - Did We Dance? -- Department of Folklore, UCD -- Ethnochoreologist and Irish Dancer -- Lecturer in Communications, DCU -- Traditional Singer and Broadcaster -- The Neglected Chapter: Salvaging the Abbey School of Ballet -- Dancer and Founder of the Royal Ballet and Sadler's Wells -- Yeats Scholar -- Abbey School of Ballet Expert -- Abbey School of Ballet Pupil -- Abbey School of Ballet Dancer -- The Lost Chapter: Modern Dance in 1940s Dublin -- Modern Dancer, Founder of L'Atelier de la Danse, Paris -- Ireland's First Modern Dancer -- The Evolution of Ireland's Contemporary Dance Landscape -- Founder, Dublin Contemporary Dance Theatre -- Founders, Dance Theatre of Ireland -- Founder, Daghdha Dance Company -- Founder, Irish Modern Dance Theatre -- Founder, CoisCeim Dance Theatre -- Co-Founder, Rex Levitates Dance Company -- Founder, Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre -- Director, International Dance Festival Ireland -- Physical Theatre -- Writer -- Actor -- Theatre Director -- Theatre Director -- Playwright and Actress -- Co-Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Barabbas -- Theatre Director, Specialist in Samuel Beckett's Plays -- Ballet/Contemporary Crossover -- Founder, Irish National Ballet -- Founder and Artistic Director, The College of Dance, Dublin -- Former Irish Times Dance Critic -- Developments Out of Riverdance and Siamsa Tire -- Director, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, Limerick -- Dancer and Choreographer -- Dancer -- Dancer and Choregrapher -- Siamsa Tire -- Wild Geese -- Choreographer -- Dancer -- Performed Works -- Index. Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Chapter 4. Chapter 5. Chapter 6. Chapter 7. Chapter 8. Appendix.