Organisation: Ballet Ireland

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<p>I understand Ballet Ireland's motivation to cancel Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin, but I still find myself sitting in the grey over it, says Jennifer Horgan. Pictured are Ballet Ireland dance artists Dominic Harisson and Ryoko Yagyu recently. Photo; Conor Healy / Picture It Photography</p>

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Jennifer Horgan: I understand the motive but I'm not sure I agree with cultural boycotts

Art can be political but art is not politics. It is distinct. And in this case, when it is about nationality not content, when we cancel one Israeli choreographer for being Israeli, are we saying all Israelis are the same?

Terry Prone: Falling for a dancer — but Patricia Ward wasn’t even aware of Gene Kelly’s career

<p>Ballet Ireland’s ‘Nutcracker Sweeties’ — a local twist on a classic tale @balletireland</p>

fashion and beauty

Weekend Loves: From pot-grown Christmas trees to Nutcracker Sweeties ballet

general

The depths of love: Ballet Ireland founder talks 21 years in business and touring Swan Lake

general

Scene + Heard: What's going on around the country

news

100,000 theatre goers flocked to Cork’s Everyman last year

VIDEO: Cork City Ballet company seeking patrons to continue work

Cork City Ballet is to seek patronage from sponsors to sustain its work beyond the current production of Swan Lake, having received only €7,000 in grant money this year towards its efforts.

Thu, 19 Nov, 2015

Coppelia lands in ’50s US mid-west

IF THERE is one thing of which Anne Maher, director of Ballet Ireland, is certain, it is that her chosen genre cannot hope to survive in a time warp, preserved waxily under a glass dome somewhere around the 1880s.

Thu, 05 Nov, 2015

Ballet Ireland is channelling the past to reveal an exciting future

Ballet Ireland’s current tour combines classic and contemporary works writes, Jo Kerrigan

Mon, 13 Apr, 2015

Scene + Heard - 10/10/14

MUSIC NEWS:

Fri, 10 Oct, 2014

Playtime vital for parents too

Parents are taking a more active role in family life with 45% of Irish parents saying that they regularly turn down a drink with friends in order to play with the kids at home and 51% opting to take up a new hobby to spend more time together as a family.

Sun, 06 Jul, 2014

After admitting no interest in ballet, Neil Francis to review Swan Lake

Neil Francis is set to review a world-renowned performance of Swan Lake, days after saying he had no interest in ballet - much like the majority of gay people had no interest in sport.

Wed, 19 Feb, 2014

Carmen is still hot to trot

BALLET Ireland’s new production of Carmen, now touring Ireland, is a timeless, provocative tale of lust, beauty and destruction, played out against composer Georges Bizet’s passionate score.

Mon, 04 Nov, 2013

Scene and heard

MUSIC NEWS: We mentioned last week that Johnny Marr had his debut solo album on the way for next year.

Fri, 16 Nov, 2012

High-flying ballet prodigy has feet on ground

Ambitious and pragmatic, 15-year-old Aidan Walsh is a budding Billy Elliot, says Arlene Harris

Thu, 24 May, 2012

Ballet companies team up to boost classic dance

A new lease of life was today injected in to Irish ballet.

Wed, 09 Apr, 2008