Des O’Driscoll shares the latest news from the world of entertainment.

James Berkery learned his craft in Cork, and is now making waves in London, writes Esther McCarthy

Saturday’s farewell performance of The Dying Swan will see the curtain fall on Monica Loughman’s career as a dancer, writes Jo Kerrigan. 

It’s 25 years since Alan Foley created Cork City Ballet. Today it’s firmly established in the city’s cultural landscape, writes Ciara McDonnell.

Gibert O’Sullivan, Tommy Tiernan, and a wealth of opera, musicals, and theatre are just some of the highlights at Cork Opera House this year.

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Alan Foley is the artistic director of Cork City Ballet, and also runs the Alan Foley Academy of Dance. He is directing the forthcoming production of Giselle at Cork Opera House, from November 10-12.

KEEN students attend ballet school; trained artistes perform with ballet companies across the world. But where is the stepping stone in between, that would give the experience necessary for moving on from one to the other? 

Bringing children to top-class ballet fosters an appreciation that endures into adulthood, writes Colette Keane

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.

Swan Lake testifies as one of the gold-standard markers of ballet history.

Chart-topping DJs, country legends and comedians are set to take centre stage at Cork Opera House over the coming months, with a sprinkle of Christmas panto magic thrown in for good measure.

‘We’ve waited many, many years for this’

Ballet dancers have to be stronger than GAA players yet exude the physical perfection of a model says Ailin Quinlan who went along to Cork City Ballet’s rehearsals of ‘The Nutcracker’

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ALL Alan Foley ever wanted to do was to dance. 

International ballet star Erina Takahashi is in Cork for The Nutcracker, writes Jo Kerrigan

Every winter, for the past 21 years, Cork City Ballet has held a gala performance so audiences can see guest stars of international fame and higher quality.

Dance is a strange thing. Dancers are all perfectionists. We try to be better than we are.

Cork City Ballet’s artistic director, Alan Foley, recently announced a long-cherished ambition: a full-time dance college opening in Sept 2014.

Cork City Ballet: 21st Anniversary Gala, Cork Opera House

Lucia Lacarra tells Jo Kerrigan how she was inspired to be a ballerina by a little wind-up jewellery box.

MUSIC NEWS: It’s been far too long since we’ve seen a new video from the Rubberbandits, and we’re glad to confirm that new track ‘Hey Mister’ reinforces the Limerick duo’s reputation as the sharpest social commentators in Irish music.

Cork City Ballet has come a long way since its foundation, as evidenced by the fact that international stars are willing to accept invitations to perform here.

Monica Loughman trained as a ballerina in Russia and is directing love story, La Sylphide, at the Cork Opera House.

WHEN Cork City Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty opens at Cork Opera House on Thursday, it’s probably safe to say the majority of the audience will be women.

My introduction to dancing was following my sister to a class. She fled and I stayed.

The Sleeping Beauty was always Joan Denise Moriarty’s favourite show. As Cork City Ballet prepare to produce it in November, Jo Kerrigan talks to Alan Foley about its particular magic

Despite losing Arts Council funding, Cork City Ballet’s Alan Foley is refusing to give up on his dream, says Jo Kerrigan

Joan Denise Moriarty:Ireland’s First Lady of Dance

THIS week, Cork City Ballet stages classic love tragedy, Giselle. Directed by Alan Foley, the production will be reproduced for the company by Yuri Demakov of the Bolshoi.

CORK Opera House’s autumn-winter programme is set to showcase over 50 performances.

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