Alan Foley’s winter production has become a Cork tradition, so much so its annual run has been dubbed ‘Ballet Week’.

Sleeping Beauty at Cork Opera House: 4/5

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’

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