Cork City Ballet
Based in The Firkin Crane since the day the building re-opened in 1992, Cork City Ballet engages artistes from international companies, as well as Ireland’s finest classical and contemporary dancers, to perform for audiences all over Ireland.The blend of classical and contemporary dance in the programme is in keeping with the intention of making dance as accessible as possible to the general public. For the company, being able to attract a new and younger audience to ballet than ever before, is a major factor.
Cork City Ballet promotes dance as a vibrant and enjoyable artform.
Artistic Director Alan Foley directs the VEC Diploma in Dance course for Coláiste Stíofáin Naofa at The Firkin Crane. This interaction places him in the valuable position of being able to provide enviable educational opportunities to the students in stagecraft and dance.
Eminent Irish dancer and former ballerina with the Irish National Ballet, Patricia Crosbie, is now re-investing her expertise in Irish dance through her direct involvement with Cork City Ballet as ballet mistress and choreographer, and through her teaching of the full-time students in the Diploma and Dance course.
Alan Foley’s “Salut d’Amour” showed a talent for lyrical romance choreography.
Donnachadh Mc Carthy, Dance Europe Magazine
From its home in the Firkin Crane, Cork City Ballet is gradually and successfully re-establishing classical ballet as an important contribution to the cultural life of the city.
Mary Clarke, Dancing Times Magazine
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