Cork City Ballet
Irish ballet company, founded 1992
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Cork City Ballet is an Irish ballet company founded in 1992 by Alan Foley, a student of Joan Denise Moriarty.[2] It is one of two professional ballet companies in Ireland. Cork City Ballet performs annually at Cork Opera House, staging (for example) a production of Giselle in 2011.[3] It has also toured venues such as Wexford Opera House[4] and The Helix in Dublin.[5] Cork City Ballet has worked with a number of guest artists and companies such as Royal Swedish Ballet[6] and Kirov Ballet.[4] In 2012, Cork City Ballet commemorated the centenary of the birth of Joan Denise Moriarty, the founder of Irish Theatre Ballet, Ireland's first professional ballet company.[7]
| Industry | Performing arts |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| Founder | Alan Foley |
| Headquarters | Firkin Crane, Cork, Ireland |
Key people | Alan Foley (Artistic Director), Patricia Crosbie (Ballet Mistress) Colette McNamee (Chairperson)[1] |
| Revenue | 127,088 euro (2018)  |
| Total assets | 22,853 euro (2021) |
Number of employees | 0 (2021, 2022) |
| Website | www |
Notable productions
- 2006 - La Bayadere (Irish tour)[citation needed]
- 2010 - Swan Lake (For centenary of Aloys Fleischmann)
- 2011 - Giselle (Prelude to the Joan Denise Moriarty centenary celebrations)
- 2011 - Playboy of the Western World (Revival)
- 2012 - The Sleeping Beauty (For the centenary celebrations of Joan Denise Moriarty)[citation needed]