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Joan Denise Moriarty Centenary Events

University of Limerick:
Celebrating the Centenary of Joan Denise Moriarty
Monday, 19th November 2012
Seminar: The Contribution of Joan Denise Moriarty to Ballet in Ireland
Tower Theatre at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, 4.00 p.m.
Chair: Dr Catherine Foley
Speakers: Séamus de Barra and Patricia Crosbie
Title: Composing for the Dance - Joan Denise Moriarty and Contemporary Irish Ballet Music
Title: Joan Denise Moriarty - A Personal Reflection

Launch of the book, Joan Denise Moriarty: Ireland’s First Lady of Dance
Ed. Ruth Fleischmann, Cork City Libraries 2012, by Dr Catherine Foley
Launch of the Exhibition, Music for the Ballet, by Séamus de Barra
Venue: The Foyer, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick, 5 pm

 

Kerry School of Music Dance Department Show in Memory of Moriarty	Siamsa Tíre Theatre Tralee, Co Kerry	April 21 12,30, 5p.m. April 22 2,30p.m.
CSN Dance presents its ‘Graduation Show’ directed by Alan Foley	Firkin Crane	May 23, 24 2012
Cork School of Dance presents ‘The Magic of Dance’ at the Cork Opera House in honour of Joan Denise Moriarty	Cork Opera House	May 2012
‘Dance Offering 2012’ presented by students from the Alan Foley Academy of Dance	Cork Opera House	June 2012
Joan Denise Moriarty Centenary Summer School	Firkin Crane	23 – 27 July
A new production of The Sleeping Beauty – reproduced by Yury Demakov and Alan Foley	Cork Opera House	22 – 24 Nov @ 8p.m. (matinee on Saturday 24 @ 2.30p.m.) 2012
The Sleeping Beauty	Wexford Opera House	25 Nov @ 8p.m. 2012
Publication of the Joan Denise Moriarty Crawford Art Gallery Calendar	Crawford Art Gallery	Nov 2012
RTE Documentary	Currently in discussion with RTE about doing a documentary on Moriarty’s life and work.
Proposed bust/plaque of Moriarty to be unveiled at the Cork Opera House, Emmet Place	Emmet Place	(November 2012)
The Joan Denise Moriarty School of Dance presents its school show		To be confirmed
Retired RTE cameraman Godfrey Graham was ‘Privileged toKnow’ and work with some of the great Cork artists: Joan Denise Moriarty, Seán O’Faolain, Seamus Murphy, Seán Ó Riada and Aloys Fleischmann’.  A short film about Joan Denise Moriarty will be screened.	Crawford Art Gallery: Cork Literary & Scientific Society	Thursday 8 November @ 8.00p.m.
Seminar: The Contribution of Joan Denise Moriarty to Ballet in Ireland	Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick	Monday, 19 November 2012 at 4.00 p.m.
Exhibition: Music for the Ballet	Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, U.L.	Monday, 19 November 2012 for 1 week
Launch of the Fleischmann Moriarty  book	Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, U.L.	Monday, 19 November 2012 at 4.00 p.m.