by Alyssa diPierro | Sep 14, 2026 | Ballet Insights, Backstage
Ballet Ireland’s General Manager Martin Lindinger on athleticism, outdated myths, and what ballet still gets wrong. Photo of Lindinger in Visions Fugitives, choreographed by Hans van Manen, photo by Anthony Crickmay. There are no second takes during a ballet. No...
by Alyssa diPierro | Aug 20, 2026 | Backstage
MEET THE COMPANY: NICOLA KILMURRY Ballet Ireland’s company dancer Nicola Kilmurry on the step she used to dread, training the basics, and what to watch if you’ve never attended a ballet before. When Nicola Kilmurry joined Ballet Ireland three years ago, the one step...
by Alyssa diPierro | Jul 31, 2026 | Ballet Insights, Summer Intensive
Ballet Ireland in Conversation with Anne Maher (Artistic Director) This fortnight, the studios at DanceHouse are full. Students from across Ireland and beyond have given up an entire week or two of their summer to take ballet class, learn repertoire, and be corrected,...
by Alyssa diPierro | Jul 16, 2026 | Summer Intensive
In a few short weeks, DanceHouse on Foley Street in Dublin will fill with the sound of pointe shoes on marley, music echoing between studios, and the heightened hush of a room full of young dancers concentrating. Ballet Ireland’s Summer Intensive returns this month on...
