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Ballet Ireland’s General Manager Martin Lindinger on athleticism, outdated myths, and what ballet still gets wrong.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 | 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 ballet2021 | May 11, 2022 | Ballet Insights
So many young dancers are delighted to resume their summer ballet training this year following on from the last two years. This year our Summer Intensive will take place in July in DanceHouse. For some, this may be their first summer training programme. We had a chat...
by ballet2021 | Jan 18, 2021 | Ballet Insights, Newsletter
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by ballet2021 | Jan 5, 2021 | Ballet Insights
‘Resilience is a huge part of ballet – you have to have the character and the drive’ Niamh O’Flannagain is a ballet dancer, currently in Ballet Ireland’s ‘Swan Lake’. She has been doing ballet since she was five, and...
