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Joan Wilson (as the city girl) with Ben Stevenson in a later production of Careless Love, circa 1962 (Photo courtesy of Joan Wilson)

The Lyric Feature: The untold tale of the National Ballet Company

It seems extraordinary that Dublin's National Ballet School & Company has been forgotten.

Something For The Weekend: Monica Loughman's cultural picks

Ballerina Monica Loughman is the special guest at the RTÉ Concert Orchestra's night of Classic Ballet Music on Thursday 30th November at the NCH, presented by Liz Nolan of RTÉ lyric fm.

Something For The Weekend • 22 Nov 23

Win tickets to see Swan Lake at the BGET

For the first time in its 100-year history, the Estonian National Ballet comes to Bord Gáis Energy Theatre this January...

Competitions • 25 Nov 22

Golden Opportunities: Tea, ballet and Cork Cultural Connections

Golden Opportunities • 26 Jul 21

Natalia Kleymyonova and Daniil Orlov in Swan Lake

Win tickets to see Moscow City Ballet's Swan Lake at the BGET

Moscow City Ballet are bringing their Tchaikovsky Trilogy to Dublin's Bord Gais Energy Theatre - and we've got tickets to give away to the opening night of their legendary production of Swan Lake!

Ballet • 05 Feb 20

Watch: Akram Khan's Giselle - behind the music

The English National Ballet will open this year's Dublin Dance Festival with their production of Giselle, the first full-length ballet choreographed and directed by celebrated dancer Akram Khan.

Dance • 17 Apr 18

Tamara Rojo in Akram Khan's Giselle. Pic: Laurent Liotardo

Watch: Akram Khan's Giselle - inside the creative process

In the first in a series of behind-the-scenes glimpses at Akram Khan's Giselle, we follow the journey from conception of this re-imagined version of the classical ballet through to its world premiere in Manchester.

Dance • 02 May 18

Competition - win a VIP trip to see the English National Ballet

The English National Ballet will open this year's Dublin Dance Festival with their celebrated production of Giselle, the first full-length ballet choreographed and directed by celebrated dancer Akram Khan - and we've got a splendid VIP prize to give away!

Competitions • 18 Apr 18

Giselle uncovered - confessions of an Irish ballet dancer

Acclaimed young ballet dancer Cian Hughes is currently starring in the Ballet Ireland production of Giselle, touring nationwide until the end of May. Here, Cian writes for Culture about the dancer's life.

Ballet • 09 May 17

Kesi Olley- Dorey stars in the Ballet Ireland production of The Nutcracker.

Win tickets to The Nutcracker at The Gaiety

Ballet Ireland presents The Nutcracker, one of the world’s most beloved ballets, at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre from Wednesday 16th - Sat 19th November, as part of a nationwide tour that runs through December - and we're giving you a chance to win tickets.

Culture • 10 Nov 16

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