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Ballet Ireland Annual Report 2018 A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 8 DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT 2018 was a very busy year for Ballet Ireland. Under our new Chair Gerardine Connolly SC, we have seen the board grow further with the welcome addition of Geraldine O'Loane. Geraldine is the founder of an award winning recruitment agency in Dublin. She is a graduate of Queens University Belfast and we warmly welcome her to the organisation. The Board also launched our first ever Fundraising Luncheon at the Merrion Hotel which was a huge success. Fundraising now forms a very important element in developing other income streams for the company. We were thrilled to be invited to take our production of Giselle to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2018. Created for the company in 2017 by Ludovic Ondiviela, the invitation was a very exciting first for the company. The production received great reviews and the entire run sold out. We followed this with two periods of Research and Development. The first with Marguerite Donlon, internationally acclaimed Irish choreographer. This culminated in a sharing of the work for Culture Night when we had close to 100 people join us for the evening. The second R&D period was with Emma Martin. Emma has choreographed for a broad range of companies following her retirement as a ballet dancer. These include the Abbey Theatre, The Gate Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. This was our second year working with Emma to develop a work in the future for BI. We finished the year with a sold-out run of our ever popular production of The Nutcracker which toured nationwide. Our educational activities are an extremely important part of the company's activities. Under the watchful eye of Education Officer, Stephen Brennan, we continue to grow our schools programme, our Summer Workshop programme and other individual master classes and workshops. In common with many businesses today, one of our challenges is the retention of staff. As a modestly funded arts organisation, our difficulty is we are unable to offer full-time contracts and therefore retaining a core ensemble of dancers can be very challenging. This is a particular problem where embodiment of knowledge, repertoire and style is our wealth. However, in 2018 we were able to offer dancers continued work from July right through until the year end and indeed into the Spring of 2019. We hope to be able to build on this into the future as we seek to extend the length of dancer contracts. Ballet is an expensive business but the Board of Ballet Ireland continues to encourage and support our development and investment in new work. I thank them for their unfailing support. Most particularly my thanks go to Chair Gerardine Connolly for her incredible drive and passion and commitment to the cause of Ballet Ireland. I am delighted to be able to report that in 2018 our financial position is sustainable, our risks are contained and our operations are fit for purpose. We maintain strong partnerships, encourage creativity and innovation and we are excited to embark on another year of artistic growth and organisational improvement. ANNE MAHER BALLET IRELAND, DIRECTOR B A L L E T I R E L A N D | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 8 P A G E 1 2 0 1 8 T H E Y E A R I N R E V I E W In 2018, Ballet Ireland was delighted to be celebrating 20 years. The company continued to tour its productions to large-scale theatres in Dublin and regional theatres throughout Ireland, North and South. Giving our audiences across the country the opportunity to access, enjoy and be inspired by professional ballet. Ballet Ireland is a champion of cultivating future talent and during the school year, the company’s Education Officer worked with Primary Schools throughout Dublin, enhancing the current school curriculum and enabling pupils to experience new opportunities in order to widen their artistic exposure. Last summer, the company had its first ever appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where we completely sold-out our run of 15 performances of our acclaimed production Giselle. Our thanks to Culture Ireland for making the trip possible and we look forward to returning to Edinburgh in the future. B A L L E T I R E L A N D | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 8 P A G E 2 FUNDRAISING LUNCHEON Summary On Friday 27th April 2018, we held our first ever Fundraising Luncheon at the Merrion, Dublin. This philanthropic occasion was launched to raise vital funds for Ballet Ireland, and also offered guests an opportunity to celebrate the Company on the occasion of our twentieth anniversary, its extraordinary dancers, and all the generous patrons who support the Ballet. We were delighted with the response, especially with all tickets being sold out within the first five days of release. Our guest of honour, Professor Marie Cassidy, gave a rousing and witty speech which held the room in delight. A magnificent raffle was held with prizes which included, among others, a Paul Sheeran diamond pendant, a Perry Ogden limited print and Paula Rowan leather gloves for each table. All proceeds went towards main stage performances, community outreach and education programmes. B A L L E T I R E L A N D | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 8 P A G E 3 N U M B E R S : We managed to raise €15,524 P R E S S : ““Professor Cassidy was the ideal speaker, according to the organisation’s chair, Gerardine Connolly SC, who introduced the pathologist as a “true Hitchcock heroine” with an image that is “cool, striking and detached” The Irish Times B A L L E T I R E L A N D | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 8 P A G E 4 EDINBURGH FESTIVAL 2018 GISELLE Summary In August 2018, we were invited to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at Dance Base. This was the first time a full-length ballet had ever been performed at the Edinburgh Fringe. Over a thousand people saw the production during the 15 date run. Ludovic Ondiviela's re-interpretation of this classic ballet captured the hearts and minds of the Festival audience. TOUR DATES: Dance Base, Edinburgh: Friday 3rd - Sunday 19th August CREATIVE TEAM: Choreography: Ludovic Ondiviela Design: Maree Kearns Lighting: Eoin Lennon based on an original design by Paul Keogan Music: Adolphe Adam Additional composition and sound design: Tom Lane and Rob Moloney B A L L E T I R E L A N D | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 8 P A G E 5 AUDIENCE NUMBERS: The Edinburgh Festival tour was seen by 1,080 audience members. R E V I E W S : **** 4 stars: “Full-blooded re-imagining staged with zeal.” Anna Winter, The Stage **** 4 stars: “...there are some really stand out moments that will be enjoyed by audiences, I am sure, for a long time.” Imogen Rowe, EdinburghGuide.com B A L L E T I R E L A N D | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 8 P A G E 6 CULTURE NIGHT 2018 Summary On Friday 21st September, Ballet Ireland partnered with Dance Ireland for Culture Night 2018. This was a free event where members of the public were invited into the rehearsal studio to see our dancers rehearse a section of choreography by world-renowned Irish choreographer, Marguerite Donlon. Known for her humour and profound creativity, her work thrills an unusually broad audience. With stylistic innovation, Irish wit and the combination of different art forms, she has pushed artistic limits to secure a place in the international dance scene. This was a great opportunity to see the company up-close and personal ahead of our Nutcracker season. B A L L E T I R E L A N D | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 8 P A G E 7 NEW MOVEMENTS: EMMA MARTIN Summary Following an inspiring and fruitful initial movement research period with members of Ballet Ireland in Spring 2017, Emma Martin returned to work with the company for 2 weeks in Sept/Oct 2018 developing choreography to baroque composer Jean Philippe Rameau. Rameau's music is known for it's complexity, and strains of folk-dance inspired harmonies. Emma worked with the dancers on a series of movement vignettes, inspired by the narrative themes from the various opera-ballets for which they were written. This culminated in a public showing on Friday 5th October, 2018. B A L L E T I R E L A N D | A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 8 P A G E 8 EDUCATION PROGRAMMES Primary Schools Summary We continued to develop and promote our schools programme throughout 2018. Our strategy has evolved in close collaboration with schools in the Dublin area. Our series of workshops, whereby children join us in class and rehearsal, has proved an extremely successful route through which to expose young people to dance. In addition to the classes in their schools, children took part in workshops at DanceHouse before meeting the company and observing rehearsals.
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