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"Modern themes and references and music are all used with total confidence.... and further distinguished by excellent costuming, confirms Alan Foley as a significant force in dance in Ireland today"
Irish Times
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(Kirov Ballerina) "Veronika Ivanova executed her part with typical Vaganova legs of steel and burnished fifths"
Dance Europe
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"Alan Foley's Salut d'Amour showed a talent for lyrical romantic choreography"
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"Cork City Ballet is gradually and successfully re-establishing classical ballet as an important contribution to the cultural life of the city..."
Dancing Times
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"…Each performance is packed with vitality and passion…"
Irish Examiner
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"Patricia Crosbie's short balletic poem Eva, to music by Van Morrison, gave a tantalising hint of what Ireland could contribute to ballet if it managed to harvest its immense musical talent"
Dance Europe
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"Monica Loughman and Alan Foley as the doomed lovers in Swan Lake, created a world of mystery and romance which captivated the imagination of the audience completely"
Irish Examiner
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"Alan Foley gave a dynamic performance showing both technical accuracy and confidence as well as a fine style of aerial impulsion"
Irish Times
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"Monica Loughman positively sparkled in the Odalisque pas de trois from Le Corsaire"
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"Corkonians gave a well-deserved standing ovation to Cork City Ballet in the Opera House"
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"Highly professional dancers, costumed to the peak of personal performance values, give their technical best"
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"The house was almost silenced by the brilliance of Nikita Shcheglov who orbits the stage in a display of leaping galactic spirals"
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"Giselle was a company triumph"
Dance Europe
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"…The Black Swan Pas de Deux brought the house down…"
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"A breathtaking and memorable Giselle, and one of the best you are likely to see"
Irish Examiner
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"Bodyguard, with jazz ballet choreography by former Irish National Ballet ballerina Patricia Crosbie... was a great crowd pleaser"
Dance Europe
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"Choreographer Jane Kellaghan deserves special applause for her excellent stage craft"
Irish Examiner
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"…Cork City Ballet offers a cocktail in which skill is blended with excitement…"
Irish Times
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"Cork City Ballet... frothing with charm and professionalism"
Irish Times
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"Expertise is a good partner, but no substitute for sophistication.... Foley's vision, approach and style are utterly sophisticated"
Irish Times
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"Koulagina is such a pro that she could zap fouettes off on a sloping football pitch"
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[H1] Reviews
“Monica Loughman and Alan Foley as the doomed lovers in Swan Lake, created a world of mystery and romance which captivated the imagination of the audience completely”
Irish Examiner
“Corkonians gave a well-deserved standing ovation to Cork City Ballet in the Opera House”
Irish Times
“Alan Foley’s Salut d’Amour showed a talent for lyrical romantic choreography”
Dance Europe
(Kirov Ballerina) “Veronika Ivanova executed her part with typical Vaganova legs of steel and burnished fifths”
Dance Europe
“Highly professional dancers, costumed to the peak of personal performance values, give their technical best”
Irish Times
“Monica Loughman positively sparkled in the Odalisque pas de trois from Le Corsaire”
Irish Times
“Koulagina is such a pro that she could zap fouettes off on a sloping football pitch”
Dance Europe
“Patricia Crosbie’s short balletic poem Eva, to music by Van Morrison, gave a tantalising hint of what Ireland could contribute to ballet if it managed to harvest its immense musical talent”
Dance Europe
“The house was almost silenced by the brilliance of Nikita Shcheglov who orbits the stage in a display of leaping galactic spirals”
Irish Times
“Cork City Ballet… frothing with charm and professionalism”
Irish Times
“Modern themes and references and music are all used with total confidence…. and further distinguished by excellent costuming, confirms Alan Foley as a significant force in dance in Ireland today”
Irish Times
“Choreographer Jane Kellaghan deserves special applause for her excellent stage craft”
Irish Examiner
“Alan Foley gave a dynamic performance showing both technical accuracy and confidence as well as a fine style of aerial impulsion”
Irish Times
“Cork City Ballet is gradually and successfully re-establishing classical ballet as an important contribution to the cultural life of the city…”
Dancing Times
“…The Black Swan Pas de Deux brought the house down…”
Dance Europe
“…Each performance is packed with vitality and passion…”
Irish Examiner
“…Cork City Ballet offers a cocktail in which skill is blended with excitement…”
Irish Times
“Giselle was a company triumph”
Dance Europe
“Bodyguard, with jazz ballet choreography by former Irish National Ballet ballerina Patricia Crosbie… was a great crowd pleaser”
Dance Europe
“A breathtaking and memorable Giselle, and one of the best you are likely to see”
Irish Examiner
“Expertise is a good partner, but no substitute for sophistication…. Foley’s vision, approach and style are utterly sophisticated”
Irish Times

[H1] Why Support Us?
[H2] Ways to give
Our members are generous supporters of dance and truly help make everything at Cork City Ballet possible.
Thank you for considering a donation to the Company.
Donations Online
Making a gift online is quick and easy.
Go straight to the DONATE ONLINE page and make a donation of your choice.
Donations via Mail
If you’d like to mail us a donation, please note that cheques can be made payable to Cork Ballet and sent to:
Cork City Ballet,
Firkin Crane Theatre,
John Redmond Street,
Shandon.
Cork, Ireland.
Donations via Phone
Please contact:
Colette McNamee,
Press Officer, Cork City Ballet Company
Tel: +353-87-2437095
Email: col.mcnamee@gmail.com
Mondays-Fridays from 10 AM – 6 PM.
[H3] click here to donate to us online

[H1]
Guest Artistes
Lucia Lacarra – Bayerisches Staatsballett (read more)
Marlon Dino – Bayerisches Staatsballett
Erina Takahashi – English National Ballet
Yosvani Ramos – Cincinnati Ballet
Sofia Gumerova – Mariinsky Ballet
Jan Erik Wikstrom – Royal Swedish Ballet
Veronika Ivanova – Mariinsky Ballet
Yury Demakov – Bolshoi Ballet
Nikita Shcheglov – Mariinsky Ballet
Laura Hussey – English National Ballet
Martha Chapman – Anglo American Ballet
Chika Temma – Ballet Russe
Zhanat Atymtayev – English National Ballet
Monica Loughman – Monica Loughman Elite Ballet
Elena Koulagina – Perm State Ballet
Radic Miniochmetov – Perm State Ballet
Arionel Vargas – English National Ballet
Alexander Volkov – Perm State Ballet
Marie Lindqvist – Royal Swedish Ballet
Dragos Mihalcea – Dutch National Ballet
Breandan de Gallai – Principal Dancer – Riverdance
Viktor Pivovarov – Ballet Russe
Todd Fox – American Principal Dancer
Eun Sun Jun – Royal Swedish Ballet
Alexey Nasadovitch – Yekaterinberg State Ballet
Ekaterina Bortyakova – Moscow State Ballet
Akzhol Mussakhanov – Moscow State Ballet
Robert Gabdullin – Polish National Ballet
Emil Faski – Mariinsky Ballet
Elena Glurdijdze – English National Ballet
Monica Fotescu Uta – Dortmund Ballet
Sergio Torrado – San Francisco Ballet
Katerina Petrova – Sofia National Ballet
Tsetso Ivanov – Sofia National Ballet
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[H3] Latest News
19 . 09 . 2025
[H4] Swan Lake 2025
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03 . 04 . 2022
[H4] Nutcracker 2022 at Cork Opera House in November.
Cork City Ballet’s full-length Nutcracker Cork City Ballet, in association with the Cork...
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23 . 09 . 2021
[H4] Beginners Ballet in Firkin Crane with Kevin Hayes
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[H1] The Company
Cork City Ballet embraces a policy of engaging dancers from international companies as well as Ireland’s finest classical and contemporary dancers, to perform to audiences all over Ireland.
CCB promotes and encourages the ethos that ballet is for everyone. This is achieved by its diversity of programming, which includes not just the well-loved classics, but also modern and contemporary choreography including works specially created for the company by the Artistic Director of the Company – Alan Foley; former ballerina with Irish National Ballet: Patricia Crosbie; and Bolshoi trained principal dancer Yuri Demakov among others.
This blend of classical and contemporary dance in the one programme is in keeping with our intention of making dance as accessible as possible to the general public, and is a major factor in the company being able to attract a new and younger audience to ballet than ever before.
Cork City Ballet aspires to promoting dance as a vibrant and enjoyable art form.
Artistic staff of Cork City Ballet regularly visit theatres in London, Stockholm, St. Petersburg and New York to engage in discussion with policy makers and to strengthen our established international network of contacts.
Cork City Ballet’s Aims and Objectives
To present quality ballet to the highest possible standards.
To offer a wide range of repertory that includes new and lesser-known works as well as the established classics.
To promote and provide performance opportunities for Irish dancers, choreographers, teachers and practitioners.
To extend the public’s understanding and enjoyment of dance.
To build on our existing international relationships, thus creating valuable exchange opportunities and absorbing international culture of dance into Irish ballet

[H1]
Upcoming Performances
On sale now at Cork Opera House.
[H2]
The Sleeping Beauty Nov 2024
11 . 07 . 2024
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[H2]
The Nutcracker – November 2022
Cork City Ballet’s full-length Nutcracker Cork City Ballet, in association with the Cork Opera House and Benchmark International, presents The Nutcracker...
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[H2]
Swan Lake
11 . 07 . 2019 If you’ve never seen “Swan Lake”, now’s the time!  Cork City Ballet is back, and the company’s full length production of...
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[H2]
The Nutcracker
11 . 08 . 2018 Cork City Ballet, in association with the Cork Opera House, presents The Nutcracker directed by Alan Foley,  which will run at...
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[H2]
The Sleeping Beauty
11 . 09 . 2017 Cork City Ballet’s  25th Anniversary production of The Sleeping Beauty Cork City Ballet presents Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece – The Sleeping Beauty at...
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[H2]
Giselle
11 . 10 . 2016 For its Winter Season at the Cork Opera House, Cork City Ballet presents the full-length ballet Giselle – the poignant and...
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[H3] Latest News
19 . 09 . 2025
[H4] Swan Lake 2025
Read More
03 . 04 . 2022
[H4] Nutcracker 2022 at Cork Opera House in November.
Cork City Ballet’s full-length Nutcracker Cork City Ballet, in association with the Cork...
Read More
23 . 09 . 2021
[H4] Beginners Ballet in Firkin Crane with Kevin Hayes
Read More