Other Services

Advocacy

Dance Ireland is committed to lobbying on behalf of its members and their issues of concern. We liaise with the Arts Council, Government, local authorities and other institutions on issues of importance to the dance community.

From the mid 1990s, APDI (Association of Professional Dancers in Ireland Ltd, now known as Dance Ireland) began lobbying for a dance centre. APDI was instrumental in leading the campaign for the creation of a dedicated centre for dance in Dublin, following the allocation in 1997 of an award of £1,000,000 (€1,127,000) to the idea by the Arts Council. This initial award is the single largest capital award made by the Arts Council, and led to the eventual construction of DanceHouse, as part of the Liberty Corner complex, a joint venture between the Arts Council, Dublin City Council, McCabe Builders and the APDI. Dance Ireland opened DanceHouse in December 2006, having successfully tendered for the management of the venue from Dublin City Council.

Other notable successful campaigns, arising from our advocacy work includes the establishment of an international dance festival in Dublin. In 1997 APDI commissioned a feasibility study for an annual dance festival, and consistently promoted the idea. The first International Dance Festival Ireland was inaugurated on a bi-annual basis in 2000, and from 2008 became the annual Dublin Dance Festival.

Dance Ireland is an active supporter of the National Campaign for the Arts (NCFA) and held a successful dance event outside Government Buildings in September 2010, highlighting the importance of maintaining State support for the arts.

ARTISTS’ RESOURCE ROOM

Dance Ireland’s Archive Collection & Library is housed in the Artists’ Resource Room at DanceHouse. Our growing library contains a unique selection of dance and general arts books, dvds, journals and magazines. A full catalogue of the collection can be accessed on the ibook available on request from reception.

The facility can be used for the purpose of research, study and meetings. The room can comfortably accommodate up to 16 people for meetings.

Access to the facility is open all Dance Ireland members and those hiring studios at DanceHouse. It is also available to hire to non-members for a fee of €25 per hour. For longer periods, a competitive deal can be negotiated.

Facilities include a photocopier, work stations with ibooks, free internet access and printing facilities, a television, video and DVD player. The resource room also has three study desks for reading and study purposes.

Use of this room is subject to availability and must be booked in advance. Please contact reception@danceireland.ie or 01 8558800.

INTERNET FACILITIES

Free Wifi is available throughout DanceHouse. Access to computers (ibooks and laptop PC) is available on request from reception. These facilities are available to members to use at any time and also to those hiring studios at DanceHouse.

Equipment Hire

There are a number of pieces of equipment available for hire to all members at nominal rates. These include:

  • Dance Floors
  • Ballet Barres
  • Digital Camcorders
  • Projectors
  • Digital Camera
  • Televisions
  • DVD players
  • Electric piano
  • i-Pod Hi-Fi system
  • Projector Screens
  • Portable TV Trolleys

For more information please contact reception@danceireland.ie or
01 8558800.