Ballet with Róisín Whelan
- Date:
- Mon 3 Mar 2025 - Fri 7 Mar 2025
- Time:
- 10:00 - 11:30
- Please Note:
- Strictly no shoes in the studios.
- Venue:
- Dance House
- Admission:
- €7 DI Students / €9 DI Members / €12 Non-members / Member 10 Class Card €70
- Level:
- Professional / Advanced
- Teacher:
- Róisín Whelan
We will be moving through a dynamic and energetic ballet class that will focus on using the body fully and breaking away from the structure of some of the more traditional elements of the classical form. We will move through a barre into centre phrases which will focus on musicality, release and virtuosity. We will finish the class at a high intensity, focusing on elevation and performance through jumping phrases. The class will be fast-paced and full of physicality, it is aimed at professional dancers from both classical and contemporary styles, advanced students are also welcome to join
Artists Bio
Róisín Whelan is a choreographer, facilitator and performer who creates highly physical and technically demanding work with strong narratives that are accessible to all. Her recent choreographic work includes ‘The Glasshouse’, commissioned by Ballet Ireland; ‘The Parting Glass’ commissioned by The University of Malta, ‘The Tipsy Flamingo’ commissioned by Valencia Dancing Forward, ‘The Galaxy of Occupations’ commissioned by Tipperary Dance and a Dublin City Council Creative Hubs, and Man Down funded by The Arts Council Project Award 2022 & Touring Award 2023. Róisín holds a Bachelor of Performing Arts and Master of Performance (Distinction) from the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Before setting up her own company, she performed extensively with Black Box Dance Company (Denmark), Matthew Bourne’s award- winning New Adventures (UK), and Bregenz Festspeile (Austria). Róisín is the recipient of the inaugural Propel Award, a three-year-long artist development and mentorship program funded by the Strollers Network, Ireland’s largest consortium of Arts Centres.
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