National Dance Archive of Ireland (NDAI)

On with the show!

A closer look into Belfast-born Patricia Mulholland’s Irish dancing school

Rosemarie Cockayne (1943–2015), ballet dancer and artist

Introduction to the National Dance Archive of Ireland (NDAI) at UL

‘Unique and Distinctive’ is the new blog from UL Special Collections and Archives

Madonna and Child by Rosemarie Cockayne, 1998

Flyer for a performance of ‘Vanity Fair’, London, 1962

Set design by Rosemarie Cockayne for The Nutcracker, 1982

Colourful Christmas tree, painted by ballet dancer Rosemarie Cockayne

Programme for 1960s production of ‘Cinderella’, from the National Dance Archive of Ireland

Children’s costumes for the Nutcracker, painted by ballet dancer Rosemarie Cockayne

1950s patterns for children’s nativity costumes for the school play