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Dancing Classes – Thurles Club For Dancing

You are retired, the kids are gone and you want to re-kindle lost youth or maybe you are getting married shortly, you possess two left feet and live in dread of that first dance in front of all your guests, – well have we got good news for you.

Thurles Club For Dancing

The Club for Dancing here in Thurles are holding their next set of dance classes, for beginners, starting on Tuesday 31st of August in the Premier Ballroom.
Before you say “I can’t afford dance classes” the charge is just €20 for a six week course, which starts each Tuesday at 8.30pm sharp and concludes at 10.00pm. This €20 charge is just to covers the clubs cost of advertising, hire of the hall, etc.

Dance has always been an important part of ceremony, rituals, celebrations and entertainment since the birth of human civilizations. Movement of the body through dance, to music, has been long regarded as a form of communication between humans, creating social interaction.
The aim of these very enjoyable classes is to teach people the basic steps of the Waltz, Foxtrot and Quickstep.

Young people may not be aware, but when ‘Rock and Roll‘ first emerged in the early 1950s, record companies were uncertain as to what style of dance would be most applicable to this music. Famously, Decca Records initially labelled its Rock and Roll releases as “Foxtrots”, most notably “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and His Comets. Since that recording, which by some estimates, went on to sell more than 25 million copies, “Rock Around the Clock” is technically the biggest-selling “Foxtrot” of all time.

In California the waltz was banned by Mission Fathers until after 1834 because of the “close” dancing position.

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Phoenix Productions Recipe – Oliver Highlights

Phoenix Production – Oliver Highlights 2010 from George Willoughby on Vimeo.

The recipe for any outstanding musical performance, guaranteed to pack a theatre every night, is really quite simple.

Ingredients:
1 X Aishling Doyle (Director/Choreographer). 1 X David Wray (Musical Director). 1 X Gerard O’Brien (Producer). 1 X Trevor Killeen (Production Manager). 1 X Gerry Taylor (Lighting Designer). 1 each X Siobhan King and Mairead Hackett (Dance Captains). 1 X John O’Donoghue (Stage Design). 1 each X Alan Butler and Jack Rossiter (Stage Managers). 1 X Star Systems (Sound). 60 X 1 X Talented Youngsters (Cast)

Directions:
Mix the above ingredients together into a fine paste.
Sprinkle with a fine mixture of locally trained, talented and dedicated Make Up Artists, Stage Constructors and clever General Go – Fors, and stirr well and continuously for six weeks.
Cook’s note:
The result is an outstanding musical theatre production called “Oliver” worthy of playing in London’s West End or on New York’s Broadway.
Our video above, prepared earlier, demonstrates a few of the personalities and highlights and out sincerest congratulations to all those talented individuals involved.

Please Phoenix Productions, Can We Have Some More?

Oliver

Following last February’s sell out cabaret in The Source Theatre, Phoenix Productions here in Thurles are already hard at work on their next project, the timeless classic that is ‘Oliver’.

It’s been some eleven odd years since Lionel Bart’s famous musical adaptation of the Dickens’s classic ‘Oliver Twist’ last played to Thurles audiences and it has been greatly missed.

‘Oliver’ will take to the stage in the Premier Hall, Thurles, this August 4th to the 8th and sees the stalwart cast of teenagers and young adults of Phoenix joined for the very first time by a new upcoming group of young performers who will make up the infamous pickpocket’s of Fagin’s gang.

Oliver will be Phoenix’s twelve musical production in the town and follows on from successful recital’s of ‘The Hot Mikado‘, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar‘, ‘Guys and Dolls‘, ‘High School Musical‘ and ‘Seussical The Musical‘ to name but just a few.

The lead rolls for this show have been cast as follows:-

Olivers: Gavin Murphy and Philip Ryan – Artful Dodgers: Darren O’Sullivan and Darragh Byrne – Nancy: Katie Lawless

Fagin: Frank Tuohy – Bill Sykes: Jack Rossiter – Mr. Bumble: Shane Willoughby – Widow Corney: Deirdre Ryan

Mr. Sowerberry: Graham Maher – Mrs. Sowerberry: Emma Jane Purcell – Noah Claypole: Nathan Carroll – Charlotte: Fiona O’Sullivan.

Tickets for this timeless classic will be available from the middle of this month, so make sure you book early folks because we forecast, this one is going to be a definite sell out.

All Ireland Talent Show Winner Chloe Coyle

Thirteen year old Chloe Coyle, described as having the voice of an angel, has been crowned the winner of RTE’s All-Ireland Talent show competition.

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Chloe’s voice, together with her calm, innocent, stage presence and pure presentation, reminiscent of top recording artist Charlotte Church (Charlotte Maria Reed) in her younger days, won over the viewing audience to claim the competition’s top prize of €50,000. (Coincidentally, she has the same initials as Charlotte Church.)

The talented young singer from Tyrone, represented the northern end of Ireland and was mentored by former Euro-Vision winner Dana (Rosemary Scallon).

The Source – Biber’s First Rosary Sonata In D Minor,

In association with Music Network, the Source Arts Centre, here in Thurles, compliments this years Easter Ceremonies with Biber’s First Rosary Sonata in D minor, performed by Ariadne Daskalakis and Trio Vintage (US/Germany).
This magical event is regrettably for one night only, on Thursday 25th March at 8.00pm and is a must see, particularly, for students of the Cello and Violin.

This classical tour sees prize-winning Boston born violinist and beauty, Ariadne Daskalakis, perform with two of Germany’s foremost, early music specialists, Markus Möllenbeck (On Cello) and Gerald Hambitzer (On Harpichord).

Here is a real opportunity to see and hear some real, beautiful and rich performances on your very own doorstep.

Check hereunder for just a taste of this companies rich talents.

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The company will also be performing works by Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel and Nicola Matteis.

So if an evening in the company of these wonderful performers is for you, why not drop down to The Source and allow yourself to soak up and be transported by this rich classical sound.

By the way Ariadne Daskalakis will be interviewed on Pat Kenny’s radio show on the morning of Wed 25th March.

This is a special evening not to be missed and tickets are priced at just €18. (€16 concession).
Book now by calling the Source Box Office on 0504 90204 or log on at www.thesourceartscentre.ie