The result of an international competition, the new Irish World Academy of Music and Dance building will take its place in County Clare along the banks of the River Shannon.
Lying at the foot of the new Pedestrian Living Bridge which will link both sides of the campus, this 41000sqm building will become the new heart of this young and vibrant University.
BA Irish Music and Dance
The BA degree course is designed primarily to develop the performance skills of students and to do this they will work with visiting and resident tutors who represent the cream of performance in Ireland and beyond.
The main bulk of performance work will be solo but there will also be a significant amount of ensemble work. Students will also be encouraged to develop second performance skills - making them more versatile as performers.
Students will engage in vocational studies directly relevant to traditional music and dance enabling the student to engage the real world of professional performance. For example, students will record CDs and videos, use digital media, write business plans, plan tours and organise performances. Students will engage in vocational studies directly relevant to traditional music and dance enabling the student to engage the real world of professional performance
Applicants wishing to discuss detailed elements of the programme may contact the course director:
Sandra Joyce
Course Director,
BA In Irish Music and Dance,
Irish World Academy of Music and Dance,
University of Limerick,
Limerick, Ireland.
The Master of Arts in Irish Traditional Dance Performance is a one-year, full-time, taught postgraduate programme. It is unique in that it is the only programme of its type at any university in the world.
The programme provides advanced training in Irish traditional dance performance practices within a variety of historical, theoretical and dance performance contexts.
Through engagement with master tutors and lecturers, students explore aspects of repertoire, style, and choreography for a reflexive, critically aware, and embodied understanding of Irish dance performance practices. In addition, students examine contemporary dance choreographic techniques within the context of western theatrical dance; and body awareness studies.
Applicants wishing to discuss detailed elements of the programme may contact the course director:
Dr. Catherine E.Foley
Course Director,
Irish World Academy of Music and Dance,
Foundation Building,
University of Limerick,
Limerick,
