Literature Dance

Our Steps Living Archive

Beyond the Perfect Stage

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Details

$25–36 (inclusive of fees)

60 minutes

Date(s)

Thu, Apr 1, 2027

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Contact

boxoffice@irishartscenter.org
888-616-0274

Location

Irish Arts Center
726 11th Avenue
New York, NY 10019

Overview

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Presented by Jean Butler

In association with Irish Arts Center and Jerome Robbins Dance Division

Jean Butler presents a multimedia homage to Irish dance based on the Our Steps Archive project, including video and audio highlights from the collection and live demonstrations by traditional dance artist and archive participant Cara Butler and special guests.

Before and after the event in the JL Greene Theatre, audiences can explore the Our Steps Listening Room installation in the IAC Studio, encountering the voices and stories of master Irish dancers, teachers, and influencers through a curated selection of oral history recordings.

Pictured: James Erwin Dancers—Donny Golden, Terry Carr, Cathy Burke, Patrick Donovan, and Tom Cashin with Patty Reynolds on fiddle and Patty Noonan on piano—in John Barleycorn Pub, New York City, ca. 1969. Photo courtesy of Tom Cashin.

Our Steps Living Archive: Beyond the Perfect Stage

Event in the JL Greene Theatre with Jean and Cara Butler, and listening room access.

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Our Steps Living Archive: Special Listening Room Hours

Saturday, April 3 // 1pm to 4pm

Audiences can experience the Our Steps Listening Room installation in the IAC studio through self-guided encounters with a crafted selection of oral history recordings during gallery hours.

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Presented with generous support from Culture Ireland and the Arnhold Foundation.

Featured Media

Learn more about Our Steps

Website
Interview with Jean Butler

National Endowment for the Arts

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Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Brandt Jackson Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; the Irish Institute of New York; the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater; the MacMillan Family Foundation; Bloomberg Philanthropies; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours; the Covillo Lynch Foundation; M&T Bank; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; the British Council; the St. Patrick's Day Foundation, NYC; the Hyde and Watson Foundation; the H.W. Wilson Foundation; the Tara Circle, Inc; the Manhattan Tourism Foundation; the Harkness Foundation for Dance; and thousands of generous donors like you.

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