Stephen Brennan - Education Officer

Stephen started dancing lessons at the Elliott-Clarke School in Liverpool before continuing training at Bush Davies Schools in East Grinstead, Sussex, graduating in 1984. Since then he has danced with many of Europe’s ballet companies including London Ballet Theatre, Malmö Stadsteater Balett (Sweden), The National Norwegian Ballet and The Scottish Ballet. Stephen joined Ballet Ireland in 1999 and since his appointment as Educational Officer a year later has developed the company’s extensive outreach programme. Throughout his career Stephen has performed worldwide. Extensive tours throughout Europe and the Americas presented many challenges; dancing in snowy Fairbanks, Alaska, or hot polluted Caracas, Venezuela. His favourite cities are Rome, where he first danced the role of Husband in Stravinsky’s ‘Les Noces’, and New York, where he appeared as Bottom in ‘A Midsummernight’s Dream’. In 2002, Stephen visited Japan for the first time, appearing in a production of ‘Coppélia’ for Saga Ballet. He has choreographed two short works for Ballet Ireland, ‘Figaro, Faktotem’ (2003) and ‘School for Lovers’ (2004). Stephen is the first member of his family to return to Ireland after his grand parents’ departure.