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Dr Breandán De Gallai in foreground dancing closer to the camera in the foreground. Mirror behind him showing six other dancers grouped together near a window..
Thursday, 25 September 2025

Craolfar Dance Master, clár faisnéise úr faoi shaol agus saothar an Dr Breandán de Gallaí, ar RTÉ a hAon Déardaoin, an 2ú Deireadh Fómhair ag 22:15. Roghnaíodh an scannán do Fleadh Scannán na Gaillimhe, an áit a raibh a chéadléiriú amharclainne i mí Iúil 2025. 

Tabharann an clár faisnéise léargas ar thuras Bhreandáin mar dhamhsóir, cóiréagrafaí, scoláire, agus fear aerach in Éirinn an lae inniu, ag tabhairt léargas ar an chaoi a léiríonn a shaol pearsanta agus ealaíonta athrú cultúrtha, sóisialta agus polaitiúil na linne seo. Mar pháirt den scannán, tá saothar úr-nua i gcuimhne a pháirtí nach maireann, Declan. 

Dance Master, a new documentary on the life and work of Dr Breandán de Gallaí, will be broadcast on RTÉ One on Thursday, 2 October at 22:15. The film was selected for a theatrical première at the Galway Film Fleadh in July 2025. 

The documentary traces Breandán’s journey as a dancer, choreographer, academic, and gay man in contemporary Ireland, showing how his personal and artistic life reflects wider cultural, social, and political change over the past five decades. It features archive footage alongside his work at the work Irish World Academy and with Ériu Dance Company. It includes a new piece performed on Gola Island in 2025 in memory of his late partner, Declan. 

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