Michael Seaver (born 1967) is a writer and musician in Ireland. He is the dance critic at ''

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'' and Irish correspondent with the ''

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'', as well as principal clarinetist with the

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. He also writes for ''Ballet Tanz'', ''Dance Theatre Journal'', ''

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'' and ''Dance Europe''. Publications include ''Stepping into Footprints: The Globalization of Irish Dance'' from ''Dance in a World of Change'' (2008). In 2004 he received a ''

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fellowship for his dance writing and was scholar-in-residence at the 2005 Bates Dance Festival. Former vice-president of Dance Research Forum Ireland, he has also served on the editorial board of the journal ''Choreographic Encounters''.

External links

Official website for Michael Seaver

''The Irish Times''

1967 births Living people Irish clarinetists RTÉ Performing Groups The Irish Times people Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century clarinetists {{Clarinetist-stub