Riverdance: The Show (1995)

ALL 01/01/1995 (en) Music 71 Min
  • Release
    01/01/1995
  • Production
    RTÉ
  • Rotten tomato
    80%
  • Original title
    Riverdance: The Show
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Riverdance--The Show is a cultural phenomenon that defies criticism for the enthusiastic and leaves everyone else scratching their heads. The wonderfully talented cast, headed by the Riverdance Irish Dance Company, bewitchingly spins (and stomps) its Celtic folk choreography featuring numerous breathless solos by Michael Flatley (since departed) and Jean Butler. The mellifluous Riverdance Orchestra boasts Davy Spillane, who coaxes plaintive lamentations out of a peculiar instrument that resembles a bagpipe in a metal leg brace. For Enya fans, there is the sound-alike choral group Anuna, who casts a similarly New Age-style vocal spell. Also thrown into the mix are such disparate folk traditions as American gospel and Spanish flamenco. Though it's only 70 minutes long, Riverdance is repetitive by half. But judging from the ecstatic audience ovations and the continued foot-stomping during and after the curtain calls, too much is still not enough. --Richard Natale

  1. John McColgan

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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Casts

  1. Michael Flatley

    Lead Dancer

  2. Jean Butler

    Lead Dancer

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 2 , Crews : 2

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Riverdance: The Show (1995) 71 Min

ALL 01/01/1995 (en)
Music
  • Release 01/01/1995
  • Production
    RTÉ
  • Original title Riverdance: The Show
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Riverdance--The Show is a cultural phenomenon that defies criticism for the enthusiastic and leaves everyone else scratching their heads. The wonderfully talented cast, headed by the Riverdance Irish Dance Company, bewitchingly spins (and stomps) its Celtic folk choreography featuring numerous breathless solos by Michael Flatley (since departed) and Jean Butler. The mellifluous Riverdance Orchestra boasts Davy Spillane, who coaxes plaintive lamentations out of a peculiar instrument that resembles a bagpipe in a metal leg brace. For Enya fans, there is the sound-alike choral group Anuna, who casts a similarly New Age-style vocal spell. Also thrown into the mix are such disparate folk traditions as American gospel and Spanish flamenco. Though it's only 70 minutes long, Riverdance is repetitive by half. But judging from the ecstatic audience ovations and the continued foot-stomping during and after the curtain calls, too much is still not enough. --Richard Natale

  1. John McColgan

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer