Ten years after it last wowed local audiences, lavish Irish musical extravaganza Riverdance is back this month to open the sprawling, 1600-seat Marina Bay Sands theatre.

The Riverdance opening night was a doubly auspicious one as it was also the first show to be staged in the newly opened Sands Theatre at Marina Bay Sands.

Members of the theatre and creative industry were in attendance to watch the extraordinary performance in this new theatre.

Chloey Turner’s love affair with Riverdance is the story of a lifelong dream come true.

Born in England, Turner, 23, saw Riverdance on TV when she was a child. From that moment she wanted to be a part of the show.

Interview with Lead Dancer Padraic Moyles
A large bucket of ice for sore legs after every show.

Every dancer soaks his or her legs in ice when they get off-stage – an essential practice among the dancers of the Riverdance company.

And it is probably one of the things that has kept lead dancer Padraic Moyles’s legs intact for the past 13 years that he has been with the show.

Wearing a black V-neck blouse, light-wash jeans and black ballet flats, 23-year-old Chloey Turner is the picture of a young dancer at the height of her dancing career…
It has been ten years since Riverdance was first performed in Singapore, and the show may not be back for a long time..

Riverdance Live from Beijing is available on PBS, beginning November 27, 2010.
This is the first US TV broadcast of the recent recording of the live show.
Please check local PBS listings for regional broadcast dates.

“It has been 10 years since Singapore has welcomed Riverdance to its shores, and I can’t think of a better show to open such a spectacular venue. Riverdance really is a unique spectacle of unbelievable talent which I’m sure will capture the imagination and thrill audiences across Southeast Asia” says Milan Rokic, Managing Director of BASE Entertainment Asia

For the first time in eight years the pounding feet and swirling music of Riverdance, that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe returns to Australia for a national tour opening in Perth in March 2011 then touring to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

An extra Grandwest Riverdance performance has been added in response to exceptional demand on Wednesday 23 February 2011.

MNET, 567 Cape Talk and Big Concerts are delighted to announce that an extra midweek performance of the original Irish dance spectacular Riverdance has been added to its Cape Town season.