John Lonergan is stepping out for a Riverdance show in his hometown of Cork
Memories of being bullied for his love of dance haven’t stopped John Lonergan relishing the thought of performing in Cork writes, Irish Examiner reporter Ed Power
Memories of being bullied for his love of dance haven’t stopped John Lonergan relishing the thought of performing in Cork writes, Irish Examiner reporter Ed Power
WHEN she was tiny, Alana Mallon loved Irish dancing. She would dream of the day she would perform in Riverdance for real.
Maria Buffini is currently dancing the lead in Riverdance at the Gaiety Theatre, but in a few short years will be diagnosing ailments
James Greenan is one of the male leads with Riverdance, currently performing in China as part of the Riverdance Grand Theatre Tour. James was born in London but moved with his family to Co Cavan at the age of 11. A keen footballer, he took some persuading to take up dancing, but has never looked back since.
As one of the lead dancers in Riverdance, Caterina Coyne has travelled all over the world and performed to audiences of hundreds of thousands of people.
She always had a keen interest in Irish dancing. After many years of hard practice, she decided to follow her dream of becoming a professional dancer.
She has danced in prestigious venues such as Radio City Music Hall in New York and the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin.
Now she is China for a ten-week tour, where she will perform to an expected audience of 86,000 people across 24 major cities.
Caterina was interviewed by Worldirish.com
Riverdance’s longest serving female principal dancer talks about her career with Riverdance.
” It makes me feel privileged. I know that when I joined the show, I never anticipated that I would have such a long run as lead. There are so many factors that go into the show from staying fit, to dancing at a level that you as a dancer are comfortable with, that I’m glad I still feel up to the task. It gives me great satisfaction that I’ve been able to entertain audiences at that level for so long, not only from a personal standpoint, but up to Riverdance’s high standards.”
‘You can’t deny that Riverdance has done wonders for the Irish dancing world. There are not many places we go in the world now where you don’t find a local Irish dance school.’
MARIA BUFFINI
Interview with MARGARET AGNEW, Your Weekend. Christchurch New Zealand
As Riverdance’s U.S. run comes to end, TheaterJones asked lead dancer Padraic Moyles to tell us what it’s like being a part of this sensational cast, the lore behind the Irish technique and what he thinks the show has done for Irish dancing, especially here in the U.S. The show makes its final North Texas appearance Feb. 7 and 8 at the Music Hall at Fair Park.
Interviewed by The Clare Champion March 30th 2010
Eileen Martin was agog with excitement before the curtain went up on the never-to-be-forgotten interval act. Having joined the production as a young student, she got a huge adrenaline rush dancing on the same stage as Jean Butler and Michael Flatley.
Jason E Bernard asked his Father to bring him to see Riverdance when it first premiered at Radio City Music Hall in 1996. He saw the show and fell in love with it.