Our final week in Charlottetown on Prince Edward Island was a great way to end our Canadian portion of the farewell tour. It is always nice to spend more than one week in any given place, because you really get the chance to meet locals and feel like you live in that place. We were certainly able to do so in Charlottetown, especially in such a small city.
Welcome back everyone to the Boyne Company – first stop Charlottetown, Price Edward Island.
With some of us having had the whole the summer off and others with just three weeks off after the Gaiety, we found ourselves back on the road for another European tour.
Aoife Ni Bhriain, Fiddle Player, Foyle Company As a first-timer in Riverdance, I honestly did not know what to expect! To say I was petrified about the whole thing would be a huge understatement! It has to be said, however that I was pleasantly surprised as to how it all went. The first step of … Continued
Patricia Henry writes about the fundraisers Anthony Fallon held for St. Luke’s Hospital in Dublin. He came up with the idea that they should do a danceathon, so everyone got involved. They danced continuously for two hours in the Gaiety Theatre on Thursday 20th of August!
Hello again, its hard to believe that our time off has gone by so quickly and that I’m back again writing the tour Diary, except this time it a little different, were not exactly on tour instead we are performing in the Gaiety Theatre Dublin for 10 weeks. This is Riverdance’s sixth consecutive year to return to the Gaiety for the summer run.
By Shane McAvinchey of www.diddlyi.com Just another day at the office… When the Riverdance office number shows up on your cell phone, your imagination immediately starts running wild with pictures of far off distant lands and great adventures. That’s because it’s usually an invitation to do a Flying squad gig which can take you anywhere, … Continued
Brioni Gallagher has always loved the music in Riverdance and thought it would be a fantastic show to be part of.
“Your mind probably goes into a different world when you are dancing on stage. It never goes blank but certainly any stresses or strains that you have certainly disappear for a few moments. It’s a very good pressure that keeps you on your toes! (Excuse the pun)”
It is hard to believe that we started our tour 6 months ago. The city we began in was Orlando and time definitely flies when you’re having fun. Our final week was split between two cities, both very different.