Orange County Register talks to dance captain Niamh O’Connor, who holds the record for most “Riverdance” appearances.
“At first, we didn’t know much about (the rigors of) touring and doing eight shows a week and the whole physicality of it. We just put our shoes on and danced! “
This week was very busy for Fiona McCabe and the Riverdance cast! Visits to Soweto, the former house of Nelson and Winnie Mandella, the house of Bishop Desmond Tutu, the famous Sakhumzi Shebeen, the Hector Pieterson Museum, the National Park in Pilanesberg and Sun City – and a Riverdance workshop!
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see one of the world’s top composers in an intimate setting for an unforgettable evening of live music and dance.
Grammy award-winning Riverdance composer Bill Whelan and worldrenowned fiddler Athena Tergis return to the Irish Arts Center, New York for four unforgettable performances with a live orchestra and special guests including Riverdance star Mick Donegan and singer Morgan Crowley.
Few shows have touched audiences like Riverdance. The thunderous celebration of joyful music, song and dance will play across California this fall.
On Thursday, 28 September 2011, Riverdance leads Padraic Moyles and Maria Buffini as well as dance captain, Niamh O’Connor assisted by Fiona McCabe conducted an onstage dance workshop with 18 Pretoria University of Technology Musical Theatre students at the Teatro at Montecasino.
Reviewing Riverdance is like going to a beloved restaurant, gobbling down your favourite dish of the past seven years and being asked to write a review.
by Leon van Nierop, Artslink.co.za – Artslink
September 25th, 9:00 am, a bus pulls up outside the South Sun Montecasino Hotel. Twenty dancers and crew emerge into the early, South African morning sun and make their way into the hotel.
Hello Johannesburg, Riverdance has returned!
Riverdance, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song, and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, and described by the Washington Post as “A Phenomenon of Historic Proportions” returns to tour North America in the Fall of 2011.
The greatest celebration of Irish music, song and dance touring Australia and New Zealand for the last time.
For the first time in nine years the pounding feet and swirling music of Riverdance, which has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe will tour to Newcastle, Hobart and Adelaide, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch from May 2012.