Journalism student and former Riverdance lead dancer Carla O’Brien interviews John McColgan, Julian Erskine, Maria Buffini and Padraic Moyles before the Gala Concert for Queen Elizabeth II at the Convention Centre Dublin 19th May 2011, for RTE’s Radio 1 Drivetime.
Review Royal Theatre, Victoria by Grania Litwin
With billowing waves of Irish mist rolling across the Royal Theatre, stage, under the projected image of a cool moon in a turbulent sky, Riverdance set the scene for an explosive evening..
We are now back in North America and find ourselves in the final week of our 2011 tour. Our Canadian tour through April quickly came and went. We welcomed a full week in three of the twelve cities: Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton and visited the other eight in the remaining two weeks!
Riverdancers Nicola Byrne and Aisling McVeigh get in some last minute training before taking part in this year’s Dublin Women’s Mini-Marathon on Monday June 6th.
A sneaky look behind the scenes of this year’s St Patrick’s Day Flash Mob in Sydney Central Station. The Sneaky Steppers orchestrated over 140 dancers in a spontaneous outbreak of Irish dance.
The crowd is on their feet. On the last beat of the music, our eyes are drawn to a pearly white halo in the middle of the auditorium. The fanfare plays as the Queen makes her way to the stage. An overwhelming emotion ensues and unexpected tears are in my eyes. I look around and my fellow cast members are equally moved
Riverdance is delighted to announce that it will open its now traditional Summer run in Dublin’s Gaiety Theatre from 28th June to 28th August and a return to the INEC Killarney for an extraordinary 8th season from Tuesday 30th August to 4th September.
The British Embassy, will host a celebration of the Queen’s state visit to Ireland in Dublin’s Convention Centre. The event will be attended by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, President Mary McAleese and her husband Martin, with some 2,000 invited guests from across Ireland involved in the business, sporting, entertainment, politics and charity sectors.
“The Queen’s visit to Ireland is forward looking and positive and it is a great honour to be involved.”