We left Nantes after the Show on Sunday and began our long journey to Amsterdam. We travelled to just outside of Champagne, France that night and stayed over in a lovely hotel. It was bed for everyone as we had an early start in the morning again the complete our journey.
Welcome to China with the brand new Bann Company. Riverdance will tour 12 cities in China including Beijing and Shanghai from December 2009 to February 2010. We begin the tour with 6 shows in Shenzhen.
This week we embarked on the California leg of our tour with a split week between Santa Barbara and San Bernadino.
If you have never been to Austin, I would highly recommend it! The city is so full of film, theatre, dance and especially music. Our hotel was situated right off of 6th street, which was the place to go for live music. There is a plethora of different clubs and restaurants to choose from, many with local bands playing into the late hours the entire week…our hotel even gave us earplugs for this reason!
This week we had two short stops in Lille and Lyon. We also said goodbye to some company members, and welcomed four new members!
This week we visit Fort Worth in Texas. We also say goodbye to some company members who will join the Bann Company, and welcome some new members! We celebrate a birthday and visit the Southern Region Oireachtas in Dallas!
This week we return to Paris, after a few days off. In Paris we see many of the sights and have 8 sell out shows!
We arrive in St Petersburgh on a very cold evening, but do go sightseeing and visit the ballet! We also go to see Ireland play France in Stad de France!
In Moscow we are delayed at passport control, and our Russian Dancer Alexi takes us out to a VIP nightclub! We also went sightseeing and experienced traffic problems in the city!