In a world of primordial magic, our ancestors experienced fear and joy as they built their homes using fire, trees and water. They saw the world as a magical place, and their songs, their dances, and their stories are one with that magic.
Scene 1 Dance with the Sun***
The sun gives us life, light and fire; the opening act celebrates this great and benevolent force, the sun as a ray of light in the morning, bright and exciting.
Scene 2 The Cry of the Heart
The salmon's march against the current is likewise a primordial unanswered question, an instinctive quest for nature, a longing of the heart and mind. We've been putting that intention into song since the beginning of mankind .
Scene 3 Candice Kathryn
Sensuality, compassion, independence and resilience are the strengths of women, and they celebrate these strengths as their own in a dance that challenges the strengths held by men.
Scene 4 An Elegy to Cú Chulainn
The solo flute mourns Cú Chulainn, a warrior of ancient times and a hero of Ulster, an ancient Irish hero of Celtic myth and legend, who was famous for killing a fierce dog as a young boy.)
Scene 5 Thunder and Lightning
The mighty forces of nature are beyond man's control and beyond his imagination. Those who bravely stand up to them have unparalleled courage, and they will never be defeated.
Scene 6: The Myth of Shivna
The myth of the madmen Sweeney, Suibhne and Shivna has been passed down in Ireland since the Middle Ages. Driven by his own forces and those of the outside world, he dances alone in despair under the power of the moon. It is a power that is at once cruel and tyrannical, tender and savage.
Scene 7 Fire Dance
In ancient Ireland, fire, pride and beauty yet originated in the southern land of the sun. The sun holds its own power in the passion of the dancers.
Scene 8 Into Spring Harvest
The wheel of the seasons turns slowly, from the harvest to the silence of winter, to the miracle of spring, a season of renewal and excitement in which the whole world comes to life again.
Scene 9: The Dance of the Great River
Our story begins with a remembrance of the Great River Woman, as the Great River flows through the earth, and our story takes place slowly through the course of history. As the power of the Great River grows, as the barren land becomes fertile, as people continue to learn about themselves. Our story evolved until it became a vibrant and joyful anthem throughout the world. War, famine and slavery severed the primordial bonds between man and nature, disrupted entire human societies and changed the history of indigenous peoples. As we look back at history, we learn to protect what we hold dear, to adapt to others, to learn to retain our own style in other new ways, to embrace new courage, to be abandoned by society as temporary orphans, we learn how to fit in.
Scene 10 Dreaming of America
Starting in the mid-19th century, hunger and famine and ideals drove the Irish to leave their homes and cross the Atlantic to a new world. Lovers were torn apart as a result, and families and societies grew apart.
Scene Eleven Preparing for Takeoff
As these forced uprooted people faced the heartbreak of separation, their souls often welled up with an unwavering hope that they would beat the odds and find a better life.
Scene 12 Laborers of the New World
The original iconic music and dance begin to face a new and unknown culture. In the subsequent process of cultural integration, these immigrants discover that people's experiences and expressions are more meaningful than the different forms of various cultures.
I) Freedom Saves Their Hearts
Late at night, a lone voice sings alone, and soon other immigrants join in, demonstrating the longing of oppressed people to **** with each other.
II) Tap Dance
The wealth of the poor lies in their songs, dances and stories. Under the streetlights of a new city, the dancers dance with their inherent pride, eager to see what other traditions will bring. All the while constantly striving to build a bridge between the dreams of the past and the new reality.
III) Macedonian Morning/Russian Dancers
Whenever we encounter something new, we think it is familiar, but in reality we have never seen it before; it is the déjà vu that we learn first. A different kind of mind, a different kind of life, lingers in the heart.
Choreography: Moscow Folk Ballet
IV ) The Heartbeat of the World
We hear the heartbeat of our mothers in their wombs, and it is the earliest sound we ever hear. The whole world echoes this melody, new every day.
Choreography: Maria Pages (Flamenco)
V) Andalusia
In the big cities, the passion that boils in the streets is birthed in the fervent melodies of Latin dance.
Scene 13 Hometown Center
The children of immigrants are always attached to their hometowns, and they always look forward to going home. They bring with them the long-preserved intention that we are what we used to be, that we are what we are. With newfound confidence and pride, these children bring treasured memories back home. After a long journey back home, a new and more colorful journey has just begun. (Colin Dunne)
Born in 1965 in Birmingham, England, Colin Dunne, who is originally from Ireland, began dancing at the age of three, and at the age of four, he participated in the Irish Dance Competition and made a name for himself, showing a unique and extraordinary talent at a young age. Colin rose to prominence by winning the World Championship at the age of nine, becoming the first dancer to win the Irish, British and World Championships in the same year.
By 1991 he had won 9 Irish, 11 British and 9 World Championships, making him the "King of Dancers" who dominated the world of dance for many years.
Colin met Jean Butler on stage when they were on tour in Canada for "The Chieftain" and they have been partners ever since.
In the famous Irish dance show "Dancing on Dangerous Ground" in 1999, he showed us the legend of the Celtic hero Diamaid O Duibhne, and in the "Dancing on Dangerous Ground" show he showed us the legend of the Celtic hero Diamaid O Duibhne, and the Celtic hero Diamaid O Duibhne, and the Celtic hero Diamaid O Duibhne, and the Celtic hero Diamaid O Duibhne. (Jean Butler)
Jane Brower has been learning to dance since she was four years old, and her mother, knowing that promoting the art of Irish dance was one of the good ways to preserve Irish heritage in the United States if she wanted to do so, actively encouraged Jen to study with New York master dancer Donna Gordon in a rigorous training program in classical ballet, tap, and the art of theater.
At the age of 17, Jen began performing with The Chieftain, and after a successful debut at Carnegie Hall, Jen embarked on a world tour that took her to the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan, where she received rave reviews. Most notably, she performed in Belfast with "The Chieftain" and with Mike Jagger in "Dublin's Rough Road". Jen Blore has become one of the biggest stars in the world of dance. (Maria Pages)
Spain's leading principal dancer. She is dedicated to the reform and innovation of the art of modern flamenco dance. Maria Pages was initiated into dance at the age of four in Seville, where her instructors quickly recognized her talent for dance and trained her to become one of Spain's shining stars of the dance world. Maria lived up to her expectations, and at the age of 15, she realized her extraordinary talent and became a professional dance teacher. Since then, she has continued to improve her dancing career, studying under the prestigious tutelage of Nuno Marín and Martín de Coro. Maria Pegues' involvement in Riverdance began at the 1992 Seville Fair. She was invited to perform in Bill Whinan's Seville Suite, and Bill was also the composer of Riverdance, so she was invited to perform in Riverdance again.
Maria has become synonymous with flamenco as a principal dancer with three of the world's most prestigious dance companies. In recent years her career has reached a new level of excellence, and she has performed in Carmen, The Wizard of Love, and The Ball of the Dead, all of which she has performed flawlessly and memorably. (The Riverdance Irish Dance Troupe)
The troupe gathers Ireland's dancing stars in one hall, these dancers are all at the age of three or four years old to start to receive dance training, before they join the performance of the "Riverdance", all have won the title of world champion. The Riverdance Orchestra has performed throughout Europe, America, Australia and Canada, and its grand lineup and high quality performance standards have resulted in rave reviews wherever the company has performed. (The Riverdance Orchestra)
The orchestra is a collection of outstanding elites in the music industry. The Riverdance Orchestra's performance was superb, especially in the way that the music and the dance performances worked seamlessly together, leaving the audience both visually and aurally beautiful and strongly impressed. (Eileen Ivers)
Born in the Bronx, New York, Irish-born fiddler Eileen Ivers has won 40 Irish Championships, including seven fiddle competitions. She has toured with the renowned ensemble "Holland and Oates "*** and has recorded 50 critically acclaimed albums, and two of her solo albums have been Billboard bestsellers for over half a decade. Elaine Ivers has been recognized as one of the top 100 Irish Americans in the United States and has been invited to perform in the world's most prestigious concert halls. She is also the principal violinist of the Boston Mass Orchestra, a major player in the world of music. (Katie McMahon)
Katie McMahon, the soloist in Riverdance, has been praised by the Irish Times for her poetic and flawless performance. Born in Dublin, Katie has studied the harp with great care and has received full classical training. After graduating from the Royal Irish Academy of Music and Trinity College Dublin, she went on to an active singing career around the world, recording three hit albums for ANUNA, and an exquisite and unmissable album for Sony called "illumination". (Morgan Crowley)
A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, Morgan Crowley sang the male solo in the musical "Riverdance", and has a unique interpretation of classical works, operas and musicals. As the soul of the classical quartet of the famous European company Cantabile, Morgan has a noble and sweet tone, and is a rare lyric tenor. Morgan Crowley is active in the European music scene, has many times with one of the world's three tenors Domingo and other people hand *** with the singing of some of the popular classics, he has become a rising in the international music scene, the blossoming of the bright light of the new star.