"Riverdance" (Riverdance, Hong Kong translation of the "Dance") is Ireland's traditional tap dance theater, the scale of the grand, majestic. Originated in April 30, 1994, the European Song Contest program over time there is a 7-minute tap dance performance, loved by the audience. Then adapted into a 2-hour theater show, the content in addition to Ireland's tap dance, but also a blend of Spanish flamenco dance, Russian ballet and the United States of America, New York style jazz tap dance.
"Riverdance" is like a long epic of the Irish ancestors' struggle against nature and their displacement after war and famine to rebuild their homes. History is like a long river, carrying on wisdom, courage, life and love. A thousand rivers and ten thousand waters have exhausted thousands of people of the past, looking back at history, these are indeed worth cherishing and owning.
"Dance of the River" is the sharp and smooth Irish tap dance, or the melancholy and passionate Spanish flamenco? Is it a gentle classical ballet, or a dynamic modern dance? Neither, but both. This is Riverdance, a giant bridge between the past and the future, a new and moving Broadway musical that presents the Irish people's bloody history of rebuilding their homeland!
Super-producer MOYA DOHERTY in this "Riverdance" Broadway musical with rigorous choreography and precise scene scheduling requirements, trying to show the diversity of the performing arts style. The show features traditional Irish tap dance, fused with the passionate Spanish flamenco dance, and draws on the essence of classical ballet and modern dance to create a powerful, powerful and exciting piece of choreography. The performance of the Irish Orchestra and the heavenly voices of the choir are the finishing touches. Dancing on the River is a Broadway music, song and dance extravaganza of power, movement, texture and beauty.
Broadway super-producer Moya Doherty in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, not for the General Assembly produced a 7-minute dance drama short film, so that 300 million viewers watched the mesmerizing, not yet finished. Moya then worked with renowned composer Bill Whannon and director John McGann*** to plan and produce the original version of the original structure after enriching the completion of this wonderful song and dance works - "Riverdance". 1995, "Riverdance" premiered in Dublin's Boeing Theatre, which turned out to be a great success and ignited a global tap dance craze. In 1997, the show won the Grammy Award for "Best Musical of the Year". Riverdance" a play by the audience around the world and the media unanimous praise, until recently, the international performance invitations are still increasing, applause has never stopped ......
At present, "Riverdance" by the new king of the dance Colin Dunn (COLIN DUNNE) led the troupe to perform. Winner of nine world championships, COLIN DUNNE is renowned for his outstanding dance skills and superstar qualities, and he exudes a dazzling superstar radiance. This time, he will lead you across time and space to the dazzling Broadway stage with his stunning body language.
The Riverdance tours around the world, in addition to the high box office record, their most remarkable contribution to the resurrection of Irish dance in the modern society. We often say that only the national is the world. Dancing on the River proves this point most vividly. A forgotten dance has gone to the wide world because of a group of Irish people who love it. More importantly, it has successfully broken through the cultural convergence barriers brought about by modernization and globalization, and has come to life in the Irish nation. Everyone knows what it means, a kind of national dance that will tie the nation together and give it a new lease of life. It is fair to say that the Riverdance is not only a jewel of world dance, but also a source of pride for the entire Irish nation. It sets a shining example for the rest of the world's national arts struggling with globalization.
Music
The plot of "Riverdance" is poetic, with myths, legends, and history mixing into that first hazy but clear impression of Ireland, with its sobbing love, magnificent wars, and eternal and immortal freedom, allowing the mind to run endlessly through the poetic wilderness of Ireland. Here the art renders a background of great depth. Instrumental music and vocals combine with unparalleled perfection, giving birth to a new soul to Ireland's traditional musical melodies. The mellifluous and bleak Irish bagpipes continue the ancient feelings, the stirring fiddles provoke every sensitive heartstring, and just like that one is once again touched by the culture and history of Ireland. People can't stop drowning in the Irish-style sentimental and throbbing. And that line of clouds and water, like the heavenly voice of the human voice chanting, just like the cool air in the cold morning of spring, can wash away all the miscellaneous and disturbances of the world.
Dance
If the plot and the music are the picturesque scenery on the bank, then the dance is really the "big river" flowing in between. It is in the music, the plot of the background, tap dance as pouring rivers into this beautiful and spectacular "Riverdance". Riverdance" in the dance inherited the essence of Irish folk dance, with a strong national character, but also embraces all schools of tap dance, forming a unique tap dance performance of the event. Upper body upright Irish tap more a solemn and gravity, the American black tap dance that kind of casual disrespectful humor as well as the same swagger of confidence and spontaneity of the Broadway tap dance perfectly blended together. And all the tap dances in "Riverdance" are the same performance of no less complex percussion skills, neatly organized large group dance, the momentum of the rainbow, like a tidal wave generally impact on your eyes and mind. It should be said that the dancing in Dance of the River is not lacking in great skill, but it is free from the shallowness of showing off its technique altogether, and is integrated into the thick culture of Ireland. It is also another sublimation of dance being perceived and recognized in appreciation. In such simple dance and rhythm, you will suddenly be like a child returning to the basics, lost in a primitive and real initial emotion.
Lighting
"Dance of the River" is unique in its handling of lighting. The whole show is lit in blue as the tone and has different levels of changes, soft and elegant, giving the audience a feeling of being in the sky or in the embrace of the sea, which is not only friendly but also comfortable. Then supplemented with red, yellow, gray and other types of lighting, there is a sense of life jumping. Such as the first act 7 of the play, "Fire Dance", the lights are gradually bright, the stage is in a rolling burning fire, as if countless lives in the same jumping. At that moment, a reddish-black shadow flashed out, carrying on the rhythm of life. No, it was not just a shadow, it was the spirit of fire. Slowly, the spirit of fire came out from the sea of fire, and at that moment the fire also slowly passed away, leaving only the spirit dancing in an extremely bewitching manner. And this strong visual contrast and impact also throbbed in the audience's heart.
Set
The set of "Dance of the River" shows the plot to the fullest extent. The whole scene uses the sun, moon and stars, rivers, mountains, villages and other such a living breath of the real material as the set. Not only will the Irish people's love of nature, the spirit of reverence for life expressed to the fullest perfection, and make the actors and sets perfectly integrated together. You have me, I have you. At this time, the audience is in the set of the prompt, not only y read the actor to express the ideals, content, and there is a kind of immersive, galloping forget to return to the profound experience of life.