.png)
RIVERDANCE - 20TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR
MAYA DOHERTY PRESENTS
RIVERDANCE - THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR
THE INTERNATIONAL IRISH DANCE PHENOMENON
TO PLAY OVER 40 CITIES INCLUDING:
PITTSBURGH, PA
NASHVILLE, TN
ATLANTA, GA
CHARLOTTE, NC
(New York, NY) Moya Doherty is proud to announce that Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour, back by popular demand, will play strictly limited engagements in over 40 cities nationwide beginning January 2017. Celebrating an extraordinary milestone for an incredible show, The Edinburgh Evening News raves about Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour, “As for the flaws? Well, there simply aren’t any. Here’s to another 20 years!”
Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour is composed by Bill Whelan, produced by Moya Doherty and directed by John McColgan. Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour will feature new costumes, new lighting, new projections and the addition of a brand new number, “Anna Livia,” featuring the female members of the Irish dance troupe in an a cappella hard-shoe number.
For the complete Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour North American tour schedule, and to purchase tickets, please visit www.riverdance.com.
“The success of Riverdance across the whole world has gone beyond our wildest dreams,” said producer Moya Doherty. “The fact that the show continues to draw and excite audiences is a tribute to every dancer, singer, musician, staff and crew member who have dedicated themselves to the show. This 20th Anniversary Tour is a thank you to our audiences and a celebration of what has been an incredible journey across two decades.”
Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour is an innovative and exciting blend of dance, music and song. Drawing on Irish traditions, the combined talents of the performers propel Irish dancing and music into the present day, capturing the imagination of audiences across all ages and cultures. Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour has set design by Robert Ballagh, lighting design by John Comiskey, costume design by Joan Bergin and sound design by Michael O’Gorman.
For over 20 years, nothing has carried the energy, the sensuality and the spectacle of Riverdance. Riverdance began its journey as the interval act in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, produced for television by Moya Doherty. This electrifying and innovative seven minute dance piece was then developed into a full-length stage show by Producer Moya Doherty, Composer Bill Whelan and Director John McColgan. With its fusion of Irish and International music and dance, the show broke all box office records during its world première run in Dublin in early 1995. When the show transferred to London the reaction was unprecedented. There followed a hugely successful tour starting in New York in March 1996, where 8 sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall heralded the start of 16 years of non-stop touring by Riverdance companies throughout North America. Since its inception Riverdance has packed theatres throughout North America, Oceania, Asia, Europe, South Africa and South America.
For more information, please visit:
Website: www.riverdance.com
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Riverdance
Twitter: @Riverdance
Instagram: @Riverdance_Official
Snapchat: riverdance-real
# # #
FACTS ABOUT 20 YEARS OF RIVERDANCE
Played 11,500 performances
Seen live by over 25 million people in over 515 venues worldwide
Played throughout 47 countries across 6 continents
Travelled 750,000 miles (or 30 times around the world!)
Played to a global television audience of 300 billion people
Sold over 3 million copies of the Grammy Award-winning CD
Sold 10 million Riverdance videos & DVDs
Riverdance holds the Guinness World Record for the ‘Longest Riverdance Line,’ which featured 1693 participants
Since the Riverdance Summer School began in 2015 over 500 Irish Dancers from 15 countries worldwide have attended and learned the iconic Riverdance steps
CRITICAL PRAISE FOR RIVERDANCE:
“A Riverdance to Love! Exciting! Hypnotic! Thrilling!” - THE GLOBE AND MAIL
“…this one is the original, it is full of energy and exudes a smooth professionalism.” - SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
“Riverdance is the No. 1 dance show of the world.” - SHENZHEN DAILY
“Unmatched and unrivalled and beautiful to experience.” - ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS
“A family evening unlike anything else!” - THE TIMES OF LONDON
“Delightful! Energetic! Sexy!” - TORONTO STAR
“Riverdance is as much a phenomenon as a show.” - NEW YORK POST
“An Irish phenomenon.” - PARISCOPE
“A show of superlatives.” - NEUES DEUTSCHLAND
“Entertainment doesn’t come much better than this.” - THE IRISH EXAMINER
“One of the most entertaining shows you will ever see.” - THE EVENING HERALD
“Dance does not often get so good.” - THE GUARDIAN
“The phenomenon rolls on!… There will always be a Riverdance!” - THE NEW YORK TIMES
“The art of pure enchantment.” - THE SUNDAY MAIL
“The show is quite simply incredible. A phenomenon of historic proportions.” - THE WASHINGTON TIMES
“The sort of spectacle and experience that comes along once in a lifetime.” - THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“Triumphant! A perfect Gem.” - NEW YORK POST
“The original ….the best.” - THE IRISH TIMES
"Excellence beyond compare … majestic unshackled emotion … the audience was teeming with passion, so much that some audience members were even dancing in the aisles.” - GUANGZHOU DAILY
# # #
