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The international Irish dance phenomenon is back by popular demand with Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour, which is celebrating an extraordinary milestone for an incredible show, as it makes its stop in Toronto as part of a 60-city North American tour.
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, composed by Bill Whelan, produced by Moya Doherty and directed by John McColgan, is currently celebrating a sold out, critically acclaimed run across Europe and Asia and plays a strictly limited engagement, May 17 - 29 at Toronto’s Ed Mirvish Theatre.
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 acapella hard-shoe number.
“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 sevenminute 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 in June of that year, the reaction was unprecedented, with the original 10 performances being increased to 151 in subsequent months. There followed a successful tour starting in New Yorkin 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 most recently South America.
FACTS ABOUT 20 YEARS OF Riverdance
• Played 11,000 performances
• Seen live by over 25 million people in over 465 venues worldwide
• Played in 46 countries across 6 continents
• Travelled 700,000 miles (or to the moon and back and back again!)
• Played to a global television audience of 3 billion people
• Sold over 3 million copies of the Grammy Award-winning CD
• Sold 10 million Riverdance videos & DVDs
Riverdance -The 20th Anniversary World Tour
Ed Mirvish Theatre, 244 Victoria St., Toronto
Performances begin May 17 - 29, 2016
Tickets $35 to $130
Online www.mirvish.com
By Phone: 416-872-1212 or 1-800-461-3333
Groups: 416-593-4142 or 1-800-724-6420
Performance Schedule:
Tuesday - Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM; Matinees Wed, Sat & Sun at 2:00 PM
2016-05-11
Toronto: The "Riverdance" 20th anniversary tour arrives in Toronto May 17-29