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Irish Riverdance Taps China
( 2008-07-01 )
In 2000, Riverdance was on Broadway for a year at the Gershwin Theatre with an all-new show, featuring dance leads Pat Roddy and Eileen Martin and singers Brian Kennedy and Tsidii Le Loka.
In 2003, The Riverdance Company brought the Broadway-style musical to China. Performers from Moscow Folklore Ballet Troupe supplemented the show. The performers came from Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and of course, from Ireland.
An exciting display of music, dance and singing, the show is a story of Ireland and its people. Like a river that is fed by many tributaries, and then flows out into the ocean, the Irish people came from many different places, like Spain, France, Britain, and then, centuries later, "flowed" out of
Ireland to other parts of the world after a failed potato crop. Around a million Irish headed abroad, many to America.
The show has two acts. The first one depicted the hard life of the Irish ancestors and their fear, joy and origins and their love of nature.
The second act depicted the life of Irish who migrated overseas, mainly to the United States. It tells of the cultural conflicts and compromises. The show blended many cultures; scenes were dedicated to Russian, African-American, Spanish flamingo dancing and, of course, Irish tap dancing.
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