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Riverdance

Bringing It All Back Home

By Emer Mullins

May/June 1996

May 28, 2025 by Leave a Comment

Virtuoso New York fiddler Eileen Ivers is thrilling audiences everywhere with her wild Celtic rhythms in Riverdance, the sensational Irish dance revue which is taking the world by storm.  ONE of the most electric moments in Riverdance occurs when the slight figure of virtuoso fiddler Eileen Ivers bounds into the spotlight and effortlessly teases up the tempo until the entire … [Read more...] about Bringing It All Back Home

Dancing the Light Fantastic

By Debbie McGoldrick

April / May 2000

March 15, 2023 by Leave a Comment

All around the world and back to Broadway. Debbie McGoldrick chronicles the Riverdance story from its early beginnings to its arrival on the Great White Way.In retrospect it all seems so simple and obvious -- combining the spellbinding beauty of traditional Irish dance and the tantalizing sounds of Irish music into a full-length entertainment extravaganza for a global audience … [Read more...] about Dancing the Light Fantastic

News Roundup January 14, 2023

By Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter January 14, 2023

January 11, 2023 by 1 Comment

Banshees of Inisherin Takes Home 3 Awards at the 2023 Golden GlobesThe Banshees of Inisherin proved itself as the best film of the year after taking home three of the eight Golden Globes it received nominations for.   Colin Farrell won Best Actor – Musical or Comedy, writer-director Martin McDonagh won Best Screenplay, and the film won Best Picture – Musical or Comedy. In his … [Read more...] about News Roundup January 14, 2023

Our Steps, Our Story: An Irish Dance Legacy

By Mary Gallagher, Assistant Editor
September / October 2018

September 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment

For 10 days in July, the New York Public Library (N.Y.P.L.) partnered with choreographer and original Riverdance star dancer Jean Butler to lead a workshop celebrating the history and variety of Irish dance. Titled “Our Steps, Our Story: An Irish Dance Legacy,” the program took the form of live discussion and performance, and was filmed in what will be the first of four … [Read more...] about Our Steps, Our Story: An Irish Dance Legacy

The Willis Family

By Mary Pat Kelly, Contributor
June / July 2015

May 14, 2015 by 3 Comments

The Willis Clan have carved out quite the reputation for their musical skills and now have a new reality TV show on TLC. There is a moment during a Willis Clan performance when the stage lights seem to go away and you’re swept into that ancient time and place where Irish music and dance were born as rituals that could bind a community together, banish fear and lift sorrow by … [Read more...] about The Willis Family

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