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 … [Read more...] about Dancing the Light Fantastic
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News Roundup January 14, 2023
By Emily Moriarty
IA Newsletter January 14, 2023
IA Newsletter January 14, 2023
Banshees of Inisherin Takes Home 3 Awards at the 2023 Golden Globes The 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 … [Read more...] about News Roundup January 14, 2023
Our Steps, Our Story: An Irish Dance Legacy
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
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
River Films
Successful Riverdance team takes on Hollywood. ℘℘℘ Moya Doherty and John McColgan, the couple who own Abhann, the company behind Riverdance: The Show, announced at the Cannes Film Festival that they would be moving into film production. Together with Joan Egan, a director of Tyrone Productions, which produces Ireland's Who Wants to be a Millionaire, they have set up River … [Read more...] about River Films