Riverdance
Sign in to saveRiverdance is a theatrical show that consists mainly of traditional Irish music and dance. With a score composed by Bill Whelan, it originated as an interval act during the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, featuring Irish dancing champions Jean Butler, Michael Flatley and the vocal ensemble Anúna. Shortly afterwards, husband and wife production team John McColgan and Moya Doherty expanded it into a stage show, which opened in Dublin on 9 February 1995. As of 2025, the show continues to tour the world.
Key facts
- Stage production.name
- Riverdance
- Stage production.image
- Riverdance-20 Logo Gold.jpg
- Stage production.image_size
- 250px
- Stage production.caption
- 20th Anniversary logo
- Stage production.genre
- Irish folk music, Irish dance
- Stage production.type
- Touring theatrical show
- Stage production.location
- Point Theatre, Dublin
- Stage production.creatortitle1
- Composer
- Stage production.creatorname1
- Bill Whelan
- Stage production.creatortitle2
- Producer
- Stage production.creatorname2
- Moya Doherty
- Stage production.creatortitle3
- Director
- Stage production.creatorname3
- John McColgan
- Stage production.otherlabel1
- Starring
- Stage production.otherlabel3
- Origin
- Stage production.otherdata3
- Interval performance act at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994
- Stage production.otherlabel4
- Notable early runs
- Stage production.website
- http://riverdance.com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- theatrical production
- Country of origin
- Republic of Ireland
- Composer
- Bill Whelan
- Official website
- www.riverdance.com
- Image
- Riverdance cast, 2019 crop.jpg
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- location of first performance
- Point Theatre
- date of first performance
- 1995-02-09
- Commons category
- Riverdance
- native label
- Riverdance
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Article · Polski
Riverdance - tytuł wokalno-tanecznego widowiska opartego na tradycji i kulturze irlandzkiej. Z partyturą skomponowaną przez Billa Whelana, powstał jako występ interwałowy podczas Konkursu Piosenki Eurowizji w 1994 roku. Od tego czasu show odwiedziło ponad 450 miejsc na całym świecie i zostało obejrzane na żywo ponad 25 milionów ludzi, co czyni go jedną z najbardziej popularnych produkcji tanecznych na świecie.
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