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Posted: November 14, 2017

Riverdance bringing 20th anniversary tour to Cranbrook

Moya Doherty is proud to announce that Riverdance – The 20th Anniversary World Tour, back by popular demand, will play a strictly limited engagement at Cranbrook’s Western Financial Place on Tuesday, April 10 (2018).

Tickets for the international Irish dance phenomenon, will be on sale beginning Friday, November 17 at 10 a.m. sharp at the Western Financial Place Box Office, online or by calling (250)-426-SEAT-(7328).

Celebrating an extraordinary milestone for an incredible show, 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 is composed by Bill Whelan, produced by Moya Doherty and directed by John McColgan. Riverdance – 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 a cappella hard-shoe number (pictured above).

“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 is as much a phenomenon as a show,” noted the New York Post.

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.

“The show is quite simply incredible. A phenomenon of historic proportions,” added The Washington Times.

Riverdance began its journey as the interval act in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, produced for television by Moya Doherty.

This electrifying and innovative seven-minute 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 the reaction was unprecedented. There followed a hugely successful tour starting in New York in March 1996, where eight 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 South America 11,500 times, and has been seen live by more than 25 million people in 515 venues, in 47 nations and six continents.

Riverdance holds the Guinness World Record for the ‘Longest Riverdance Line,’ which featured 1,693 participants.

For the complete Riverdance – The 20th Anniversary World Tour North American tour schedule please visit www.riverdance.com.