The Countess Cathleen

BWW Reviews: RIVERDANCE at the Pantages - Ode to Dance, Music, One's Roots and Living

From the top Riverdance is defined as journey...that takes us from land to water and back, or from sky to land and back, from one land to another, even... from one life to the next... oh, what awesome journeys Riverdance enfolds! Incorporating dance, song and music, both traditional and contemporary, the show began in 1994 as a salute to these art forms but not without an abundance of variety. According to director John McColgan, it would be impossible to represent Irish dance without presenting ballet or Spanish flamenco, and so the Irish Dance Troupe includes dancers from Australia, Great Britain and Spain. One great highlight of Act I is the Firedance with Flamenco soloist Marita Martinez-Rey, who stops the show with her dazzling display of fast, graceful footwork and inspired beauty. Footwork of the flamenco style certainly has a lot in common with the steadily heavy footwork of Irish dancing, but you must see both to appreciate how one may have influenced the other. (more...)

Irish Rep Previews THE YEATS PROJECT 4/8, Opens 4/15

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) in association with Glucksman Ireland House, The American Irish Historical Society, and The WB Yeats Society of New York will begin previews of The Yeats Project on Wednesday, April 8, 2009. The production will open on Wednesday, April 15. Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director and Ciar?n O'Reilly, Producing Director will direct. (more...)

Irish Rep Previews THE YEATS PROJECT 4/8, Opens 4/15

The Irish Repertory Theatre (132 West 22nd Street) in association with Glucksman Ireland House, The American Irish Historical Society, and The WB Yeats Society of New York will begin previews of The Yeats Project on Wednesday, April 8, 2009. The production will open on Wednesday, April 15. Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director and Ciar?n O'Reilly, Producing Director will direct. (more...)

Irish Rep Theater Presents THE YEATS PROJECT 4/8-5/3

The Irish Repertory Theatre presents THE YEATS PROJECT, a thrilling month-long festival of all 26 plays written by William Butler Yeats - the world's most popular poet and playwright. (more...)

Irish Rep Theater Presents THE YEATS PROJECT 4/8-5/3

The Irish Repertory Theatre presents THE YEATS PROJECT, a thrilling month-long festival of all 26 plays written by William Butler Yeats - the world's most popular poet and playwright. (more...)