Riverdance (translated from Hongkong) is a traditional Irish tap dance drama, with great scale and momentum. Originated from1April 30th, 994, there was a 7-minute tap dance performance between classes in the European Singing Contest, which was very popular among the audience. Then it was adapted into a 2-hour theater show, including Irish tap dance, Spanish flamenco dance, Russian ballet and American new york-style jazz tap dance.
Riverdance, like a long poem of blood and tears, tells the story of Irish ancestors' struggle against nature and their displacement and reconstruction after war and famine. History is like a long river, endlessly flowing with wisdom, courage, life and love. Qian Shan has scoured out all the romantic figures of the ages. Looking back at history, these are really worth cherishing and owning.
Is riverdance a neat and smooth Irish tap dance or a melancholy and passionate Spanish flamenco? Is it a classical ballet with soft temperament or a dynamic modern dance? Neither, but both. This is "riverdance", a huge bridge connecting the past and the future. It presents the bloody history of Irish people rebuilding their homes with a brand-new and moving Broadway music face!
Super producer MOYA DOHERTY tried to show a variety of performing arts in this Broadway musical "riverdance", which has strict choreography and precise scene scheduling requirements. The drama takes tap dance with Irish traditional national characteristics as the main axis, combines the passionate Spanish flamenco dance, absorbs the essence of classical ballet and modern dance, and creates a magnificent and dramatic dance. The performance of the Irish Philharmonic Orchestra and the beautiful voice of the choir played a finishing touch. "riverdance" is a Broadway musical song and dance feast that combines strength, movement, texture and beauty.
Moya Doherty, a super producer on Broadway, did not produce a seven-minute short dance drama for the conference in the Eurovision Singing Contest of 1994, which fascinated 300 million viewers and left them wanting more. So Moya, together with the famous composer Bill Huinan and the famous director John Megan, planned and produced this wonderful song and dance work, riverdance, after enriching the original frame. From 65438 to 0995, "riverdance" premiered at the Boeing Theatre in Dublin, which was a great success and ignited the global tap dance craze. It is unanimously praised by art critics all over the world as the classic musical with the most Irish national style. The elaborate production and drama of the whole play are amazing. From 65438 to 0997, the play won the Grammy for Best Musical of the Year. The play riverdance has been well received by audiences and media all over the world. Until recently, the number of international performances has been increasing and the cheers have never stopped. ...
At present, "riverdance" is led by the new dance king Colin Dunn. Colin dunne, the nine-time world champion, is famous for his excellent dancing skills and superstar characteristics. He radiates dazzling superstar light. This time, his body language is shocking and awe-inspiring, leading you through time and space and galloping on the dazzling Broadway stage.
Riverdance's tour around the world, in addition to the high box office record, their most outstanding contribution is the revival of Irish dance in modern society. We often say that only the national belongs to the world. Riverdance is the most vivid proof. A forgotten dance, because a group of Irish people who love it, has gone to a wide world. More importantly, it successfully broke through the barriers of cultural convergence brought by modernization and globalization, and lived among Irish people. Everyone knows what this means. The dance of a nation will closely link this nation and make it glow with new vitality. It can be said that riverdance is not only the treasure of world dance, but also the pride of the whole Irish nation. It sets a shining example for the national art of other countries in the world struggling in globalization.
music
The plot of riverdance is full of poetry. Myths, legends and history are mixed in Ireland's first vague and clear impression, such as weeping love, magnificent war and eternal freedom, which makes people's thoughts run wild in Ireland's poetic wilderness. Here, art renders a deep background. The perfect combination of instrumental music and human voice has produced a new soul in the melody of Irish traditional music. The melodious and desolate Irish bagpipes continue the ancient feelings, and the passionate violin touches every sensitive chord, so it is once again moved by Irish culture and history. People can't help being immersed in Ireland's sadness and throbbing. There is also the flowing voice that sings like nature, just like the cool breeze in the cold morning in spring, which can clean up all the worldly clutter and troubles.
dance
If the plot and music are picturesque scenery on the shore, then dance is really a "river" flowing in it. It is against the background of music and plot that tap dancing, like a pouring river, has merged into this beautiful and spectacular riverdance. The dance in "riverdance" inherits the essence of Irish folk dance, has strong national characteristics, and embraces various schools of tap dance, forming a unique tap dance performance. The Irish tap dance with tall and straight upper body is more solemn and dignified, which perfectly blends with the casual and disrespectful humor of African-American tap dance and Broadway tap dance, which also exudes confidence and freedom. And all the tap dances in "riverdance" show no less complicated percussion skills, and the uniform large-scale group dances, like rainbows, impact your sight and mind like a flood. It should be said that the dance of "riverdance" is not short of superb skills, but it has completely got rid of the superficial knowledge of showing off skills and integrated into the heavy Irish culture. It is also another sublimation that dance is perceived and recognized in appreciation. In such a simple dance and rhythm, you will suddenly get lost in a primitive and true initial emotion like a child returning to nature.
lamplight
Riverdance is unique in lighting treatment. The whole performance is based on different levels of changing blue lights, which is soft and elegant, giving the audience a feeling of being in the embrace of the sky or the sea, which is both cordial and comfortable. Coupled with red, yellow, gray and other lights, there is a sense of life jumping. For example, in the "Fire Dance" in the seventh act of the first scene in the play, the lights are getting brighter and the stage is blazing, as if countless lives are beating. Just then, a red and black shadow flashed out, bearing the rhythm of life. No, it's not just a shadow, it's a fire spirit. Slowly, the spirit of fire came out of the fire, and then the fire passed slowly, leaving only the spirit to dance in the most enchanting way. And this strong visual contrast and impact is also a kind of horror in the hearts of the audience.
scenery
The scenery of riverdance shows the plot incisively and vividly. The audience uses the sun, moon, stars, rivers, mountains, villages and other real substances with vivid life as the scenery. It not only perfectly shows the Irish people's spirit of loving nature and advocating life, but also perfectly blends the actors and the scenery. You have me and I have you. At this time, the audience not only deeply understood the ideals and contents expressed by the actors, but also had a profound life experience of being there and forgetting to return to their hometown.