Riverdance: Live from Radio City Music Hall
Riverdance, the Irish hard-shoe sensation that took PBS viewers by storm, underwent its second incarnation with Live from New York City, a 1996 performance filmed at Radio City Music Hall. While most of the attributes from 1995's Riverdance: The Show remain--the dazzling ensemble choreography, Bill Whelan's energetic score, and the New Age-y view of Celtic mythology--the most significant difference is at the top, where Colin Dunne replaced bombastic lead dancer Michael Flatley. Though lacking Flatley's bravura, Dunne is a superb technician who works well with Flatley's former co-lead, Jean Butler. Flamenco dancer Maria Pagis returns, as do the Riverdance Singers (formerly known as Anuna) with soloist Katie McMahon and the orchestra with fiery fiddler Eileen Ivers.
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| Year | 2008 |
| Director | John McColgan |
| Runtime | 102 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 10.0/10 (1 votes) |
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The production constructs a meticulous architecture of movement, where Dunne's technique provides a new focal point and the ensemble choreography uses the stage as a vast, epic canvas. It relies on an impeccable sense of rhythm and explores the raw energy of collective performance, where individual prowess merges into a single, driving pulse.
Those who tire of cinematic artifice will find pure, undiluted spectacle here. What lingers after the final tap is the resonant power of tradition channeled through flawless execution. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: John McColgan
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