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Riverdance - Live from Radio City Music Hall (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

starring: Maria Pages, Jean Butler, Jeanne Butler, Colin Dunne, Michael Flatley
directed by: John McColgan

: Riverdance - Live from Radio City Music Hall (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0794051413222
Format: Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 19, 2008
Running Time: 102 minutes
Sales Rank: 6121
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: 1997



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Riverdance in China- A beind the scenes look at the historic performance in the Great Hall of the People in China.Riverdance on BBC's Pebble Mill featuring interviews and performances.System Requirements:Running Time: 102 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSICALS/MUSICALS Rating: NR UPC: 794051413222 Manufacturer No: E4132

Amazon.com:
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.

About a half-hour longer than the 1995 original, Live from New York City expands upon the second act's theme of the Irish leaving their homeland for other parts of the world. 'Lift the Wings' becomes a set piece for the people who are saying goodbye (it's hard not to miss the original's solo voice of Aine Um Cheallaigh), and a new song, 'Heal Their Hearts,' is a showcase anthem for bass Morgan Crowley. In the most engaging new number, 'Trading Taps,' a trio of Irish dancers faces off against two urban American tappers. While much of this follow-up show will be familiar to those who know the original, it's different enough to be enjoyed on its own terms. It's also more stylishly shot, but that's also its biggest drawback--frenetic editing that allows only brief glimpses of the dancers and leaves the viewer dizzy. --David Horiuchi



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