Riverdance: The New Show (1996) (V)

Director:

John McColgan

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot Keywords:

Irish Dance | Independent Film

Cast

Jean Butler	...	Lead Dancer
Colin Dunne	...	Lead Dancer
María Pagés	...	Flamenco dancer
Katie McMahon	...	Riverdance Solo Singer
Morgan Crowley	...	Riverdance Solo Singer
Tarik Winston	...	Tap dancer
Daniel B. Wooten	...	Tap dancer
Eileen Ivers	...	Violinist
Ivan Thomas	...	Solo Singer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eileen Martin	...	Dancer
Liam Neeson	...	Narrator

Directed by
John McColgan

Produced by
Moya Doherty	....	producer

Original Music by
Bill Whelan

Makeup Department
Gigi Collins	....	makeup department head (as Angela Rogers)

Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Gosiewski	....	film camera technician
Micky Hohl	....	camera department runner

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gigi Collins	....	costume supervisor (as Angela Rogers)

Other crew
Maria Essen	....	production coordinator
Bertha Bay-Sa Pan	....	assistant production coordinator

Production Companies

• Abhann Productions
• Tyrone Productions

Also Known As:

"Riverdance in New York" - USA (TV title)
"Riverdance: Live from New York City" - USA (DVD title)

Runtime:

UK:103 min

Country:

Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Radio City Music Hall - 1260 6th Avenue, Rockefeller Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Abhann Productions

Quotes:

Narrator:Thunder and lightning batter the rocks. The winds howl, and great storms break on the forest, scatter the herds like grain. Fire leaps from dark to dark, fear and anger leap to meet it - we will not go down. We will not be beaten down like grain.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies (#9.12)" (1997)

just about half as impressive

The New Show is just about half as impressive as Michael Flatley's Feet of Flames. Angles and perspectives of the camera were almost annoying at times and the show itself lacked the spark of adventure and mystique I saw in Feet of Flames, Possibly because this seems to be set up in NY and not in forests of England? :) The set and special effects could have been better too. However the music and dance lived up to expectations, though it lacked the master himself. This isn't a must have for every Riverdance fans, but still fun to watch it for the music once or twice.