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Lord of the Dance is an Irish dance show and dance production that was created, choreographed and produced by Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley, who also took on a starring role. The music for the show was written by Ronan Hardiman.
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Michael Flatley first found fame in Riverdance, but left the show in late 1995 due to conflicts over creative control. He dreamed up, and put into action, a plan to put together a dance show capable of playing in arenas and stadiums instead of traditional theaters.
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Later, Flatley quickly began thinking of rhythm patterns and steps for an a cappella number. This number would later become “Planet Ireland”, the show’s finale. The show took six months to bring from conception to stage. The auditions were held at the SFX City Theater in Dublin.
The show takes place in a “Celtic” land called Planet Ireland (or is sometimes interpreted as ancient/historical Ireland), with a lot of Celtic-themed imagery and music. The story follows the character of Flatley, the “Lord of the Dance”, and his fight against the evil dark lord Don Dorcha to take over the planet Ireland. The Lord of the Dance defeats the invasion of the dark lord with the help of a little spirit, a pixie or some sort of fairy. This spirit, which initially appears as a kind of court jester, is eternally positive, dancing and radiant at all times. The show begins with the little spirit playing the tune “The Lord of the Dance”, solo, on the tin whistle, before the dark forces come and take the Celts. There is also a secondary theme of “good girl vs. bad girl,” or “love vs. lust,” expressed through dance several times in the show. Saoirse, the Irish cailín (usually appearing in white or brighter colors), fights to win the love of the Lord of the Dance against the evil Morrighan, the Temptress (usually appearing in all red or black clothes). The stories are based on ancient Irish folklore and some biblical references; the title itself, along with the main musical theme, is taken from a contemporary hymn. Through stories of love, heartache, temptation, peace, battle, struggle and finally victory, the story of the triumph of the Lord of the Dance is told through dance and live music.
The show began with the number “Cry of the Celts”. A female troupe sleeps in a semicircle with a girl dressed in gold, known as “Little Spirit” while the winds accompany the scene. Seconds later, masked figures cloaked in black and carrying torches arrive and pose as statues while playing new age music. Later, the Little Spirit wakes up from his slumber and plays the show’s theme song on a tin whistle. She wakes up the troupe with magic powder. The Little Spirit departs with the cast figures as the female troupe performs its first dance. Drum beats fill in and the eponymous main character of the show, known as ‘Lord of the Dance’ appears and dances in front of an elated crowd before being accompanied by the tire dance troupe.
After a song by “Erin the Goddess” (“Suil A Ruin”), the Little Spirit activates a mechanical musical doll that dances with the female troupe led by female protagonist Saoirse (“Celtic Dream”). A terrifying rendition of “Guerrieri” with suspenseful music follows, with the dark lord Don Dorcha doing an introductory dance before being followed by his troupe. At the d of Warriors, the Little Spirit plays a joke on one of them. Morrighan the Temptress makes her introduction soon after (“Gypsy”).
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“Strings of Fire” begins with two violinists. Later, Saoirse leads the female troop in the fight with Morrighan and then changes into black underwear after a fight with the temptress (“Breakout”). They are greeted by the Lord of the Dance himself and his troupe, who dance in an a’capella number (“Warlords”). Another song by Erin the Goddess follows (“Gaelic Song”)
The show’s eponymous number (“Lord of the Dance”) begins with two male couples accompanying a female pair in an introductory dance before the eponymous character dances to the shows upbeat theme. The ds number with the title character is joined by his troop.
Lord of the Dance ran previews at the Point Theater in Dublin from 28 June to 1 July 1996. The show first performed on 27 June 1996 – the video was filmed on 2 July 1996.
In March 1997, Lord of the Dance was performed at the Oscars. That November, Lord of the Dance expanded operations by forming several troupes of dancers that toured North America and Europe. Flatley signed a contract with Disney for Lord of the Dance to be performed at Epcot in Walt Disney World in the summer of 1999 and Lord of the Dance was asked back the following summer in 2000. Troupe 4 performed at the Disneyland Paris Resort in 2002 and 2003. There are currtly two production troupes of Lord of the Dance touring the world: Troupe 1, currtly touring throughout Europe and Asia and Troupe 2, touring the US and Canada including Europe as well.
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After two years of touring, Flatley created Feet of Flames, an expanded version of the show. The first concert of Feet of Flames which was first held on July 25 of that year, was done as a unique performance of Lord of the Dance. While closely resembling the original show, Feet of Flames merged two troupes from the original show, for a total of nearly 100, and also added a male chorus and a live band. The show’s stage, which measures 180 feet (55 m) wide, borrowed sets from the original Lord of the Dance, but added several levels for the finale. The show was held in front of 25,000 people in London’s Hyde Park. The special feature was a dance solo by Flatley without music. It was supposed to be the last time Flatley danced live on stage, but a different version of the show went on tour in 2000-2001 (only one troupe appeared on this tour). The Hyde Park show marked the last time Michael Flatley danced in “Lord of the Dance”, he went on to do the Feet of Flames World Tour, and then, Celtic Tiger. The Lord of the Dance 10th Anniversary Party was held in June 2006.
Flatley’s return to performing at Feet of Flames Taipei in 2009 marked the first step in his return to performing.
That he would return to headline the Lord of the Dance show, with shows at Dublin’s The O2, Belfast’s Odyssey Ara, London’s O2 ara, Sheffield’s Sheffield Ara, Manchester’s M Ara, Birmingham’s LG Ara, Nottingham’s Trt FM Ara, Liverpool’s Echo Ara, London’s Wembley Ara, Newcastle’s Metro Radio Ara in November 2010, with dates also announced in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, the first time you’ve done it since 1998.
The show did not use the original stage design, but updated it to a modern design consisting of seven rectangular scres erected with a series of stairs that also act as scres. New lighting was introduced and aircraft landing lights were used as stage lights to add to the effect. The show also featured updated and redesigned costumes from the original show.
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The concerts in Dublin, London and Berlin were filmed for a 3D concert film entitled Lord of the Dance 3D. The film was later released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 28, 2011 under the title Michael Flatley Returns as Lord of the Dance in the United States and Canada, and on August 4 in Australia, on 12 September 2011 in the United Kingdom and October in Germany. France, Belux and Scandinavia. The 3D version of the film was released only on Blu-ray in late 2011.
In 2014, Flatley created Dangerous Games, a revised spinoff of Lord of the Dance. While keeping 50% of the numbers from the original show, new numbers were introduced, with dancing robots, new songs, new music by Gerard Fahey, and rescores of songs by Ronan Hardiman.
The character of Don Dorcha was remade from a simple warrior and leader of rival clans to a dead, demonic humanoid/cyborg hybrid with new supernatural powers.
These cast members were on Flatley’s comeback tour across Europe and are on the 3D film which was later released on DVD and Blu-ray.
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Bernadette Flynn toured with the show until 2011. Gillian Norris left the show in early 2000. Daire Nolan left the show shortly after its first run at Epcot in 1999. Mairead Nesbitt moved to the Celtic band Celtic Woman. Cora Smyth toured with Flatley in Celtic Tiger until he canceled the tour due to a viral infection. Anne Buckley performed with the show until the 2001 Feet of Flames tour, at which point she left and recorded a solo album.
Michael Flatley starred in the show from 1996 to early 1998 before moving on to Feet of Flames. This incomplete list includes Troupes 1, 2, 3,
