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DANCE/Traditional Music
Wednesday 13 Aug to Saturday 16 August
Wednesday 20 Aug to Saturday 23 August
Wednesday 27 Aug to Saturday 30 August
The Rising Step
A Show of Traditional Irish Dance, Music and Song
Tickets: €20/€15, Family of four €50
The Rising Step brings you on a journey through the story of Irish dance from the time when the dance master visited homes to teach the steps, to the joyous dancing at the crossroads, and right up to the present day.
Local man Michael Patrick Gallagher, principal dancer with Riverdance, leads a cast of dancers, musicians, singers and a narrator in telling this story.
Created, choreographed and produced by Carol Leavy Joyce and Michael Patrick Gallagher
Carol Leavy Joyce was Dance Director with Riverdance The Show for six years and last year was nominated for an Outer Critics award for her collaborative choreography in The Pirate Queen Musical on Broadway. During her dancing career she won three World Championship Titles.
Michael Patrick Gallagher has been principal dancer with Riverdance the Show since 1997, performing in excess of 1800 shows. He holds two World Championship titles.
Performance Schedule
| Wed | 13 |
August | 8.30pm |
| Thu | 14 |
August | 8.30pm |
| Fri | 15 |
August | 8.30pm |
| Sat | 16 |
August | 8.30pm |
| Wed | 20 |
August | 8.30pm |
| Thu | 21 |
August | 8.30pm |
| Fri | 22 |
August | 8.30pm |
| Sat | 23 |
August | 8.30pm |
| Wed | 27 |
August | 8.30pm |
| Thu | 28 |
August | 8.30pm |
| Fri | 29 |
August | 8.30pm |
| Sat | 30 |
August | 8.30pm |
NB: Please note the 8.30pm start time.
Cast and Creative Team
Principal Dancer - Michael Patrick Gallagher
Singer/narrator - Colm O'Donnell
Dance Troupe
Aine Anderson, Natalie McGeever, Noreen Boyle, Rachael McGinley, Emma Deery, Gerard McNamee, Ciarán Dillon, Rachael O'Meara Curran, Barry John Gallagher, Deirdre O'Reilly, Mark McCole
Young Dancers
Niamh Shevlin and Gavin Shevlin
Musicians
David Delaney, fiddle
Maria Clarke, piano accordion
Ryan Molloy, keyboard
Ryan Murphy, pipes
Dermot Sheedy, bodhrán
Musical Director - Liam Bradley
Costume Designer - Monica Ellis
Lighting Designer - Sarah Kivlehan
Sound Designer - Willie Mannion
Production Stage Manager - George Bernard Gallagher
Production Co-ordinator - Louise Byrne
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