Riverdance returns with new additions
The Irish dance spectacular Riverdance has launched a three-month tour in China that continues through February, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the acclaimed production. The show will come to Beijing from Dec 26 to 30.
The production premiered at the Point Theater in Dublin in 1995. Zhang Ligang, the promoter who has brought Riverdance to China eight times previously beginning in 2004, says the current production delivers a fresh experience for old a new fans in the country.
Zhang, director of Beijing Beizhan Performing Arts Co Ltd, says this anniversary version of Riverdance will tour over 20 cities and perform nearly 100 shows in China. Besides the traditional Irish tap dancing, folk music, ancient Celtic mythology and Irish history, a Russian folk dance will return to the show after being cut from recent productions.
