Riverdance - Live From New York City

Riverdance - Live From New York City
by John McColgan

Riverdance - Live From New York City
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Actor: Colin Dunne, Jean Butler, Katie McMahon, Mar?a Pag?s, Morgan Crowley
Director: John McColgan
Producer: Moya Doherty
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Compilation, Dolby, DVD, Live, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-10-21
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures

DVD Reviews of Riverdance - Live From New York City

DVD Review: Jaw Dropping Dancing!
Summary: 5 Stars

This original Riverdance with Michael Flatley is astounding, breathtaking, innovative Irish dancing. It will prove to be a timeless production, in my opinion.

DVD Review: Missing a few things from the original Ireland Tape-but still a very good performance
Summary: 4 Stars

Missing a few things from the original Ireland Tape-but still a very good performance for these Riverdance dancers. Now, I don't like tapdancing, but this crew did definitely set my mood adrift, and made me dream that my brain was sailing on a white light cloud-layer. The DVD was set into 2 sides. The first side is of the first act, and the other side is of the second act. Very good on the overall. Something you have to see in person, to believe.

DVD Review: Looking for the Michael Flately
Summary: 4 Stars

I have been looking for the original Riverdance spirit and Michael's performance. I bought the book and the CD of the music, but I wanted Michael Flately's performance, not Colin Dunne's and all the extra junk that has been shoveled into the show. It was all I could have wished for and more.

DVD Review: Riverdance Live from New York City
Summary: 5 Stars

I bought 2 Riverdance Live from New York City. I purchased them from two different sources. One was great. The other one had no music. I sent an email to the defecive seller and they sent me instructions on how I might be able to get the music to come on. However, I haven't figured it out yet.

DVD Review: RIVERDANCE
Summary: 1 Stars


I ORDERED DVD AND MERCHANT SENT VHS. WHAT A WASTE OF POSTAGE

Description of Riverdance - Live From New York City

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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