Riverdance’s 20th anniversary tour comes to Fox Theatre soon

The 20th anniversary tour of “Riverdance,” the global Irish dance spectacular, will be presented March 28 at the Schuster Center courtesy of the Victoria Theatre Association’s Projects Unlimited Star Attractions. CONTRIBUTED

By Helena Oliviero

April 24, 2017

The 20th Anniversary World Tour of Riverdance, an Irish dance phenomenon will

play at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta May 5-7. Drawing on Irish traditions, this innovative and exciting blend of dance, music and song captures the imagination of audiences across all ages and cultures.

Each Riverdance touring company consists of up to 55 cast and crew members, For its 20th anniversary tour, the Irish dancing phenomenon will boast a cast and crew of up to 55 members hailing from the U.S., Spain, Australia, Canada, and, naturally, Ireland.

Here is a clip from 2010:

#FlashbackFriday all the way to January 2010 and ‘Oscail an Doras’ from our Live in Beijing DVD #FridayFeeling pic.twitter.com/siU5mfGNHw
— Riverdance (@Riverdance) April 21, 2017

The 20th Anniversary World Tour has set design by Robert Ballagh, lighting design by John Comiskey, costume design by Joan Bergin and sound design by Michael O'Gorman.
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Here’s a look at auditions for the traveling show:

Open auditions for @Riverdance began in Dublin today with hopefuls travelling from near and very far #Riverdance pic.twitter.com/FcdEaUDxbl
— Entertainment on RTÉ (@RTE_Ents) April 12, 2017