Celtic Tiger Live

Celtic Tiger Live or more often known Michael Flatley's Celtic Tiger or just Celtic Tiger was an Irish dance show.

Celtic Tiger Live
Directed byMichael Flatley
Music byRonan Hardiman
Date premiered2005
Place premieredEngland, United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
GenreIrish dance

History

Michael Flatley, known for Riverdance, Lord of the Dance and Feet of Flames, created Celtic Tiger which debuted in 2005.[1] After being retired for four years, Flatley announced he was going to tour with a new show. In the summer of 2004 Flatley started the rehearsals of a new show in the SFX Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. In the autumn of 2004 the rehearsals moved on in the Shepperton Studios in London. Michael tried his best to keep the details including the name of the show a secret. Michael announced on his website in April 2005 that he was going to have a preview show of his new show Celtic Tiger in June 2005.

Celtic Tiger had its first performance at a private, invitation-only performance at the NIA Birmingham, England on 17 June 2005.[2] The show was first performed for the public on 9 July 2005 in the Puskás Stadion (formerly the Népstadion) in Budapest, Hungary. Another preview show was planned for Prague in the Czech Republic, but at the last minute that show was cancelled due to the venue (which included a massive stage specially built for the show) was unsafe for the dancers.

The next show, a preview show for the US tour, was held in Worcester, Massachusetts, on 24 September 2005, followed by a gala performance in New York City's Madison Square Garden on 27 September 2005, the show's official US premiere. The show then toured through Canada and sections of the US, with the final 2005 performance at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia on 26 November 2005.

Celtic Tiger started its European World Tour on 20 April 2006 at the Point Theatre in Dublin. That show was the first time Flatley had danced in the Point Theatre since he debuted Lord of the Dance. On 15 November 2006, the Autumn and Winter tours for the Celtic Tiger tour of Europe and Asia were cancelled when Flatley was hospitalised for a viral infection for two weeks.[3] Flatley claimed in his website that he would release future touring dates in early 2007 but never did.

Meaning

In the press release announcing the European preview of the show, Michael Flatley explained 'Celtic Tiger portrays the oppression of the Irish people through the ages and the tiger symbolises the awakening of their Spirit and their struggle for freedom. Celtic Tiger is my finest work to date. Budapest is one of my favourite cities in the world and I can think of no greater place to preview my new show."[4]

Credits
  • Director – Michael Flatley
  • Producer – Michael Flatley
  • Choreographer – Michael Flatley
  • Leading role – Michael Flatley

Numbers

Cast
  • Michael Flatley
  • Thomas Badger

Dancers
  • Lisa Anderson
  • Thomas Badger
  • Desmond Bailey
  • Lynsey Brown
  • Cherie Butler
  • Ciaran Connolly
  • Martin Connolly
  • Siobhan Connolly
  • Arlene Cooke
  • Sarah Doherty
  • Alison Epsom
  • David Folan
  • Odette Galea
  • Jason Gorman
  • Damon Griffiths
  • Cassandra Halloran
  • Louise Hayden
  • Mark Hennessy
  • Niall Holly
  • Laura Jones
  • Joanne Kavanagh
  • Megan Luke
  • Maeve Madden
  • Debbie Maguire
  • Rachel Martin
  • Owen McAuley
  • Kathleen McCarthy
  • Brian McEnteggart
  • Leigh Ann McKenna
  • Kevin McVittie
  • Niamh O’Brien (later married to Flatley)
  • Damien O’Dochartaigh
  • Roisin O’Donnell
  • Andrew O'Reilly
  • Ian Oswald
  • Zoltan Papp
  • Gary Pender
  • Chris Piper
  • Katie Pomfret
  • Sarah Redmond
  • Margaret Revis
  • Sarah Spratt
  • Keagan Van Dooren
  • Bryana Verner
  • Scott Walker
  • Stephen Walker

Band

Vocalists

Tour dates
List of performances, showing date, city, country, venue
Date City Country Venue Notes
17 June 2005 Birmingham England NIA DVD filming ("St. Patrick" onwards) - directed by David Mallet
9 July 2005 Budapest Hungary Nepstadion/Puskás Ferenc Stadion second DVD recording (used for the opening scenes), concert and rehearsal scenes on DVD.
North America Late 2005
24 September 2005 Worcester, Massachusetts United States DCU Center
27 September 2005 New York City Madison Square Garden
29 September 2005 Montreal Canada Bell Center
3 October 2005 Halifax Halifax Metro Center
5 October 2005 Ottawa Corel Center
6 October 2005 London Budweiser Gardens
7 October 2005 Hamilton Copps Coliseum
11 October 2005 Winnipeg MTS Center
12 October 2005 Saskatoon Credit Union Center
14 October 2005 Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome
15 October 2005 Edmonton Rexall Place
17 October 2005 Vancouver GM Place
18 October 2005 Victoria Save on Foods Memorial Centre
20 October 2005 Everett, WA United States Everett Events Center
22 October 2005 Sacramento, CA Arco Arena
25 October 2005 San José, CA HP Pavilion
27 October 2005 San Diego, CA iPayOne Center
29 October 2005 Anaheim, CA Arrowhead Pond
30 October 2005 Glendale, AZ Glendale Arena
3 November 2005 St. Louis, MO Savvis Center
4 November 2005 Ames, IA Hilton Coliseum
5 November 2005 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
8 November 2005 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
10 November 2005 Cleveland, OH Gund Arena
11 November 2005 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
12 November 2005 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
17 November 2005 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
18 November 2005 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
22 November 2005 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
25 November 2005 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
26 November 2005 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center
Europe and Asia 2006
20 April 2006 Dublin Ireland The Point Theatre
22 April 2006 Newcastle England Metro Radio Arena
23 April 2006 Sheffield Hallam FM Arena
26 April 2006 London Wembley Arena
27 April 2006 Birmingham The NIA
28 April 2006 Manchester MEN Arena
29 April 2006 Glasgow Scotland SEC Centre
1 May 2006 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis Antwerpen
2 May 2006 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis
6 May 2006 Oberhausen Germany König-Pilsener-Arena
8 May 2006 Stuttgart Schleyerhalle
10 May 2006 Hamburg Color Line Arena
11 May 2006 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
12 May 2006 Vienna Austria Stadthalle Wien
15 May 2006 Stuttgart Germany Schleyerhalle
16 May 2006 Frankfurt Festhalle
17 May 2006 Oberhausen König-Pilsener Arena
19 May 2006 Copenhagen Denmark Forum Copenhagen
20 May 2006 Karlstad Sweden Löfbergs Lila Arena
21 May 2006 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
23 May 2006 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Globen
25 May 2006 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arenna
3 June 2006 Dublin Ireland RDS Arena
10 June 2006 Taipei Taiwan Chung Shan Soccer Stadium
11 June 2006
13 June 2006 Kaohsiung Chung-Chun Stadium
17 June 2006 Hong Kong China HKCEC Hall 3

Cancelled shows
List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
Date City Country Venue Reason for cancellation
August 12 2005 Prague Czech Republic Strahov Stadium The venue stage set built for the Prague stop was deemed unsafe for use.
14 November 2006 Brussels Belgium Vorst National Flatley's hospitalization and recovery
15 November 2006
17 November 2006 Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion
18 November 2006 Hannover Germany TUI Arena
19 November 2006 Mannheim SAP Arena
21 November 2006 Munich Olympiahalle
23 November 2006 Leipzig Arena Leipzig
25 November 2006 Berlin Velodrom Berlin
26 November 2006 Stuttgart Schleyerhalle
27 November 2006 Cologne Kölnarena
28 November 2006 Hamburg Color Line Arena
5 December 2006 Manchester England MEN Arena
6 December 2006 London Wembley Arena
8 December 2006 Paris France Stade de France
9 December 2006 Verona Italy Verona Arena

References
  1. Biography of Michael Flatley from his website
  2. Celtic Cafe
  3. Irish Independent
  4. Celtic Cafe
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