Celtic Tiger Live

For the nickname for Irish economic growth, see "Celtic Tiger"

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

History[]

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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^{[citation needed]}, 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^{[citation needed]}. In the autumn of 2004 the rehearsals moved on in the Shepperton Studios in London^{[citation needed]}. Michael tried his best to keep the details including the name of the show a secret^{[citation needed]}. 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^{[citation needed]}.

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]} 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^{[citation needed]}.

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[]

Band[]

Vocalists[]

• Una Gibney (DVD & tour)
• Paul Harrington (DVD and tour)

Tour dates[]

Cancelled shows[]

References[]

External links[]

• Celtic Tiger Live – Homepage