Riverdance 2011

Emma Buffini, Rodney Olsen and Padraic Moyles. Click the photo for a closer look.
It’s been eight years since the pounding feet and swirling music of Riverdance tapped its way across Australia. Since Riverdance burst onto the world stage it has thrilled millions around the globe.

A national tour opens in Perth tomorrow before heading to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Since Riverdance began performances in Dublin in 1995, the show has played more than 10,000 performances, been seen live by over 22 million people, played in over 350 venues in 40 countries across 5 continents and played to a global television audience of over 2 billion people.

Riverdance – The Farewell Tour 2011 is set to thrill long time fans as well as new admirers. Today in the studio at 98.5 Sonshine FM I spoke to the two lead dancers of the current tour, Maria Buffini and Padraic Moyles.

They were absolutely delightful and it was a wonderful opportunity to hear about the journey of Riverdance over the years. You can hear our conversation by clicking the play button on the audio player at the bottom of this post.

Riverdance will be at the Burswood Theatre in Perth from the 8th to the 13th of March.

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