Celtic Tiger Live or more often known Michael Flatley's Celtic Tiger or just Celtic Tiger was an Irish dance show.
History
Michael Flatley, known for Riverdance, Lord of the Dance and Feet of Flames, created Celtic Tiger which debuted in 2005.Biography of Michael Flatley from his website 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.Celtic Cafe 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 as the theatre (which included a massive stage specially built for the show) was deemed 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.Irish Independent 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."Celtic Cafe
Credits Director – Michael Flatley Producer – Michael Flatley Choreographer – Michael Flatley Leading role – Michael Flatley
Numbers
Act 1 1. The Heartbeat of the Tiger 2. Dancing in the Dark 3. St. Patrick 4. The Sleeping Tiger 5. The Vikings 6. Celtic Fire 7. The Garden of Eden 8. The Redcoats 9. The Famine 10. Four Green Fields 11. Bloody Sunday 12. A Call to Arms 13. The 1916 Rising 14. The Banshee 15. A Nation Once Again
Act 2 16. Freedom 17. A New World 18. The Last Rose 19. Celtic Kittens 20. Capone 21. Forever Free 22. Cowboy Cheerleaders 23. Yankee Doodle Dandy 24. Celtic Fire II 25. The Celtic Tiger 26. Encore – Yankee Doodle Dandy Reprise
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 Hennessey 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
Jason Duffy — Drums and Percussion (DVD) Gary Sullivan -Drums and Percussion (Canada & US tour) Declan O'Donoghue — Drums and Percussion (tour)
Niamh Gallagher — Fiddles Maire Egan — fiddles (DVD)
Aongus Ralston — Bass Guitarist (tour) Gavin Ralston — Guitar (DVD & tour)
Cora Smyth — Fiddles (DVD & tour) Brenda Curtin — fiddles (DVD)
Niamh Gallagher — fiddles (DVD) John Colohan — Guitar (DVD)
Vocalists Una Gibney (DVD & tour) Paul Harrington (DVD and tour)
Tour dates + List of performances, showing date, city, country, venue Date City Country VenueNotes17 June 2005BirminghamEnglandNIADVD filming ("St. Patrick" onwards) – directed by David Mallet9 July 2005Budapest HungaryNepstadion/Puskás Ferenc Stadionsecond DVD recording (used for the opening scenes), concert and rehearsal scenes on DVD.North America Late 200524 September 2005Worcester, MassachusettsUnited StatesDCU Center27 September 2005 New York CityMadison Square Garden29 September 2005 MontrealCanada Bell Center3 October 2005Halifax Halifax Metro Center 5 October 2005 Ottawa Corel Center 6 October 2005 London Budweiser Gardens 7 October 2005 Hamilton Copps Coliseum 11 October 2005WinnipegMTS Center 12 October 2005SaskatoonCredit Union Center14 October 2005CalgaryPengrowth Saddledome 15 October 2005 EdmontonRexall Place 17 October 2005 VancouverGM Place 18 October 2005 VictoriaSave on Foods Memorial Centre20 October 2005Everett, WAUnited StatesEverett Events Center 22 October 2005 Sacramento, CAArco Arena 25 October 2005 San José, CAHP Pavilion 27 October 2005 San Diego, CAiPayOne Center 29 October 2005Anaheim, CAArrowhead Pond 30 October 2005 Glendale, AZGlendale Arena 3 November 2005St. Louis, MO Savvis Center4 November 2005 Ames, IAHilton Coliseum 5 November 2005 Omaha, NEQwest Center8 November 2005 Minneapolis, MNTarget Center10 November 2005 Cleveland, OHGund Arena 11 November 2005 Pittsburgh, PAMellon Arena 12 November 2005 Columbus, OHNationwide Arena 17 November 2005 Milwaukee, WIBradley Center 18 November 2005 Chicago, ILAllstate Arena22 November 2005 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena 25 November 2005 Philadelphia, PAWachovia Center26 November 2005 Fairfax, VAPatriot CenterEurope and Asia 200620 April 2006 Dublin IrelandThe Point Theatre 22 April 2006 NewcastleEnglandMetro Radio Arena23 April 2006 SheffieldHallam FM Arena 26 April 2006 LondonWembley Arena 27 April 2006 BirminghamThe NIA 28 April 2006 ManchesterMEN Arena 29 April 2006 GlasgowScotlandSEC Centre1 May 2006 AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis Antwerpen2 May 2006 Rotterdam NetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis6 May 2006 Oberhausen Germany König-Pilsener-Arena 8 May 2006 StuttgartSchleyerhalle 10 May 2006 Hamburg Color Line Arena 11 May 2006 Zürich SwitzerlandHallenstadion 12 May 2006 ViennaAustria Stadthalle Wien 15 May 2006 StuttgartGermany Schleyerhalle 16 May 2006 FrankfurtFesthalle17 May 2006 OberhausenKönig-Pilsener Arena19 May 2006 CopenhagenDenmarkForum Copenhagen20 May 2006 KarlstadSwedenLöfbergs Lila Arena 21 May 2006 Oslo NorwayOslo Spektrum23 May 2006 Stockholm SwedenStockholm Globen25 May 2006 HelsinkiFinland Hartwall Arenna3 June 2006 Dublin IrelandRDS Arena10 June 2006 TaipeiTaiwanChung Shan Soccer Stadium11 June 200613 June 2006 KaohsiungChung-Chun Stadium17 June 2006 Hong KongChinaHKCEC Hall 3
Cancelled shows + List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country and venue Date City Country VenueReason for cancellation12 August 2005PragueCzech RepublicStrahov StadiumThe venue stage set built for the Prague stop was deemed unsafe for use.14 November 2006 Brussels Belgium Vorst NationalFlatley's hospitalization and recovery15 November 200617 November 2006 ZurichSwitzerlandHallenstadion18 November 2006 HannoverGermanyTUI Arena 19 November 2006 Mannheim SAP Arena21 November 2006 MunichOlympiahalle23 November 2006 LeipzigArena Leipzig25 November 2006 Berlin Velodrom Berlin26 November 2006 StuttgartSchleyerhalle 27 November 2006 CologneKölnarena28 November 2006 Hamburg Color Line Arena 5 December 2006 ManchesterEnglandMEN Arena6 December 2006 LondonWembley Arena8 December 2006ParisFranceStade de France9 December 2006VeronaItalyVerona Arena
References
External links Celtic Tiger Live – Homepage