The International Irish Dance Phenomenon is back in Boston!

To Play One Week Engagement, May 10 – 15, 2016

At the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre

— Tickets Now On Sale —

Boston 411

The international Irish dance phenomenon is back by popular demand as Riverdance – The 20th Anniversary World Tour, which is celebrating an extraordinary milestone for an incredible show, plays a one week engagement, May 10-15, 2016, at the Citi Wang Theatre. Presented by the Citi Performing Arts Center and MSG Entertainment, tickets are now on sale at the Citi Center box office, through www.citicenter.org or by calling 800-982- ARTS (2787). Press night is set for Wednesday, May 11 at 7:00 pm.

Riverdance – The 20th Anniversary World Tour is an innovative and exciting blend of dance, music and song. Drawing on Irish traditions, the combined talents of the performers propel Irish dancing and music into the present day, capturing the imagination of audiences across all ages and cultures. Riverdance – 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.

For over 20 years, nothing has carried the energy, the sensuality and the spectacle of Riverdance. Riverdance began its journey as the interval act in the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, produced for television by Moya Doherty. This electrifying and innovative seven minute dance piece was then developed into a full-length stage show by Producer Moya Doherty, Composer Bill Whelan and Director John McColgan. With its fusion of Irish and International music and dance, the show broke all box office records during its world première run in Dublin in early 1995. When the show transferred to London in June of that year, the reaction was unprecedented, with the original 10 performances being increased to 151 in subsequent months. There followed a hugely successful tour starting in New York in March 1996, where 8 sold-out shows at Radio City Music Hall heralded the start of 16 years of non-stop touring by Riverdance companies throughout North America. Since its inception Riverdance has packed theatres throughout North America, Oceania, Asia, Europe, South Africa and most recently South America.

FACTS ABOUT 20 YEARS OF Riverdance

• Played 11,000 performances
• Seen live by over 25 million people in over 465 venues worldwide
• Played in 46 countries across 6 continents
• Travelled 700,000 miles (or to the moon and back and back again)
• Played to a global television audience of 3 billion people
• Sold over 3 million copies of the Grammy Award-winning CD
• Sold 10 million Riverdance videos & DV

Riverdance in Boston Information

The 20th Anniversary World Tour plays at the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre Tuesday, May 10 through Sunday, May 15 for 8 performances: Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm; Wednesday at 7:00 pm; Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 pm; matinees at 2:00 pm on and Saturday; and on Sunday at 1:00 pm and 6:30 pm.

Tickets start at $35.00; all prices include a $3.75 facility fee per ticket. Tickets are on sale at the Citi Center box office, through www.citicenter.org or by calling 800-982- ARTS (2787), or through Ticketmaster. Groups of 10 or more may reserve tickets now by contacting Citi Performing Arts Center Group Sales at (617) 532-1116 or groups@citicenter.org