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

Michael Flatley, famous for his "Lord of the Dance" and "Feet of Flames" shows, created Celtic Tiger. After being retired for 4 years, Michael announced he was going to tour with a new show. In the summer of 2004 Michael 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 extravaganza Celtic Tiger in June 2005. The first 500 fans who emailed the website's administrators got free tickets to one of its preview shows in Birmingham, England. The rest of the tickets were only for fans/friends and dancers and crew.

Celtic Tiger had its first performance at a private, invitation-only performance at the NIA Birmingham, England on 17 June 2005. The show was first performed for the public on July 9, 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 canceled, the official reason given being that 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 September 24, 2005, followed by a gala performance in New York City's Madison Square Garden on September 27, 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 on November 26, 2005.

Celtic Tiger started its European World Tour on April 20, 2006 at the Point Theatre in Dublin. That show was the first time Michael Flatley had danced in the Point Theatre since he debuted Lord of the Dance. On November 15 of 2006, the fall plans for the Celtic Tiger tour of Europe were canceled when Flatley was hospitalized for a viral infection for two weeks. His website claimed that Michael would release future touring dates in early 2007 but never did. It is assumed now that, for the time being Celtic Tiger has been put on hold while Michael spends time with his wife and son Michael St. James. When and if Celtic Tiger returns to the world stage, possible destinations include Asia, South America, Russia, and the southern part of the United States.

Meaning

"Celtic Tiger portrays the oppression of a people and the tiger symbolizes 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." – Michael Flatley.

"Michael explains the show as a story that chronicles the journey of the Celts. It starts with the arrival of the Christianity, taking it further through the Norman invasion, the coming back from the destruction, the Famine in 1840, the British occupation and then the struggle for theindependence and finally having to leave and go to the new world, which was America, and starting at the very bottom. All the signs said "No Irish wanted" everywhere, and they had to rise to become the JFK's of America, so again they came from nothing." – www.CeltcCafe.com

Credits

* Director – Michael Flatley
* Producer – Michael Flatley
* Choreographer – Michael Flatley
* Leading role – Michael Flatley

Numbers

#Act 1
##The Heartbeat of the Tiger
##Dancing in the Dark
##St. Patrick
##The Sleeping Tiger
##The Vikings
##Celtic Fire
##The Garden of Eden
##The Red Coats
##The Famine
##Four Green Fields
##Bloody Sunday
##A Call to Arms
##The 1916 Rising
##The Banshee
##A Nation Once Again
#Act 2
##Freedom
##A New World
##The Last Rose
##Celtic Kittens
##Capone
##Forever Free
##Cowboy Cheerleaders
##These Colors Don’t Run
##Yankee Doodle Dandy
##Celtic Fire II
##The Celtic Tiger

Cast

* Michael Flatley

Dancers

* Lisa Anderson
* Desmond Bailey
* Lynsey Brown
* Cherie Butler
* Ciaran Connolly
* Martin Connolly
* Siobhan Connolly
* Arlene Cooke
* Sarah Doherty
* 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
* Damien O’Dochartaigh
* Roisin O’Donnell
* Andrew O'Reilly
* Ian Oswald
* Zoltan Papp
* Gary Pender
* Katie Pomfret
* Sarah Redmond
* Margaret Revis
* Sarah Spratt
* Keagan Van Dooren
* Bryana Verner
* Scott Walker
* Stephen Walker

Musicians

* Declan O'Donoghue
* Niamh Gallagher
* Aongus Ralston
* Gavin Ralston
* Cora Smith

Vocalists

* Una Gibney
* Paul Harrington

Tour Dates

* June 17 - NIA, Birmingham, eNGLAND - Recording of the DVD.

2005 World Tour-North America "(Preview Shows/United States/Canada)".

* July 09 - Nepstadion Budapest, Hungary.
* September 24 - Worcester, Massachusetts.
* September 27 -Madison Square Garden, New York .

2005 Celtic Tiger North American World Tour".

* Sep 24 - Worcester, MA-USA.
* Sep 27 - Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA.
* Sep 29 - Montreal, Canada.
* Oct 03 - Halifax Metro Center, Halifax, Canada.
* Oct 05 - Corel Center, Ottawa, Canada.
* Oct 06 - John Labbat Center, London, Canada.
* Oct 07 - Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Canada.
* Oct 11 - MTS Center, Winnipeg, Canada.
* Oct 12 - Credit Union Center, Saskatoon, Canada.
* Oct 14 - Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary, Canada.
* Oct 15 - Rexall Place, Edmonton, Canada.
* Oct 17 - GM Place, Vancouver, Canada.
* Oct 18 - Save on Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria, Canada.
* Oct 20 - Everett Events Center, Everett, Washington, USA.
* Oct 22 - Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA, USA.
* Oct 25 - HP Pavillion, San José, CA, USA.
* Oct 27 - iPayOne Center, San Diego, CA, USA.
* Oct 29 - Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA.
* Oct 30 - Glendale Arena, Glendale, AZ, USA.
* Nov 03 - Savvis Center, St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
* Nov 04 - Iowa State Center, Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA, USA.
* Nov 05 - Qwest Arena, Omaha, NE, USA.
* Nov 08 - Target Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
* Nov 10 - Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH, USA.
* Nov 11 - Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
* Nov 12 - Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH, USA.
* Nov 17 - Bradley Arena, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
* Nov 18 - All State Arena,, Chicago IL, USA
* Nov 22 - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, USA.
* Nov 25 - Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
* Nov 26 - Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA, USA.

2006 World Tour-Europe-Summer "(Europe and Asia)".

"Date Venue City/Country".

* April 20 The Point Theatre Dublin, Ireland.
* April 22 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England.
* April 23 Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield, England.
* April 26 Wembley Arena, London, England.
* April 27 The NIA, Birmingham, England.
* April 28 MEN Arena, Manchester, England.
* April 29 SECC Glasgow, Scotland.
* May 1 Sportpaleis Antwerpen, Belgium.
* May 2 Sportpaleis Ahoy' Rotterdam, Netherlands.
* May 6 König-Pilsener-Arena Oberhausen, Germany.
* May 8 Schleyerhalle Stuttgart, Germany.
* May 10 Color Line Arena Hamburg, Germany.
* May 11 Hallenstadion Zürich, Switzerland.
* May 12 Stadthalle Wien, Austria.
* May 15 Schleyerhalle Stuttgart, Germany.
* May 16 Festhalle Frankfurt, Germany.
* May 17 König-Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany.
* May 19 Forum Copenhagen, Denmark.
* May 20 Löfbergs Lila Arena Karlstad, Sweden.
* May 21 Oslo Spektrum Oslo, Norway.
* May 23 Globen Stockholm, Sweden.
* May 25 Hartwall Arenna Helsinki, Finland.
* June 03 RDS Dublin, Ireland.
* June 10 Chung Shan Soccer Stadium Taipei, Taiwan.
* June 11 Chung Shan Soccer Stadium Taipei, Taiwan.
* June 13 Chung-Chun Stadium Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
* June 17 HKCEC Hall 3, Hong Kong, China.

2006 World Tour-Europe-Winter.

"The Cancelled Tour""'.

* Nov 14-15 Vorst National Brussels, Belgium.
* Nov 17 Hallenstadion Zürich, Switzerland.
* Nov 18 TUI Arena Hannover, Germany.
* Nov 19 SAP Arena Mannheim, Germany.
* Nov 21 Olympiahalle München, Germany.
* Nov 23 Arena Leipzig, Germany.
* Nov 25 Velodrom Berlin, Germany.
* Nov 26 Schleyerhalle Stuttgart, Germany.
* Nov 27 Kölnarena Köln, Germany.
* Nov 28 Color Line Arena Hamburg, Germany.
* Dec 05 MEN Arena Manchester, England.
* Dec 06 Wembley Arena London, England.

See also

* Michael Flatley

External links

* [http://www.CelticTigerLive.com Celtic Tiger Live - Homepage]
* [http://www.MichaelFlatley.com Michael Flatley - Homepage]

Unofficial sites

Michael Flatley's career has been supported since its beginning by a vigorous online fan community. Although the sites below are not officially associated with Flatley or his production company, they are excellent resources.
* [http://www.MichaelFlatley.com/links.cfm Links page from Flatley's own website]
* [http://www.MichaelFlatleyIreland.com/ct.htm Ann Keller's "Dublin Corner"]
* [http://www.CelticCafe.com/CelticCafe/Dance/MichaelFlatley/CelticTiger/02_CelticTigerActI.html CelticCafe.com - historical and dramaturgical information]
* [http://www.CelticCafe.com/CelticCafe/TourDates/Shows/ctiger.html CelticCafe.com - tour dates]
* [http://www.Celtic-Tiger.nl/pages/site.php?p=main Celtic Tiger Netherlands]
* [http://www.Geocities.com/lotdtroupe/celtictiger.html Jessica on Geocities - cast lists and production photos]
* [http://www.CelticTiger.Moonfruit.com/welcome Tom Brown]

Except for the first item, this list is alphabetical, not in order of perceived or assumed importance.