踢踏舞

经多年发展，踢踏舞吸收了爵士乐节奏、即兴表演等元素，也是一种非常有趣的运动，更具自娱性，也更加开放而具有挑战性，给人的感觉是轻快，活泼，自由与节奏感十足。

踢踏舞分成两种风格,爱尔兰踢踏舞,例如大河之舞,比较注重脚部的整齐与气势;美式踢踏舞,例如踢踏狗(Tap dog),则是比较注重整个身体与脚步的协调性。

《大河之舞》起源于1994年4月30日，欧洲歌唱大赛节目过场时段有一段7分钟的踢踏舞蹈表演，深受观众喜爱。继而改编为一场约2小时的剧场秀，内容除爱尔兰的踢踏舞外，又融合了西班牙佛朗明哥舞、俄罗斯芭蕾舞及美国纽约风格的的爵士踢踏舞等。

Riverdance was first performed during the interval of the Eurovision Song Contest on April 30, 1994. It received a standing ovation. At Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest it was voted the most popular interval act in the history of the contest.

This first performance featured Irish Dancing Champions Jean Butler &

Michael Flatley, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the Celtic choral group Anúna with a score written by Bill Whelan. Whelan had also composed \"Timedance\" — an early version of \"Riverdance\" — for the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest, performed by Planxty. Most of the show's choreography was done by Flatley.

An audio recording of \"Riverdance\" entered the Irish singles charts at #1 on May 5 1994, and remained there throughout the summer (keeping Wet Wet Wet's phenomenally successful \"Love Is All Around\" off the top), eventually totalling a record 18 weeks at #1. A video of the Eurovision interval performance was then released by the Irish broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann under the title \"Riverdance for Rwanda\" with all proceeds going to the Rwanda Appeal Disasters Joint Appeal Committee[1]. Many of the dance troupe

featured in this performance subsequently went on to dance principal roles in later productions of Riverdance the Show.

Riverdance is produced and directed by husband and wife team John

McColgan and Moya Doherty, controlled through their production company Abhann Productions, based in Dublin. In November 1994 tickets were sold in Dublin for the first full-length performance of Riverdance, which opened at the Point Theatre on February 9, 1995. The show ran for five weeks and was a sell-out.

Michael Flatley left the show reportedly over creative differences with the producers before the show's second run in London. Irish dancer Colin Dunne stepped into the role of lead dancer and went on to perform in subsequent productions before leaving the show in 1998.

After successful runs in other cities in Europe, Riverdance travelled to New York City to perform at the legendary Radio City Music Hall in March 1996. This was the first time the show had been performed in America. To the relief of the producers, the show was a success. Anúna left the show in September of that year.

In 2000 Riverdance was on Broadway for a year at the Gershwin Theatre with an all-new show, featuring dance leads Pat Roddy and Eileen Martin and singers Brian Kennedy and Tsidii Le Loka.

Riverdance continues to be performed all over the world, albeit in a diminished format and in smaller venues than hitherto. Current productions are geared towards smaller theatres, whereas past productions have been performed in large theatres and arenas. Sets have therefore been simplified and some numbers contain fewer performers than in past productions (such as those seen on the Live from Radio City and Live from Arena Geneva DVDs). For

example, current touring productions of the show have 20 dancers in the finale, \"Heartland\used in the arena shows. Each production company is named after an Irish river. Currently performing companies are the Boyne touring in North America, Corrib in Europe and Foyle in Ireland.

Riverdance is currently playing its farewell tour, returning to UK, Europe and the Far East before finishing in 2010, fifteen years after it opened at The Point Theatre in Dublin.

• 这场20分钟的表演没有声音，没有音乐，仅靠三名演员的肢体动作和简单的道具来

演绎。Niche在中文里可以解释为“适当的位置”，因此这部现代舞也叫“找到一个属于你自己的地方”。在舞蹈中，我们看到的拥抱、推搡可以理解为融合和冲突，这是我们和我们的城市在寻找自己的位置中可能会面临的问题。