{"id":23518,"date":"2024-11-20T14:04:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=23518"},"modified":"2024-11-20T14:04:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T13:04:14","slug":"riverdance-30-the-new-generation-sse-arena-belfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2024\/11\/riverdance-30-the-new-generation-sse-arena-belfast\/","title":{"rendered":"Riverdance 30 The New Generation &#8211; SSE Arena Belfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Riverdance 30 The New Generation is coming to Belfast!<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-23519\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1-Copy-7-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"299\" \/>The Grammy award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerising choreography and breathtaking performances has left audiences in awe and established <strong>Riverdance <\/strong>as a global cultural sensation.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate this incredible 30<sup>th<\/sup> year milestone, <strong>Riverdance<\/strong> will embark on a special anniversary tour, bringing its magic to audiences around the world. This will include dates at Belfast\u2019s SSE Arena from 17<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 20<sup>th<\/sup> December 2025 with a matinee on Saturday 20<sup>th<\/sup> December.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for these dates go on sale this Thursday 21<sup>st<\/sup> November at 10am from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketmaster.ie\/\">ticketmaster.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This spectacular production rejuvenates the much-loved original show with new innovative choreography and costumes and state of the art lighting, projection and motion graphics. And for the first time <strong>Riverdance<\/strong> welcomes \u201cThe New Generation\u201d of performers, all of whom were not born when show began 30 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John McColgan, Director of Riverdance<\/strong> said \u201c<em>It is both a privilege and a delight to celebrate 30 years of Riverdance and the unique journey it has taken us on. In those 30 years the show has transformed from a spectacle into a global cultural phenomenon \u2013 continuously evolving yet remaining true to its Irish roots. On this upcoming tour we look forward to welcoming \u2018The New Generation\u2019 of artists while paying tribute to the talented performers, creators, dedicated crew, and the millions of fans who have made Riverdance a worldwide celebration of music and dance.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Audiences will enjoy a unique and memorable performance which blends the traditional and the contemporary, showcasing the skill and passion of the world-class of dancers, musicians and singers in the <strong>Riverdance<\/strong> ensemble.<\/p>\n<p>Composed by Bill Whelan. Produced by Moya Doherty. Directed by John McColgan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Riverdance 30, The Next Generation will play SSE Arena Belfast from 17<sup>th<\/sup> -20<sup>th<\/sup> December 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Show schedule <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wed 17<sup>th<\/sup> Dec 8pm<\/p>\n<p>Thurs 18<sup>th <\/sup>Dec 8pm<\/p>\n<p>Fri 19<sup>th<\/sup> Dec\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8pm<\/p>\n<p>Sat 20<sup>th<\/sup> Dec \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2pm matinee and 8pm evening shows<\/p>\n<p>Tickets on sale from Thursday 21<sup>st<\/sup> November at 10am from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketmaster.ie\/\">ticketmaster.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information on Riverdance see <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.riverdance.com\/\"><strong>Riverdance.com<\/strong><\/a><strong> @Riverdance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more concert \/ show information see <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aikenpromotions.com\/\"><strong>aikenpromotions.com<\/strong><\/a><strong> @aikenpromotions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riverdance 30 The New Generation is coming to Belfast! Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerising choreography and breathtaking performances has left audiences in awe and established &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2024\/11\/riverdance-30-the-new-generation-sse-arena-belfast\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23518"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23518"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23520,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23518\/revisions\/23520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}