Danceperados of Ireland

The enthusiasm for Irish step dancing is written into the name of this new
of this new Irish dance show. Loosely translated from
English it means "the dancing mad". Yes, the Irish
just can't stop dancing, singing and playing.
and playing. It's in their blood.
Every country has its own special way of celebrating Christmas.
to celebrate. Ireland is no exception. The Danceperados of Ire-
land bring us closer to the Christmas traditions of the Emerald Isle with their "Spirit of Irish Christmas" tour.
traditions of the Emerald Isle. They whisk us away to this
special time of year, which has some very unconventional flowers such as the "Wren
Boys". Young lads put on wild straw hats, dress up in rag costumes
rag costumes and go about the neighborhood scraping
nack. The Christmas swim in the freezing cold sea and the women's
sea and the women's Christmas, which dates back to pre-Christian times with a matriarchal
Christian times with a matriarchal society. This takes place on
Epiphany, when the men take over the household chores and spoil the women.
of the household and spoil the ladies of the house.
The artists always make the audience laugh heartily.
because some of the customs are weird and therefore funny for us.
and therefore funny. All of this is delicately balanced with spiritual moments of internalization.
moments of internalization. The Danceperados take us
us back to a time before the commercialization of Christmas
and the ubiquitous presence of Santa Claus in the Anglo-Saxon and our world.
Santa Claus is everywhere. You won't find the big Christmas hits of the glo
world will be waiting in vain. Instead, you will hear
old Gaelic hymns and Christmas carols in English, which are known as carols.
referred to as "carols".
As many Irish people then and now have to earn their living abroad, Christmas is always
abroad, Christmas is always the time of year when everyone
of the year when all Irish people living abroad strive to get home.
They have not seen their friends and families all year and are
and are overjoyed to be able to celebrate together. The
pubs are packed and the whiskey and beer are flowing.
Jigs and reels are played. Wherever these are played
dancing goes wild... Now at the latest it becomes clear:
An Irish tap dance show and the motto "Irish Christmas" - it's a perfect match!
go together wonderfully! A multivision finely tuned to music and dance
finely tuned multivision with winter landscapes and Christmas
and Christmas motifs gives the audience the feeling of being
in the middle of it - in Ireland.
What distinguishes the Danceperados from a conventional dance show
is the quality of the dancers, musicians and singers. They afford
the luxury of taking a sextet on tour with them. The musicians
The musicians belong to the crème de la crème of Irish folk music. There are even
Grammy nominated artists are part of the band.
The two-time "World Champion" Michael Donnellan is responsible for the choreography.
Michael Donnellan is responsible for the choreography. His work is unique and
and goes beyond the scope of what has been seen before. He sets
the stories and action into movement. The dancers
are literally addicted to dancing them anew every evening. From
a large pool of applications, Michael has selected the best.
selected. The class of the dancers can be seen from the fact that
dancers can be seen from the fact that together they have
or All Ireland titles.
However, working without playback is the most important unique
feature. Fooling the audience in this way,
the audience in this way, as is so often the case with other productions, the
dance enthusiasts cannot reconcile with their ethos. The dancers and musicians
dancers and musicians love the artistic challenge of stepping and
and double bottom. This is the only way to
to react spontaneously and improvise. Instead of dazzling the audience with
show effects, the Danceperados win the audience over with their
exuberant liveliness and authenticity. Everything is
live! Now the world champions can finally show what they can do!
The Danceperados have put themselves at the forefront of a movement
movement to free Irish tap dance from the clutches of the big
from the clutches of the big producers and to make it a bit more
closer to its origins. The media and
and fans are electrified by the power and competence of this new and honest
and honest concept. With standing ovations, they celebrate an ensemble
ensemble that has succeeded in reconciling show and culture.
reconcile show and culture.