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The Best of Riverdance | 
 enlarge | Director: John Mccolgan
Actors: Michael Flatley, Jean Butler, Brendan De Gallai, Eileen Martin, Areleen Ni Bhaoill
Studio: Kultur Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  47 reviews
Sales Rank: 4451
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 113
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D2982D
ISBN: 0769778364
UPC: 032031298293
EAN: 9780769778365
ASIN: B000929UNM
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Release Date: June 7, 2005
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Condition: BRAND NEW AND FACTORY SEALED
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The DVD debut of Michael Flatley's performance in Riverdance (or at least part of it) is one of the highlights of The Best of Riverdance, a generous survey of the Irish hard-shoe sensation that has riveted live audiences and PBS viewers for a decade. Beginning with the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest performance that led to the full-length stage show, the program compiles a number of highlights from the show's history, taken mostly from three sources. There's the original 1995 televised show starring the flamboyant, record-setting tapper Flatley and his partner, Jean Butler. There's the 1997 New York City concert, with Colin Dunne opposite Butler. And finally there's the 2003 performance from Geneva headlined by Brendan de Gallai and Joanne Doyle. Because elements of the show and numerous performers have changed over the years, each performance has its own character, and The Best of Riverdance even takes the unusual step of blending segments of various shows into a single number. For example, "Riverdance" switches back and forth among the three shows and the three sets of leads. "Lift the Wings" begins with two verses of the solo voice of Aine Ui Cheallaigh, then segues into segments from the ensemble-sung version from New York and Geneva. Because the solo rendition was one of the biggest losses of later generations of the show, it's nice to have at least part of it on DVD. Likewise, because Flatley's complete Riverdance performance is not yet available on DVD, fans will be glad to have at least a few numbers here. Other later-generation numbers included are "American Wake" and "Trading Taps," and the DVD menu screens very clear note which performer or combination of performers is performing. Brand new in this nearly two-hour program are occasional introductions by Jean Butler, which help explain some of the ambiguous stage action. Bonus features are a new one-hour documentary about the history of the show, 16 minutes of high-speed backstage footage, and an eight-minute performance from the 2003 Special Olympics. Some viewers may find the introductions or the performance switches jarring to the flow, and The Best of Riverdance is surely not a substitute for the complete performances of the show, but it is a nice compilation, and offers some footage that you can't see anywhere else. --David Horiuchi
Description
Includes 18 of the all-time best performances of Riverdance from its extraordinary beginnings at the Point Theatre, Dublin, with original stars Michael Flatley and Jean Butler, through its phenomenal success in Radio City Music Hall, New York to its latest live recording in Geneva. Riverdance boasts an international cast featuring the remarkable Riverdance Irish Dance Troupe, the cream of Irish musicians in the Riverdance Band and a spectacular array of talent from Spain, Russia and America, performing to the magic of Bill Whelan's music. More electrifying than ever, this DVD is a treasure for Riverdance fans worldwide! SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE: RIVERDANCE- The Ten Years. An all New 65 Minute Documentary, celebrating the Riverdance phenomenon over the first 10 years. Featuring all the passion, power and intrigue of the show backstage. Introduced by Gabriel Byrne. RIVERDANCE - Behind the Scenes: Never seen before footage of the Riverdance backstage crew in action. RIVERDANCE- Performance at the Special Olympics Opening Ceremony.
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 The Best of Riverdance (2005) October 8, 2008
tres bon DVD ( The Best of Riverdance (2005))On peut l'ecouter plusieurs fois tant que c'est divertissant
Best of Riverdance October 2, 2008
A fantastic DVD that covers a dance medium almost unequaled in today's world. I had missed the few years since Michael Flatley was in his prime but this DVD brought the whole capability of these wonderful performers back to me instantly. You cannot go wrong with this one.
Dan Rich, Missouri
Loved the entire thing September 21, 2008
I had seen the show in New York and this DVD allows me to relive it over and over again. Very, very enjoyable!
Don't compare this with the others. July 21, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
To try to compare this compilation of many different versions of Riverdance, with the original show is like trying to compare an apple and an orange. Yes they are both fruits, and you will get some Vitamin C from each, and they taste great, but they are different.
This DVD is not the original show. That version isn't on DVD, so just deal with it. Reading the complaints from the people who didn't like that they saw many performers poping in and out during the course of a single dance, make me wonder if they live in the same world as I do. What did they expect?
Why would they expect the same experience on this DVD as on the other DVD's? If you wanted a DVD that showed you the dances just as you saw them on the Riverdance DVD's you have seen before, buy those DVD's, not this one.
If you want to learn about the growth of the show, and the changes it has gone through, and see many different dancers that you may not have seen before. Here you go. This is the DVD you want.
If you are interested in what goes on backstage. Seeing how the show is put on. You found it. This is the DVD you want.
If you want to listen to Jean Butler talk about the show, explain the various dances, or, like me, just sit and watch her and wish that she was still in the show. This is it. This is the DVD you want.
If you want to see exactly what you have seen in the past, This ain't it.
It's really not any more difficult than that.
 Too much changing scenes April 10, 2008
It became distracting to bounce from one concert to the next (during the same dance number)
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