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Riverdance coming back to CFCC

Irish sensation ‘Riverdance’ comes to Wilmington in February as part of its 20th anniversary tour. (Courtesy photo)

WILMINGTON — International dance company Riverdance will perform three live shows next winter.

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The fusion of Irish and international dance will take at Wilson Center on Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m., and on Feb. 16, 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. With Grammy Award-winning music, high energy and choreography, “Riverdance” is marking 30 years on a special anniversary tour.

The beloved show features innovative choreography and costumes, state-of-the-art lighting, projection, and motion graphics — and for the first time, it welcomes “The New Generation” of performers. The score was composed by Bill Whelan, and produced by Moya Doherty and directed by John McColgan.

Tickets will go on sale to Wilson Center members at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 7, and to the general public at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8.
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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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