Lord of the Dance, an Irish dance troupe which has been seen by 7 million people in 18 countries since its 1996 debut, is finally coming to Japan to wow audiences with its world-renowned performance.
The Irish dance troupe was founded by Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley, who is currently the artistic director and choreographer for the troupe. Flatley, arguably the best-known Irish-style dancer today, first became internationally known as the choreographer and principal dancer of Riverdance.
His first aim in starting the new troupe, he explained recently, was to "introduce a new type of entertainment," a combination of the traditional with the modern. The result is Lord of the Dance, a traditional Irish dance performance with elements of American show business woven into it.