Lord of the Dance

Lord of the Dance is an Irish musical and dance production that was created, choreographed, and produced by Irish-American dancer Michael Flatley, who also took a starring role. The music for the show was written by Ronan Hardiman.

Lord of the Dance still has two troupes on tour. Troupe 1 tours Europe and Asia, while troupe 2 tours North and South America. Michael Flatley, meanwhile, is still the creator, producer and director of the production.

Lord of the Dance recently[clarification needed] played in Las Vegas at the Steve Wyrick Theatre. Dancers from Troupe One and Two merged together during this period.

In December 2009, a troupe played in Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C.

In April 2010 Michael Flatley announced that he would be returning to headline the Lord of the Dance show, in five performances in Ireland, three at in Dublin and two at The Odyssey Arena in Belfast in November 2010, the first time he will have done so since 1998.

In mid-March 2011, there was a limited theatrical screening of Lord of the Dance 3D. The film shows the performances from The O2 of Dublin and The O2 of London. A DVD of the show was released on June 28 in U.S. and Canada and on August 4 in Australia. It will be released on September 12, 2011 in the U.K. and South Africa and on October in Scandinavia, Beneloux, France, and Germany.