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Dublin Irish Dance presents
Direct from Ireland
WINGS is a brand new Irish dance production created in Ireland by a critically acclaimed artistic team. Like no other show in its genre, WINGS features exquisite Irish and World champion dancers together with Ireland’s finest musical and vocal virtuosos.
Complete with original music and choreography, this ground-breaking production, infused with world dance and musical influences, will thrill audiences with its transformative emotional energy and imaginative design.
A vivid and illuminating production portraying rich Irish heritage themes, in spectacular dance and musical performances by this superb cast.
Witness the dexterity & skill of these world champion tantalising Irish dancers in this awesome captivating spectacle as they defy gravity.
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Produced in Ireland
CHOREOGRAPHY: Alan Scarriff
MUSIC: Eric Cunningham
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR: Ciarán Connolly
Producers: Derek Gleeson & Eric Cunningham
Associate Producer: Michaella Mc Mahon
*Please note the Producers reserve the right to alter the set list without prior notice
At the young age of four, Alan started dancing for the O’Flaherty school of Irish Dancing, Galway. Alan enjoyed huge success in his competitive years, obtaining first place at the Connachts, All Irelands and World Irish Dancing Championships.
His accomplishments go far beyond the competitive world of Irish dance. He has toured the world as part of a number Irish dance productions. Most notibly he toured with one of the World’s most well renowned dance shows, Riverdance, as the lead performer for an impressive eight years.
In 2011 he became a qualified Irish Dance teacher (T.C.R.G) with An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha (The Irish Dance Commission) and has now established a very busy dance school in his native Galway passing on his talents to many young dance students.
As a musician, Galway man Eric Cunningham has performed in a plethora of concert halls across six continents from Beijing Opera House to the Lincoln & Kennedy Centres in North America while he has also played support to the Rolling Stones and performed for three U.S. Presidents (at the White House & U.S. Capitol Building) amongst many other dignitaries and royalty. He has performed as a soloist with numerous international orchestras and internationally recognised artists including Ronnie Wood. He previously managed and performed with the world's greatest & fastest (Guinness World Records) Irish fiddle player Frankie Gavin and his band ʻDe Dannan’ but decided to concentrate exclusively on his own productions from January 2013. As a Producer, his acts have performed from Ireland to India, Chile to China, Australia to America, Brazil to Britain, Japan to Russia, across the United Arab Emirates and throughout Europe. As an Academic, he holds a degree and first class honours Masters in Music from the University College Cork and was also awarded the Seán O Riada Memorial Award by the same institution for his knowledge of Irish music. As a composer, Eric's work has been described by the Irish Times as ʻTerrific’ and ʻStunning’ by the Irish Independent and ʻMusic to marvel at’ by the Irish Examiner.
Ciarán is originally from Dublin and has worked successfully in London for the last 14 years as a commercial dancer and choreographer, working on shows such as The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and Strictly Come Dancing. He’s worked alongside and toured the world with names such as Take That, Robbie Williams, One Direction, Girls Aloud, Michael Bublé and many more. Ciarán also choreographed Season 5 of The Voice of Ireland for RTE. After working as Assistant Choreographer on The Daniel O Donnell Rock and Roll UK Tour, Ciarán went on to work with a host of top choreographers on major tours and events including Assistant Choreographer on Cliff Richard’s 2011 ʻSoulicious Tour’, Dance Captain and a coordinator on the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Ceremonies under the direction of Creative Director Kim Gavin, Assistant to the Choreographer Paul Roberts on One Direction’s World Stadium Tour 2014. Ciarán has worked on a variety of Irish Dance Productions with Producer Eric Cunningham since 2014.
