Description: Michael Flatley, the internationally acclaimed master of dance returns to the stage to spearhead his powerful new dance spectacular, Celtic Tiger. With incredibly powerful music, unbelievable costumes and breathtaking special effects, Celtic Tiger is an epic masterpiece that fuses the spirit and history of Ireland with dance and music.
Amazon.com: Celtic Tiger appears to be Michael Flatley's attempt at a concept album--a loose tracing of the Irish through history, from prehistoric times, to pesky run-ins with Vikings and British soldiers, to St. Paddy driving out the snakes, to... the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders? (Who knew so many of them were Irish?) The spectacle of it all is grand and ambitious in the best way of the new Las Vegas shows (O'Siegfried and McRoy?), and Flatley, the genius behind Riverdance and all its toe-tapping offspring, is simply undaunted. By anything. The traditional Irish dance, fiddling, and piping his fans adore are separated by slower segments using Martha Graham-esque modern set pieces, all well performed. But the audience doesn't really come alive unless it's Flatley, bedecked in his finery (one fave: a Gladiator tog to make Russell Crowe envious) and executing his precise, mind-bending choreography. As usual, he's surrounded himself with troupes of the best hoofers on the planet, and the comeliest female fiddlers this side of the Dixie Chicks. One of many highlights: "Celtic Fire," just Flatley on flute surrounding by the fiddling femme fatales at a dervish pace. A bonus featurette shows some behind the scenes, mostly in slow-mo, of the work going into mounting the ambitious show in Budapest. --A.T. Hurley
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Michael Flatley...of course
It's Michael Flatley so it has to be good. I truely enjoyed it, but then again I enjoy everything about Michael Flatley. I will recommend it to all my Michael friends.
Rating: - Absolutely the best of the IRISH dance dvd's!!!!
I have seen Riverdance and Celtic Tiger is superior by far! Michael Flately has out done himself with this one! If you are only going to buy one IRISH dance DVD than this is the one to get. You will ... Read More
Rating: - Not As Uplifting, Video Too Jumpy, Topic Nationalistic
I have studied Michael Flatley's other dance videos, and this one is simply not as uplifting as Feet of Flames. All of Flatley's dance videos have video switching on speed dial, some worse than others. ... Read More
Rating: - Was this supposed to be a comedy???
I have been a fan of Irish Dance for many years and enjoyed many parts of Flatley's other productions. I rented this DVD expecting to gleen some positives out of it as well. I was disappointed. The "story" ... Read More
Rating: - Celtic Tiger
This is an excellent show, especially if you like a lot of live dancing. These dancers are really putting their sole into this. Would recommend it highly to anyone. My husband and I will enjoy for months to ... Read More
- Michael Flatley...of course
- Not As Uplifting, Video Too Jumpy, Topic Nationalistic
- Was this supposed to be a comedy???