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IRISH EXAMINER | October 2nd, 2019
T THHEE IIRRIISSHH EEXXAAMMIINNEERR Gerard’ have the uncanny ability to always leave them wanting more!
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AAnnnniivveerrssaarryy TToouurr on Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 3pm. Tickets go on sale to members on October
M MUUSSIICC AANNDD EENNTTEERRTTAAIINNMMEENNTT 4 and for the general public on October 18.

Celtic Woman is thrilled to be celebrating 15 phenomenal years of music making. Feel the
embrace of breathtaking music that transports you from your theatre seat straight to
G GUUIIDDEE:: RROOCCKK,, CCOOUUNNTTRRYY,, JJAAZZZZ,, Ireland. Celebration brings together your very favorite songs from the journey so far, songs that

have created an incredible bond with audiences all over the world, from the siren call of “Orinoco
T TRRAADD,, FFOOLLKK,, BBAALLLLAADDSS,, BBLLUUEESS,, Flow” to the playful energy of “Teir Abhaile Riu.”
Rejoice through the lilt of the fiddle and the beat of the drum. Experience the power of the uplift-
ing anthems of “You Raise Me Up” and the soaring harmonies of “Danny Boy.”
C CLLAASSSSIICCAALL AANNDD LLOOTTSS MMOORREE The fully staged Celebration tour features four fantastic Celtic Woman soloists, Mairéad Carlin,
Éabha McMahon, Megan Walsh and Tara McNeill, plus a stunning band, two pipers, two drum-
mers, traditional step-dancers and backing vocalists.
Welcome to our regular music and entertainment guide, brought Tickets are $45, $75 and $156 depending on seat location. Discounts are available for members.
to you by Paddy McCarthy for your reading enjoyment Contact the box office at (877) 571.SHOW (7469) for more information or visit thehanoverthe-
atre.org

Dazzling vocals, brilliant harmonies,
musical versatility and the ability to
entertain audiences both young and
old, have earned GGeerraarrdd CCoorrbbeetttt and
SSuussaann GGiilllleessppiiee (‘SSuussaann && GGeerraarrdd’) the
respect and admiration of fans, listen-
ers, patrons and peers everywhere!
Susan originally hails from County
Mayo, Ireland and is affectionately
known by her American audience as
the ‘Sweetheart of Mayo’. She has won
numerous awards in singing competi-
tions throughout Ireland.
Upon her arrival to the United States
in 1987, Susan was featured in many
concerts and festivals throughout the IIrriisshh AArrttss CCeenntteerr and BBaarryysshhnniikkoovv AArrttss CCeenntteerr join forces again to present the US premiere
Tri-state area as well as Pennsylvania, of CCoolliinn DDuunnnnee’’ss CCoonncceerrtt, in which he takes on the widely influential Irish fiddle player Tommie
Florida and Nashville, Tennessee. She Potts’ iconic—and notoriously choreographically challenging—1972 album TThhee LLiiffffeeyy BBaannkkss,
was also a guest on the ‘Joe Franklin armed with an LP, tape recorder, portable speakers, and sheets of flooring.
Show’. Choreographed and performed by Dunne, and created in collaboration with director SSiinnééaadd
Susan headlined her own ‘Susan Gillespie Band’ until 1999 when she joined forces with Gerard RRuusshhee and composer and sound designer MMeell MMeerrcciieerr, Concert, which The Irish Times, in a five-
Corbett and formed the band; ‘Susan and Gerard’. Along with her beautiful singing voice, Susan star review, described as “warm, funny, respectful, and irreverent,” comes to Baryshnikov Arts
has the unique ability to entertain her audience with her comedic banter. Anyone who knows Center on November 14 through 16.
Susan knows that she has a quick wit and loves to make people laugh! Colin Dunne is a leading traditional Irish dance artist, perhaps best known internationally for
Gerard was born in the Bronx and raised on Long Island in New York State. A talented multi- his performances and choreography in RRiivveerrddaannccee—in which he gave over 900 performances
instrumentalist and singer, Gerard has been performing professionally since the age of 19. between 1995 and 1998—and DDaanncciinngg oonn DDaannggeerroouuss GGrroouunndd.
Among his many talents, Gerard plays keyboards, guitar, button accordion and harmonica. He In recent years, he has immersed himself in the world of contemporary dance, as an independent
is known for his fine tenor voice. Gerard has performed on virtually any venue ranging from performer, choreographer, and teacher. He has earned widespread acclaim for works including
pubs and private parties to festivals, concerts and cruise ships. his Olivier Award-nominated OOuutt ooff TTiimmee, which Irish Arts Center and Baryshnikov Arts Center
Gerard was the leader of his own band ranging from solo performances to as many as five mem- co-presented in 2011. The New York Times called it “an unprecedented achievement” and “a per-
bers. His merger with Susan Gillespie in 1999 was truly a match made in heaven. formance of emotional and intellectual complexity.”
Truly diverse and dynamic entertainers, today their repertoire consists of hundreds of songs Although they hail from different generations and art forms, Potts is something of a kindred
ranging from Irish, Big Band, Country and Rock and Roll to Oldies, International, Holiday, spirit to Dunne. He is an icon of Irish traditional music who pushed the envelope of his genre.
Spiritual and Contemporary. Although dance has always been integral to trad music, many consider the elusive rhythms
Their comedic banter and stylish charm quickly enables them to get an audience actively of The Liffey Banks unfit for dance. Scotland’s The Herald writes that both artists are “itching to
involved with each and every performance. Whether the audience is singing along, dancing revitalize the bone-marrow energies of traditional Irish music and dance by being bold and
away, clapping their hands, tapping their feet or just listening and reminiscing, ‘Susan and inventive with the riffs and rhythms they have at their virtuosic fingertips, and feet,” adding,
“Concert is, then, like a merry-bantering conversation between them.”
Dunne told The Irish Times, “There’s a sense of lonesomeness, of the melancholic, a sense of com-
plexity…He really thought about what he was doing. And I suppose I was slightly seduced by
that. But something resonated about his journey and my own too. Something about inner tur-
moil and battle: with the form, with the community around it, with the sense of being on the out-
side of something, while at the same time, being really in it.”
In addition to Colin Dunne (choreographer and performer), Sinéad Rushe (director) and Mel
Mercier (composer and sound designer), the creative team includes CCoolliinn GGrreennffeellll (lighting
designer), JJeeffffrreeyy WWeeeetteerr(film designer), AAnntthhoonnyy HHaannlleeyy (sound engineer), EEooiinn
WWiinnnniinngg (lighting technician), PPaattrriicckk LLeehhaannee (assistant technician), HHuugghh RRoocchhee--
KKeellllyy (production manager), and MMaauurraa OO’’KKeeeeffffee(producer).
Performances of Concert take place at Baryshnikov Arts Center (450 West 37th Street,
Manhattan) on November 14 through 16 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased
at bacnyc.org or (866) 811.4111. Running time is approximately one hour. C