Trinity Irish Dance

Child Performance
February 27, 2004
$5

11:00 AM
 

Adult Performance
February 26, 2004
$29

7:00 PM

Trinity Irish Dance

The Trinity Irish Dance Company quickly dispels whatever notions you may have about Irish dance. Founded in 1990 by Artistic Director Mark Howard as a means of providing professional career opportunities to students who formerly had no outlet for their dance training beyond the competitive circuit, this innovative nonprofit company is constantly searching for original means of expression while maintaining a high regard for old traditions.

Trinity, a uniquely Irish-American company, was the birthplace of progressive Irish dance, which opened new avenues of artistic expression that led to commercial productions such as Riverdance.

Considered an American treasure by critics and enthusiasts worldwide, the company, made up of dancers between the ages of 18 and 25, has performed to great critical and popular acclaim on stages throughout the world. From New York’s Joyce and New Victory theaters to Washington’s Kennedy Center, the company has shared the passion, flair, and precision that made many of these company members repeated world champions of Irish dance.

Founding company members were trained at the prestigious Trinity Academy of Irish Dance (Chicago/Milwaukee), which has won an unprecedented 18 world titles for the United States at the annual World Irish Dance Championships in Ireland. Over the past decade the company has collaborated with many noted contemporary choreographers, which has led to an increased vocabulary of movement and the development of a new genre of dance. The company’s unique form of story ballet conveys the ancient and modern American experience of the Irish people through movement and specially commissioned live music.

The company has toured internationally and have been invited guests for dignitaries as varied as the royal family in Monaco, Ireland’s President Mary Robinson, and Indian meditation master Gurumayi Chidvilasananda. Trinity holds a unique place in the dance world, offering both a highly skilled presentation of progressive Irish step dance and a brilliantly engaging interpretation of contemporary world vision.