Riverdance

Irish musical and dance production
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Riverdance

Summary

Riverdance is a theatrical production[1]. Riverdance ranks in the top 9% of theatrical_production entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,633 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Riverdance's instance of is recorded as theatrical production[3].
  • Riverdance's composer is recorded as Bill Whelan[4].
  • Riverdance was produced by Moya Doherty[5].
  • Among the performers on Riverdance was Michael Flatley[6].
  • Among the performers on Riverdance was Jean Butler[7].
  • Among the performers on Riverdance was Colin Dunne[8].
  • Riverdance's Commons category is recorded as Riverdance[9].
  • Riverdance's soundtrack release is recorded as Riverdance: Music from the Show[10].
  • Riverdance's country of origin is recorded as Ireland[11].
  • Riverdance began on 1994[12].
  • Riverdance's official website is recorded as http://www.riverdance.com[13].
  • Riverdance's date of first performance is recorded as February 9, 1995[14].
  • Riverdance's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Riverdance'}[15].
  • Riverdance's location of first performance is recorded as Point Theatre[16].

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Authorship and Creation

Performers include Michael Flatley[6], Jean Butler[7], and Colin Dunne[8]. Riverdance was produced by Moya Doherty[5].

Why It Matters

Riverdance ranks in the top 9% of theatrical_production entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,633 views/month).[2] Riverdance has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Riverdance is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . michaelflatley.com. michaelflatley.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Purpleswans · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location of first performance → Point Theatre
    Official website → http://www.riverdance.com
    Instance of → —
    Country of origin → Ireland
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P580]]: 1994"
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