JAMES GRANT LIVE & SJM CONCERTS PRESENT
A NEW ERA OF IRISH DANCE IS BORN
PRODIJIG
Present their new show
FOOTSTORM
“Breathtaking”
Adam Garcia (Tap Dogs, Coyote Ugly, Grease)
“World class, absolutely phenomenal. Outstanding! So crowd-pleasing, it's just brilliant”
Kimberley Wyatt (Pussy Cat Dolls)
“Disgustingly good. Look what you did to the 6,000 strong crowd, everyone was on their feet. Incredible."
Ashley Banjo (Diversity)
“Dance troupe show how to rock n' reel” – The Sun
Seven of the world’s best modern Irish Dancers have combined forces to smash boundaries, heralding an awe inspiring new era in Irish Dance. Dance troupe Prodijig, led by Alan Kenefick, often referred to as the Michael Flatley of his generation, will perform their breath-taking debut show ‘Footstorm’ across Ireland and the UK from April 2013. Tickets for the tour go on sale at 10am on the 2nd November 2012 priced £35.00/£25.00/£17.50 and are available via http://www.gigsandtours.com/Tour/PRODIJIG/ .
Prodijig’s powerful and unique performance style has already captivated the UK & Ireland. The group – who fuse Irish dancing with more modern moves - have wowed audiences and prompted widespread critical praise, five star reviews and standing ovations for their world-class crowd pleasing style, powerful, heart-stopping moves and magnificent energy.
The innovative troupe that are insistent on bringing Irish dance into the 21st Century deservingly won Sky One’s Got To Dance 2012 earlier this year. Watched by over 2 million viewers, the seven-strong group, won huge praise from the judges, including ex-Pussycat Dolls singer Kimberly Wyatt claiming they were “on another level” and Diversity leader Ashley Banjo, who described the performances as “disgustingly good”.
Their performance on Sky One provided the stepping stone to wider recognition including a personal invitation to go to the US and perform on the Ellen show, but their debut show was already in pre-production and is now ready to be unleashed.
The five girls and two boys - came together to "break boundaries" and "move away from tradition". Each dancer is a leading competitor in their own right, and between the group they have won every Irish dancing competition - including North American, Great British, All Ireland and World championships.
Between them the seven members of Prodijig are amongst the most outstanding and elite Irish dancers of the modern era. Choreographer and group leader Alan Kenefick holds the Guinness Book world record for tapping speed at 36 taps per second (one faster than Michael Flatley). Alan was the lead dancer in Riverdance for over 5 years performing in every major continent to over one million fans and has won every major Irish dance championship.
All members of Prodijig - Ciara McGillan, Andy O Reilly, Darren Casey, Dane McKiernan, Christina Havlin and Bobby Hodges –are world class and will play leading roles within the new show. Between them they have played the lead in shows including Lord of the Dance, Rhythm of the Dance, Riverdance and Celtic Tiger.
As well as winning every major Irish Dance Championship in the world, they have performed for major dignitaries include Her Majesty The Queen, The President of Ireland and the President of Kazakhstan and worked with celebrities including Mariah Carey and Westlife.
They have also danced on global TV shows such as Strictly Come Dancing in the UK and The Today Programme in the US and performed at huge events including the All Ireland Hurling and Football Championships Finals, the opening ceremony of the Ryder Cup and the G8 Summit in the Gleneagles, Scotland.
Choreographer Alan Kenefick said: “We’re so excited to be going on the road. We have worked so hard to create a mind-blowing show. We know to succeed we need to keep evolving and pushing our performance as far as we can and our debut show Footstorm will not disappoint!”
With all original music and original dance this is a love story which causes conflict between two worlds and will tell a tale through a style of Irish dancing never seen before.
From their sensational Got To Dance win, Alan’s contemporary performance style has taken the group from strength to strength, performing across the globe to thousands of people. And exciting debut show Footstorm looks set to secure its place in the dance world as the new, innovative forerunner of Irish Dance.
Tickets for Footstorm will be on sale at 10am on 2nd November and are available at www.gigsandtours.com / 0844 811 0051, www.ticketmaster.co.uk / 0844 847 2455 and for Ireland www.ticketmaster.ie / for Scotland www.gigsinscotland.com. For Group bookings contact prodijig@sjmconcerts.com
To be the first to receive all the latest information, go to www.prodijig.com or www.footstormlive.com and sign up to receive the Prodijig newsletter.
FULL TOUR DATES
APRIL 2013
Tue 16 – Sun 28 Dublin Olympia Theatre 00353 01 679 3323
Tue 30 Dunfermline Alhambra 0844 499 9990
MAY 2013
Wed 01 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 0141 353 8000
Thu 02 Newcastle Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre 0844 493 9999
Fri 03 Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 0115 989 5555
Sat 04 York Barbican 0844 854 2757
Sun 05 Sheffield City Hall 0114 2789 789
Mon 06 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall 0151 709 3789
Wed 08 Southend Cliff Pavilion 01702 351 135
Thu 09 Guildford G Live 0844 7701 797
Fri 10 Oxford New Theatre 0844 871 3020
Sat 11 Ipswich Regent 01473 433 100
Sun 12 Cardiff St Davids Hall 029 2087 8444
Mon 13 Cambridge Corn Exchange 01223 357 851
Tue 14 Birmingham Symphony Hall 0121 780 3333
Wed 15 Llandudno Venue Cymru Theatre 01492 872 000
Thu 16 Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre 0844 576 3000
Fri 17 Bristol Colston Hall 0117 922 3686
Sat 18 Salford The Lowry Theatre 0843 208 6007
A NEW ERA OF IRISH DANCE IS BORN
PRODIJIG
Present their new show
FOOTSTORM
“Breathtaking”
Adam Garcia (Tap Dogs, Coyote Ugly, Grease)
“World class, absolutely phenomenal. Outstanding! So crowd-pleasing, it's just brilliant”
Kimberley Wyatt (Pussy Cat Dolls)
“Disgustingly good. Look what you did to the 6,000 strong crowd, everyone was on their feet. Incredible."
Ashley Banjo (Diversity)
“Dance troupe show how to rock n' reel” – The Sun
Seven of the world’s best modern Irish Dancers have combined forces to smash boundaries, heralding an awe inspiring new era in Irish Dance. Dance troupe Prodijig, led by Alan Kenefick, often referred to as the Michael Flatley of his generation, will perform their breath-taking debut show ‘Footstorm’ across Ireland and the UK from April 2013. Tickets for the tour go on sale at 10am on the 2nd November 2012 priced £35.00/£25.00/£17.50 and are available via http://www.gigsandtours.com/Tour/PRODIJIG/ .
Prodijig’s powerful and unique performance style has already captivated the UK & Ireland. The group – who fuse Irish dancing with more modern moves - have wowed audiences and prompted widespread critical praise, five star reviews and standing ovations for their world-class crowd pleasing style, powerful, heart-stopping moves and magnificent energy.
The innovative troupe that are insistent on bringing Irish dance into the 21st Century deservingly won Sky One’s Got To Dance 2012 earlier this year. Watched by over 2 million viewers, the seven-strong group, won huge praise from the judges, including ex-Pussycat Dolls singer Kimberly Wyatt claiming they were “on another level” and Diversity leader Ashley Banjo, who described the performances as “disgustingly good”.
Their performance on Sky One provided the stepping stone to wider recognition including a personal invitation to go to the US and perform on the Ellen show, but their debut show was already in pre-production and is now ready to be unleashed.
The five girls and two boys - came together to "break boundaries" and "move away from tradition". Each dancer is a leading competitor in their own right, and between the group they have won every Irish dancing competition - including North American, Great British, All Ireland and World championships.
Between them the seven members of Prodijig are amongst the most outstanding and elite Irish dancers of the modern era. Choreographer and group leader Alan Kenefick holds the Guinness Book world record for tapping speed at 36 taps per second (one faster than Michael Flatley). Alan was the lead dancer in Riverdance for over 5 years performing in every major continent to over one million fans and has won every major Irish dance championship.
All members of Prodijig - Ciara McGillan, Andy O Reilly, Darren Casey, Dane McKiernan, Christina Havlin and Bobby Hodges –are world class and will play leading roles within the new show. Between them they have played the lead in shows including Lord of the Dance, Rhythm of the Dance, Riverdance and Celtic Tiger.
As well as winning every major Irish Dance Championship in the world, they have performed for major dignitaries include Her Majesty The Queen, The President of Ireland and the President of Kazakhstan and worked with celebrities including Mariah Carey and Westlife.
They have also danced on global TV shows such as Strictly Come Dancing in the UK and The Today Programme in the US and performed at huge events including the All Ireland Hurling and Football Championships Finals, the opening ceremony of the Ryder Cup and the G8 Summit in the Gleneagles, Scotland.
Choreographer Alan Kenefick said: “We’re so excited to be going on the road. We have worked so hard to create a mind-blowing show. We know to succeed we need to keep evolving and pushing our performance as far as we can and our debut show Footstorm will not disappoint!”
With all original music and original dance this is a love story which causes conflict between two worlds and will tell a tale through a style of Irish dancing never seen before.
From their sensational Got To Dance win, Alan’s contemporary performance style has taken the group from strength to strength, performing across the globe to thousands of people. And exciting debut show Footstorm looks set to secure its place in the dance world as the new, innovative forerunner of Irish Dance.
Tickets for Footstorm will be on sale at 10am on 2nd November and are available at www.gigsandtours.com / 0844 811 0051, www.ticketmaster.co.uk / 0844 847 2455 and for Ireland www.ticketmaster.ie / for Scotland www.gigsinscotland.com. For Group bookings contact prodijig@sjmconcerts.com
To be the first to receive all the latest information, go to www.prodijig.com or www.footstormlive.com and sign up to receive the Prodijig newsletter.
FULL TOUR DATES
APRIL 2013
Tue 16 – Sun 28 Dublin Olympia Theatre 00353 01 679 3323
Tue 30 Dunfermline Alhambra 0844 499 9990
MAY 2013
Wed 01 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 0141 353 8000
Thu 02 Newcastle Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre 0844 493 9999
Fri 03 Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 0115 989 5555
Sat 04 York Barbican 0844 854 2757
Sun 05 Sheffield City Hall 0114 2789 789
Mon 06 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall 0151 709 3789
Wed 08 Southend Cliff Pavilion 01702 351 135
Thu 09 Guildford G Live 0844 7701 797
Fri 10 Oxford New Theatre 0844 871 3020
Sat 11 Ipswich Regent 01473 433 100
Sun 12 Cardiff St Davids Hall 029 2087 8444
Mon 13 Cambridge Corn Exchange 01223 357 851
Tue 14 Birmingham Symphony Hall 0121 780 3333
Wed 15 Llandudno Venue Cymru Theatre 01492 872 000
Thu 16 Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre 0844 576 3000
Fri 17 Bristol Colston Hall 0117 922 3686
Sat 18 Salford The Lowry Theatre 0843 208 6007
