Oh, My Lord:

Michael Flatley’s “Lord of the Dance”*

*Michael Flatley not included.

By Nicole Larson

From the very first second
that the lights dimmed and
the druids arrived on stage
with their torches the
Multiplex was silent. They
were waiting for the Lord of
The Dance.
strength
aonqd
grace
exhibited
by those
extraor-
dinary
dancers
h a d&
never
been
seer
before in
Prince

George. Intricate choreogra-
phy coupled with excellent
‘costuming and soul rending
music created an atmos-

phere of excitement, fear and.

exaltation for the audience.
The masterful style and
grace of John Carey, the
Lord of this dance, drew from
the crowd an air of awe and
appreciation. His rendition of

The blend of

the role Michael Flatley
made famous had a charm
and charisma all his own.
Carey's personal touches
were a pleasant change from
those of the more flamboy-
ant Flatley, and his grace and

a,

&

athleticism were
passed.

The two female
dancers, Areleen Ni Bhaoil
and Gillian Norris were also

unsur-

lead

an awe _ inspiring — sight.
Norris’ vivacious representa-
tion of Morrighan’ the
temptress was genuine and
left the audience with feel-

‘ings of jealousy and desire.

Formicate by Adam Brooks

THERE'S TOO many
PEOPLE IS THIS WoRD,

YOUR CYNICAL

COMPLAINING ONLY

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Areleen Ni Bhaoil’s Soarise
was. an authentic characteri-
sation of the different facets

‘of the female personality.

One can not forget the rep-
resentation of evil in this
classic story. Cian Nolan,
the Dark
Lord Don

Dorcha, played his
role to perfection.
The nastiness of
his character was
seen through his
every movement
and expression.
Jealousy, envy,
power and pride
were all evident in his perfor-
mance and he danced the
antagonist with casual ease.

There is some much to be
said for the other members of
this world famous troupe.
They are as important as any
of the major characters. The
sense of precision and prac-
tice that their movements
conveyed to the. audience

WELL, I'LL BE
DAMNED.

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was astonishing. Anyone
could tell that the entire
troupe was made up of well
trained professionals.

The costuming and set pol-
ished this already spectacu-
lar performance. The set
changes were almost part of
the choreography, and the

shear number of costumes
was a marvel, they had to
have been constantly chang-
ing clothes. The set was
magnificent in a simple and
elegant way, and the special
effects did not remove atten-
tion from the dancers. The
co-ordination of the entire
performance was almost as
important as the perfor-
marice itself and was pulled
off without any problems.

There were of course some
minor glitches in this artistic
performance. . It was difficult
to see anything if you were
seated on the floor because
the stage was'so high, and
for some the music was a bit

gram.

loud. There were no live
musicians, with the excep-
tion of the two violinists, and
the solo vocalist. There are
always problems with a show
of this size, and these things
are relatively minor. The only
detail that | found personally
annoying was_ the fact that
there was no mer-
chandise devoted
to John Carey. The
guy deserves at
least a t-shirt with
his face on it for
coming to Prince
George, and danc-
ing; everything was
plastered with
Michael  Flatley’s
face, or name. |
even had a hard
time finding out who
John Carey was,
there was little
mention of the sec-
ond touring compa-
ny, the one that
came here, anywhere and
none in.the twenty dollar pro-
There was no men-
tion of Carey’s achievements
and after the performance
several members of the audi-
ence complained because
they did not know the name
of any of the lead dancers.
This, of course, is Michael
Flatiey’s “Lord of the Dance”
because he choreographed
the entire performance, but
couldn't he have shared the
tiniest corner of the spotlight
with Carey, Norris, or Ni
Bhaoil, who actually did the
performance here?

Grizzlies Taking
Off

by Jeremy Fung

The Grizzlies are now 3 wins and 5 losses, nota
bad start for their third year in the league. They
are only three games out of first in their division,
sure that’s a little optimistic, but hey, why not hope

for them.