Dancing On Dangerous Ground: 25 Years On

The Jerome Robbins Dance Division and the nonprofit dance history organization Our Steps welcome dance artists Jean Butler and Colin Dunne to revisit their iconic Irish dance production Dancing on Dangerous Ground which had its premiere 25 years ago in London’s Drury Lane and went on to a sell-out run in New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Described in the New York Times as “channeling Irish dance into genuine artistic expression,” Dancing on Dangerous Ground achieved cult status amongst Irish dancers the world over. 

This moderated discussion between Butler and Dunne accompanies a screening of never-before-seen footage from the archival recording of the show in 2000 at Radio City Music Hall.

Photo Credit: Dancing on Dangerous Ground, courtesy of the artists, Jean Butler and Colin Dunne.

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