Michael Flatley’s “Lord of the Dance”
Michael Flatley’s “Lord of the Dance”IF YOU GOWhat: “Lord of the Dance”When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12Where: Memorial Auditorium, 399 McCallie Ave.Admission: $30-$50, plus convenience feesPhone: 757-5156Venue website: www.chattanoogaonstage.comOnline: www.lordofthedance.comDID YOU KNOW?Here are 10 things you might not know about “Lord of the Dance”:1. “Lord of the Dance” has played sold-out shows in 68 countries.2. About 60 million people have seen the show since its inception in 1996, generating ticket sales of about $800 million.3. About 1.5 million people saw “Lord of the Dance’s” Troupe Three during the group’s four-year residency in Las Vegas.4. More than 600 costumes are used among the production’s multiple troupes.5. The average age of the company’s dancers is 22.6. From concept to its debut onstage, “Lord of the Dance” was put together in just four months.7. “Lord of the Dance’s” performance at the 1997 Oscars was seen by an audience of about 1.3 billion people.8. Show creator and artistic director Michael Flatley has a Guinness Book of Records listing for “World’s Fastest Feet” at 35 taps per second.9. The entire “Lord of the Dance” ensemble taps about 151,000 times per production.10. About 1.2 million copies of the “Lord of the Dance” CD and about 14 million video recordings have been sold.Source: Magic Entertainment “Fast Facts Stats 2011”
For his high school graduation, Zachary Klingenberg received a gift he had been dreaming of since kindergarten.
About a week after he graduated from Bexley High School in Columbus, Ohio, Klingenberg, 20, got a call from the tour manager of “Lord of the Dance” telling him that show creator Michael Flatley had hand-selected him to join the company.
Even after 13 years of competitive dancing and four Top 10 finishes at the world championships, that moment was a thrill, Klingenberg said.
” ‘Lord of the Dance’ was always the show that was the pinnacle, the show I always wanted to get into, much like the dream university you want to join,” he said during a recent phone interview. “When I was asked to join, it was a huge moment for me. It was a great honor.”