Steps of Freedom: The Story of Irish Dance

Name: Steps of Freedom: The Story of Irish Dance
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-01-01
Rating: 4.3
Cast: Morgan Bullock, Simon O'Dwyer, Ríonach Uí Ógáin, Brian Seibert, Steve Cooney

2022| 1h 25m| IMDb 4.3

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This multi-award-winning film uses original dance performances and major research to trace the very surprising story of Irish Dance. It is an epic international saga filmed on 4 continents. Religion. Foreign conquest. Mass migration. Slavery. Cultural fusion. Revolution. These forces shaped the evolution of a peasant dance into the post-Riverdance global phenomenon it is today.

Director: Ruán Magan

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