Michael Flatley's Feet of Flames: The Impossible Tour -- Cry of the Celts (feat. Matt Smith)

Buckle up. This is the most electrifying professional #IrishDancing you'll see anywhere in the world today.
Remember the first time you saw Cry of the Celts, the opening sequence to Michael Flatley's #LordOfTheDance? The excitement of the unknown? The slow buildup as the Little Spirit summons Planet Ireland into existence? The anticipation as the drums start up and the lights change? The absolute atomic bomb that exploded onstage next?
The message was clear: this wasn't an evening of polite theatre. This was WAR.
This was a rock concert and a dance drama fused together in the wildest way possible, grabbing you by the lapels and shouting primary colors into your eyeballs. It was the absolute raw urgency of having your back up against the wall and coming out swinging in the biggest title fight of your life.
That is Lord of the Dance.
And it's back. That raw urgency is back.
Aside from the ten-week grind to create the legendary original show, the #FeetOfFlames Impossible Tour was the single greatest challenge in the twenty-five-year history of this production. A stadium tour after nine months of inactivity, with a 90-strong troupe over fifty-percent new, with less than three days of group rehearsal (only one of which onstage) after two weeks of quarantine? The odds of just getting the show to opening night were insanely long.
Adding a film shoot on top of all of this raises the stakes by several orders of magnitude. Film shoots are typically planned out well in advance and often filmed over multiple performances; with the Impossible Tour, we had exactly one shot to get it right, with no time on the clock to make adjustments. Team Lord -- cast and crew -- had to deliver an absolute slam dunk, or all that money was down the drain.
To quote Battlestar Galactica: "Sometimes you have to roll the hard six."
Let's compound things further. The elephant in the room is that any time you film this show, it's automatically going to be compared to David Mallet's legendary original video from 1996 -- and not just that video, but a quarter-century of nostalgia about that video.
And guess what: the New Generation passes the test.
Yeah. We said it. Because it's true.
Matt Smith was handpicked by Michael Flatley to be the Lord of the Dance onstage in Feet of Flames 2020. Matt Smith trained his entire life to be the Lord of the Dance. He has exactly the right blend of boy-next-door charm and brash flat-out swagger. He has exactly the right mix of callbacks to Michael's movements and making the role his own. He has complete command of that stage, and he has that critical element of charisma -- the same element that Michael has, that all great performers have -- that makes you want to *re*watch him.
Matt Smith had to deliver the performance of his life that night, on the far side of the world, in a 15,000-seat stadium. And he did.
The same is true for every single dancer on that stage. This number is a tremendous showcase for Jess Judge, the Little Spirit. Born on the same date as the OG Little Spirit, the legendary Helen Egan, Jess obsessively studied Helen's performances to fuse together the best of the past with her own unique talents as a performer, crafting the perfect spiritual successor to what came before. What you see with Jess is nothing less than a truly phenomenal performance: the perfect mix of familiar and new.
The New Generation -- personally named the All-Star Troupe by Michael -- is the future of professional Irish dancing: confident, bold, fully invested in carrying forward the artistic and commercially-viable legacy of Michael Flatley's billion-dollar dance show, writing the next chapter, leaving their mark as the greatest Irish dancers in the world in the most successful #IrishDance show of all time.
This is Feet of Flames: The Impossible Tour.
This is Cry of the Celts.
And this is the New Generation.
#FollowYourDream

[@ELY359]

Fantastic. Cried my eyes out.

[@MichaelFlatleysLordoftheDance]

Excellent. Then we have done our jobs.

[@jadeybridger]

@@MichaelFlatleysLordoftheDance we need a full show please

[@valerieselau7384]

What a spectacular opening 😊❤

[@karendagostino1953]

I just want to say I love watching all those young people they all know how to train for this. Thank You for Entertaining us with wonderful dancing.

[@Carol-sx6rg]

Matthew is a true Entertainer and great dancer for sure 🙌 but the way he interacts with the audience ...briljant ! 💕 Update; with such a dance captain you dance even more proud and with 🔥 I'm sure !

[@kevowens1419]

Fantastic, one of my favourite scenes, and music. Roll on June 11 Oxford. All your dancers are so talented, Matt is an incredible dancer. 👍👍

[@katieherring3473]

I absolutely could see Matt Smith being a lead role in an upcoming Riverdance show……………

[@twirleybird1084]

that is true I agree is be Matt smith upcoming river dance show too'

[@aysheilyassova143]

You are incredible. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MICHAEL. Bravo.Bravo.Bravo.

[@amilprdidio845]

Mr Flatley, tiene bailarines maravillosos!!!! Transmiten la energía y fuerza del baile irlandés aunque es en videos, espero algún día poder presenciar el espectáculo en vivo!!! Gracias a todos ustedes💖

[@joannemurray6247]

Love it!! Please come to Birmingham UK soon!!!!

[@laparrealice9861]

Trop beau

[@anasantiagodehinojosa]

Fabulous!!! 👏👏👏👏 Always perfect!! ❤❤❤

[@joyhursey1480]

Fabulous, I would love to see the whole show one day.

[@user-gu1fq8jw7i]

Это просто СУПЕР ПОТРЯСАЮЩЕЕ ИСПОЛНЕНИЕ!!! Невозможно оторваться!!! Можно смотреть бесконечно!!! Тысячу раз БРАВО!!!

[@galinanesko564]

Спасибо за удовольствие смотреть эту красоту. Молодцы ребята.

[@stevenstorm6855]

Michael seems to have left a great successor and may your future be successful. God bless you with a grand gift.

[@revacohen]

That was amazing! And apparently new ideas are constantly being born, which is good.

[@lenkaroskosova1389]

Čarovné 💖🌹❤️

[@michalbednar9160]

Aká je to nová verzia Cry of the Celts? Alebo kto je autorom alebo skladateľom týchto nových skladieb na Lord of the dance? Náhodou neviete? Ďakujem. Lebo nikde to neviem nájsť bez predstavenia ako hudbu.

[@jadeybridger]

We need a full show please

[@janakozusznikova1797]

Fantastic

[@Dragonfly_dance_]

Amazing as always!!!

[@corinneh1403]

Magnifique et enchanteur. Sublissime.

[@deborahwolff5651]

Bravo!

[@galastr67]

Великолепно! Браво! Браво! Бис! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹👍👍👍👍🌹🌹❤️❤️❤️

[@FinarfinNoldorin]

Thank you so much, Sir!! That was fabulous!

[@simon95379]

GENIJALNO, i još 100 puta GENIJALNO

[@user-br6go2oq5z]

I believe Jesus Chris forever ❤

[@Calli6116]

Wow!!!😍😍😍

[@sozansousan8989]

Perfect 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@user-qt4ti9ok3y]

Космос, Вселенная, Обожаююю, Браво!!!!!

[@bobeerosne1163]

Bravó.👏

[@user-ox3uz9zk4v]

Шикарно!!! Браво!!! Бис!!!

[@evasztrimbej1128]

Imàdom!

[@user-pg8of9mb2k]

Поразительная легкость!Такое впечатление ,что они порхают над сценой,браво!

[@user-dy9rg2wb9o]

Бесподобно!Восторг!!!

[@user-iz1hf4cn1o]

БРАВООООО

[@jessicaferri5813]

Questa dansa mi mette tranquillità.

[@irenegazonis7101]

Wow!!!!!

[@Silsu]

Es tan hermoso, los amo!!!!

[@user-xd1ek7wg7k]

Как всегда лайк!👏👏👏💐

[@pruehalliwell93]

Can we see the footage of Cathal doing lead as well please??!! 😉🙏🏻

[@pruehalliwell93]

@@dilyaramarsh7770 I meant from the Taiwan tour back in December 2020.

[@MichaelFlatleysLordoftheDance]

@@pruehalliwell93 The camera crew was only there for one night, with Matt as lead; most of the Impossible Tour footage (primarily GoPro) featuring Cathal as lead has already been released separately.

[@marianamanolache6467]

Superb!

[@user-br6go2oq5z]

My life belongs to Jesus Chris

[@marianamanolache6467]

Talent si mult efort depus.

[@bbenjoe]

This little spirit is made of rubber or something like that ^^ She is very flexible!

[@ethanh30]

Welcome to Taiwan again!

[@bernadettemaywhort2127]

Does anyone know if this show is available on DVD yet?

[@brazil87ful]

Who is this young man?? Michael's son??

[@11166223]

Супер

[@Jacksmithson]

Красиво

[@DanNguyen-fz5nt]

Does this “cry of the celts” had a new remix or arrangement of music?

[@marianneplarizo6778]

Idance iris.

[@ferti385]

How do I get this music?

[@ilkkajarvi8189]

Why did they change the music for Cry of the Celts? This music just doesn't have the same excitement as the original. Nice tune, but definitely not Cry of the Celts. What a pity.