Colin Dunne was born on 8 May 1968 and is an English-Irish dancer and choreographer who is a leading figure in the world of traditional Irish dance, as well as a theatre actor and contemporary dancer.
12 Facts About Colin Dunne
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Colin Dunne followed his two older sisters to Irish dance class at the local school, Birmingham's Comerford School, when he was just three years old.
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Colin Dunne resigned from Arthur Andersen on the day he qualified as a Chartered Accountant to go on a month long tour of Canada with The Chieftains.
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Between 1992 and 1995, Colin Dunne toured regularly with musical groups The Chieftains and DeDannan.
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Six months later, Colin Dunne began working with both Butler and Winston in Riverdance.
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Colin Dunne joined the cast and creative team of Riverdance in October 1995.
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Colin Dunne was initially invited to choreograph and perform the newly commissioned number Trading Taps with Winston.
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However, with the departure of original male lead and choreographer Michael Flatley the day before the re-opening of the show at The Apollo in London, Colin Dunne took over the principal role at short notice.
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Colin Dunne toured with the production for three years, taking the show to its US premieres in New York and Los Angeles, and to Australia.
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Colin Dunne's performances were recorded for the Riverdance: Live From New York City DVD.
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Colin Dunne began focusing on the creation of short solo works, and presented these solos at the Vail International Dance Festival in Colorado; Jubilee Auditorium in the Canadian city of Edmonton; and the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London.
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In 2018, Colin Dunne won a TG4 Gradam Ceoil award for Musical Collaboration as part of the production "Concert".