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Irish Riverdance steals the show at Expo 2020 Dubai

A unique show created specifically for Expo 2020 Dubai, merging the familiar sounds and slick choreography of Riverdance with a fusion of new sounds and Emirati instrumentation to reflect the world coming together at Expo 2020.

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Enjoy a Riverdance as never seen before, with a special production fusing traditional and contemporary music and dance.

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With a striking design inspired by fossilised sand dunes, Jubilee Stage is an open-air festival stage. Located in Jubilee Park, it hosts performances and large concerts.

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Newgrange monument in Ireland is a staggering feat of Stone Age engineering, allowing sunlight into its inner chamber only once each year: at sunrise on the winter solstice. The Ireland Pavilion highlights more than 5,000 years of Irish heritage and know-how with a design inspired by this cultural treasure. Curated around the theme of “Thinking Ireland”, the pavilion’s exhibits trace the long lineage of Irish innovation, from ancient stone-working feats to modern-day advancements in science and technology. Don’t miss the exhibition’s innovative light-filtering cone, built in homage to its 5,200-year-old ancestor at Newgrange.

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Blending neo-classical architecture with ancient themes, the Ireland Pavilion consists of two single-story buildings surrounded by a screen of white columns and topped by a massive ridged funnel structure. The bronze-coloured main building, called the Oculus, is rectangular in form and features inscribed Celtic designs.

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An showcase of the most charming traditional Vietnamese arts and culture, with beautiful performances from the country’s most famous folk artists.

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An unique showcase of the most charming traditional Vietnamese arts and culture, with beautiful performances from the country’s most famous artists.

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The fog-wreathed mountains and vibrant green rice paddies of Vietnam are places of deep tradition, housing ancient temples, centuries-old villages and a wealth of unique cultural history. The Vietnam Pavilion aims to reintroduce visitors to the nation’s rich heritage and highlight its investment potential. Explore traditional folk-art performances, bamboo flute concerts and delightful water-puppet shows, take a 3D digital tour of Vietnam’s vibrant tourism destinations and discover a bounty of culture and cuisine at the pavilion’s handicraft shop and restaurant.


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Umdema is one of the folk arts that is originally from Africa, performed on occasions and weddings. The group circle the drummers, and one of the performers dance in the middle while they continue to tag each other to dance. Watch UmDema, live on the Jubilee stage at Expo 2020 Dubai. 

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Watch UmDema, a traditional folklore dance performed on occasions and weddings. The group circle the drummers, and one of the performers dance in the middle and tag other dancers in and out.

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Dancers of Damelahamid are an Indigenous performing arts company with strong cultural traditions from their Gitxsan and Cree cultural background. These masked dancers have produced several theatre-based productions, combining dramatic dance, captivating narrative, intricately carved masks and elaborate regalia. A performance not to be missed!

A dramatic dance performance not to be missed

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A compelling, masked dance performance from Canadian Indigenous performing arts company Dancers of Damelahamid. 

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From its people to its sweeping terrain, Canada is a nation of astounding diversity. With its circular design based on the drum, an instrument found across all the world’s cultures, the Canada Pavilion at Expo 2020 celebrates the unity of its diverse inhabitants, as well as their bright shared future.

From outside, the pavilion impresses with its encircling wooden lattice, which evokes Canada’s natural landscapes while paying homage to the geometry of Islamic mashrabiya screens. But the wonder truly begins within, as an immersive theatre experience takes you on a stirring tour of Canada’s land, peoples and technological innovations.


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The Canada Pavilion evokes the shape of a drum for its commanding, elegant Expo pavilion. Hundreds of pieces of Canadian lumber form a round lattice of diamond-like shapes that pays homage to the captivating geometry of Arabic mashrabiya screens. The massive disc seems to hover weightless over the pavilion’s central core, which is also decorated with wood.

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See CNN anchor learn traditional Irish dance from iconic group

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'Riverdance' set to reel in visitors at Expo 2020 Dubai

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From Seville to Dubai, Riverdance comes full circle at Expo

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See incredible Irish dance show, Riverdance, at Expo 2020 Dubai

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Irish Riverdance steals the show at Expo 2020 Dubai

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See CNN anchor learn traditional Irish dance from iconic group

News and Press

'Riverdance' set to reel in visitors at Expo 2020 Dubai

News and Press

From Seville to Dubai, Riverdance comes full circle at Expo

News and Press

See incredible Irish dance show, Riverdance, at Expo 2020 Dubai