Originally published on January 21, 2021 3:44 pm
Colleges and Universities across the state are receiving $186 million as part of the stimulus package passed by Congress last month. Tallahassee Community College is set to get about 20 million dollars. TCC’s Vice President of Communication Al Moran says he plans to use some of the money on cash grants to students. We have students who have been facing eviction from their homes. We have others who are at risk of food deprivation and others in need of internet access, others in need of technology resources and much more, said Moran. So the dollars are much needed, well appreciated, and will be well used by our students.
It s hard to believe that over quarter of a century has passed since Riverdance, created as the interval act for the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, put Irish dancing on the world stage.
Up until then Irish dancing occupied something of a niche with little international audience appeal. All that changed when Riverdance, devised by producer Moya Doherty, director John McColgan, with music composed by Bill Whelan, burst on the scene.
Following the success of the interval performance, a full length show was developed which premiered in Dublin on February 9, 1995. It was to be the start of a remarkable story as Riverdance went on to take the world by storm. The show played to audiences around the globe, from Canada to China and continues to do so.