It’s hard to watch the 30th anniversary performance of Lord of the Dance, a tale of a simple dance aristocrat’s battle with the forces of darkness, without thinking of its creator Michael Flatley’s recent court travails.
“My show, Lord of the Dance, is the story of good versus evil and I promise you the good guys always win in the end,” says the man himself as he introduces the show alongside the original cast and a phalanx of child dancers.
I should point out that good and evil in this metaphorical scenario could either be Flatley or Switzer Consulting, the entertainment company with which he is wrangling over control of the show. We’re not taking sides.
Switzer…