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  • Steps of Freedom (2021)
  • 73 min | Documentary
Steps of Freedom (2021)
73 min | Documentary

This wonderfully entertaining dance documentary tells the extraordinary story of how Irish dance developed over centuries from a traditional peasant dance to a form that has taken the world by storm and is enjoyed by tens of millions. The ...See moreThis wonderfully entertaining dance documentary tells the extraordinary story of how Irish dance developed over centuries from a traditional peasant dance to a form that has taken the world by storm and is enjoyed by tens of millions. The film shows how Irish dance has both been influenced by and influenced the dance of many cultures and how it developed as an expression of resistance. See less
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Director
Ruán Magan (as Ruan Magan)
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Updated Dec 28, 2021

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Dec 28, 2021 (Ireland)

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34 cast members
Name Known for
Morgan Bullock
Self, also narrator Self, also narrator   See fewer
Aoife Whelan
Self, Assistant Professor, University College Dublin Self, Assistant Professor, University College Dublin   See fewer
Ríonach Uí Ógáin
Self, lecturer in Irish Folklore, University College Dublin (as Ríonach uí Ógáin) Self, lecturer in Irish Folklore, University College Dublin (as Ríonach uí Ógáin)   See fewer
Kelly Fitzgerald
Self, Head of Irish Folklore & Ethnology, University College Dublin Self, Head of Irish Folklore & Ethnology, University College Dublin   See fewer
Jonathan Skinner
Self, Reader in the Anthropology of Events, University of Surrey Self, Reader in the Anthropology of Events, University of Surrey   See fewer
Brian Seibert
Self, author of 'What the Eye Hears: A History of Tap Dancing' Self, author of 'What the Eye Hears: A History of Tap Dancing'   See fewer
Helen Brennan
Self, author of 'The Story of Irish Dance' Self, author of 'The Story of Irish Dance'   See fewer
Anne Daye
Self, The Historical Dance Society Self, The Historical Dance Society   See fewer
Siobhan Manson
Self (as Siobhán Manson) Self (as Siobhán Manson)   See fewer
Kevin Whelan
Self, Irish Studies Department, University of Notre Dame Self, Irish Studies Department, University of Notre Dame   See fewer
Conor Mulvagh
Self, Lecturer in Irish History, University College Dublin Self, Lecturer in Irish History, University College Dublin   See fewer
Niamh Gallagher
Self, Faculty of History, University of Cambridge Self, Faculty of History, University of Cambridge   See fewer
Cuthbert Tura Arutura
Self, choreographer (as Cuthbert Arutura) Self, choreographer (as Cuthbert Arutura)   See fewer
Catherine Esther Foley
Self, Senior Lecturer in Ethnochoreology, University of Limerick (as Catherine Foley) Self, Senior Lecturer in Ethnochoreology, University of Limerick (as Catherine Foley)   See fewer
Jonathan Kelliher
Self, Artistic Director, National Folk Theatre of Ireland Self, Artistic Director, National Folk Theatre of Ireland   See fewer
John Cullinane
Self, former president of An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha Self, former president of An Coimisiún le Rincí Gaelacha   See fewer
Caitlín Nic Gabhann
Self, dancer and composer Self, dancer and composer   See fewer
Bernie Mhic Gabhann
Self, dancer Self, dancer   See fewer
Donny Golden
Self, Irish dance master Self, Irish dance master   See fewer
Gene Kelly
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Flatley
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
John McColgan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Moya Doherty
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Cormac Begley
Performing musician Performing musician   See fewer
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