Hooked Tour
The very name of this dance show symbolizes the enthusiasm for Irish step dancing. Loosely translated from English, it means "The Dancing Mad Ones". Yes, the Irish can't stop dancing, singing and playing. It's in their blood.
Fishing is part of the Irish DNA and so are traditional music, dance and song. They have been inextricably linked to life in the countryside since time immemorial. They are passed down from generation to generation. An old saying goes: "If you want to get to the source, you have to swim against the current." This is not only true for the salmon that swims upstream from the great wide sea to the place where it was born. All musicians and dancers who want to be authentic also strive to come as close as possible to the origins of Irish tradition.
The Danceperados of Ireland have recognized this fascinating symbiosis and have a very big fish to fry. Their new show is called "Hooked". It combines the fascination of fishing, dancing, music and singing. "Hooked" is a tribute to the maritime communities and their customs and traditions, which are so wonderfully different from those of the big cities. The songs and stories revolve around and about the sea. They take us back to a time when people still led a simple and self-determined life as self-sufficient people. But also a dangerous one! The sea gave, but often also took. When a fisherman sets sail with his cutter, there is always life and death on board. A multivision with historical and current images and videos is combined with music and tap dancing to create a total work of art.
"Hooked" is more than an ode to the sea and the rivers of the Emerald Isle, to wild and impetuous nature. With the speed and aggression of current overexploitation, will it be preserved for future generations? Danceperados of Ireland bring the unequal battle of David against Goliath to the boards that mean the world. The small-scale coastal fisherman is increasingly threatened by the huge fish factories that are plundering the seas on an industrial scale. The price for joining the EU in 1972 was the cession of 60% of its fishing quota. In the process, the naive Irish government was badly ripped off. EU subsidies ran out after a few years and Ireland is now even a net contributor. But year after year, the other nations in Irish waters catch billions of fish from the sea, which have long since made up for the old subsidies. Currently, Irish fishermen have lost a further 40% of fishing grounds due to Brexit. Jobs in the maritime communities are being lost rapidly and the exodus from the land is beginning. People on the coast are literally up to their necks in water. Wild salmon are being overfished and gigantic salmon farms, which are polluting entire bays, are robbing them of their last habitats.
