A Taste of Ireland – The Irish Music & Dance Sensation comes to the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Oct. 18

BENTON HARBOR, MICH. – After premiering Off-Broadway last season, “A Taste of Ireland―The Irish Music & Dance Sensation” returns to stages across the USA in 2025. On Saturday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m., this incredible live stage experience comes to the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Jenkins Theatre in Benton Harbor for one performance only.

 

Tickets, starting at $38, will be available at www.TheMendelCenter.com/events  beginning Friday, May 16, at 10 a.m.

 

“A Taste of Ireland” has entertained thousands around the globe. Audiences will laugh, cry, and jig into the night with a Celtic production for a modern generation. Performed by former World Irish dance champions and featuring dancers from Lord of the Dance and Riverdance, “A Taste of Ireland” transports audiences through the story of Ireland’s tumultuous history delivered with a pint of Irish wit. These world-class performers will blend melodic folk mash-ups, live jaw-dropping a cappella tap battles, and heartwarming storytelling.  

 

Featuring revamped classics of “Danny Boy,” “Tell Me Ma,” “Wild Rover,” and many more well-known songs, the show’s reimagined contemporary score blossoms alongside the brash Irish charm of the live dance cast. “A Taste of Ireland” merges cultural traditions, modern flair, and craic galore to deliver a performance that has been leaving audiences across the globe jigging on their feet for the last decade.  

 

“A Taste of Ireland” is exactly what it promises: a taste of everything you love about Ireland with a generous helping of more! The show features 100% live singing and dancing that bridges the gap between storytelling, modern Irish dance, tap, and contemporary dance to tell a historic story live on stage.

 

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The Lake Michigan College Mendel Center raised the curtain on its first Mendel Center season performance in the fall of 1992. Since then, it has presented performances and guest speakers to more than half a million patrons in the 1,489-seat Mendel Center Jenkins Theatre. Grand Upton Hall, first opened in 1979 and fully renovated in 2019, is a 13,700-square-foot venue serving the community as the host site for meetings, banquets, trade shows, weddings, and other celebrations. The 229-seat Hanson Theatre, renovated in 2020, hosts numerous Lake Michigan College Visual & Performing Arts Department performances, as well as a variety of Mendel Center and community events.

 

The Mendel Center is 30 minutes from Niles and 40 minutes from the Kalamazoo and South Bend areas. It is located on the Lake Michigan College campus at 2755 E. Napier Avenue, Benton Harbor, Michigan, one mile east of I-94 (Exit 30) and one mile west of the US 31 Bypass (exit 24). Its GPS mapping address is 1100 Yore Avenue, Benton Harbor, MI.

 

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