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If you are using an ESA (erythropoiesis stimulating agent) for the treatment of your anemia-condition, you are consuming a biologic drug. It means that such an ESA was created from living things' building blocks, such as animals and plants, as the word bio, actually means life. Want to know about what does a kidney stone look like?
To manufacture biologic drugs are very expensive, whilst it is complex to create. This causes difficulty in obtaining it for many individuals who requires a biologic drug. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in the US now allows drug companies to create biosimilar medication.
The word similar in biosimilar drugs, refers to the fact that such a drug must be almost alike the original biologic product which is effective and safe to use. Copying an original biologic medication can be compared to copying an aspirin. There are certain differences in every batch of biologic as well as biosimilar drugs. This occurs because both kinds of drugs are created from living things. However, it is small differences and should not according to the law, have any affect on the efficacy or safety of the drug.
Similarly you can opt to purchase a more affordable aspirin brand rather than to buy the brand name, for example aspirin. Likewise you can purchase a more affordable biosimilar drug. This cheaper option should not be due to inferior quality, but due to the fact that expensive research about creating the original drug, was already conducted.
Biosimilar drugs were successfully used for a lot of years in Europe as well as other countries. Problems which are encountered with biosimilar drugs are usually experienced in countries where there are ineffective control over the manufacturing of the drugs. The FDA ensures that drug companies follow strict rules for creating effective and safe biosimilar drugs.
It took years of research by proverbially hundreds of scientists in this medical field, before the United States allowed biosimilar drugs. Presently the FDA is reviewing two new kinds of biosimilar ESA's, which will be used in kidney dialysis. When these ESA's are approved you may be able to receive a biosimilar drug for treating your condition of anemia soon.
Questions you may ask your medical professional include:
- Will my ESA medication change? You can request your medical
practitioner to inform you about any considered changes in your
medications, prior to its creation.
- What is the new medicine's brand name? To enable you to update
your medication list at home, write it down and as information for
your additional medical practitioners.
- Whether any known side effects or reactions exist.
As applicable to all other drugs, safety is the most important factor. The issues regarding safety of which you should be clued up, are similar as for other medications, which includes the original biologic drugs:
Potential reactions:
- Side effects and allergic reactions: Your body may experience both
biologic as well as biosimilar drugs to be dangerous and may in turn react with different symptoms and signs. When you feel unwell after taking any drug it is important to inform your healthcare team, instantly. Observe signs such as swelling, itching, fever, sweating, a difficulty to breathe, muscle- or headaches, vomiting, nausea, diarrhea and all other changes which you experience or see in your body
- When your usual drugs are changed, which include:
Switching from original biologic ESA to biosimilar-ESA
Switching back from biosimilar ESA to original biologic ESA
Switching from one biosimilar ESA-brand to another brand
Switching from original biologic ESA-brand to another original biologic
Request your healthcare team to inform you about plans to change your medications, prior to the change. Enquire whether these changes were added to your medical record, together with the exchanged drugs' complete brands (names). If you have the proper names of the product, it is easier to trace, should a problem occur.
Another vital issue is the effective functioning of a biosimilar ESA. This will be determined by the close monitoring of your healthcare team regarding you condition of anemia when you begin with the biosimilar ESA. Another point which counts is whether you inform the healthcare team about the feeling you are experiencing after changes had been made in your medications.
Biosimilar drugs will likewise generic drugs, allow more patients to receive the necessary care they require. As in the case of any other kind of drug, both patients and their healthcare teams firstly need to be aware about safety. Always enquire which medications you are receiving and the reason for it. This is the same where biosimilar drugs are concerned. Always inform your healthcare team about the feeling you are experiencing after changes had been made in your drug-prescriptions.


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Q and A With Tristan—October 19, 2018
Tristan recently returned to Australia after several weeks performing in Ballroom With A Twist 10th Anniversary Tour and Dance To the Movies while also juggling his production responsibilities with Mrs. Brown's Boys. He took some time out of his very hectic schedule to answer your questions.
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You mentioned last week that you were back at work on Mrs. Brown's Boys. Are you still involved in the production end of things and will you be doing any more acting?
We have literally just finished filming the Christmas specials in Glasgow and are switching gear now in preparing the 2019 touring show so we really are flat out. I'm still working and learning the production side of things here, yes, but I'm open and happy to be considered for some acting roles too. It's just not something I'm actively putting myself out for. I don't have an agent or manager like most do so I just really focus on what I'm doing at the time and then see what happens from there. I have always been that way inclined unless I'm unhappy in what I'm doing and then I go and find something else!!
Every production of Mrs. Brown's Boys that you are involved with must mean different responsibilities. What are some of the specific things you are doing now, and what is your favorite part of the job?
Right now a lot of my work is in the scheduling and making sure the right information gets to the right people. I'm learning from some great people so I'm eager to sponge it all in. I'm trying to learn a bit of everything by helping in any department I can without getting in the way or slacking in my specific responsibility. I'm very aware that eagerness, as refreshing as it is, can sometimes also get in the way and too much help can become a hindrance. I'm a quiet worker, so basically I do exactly what I'm told to do as efficiently as I can. It's not always interesting to hear about but I like it and generally the fun and exciting stuff is all secrets until it's ready to reveal.
You have been working with Mrs. Brown's Boys for a while now and have been part of several shows. Do you have a favorite production thus far?
Good Mourning Mrs. Brown was great craic and I'll always love that but then again, I was acting in it so I'm a bit biased—ha. For every show I have done something different so I love them all for different reasons but I'm excited to see what the new tour is about and where I can weasel my way into it.
It was nice seeing you back in the states for Dance to the Movies and Ballroom With A Twist 10th Anniversary Tour. Do you have any particular standout numbers that you consider as favorites from either show? Do you have a favorite number that you performed with Anna during this last round of shows?
It's always great going back to that show, and it's a broken record but the cast make the show and experience what it is for me as well as the audience. These last set of shows were great because Kiki was back and I hadn't seen him in a long time. We used to live with each other when he came out to Hollywood first. Myself, Keeks, and Farber lived in a studio apartment together—haha. We had some times then—mental stuff!!!! I had to do a couple of numbers I hadn't done before and had limited time to learn them so they were fun/stressful after the travelling but it went grand I suppose in the end and I didn't get booed or anything so I suppose that's a positive—haha.
You will be heading back to Australia soon, but do you have any future shows in the works?
Yeah, I'm sitting in the airport in Glasgow now waiting to get back home to the girls. I can't wait. I have a whole bunch of stuff in the works but not too sure on time frames and when they will be ready to go or not. My attention is all over the place with all the travel. Tahyna is flat out with some exciting projects as well so we are trying to balance it all as a team and see how we go! Always working on things but priorities always determine how far they go with all the work and travel. As I mentioned, it's more important for us to spend as much family time as we can together and make sure Echo is getting the parenting she needs and that our marriage gets the time it deserves.
Finally, here is the lightning round. Just give us the first thing that comes to mind.
Favorite airline
Virgin always get me where I'm going and pleasantly.
Least favorite airline
I'm in a phase now where I'm working on the words I use to keep me sane, so only positive words or I keep quiet—haha. It's been a trip but it's making me happier!
Anna Trebunskaya
Anna is great. Good things happen to good people—maybe not always when you want it to but it rings through for her .
Social media
If it helps you get what you want and you like it, then social media is for you.
I'm not big on it these days, but caramel honeycomb is always good though.
Sesame Street character
Elmo—I love Kevin Clash but anything Jim Henson
Animated film
Moana.............Echo loves it!!
Ice cream toppings
Least favorite household chore
It doesn't help. I'll still have to do it—haha.
Favorite dance that isn't a rumba or waltz
Tristan will be back in the states soon and will be performing in both the Ballroom With A Twist 10th Anniversary Tour and Dance To the Movies. The links for tickets to those shows are listed on this website's Updates page.
Over the last year, you have been busy with lots of different projects including the rehearsals and tour with Kristina Rihanoff, trips back to the states for Dance To the Movies, and your production responsibilities with Mrs. Brown's Boys. When you step away from dancing for a while to work on other projects, do you find it difficult to get back into the rigors of dance and performing?
To be honest—not really, but in saying that some would say that's why I'm not very good at it— haha. I enjoy dancing but to enjoy it for me I need to get away from it when I can. Dancing is fun and stays that way because it's a part of my life and not all of it. My competitive nature comes from doing things where there is no denying it's not down to opinion. I either run faster and further or slower and not as far. Stage is great because I can be myself, I can talk to people how I talk to people, and—if allowed—I answer whatever they want to know. I deal with people every day, so it's no different in my mind then when I'm on stage. I stay fit now because I enjoy running and training more. The breaks I take let me recover, so it makes such a difference to my life waking without the agony I used to be in. I have a new way of dealing with everything these days, and it works for me so long may that continue.
Have you been working with the cast and crew of Mrs. Brown's Boys recently, and do you have more in the works? Are there tours coming up?
Yeah, we have been busy with the new shows. We have a UK tour coming up next year but before then we have the Christmas specials to record and also the new seasons of All Round to Mrs. Brown's and For Facts Sake. I'm also putting some things together with a friend—like a passion project—so things are great work-wise, and, most importantly, great family-wise.
This question comes from Jessica who traveled to Boston to see you in Dance To the Movies. How does preparation for a show that uses a recorded track differ from one that uses a live orchestra like the Boston Pops? Are their differences with regard to rehearsal and performing?
Yeah, they can be quite different but only in terms of how it sounds and that we don't rehearse with the orchestra. Well, I didn't anyway as I only flew in the night before. The orchestra is unreal and I love it. Dancing to live music is always the best and, not that they do, but the live musicians can make mistakes as much as the dancers can. I guess when it comes to track you just have to hope it doesn't skip—haha. I literally just watched something the other day of myself and Emma when our music stacked it and pretty much it was a sham from then on—unreal bad but we had a giggle on it!! The stage is a lot different with the orchestra as well seeing as they are so big. The dance space is a lot smaller so you modify. The show in Boston had Act 1 just orchestra and Act 2 was orchestra with us guys, so workload differs also for the dancers on a show like that. I love the live music and it adds another great element along with the dancing and obviously the singing that is there whether it is orchestra or track. Everything about that show was great for me the cast obviously are great as are the Boston Pops, I love dancing with Anna, and it was in Boston which is always my favourite place to go back to!
You have performed in venues all over the world, but is there anything in particular that stands out when you perform here in the states? In other words, is there something you especially enjoy about performing in America?
It's a bit of everything really, but mostly now because I don't live there anymore and when I come back its always for fun now! I see my friends, I do fun shows, and I get to hang out with great people in great places. The Scott Stander group is so good to work for and they always have my back so it's a pleasure to come back. I must say I'm very lucky with BOC Productions also in that they allow me to come back and dance as they are my bosses now..............bar my wife.........and child!! I also enjoy seeing the interest people have for DWTS and hearing how much they enjoy it. It kind of feels good to know that you played a part in it however small it may have been. At one point in time, it was the greatest job I had ever had and I was lucky that America embraced me.
You have danced with lots of pros in lots of shows, but who (other than probably Sasha) has the most wicked sense of humor? What about your celebrity partners on DWTS and SCD? Was there anyone in particular who was especially amusing or that you stay in frequent contact with?
Everyone has always been great to be fair pro-wise. I never met a pro I didn't get on with or, at least, I never met one I had a problem with—haha. It's fascinating that you can spend so much time with the same people and not really get to know them that well. Maybe that was me at the time, maybe it was them, but there aren't too many that I am still in contact with. Sasha will always be in my life. He's a genuine guy with a great heart, I could hammer that guy every single day with some of the stuff he does, but it makes me laugh. I love him—haha. Emma, the exact same. She is a cracking girl and I'm delighted for them both. They deserve everything they get. Maks, Peta, and Kym are all great people who I love to see doing so well. Mark Ballas is pretty funny. I like him and he makes me laugh. Chelsea and Lacey are great. I just recently met Fabian. He is a really cool guy, and I have a lot of time for him. Celeb-wise, everyone was cool at the time. We just never really stuck it out. I still hear from Nancy and Gladys, and I see Jenny from Strictly most the time so I got lucky pro, celeb, fan of the show, on camera, off camera. It doesn't matter what you do once you are a good person. We all have bad days and bad periods of our life so I wouldn't hold anything against anyone that happened back then, and I'd hope they would stay the same either way. I'm in a good place now and I like who I like.
We have missed your stories about Pike. Is he still living with your folks in Ireland?
Yeah, Pike hasn't a care in the world. He is golden. No doubt he has his feet up now somewhere clicking his paws and filling his boots.
Have you been teaching and/or do you have any plans in the immediate future to teach those of us with two left feet how to dance?
I haven't been doing much teaching, no, just helping a few friends out here and there with them getting married but that's about it. I have no plans but I'll be back in America in a couple of weeks so if anything comes up, we will see. We are all looking to actually just having a holiday together where we can shut the phone off and just spend time together.
Lightning Round (quick answers)
What is the first thing you think of when you hear these words or expressions?
Ballroom With A Twist— How much more do I need to learn?
Brendan O'Carroll— Legend. Absolutely love the man
Dancing With the Stars-- Hope Farbs wins this time!
Echo's latest milestone— How did she get up there and what's that smile for? (frantically look around for danger), swimming class
Airports— Rubber gloves!
The last movie you saw-- Mission Impossible
The last show or play you saw— Book of Mormon
The last book you read— Charlie Engle Running Man / Cody Garbrandt The Pact
The last time you danced— Echo's dance class Thursday mornings
Strictly Come Dancing— Hope Kev wins this time
Rumba— Feeling faces-Haha
Journey— Haha - Singing "Faithfully" top of my lungs into Tahyna's embarrassed face
Dance-related injuries-- Drink
Olympian— Dedication
Burn the Floor— Great times
Being a dad— All I've ever wanted
Tristan has a lot of projects in the works, and we caught up with him today to talk a little about the past, present, and future. Enjoy this interview (our 67th!) with him.
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We hear that you will be back at Trundle's ABBA Festival in May along with Alana Patience. Will you be dancing again this year?
Yes, I'll be back in Trundle this year with Alana Patience for the ABBA festival. It was good craic in the end last year and looking forward to another positive experience this year. We also have an Elvis cruise coming up in Australia so that as well should be fun. These themed weekends and shows are always great because it's everyone coming together to celebrate people who they love and appreciate and you can just swoop in and do a little gig, and no matter how good it was or bad it was it was just another element to the festivities. The whole thing is great. We stayed in an old bank that was converted into a house, so the bedroom is actually in the old vault which is really cool.
It's been a long time since you were on Strictly Come Dancing and even longer since Dancing With the Stars, but what are some of the special memories from those experiences?
Yeah, it's been a while now since being on them but I still have some great memories. I don't miss being on the show and I still have grievances about the way some things went, but at the same time when I reflect back I can see some things I would have done differently. Maybe that's just since I've changed since becoming a dad. Also, maybe since now I'm producing I can see some things in a different light. One thing I know I did right on the show is how I treated people and that would not have changed for a second, and I never went against anyone for my own benefit. I never would have changed that. I more than likely would have focused more and treated my body better and not gotten as riled up with what was going on around me, but on the whole I'm glad I left when I did for the reasons that I did. I still keep in touch with the majority of my partners. I'll always remember my first show as a troupe member. I remember the arguments with Nancy but also the great chats we had. I still remember how happy and excited Gladys was after the first dance we did. I'll never forget that smile. I remember how emotional Valerie Harper made me feel and how proud I was of that experience. I remember first being told I wouldn't be used and then me saying I won't be back. I had good times/bad times with Jamelia. I looked after her but maybe not in the interests of the show, and then making a lifelong friend in Jenny who I now work with full time. I have great memories of both experiences and am glad I was lucky enough to live them and wish nothing but the best for those still involved.
Conversely, did you ever have one of those days on either show when everything seemed to go wrong?
Hahaha—oh yeah 100%. There were more than a few of those ones, but again different times and different attitudes change a lot of things. When I went to LA first it was all mental to me and I was very loose and wild at the time so that in itself helped and hindered. I was always conscious of the bubble of the tv world and sometimes I made more of that then I should have. I would exclude myself from things I probably should have gone to and then went to things that I shouldn't have—things like that!! I would never go to events which would have helped me with the show and when it came to getting songs/themes etc. I wasn't into, I'd just reject it instead of trying to resolve it. There was a time when I wanted full control over everything, and when I felt like I couldn't then I'd shut down and just 'do my job'. That's why everything turned sour for me. I felt like it was portraying that you had to be good or nobody was interested. Whether I was right or wrong at the time, I felt like only 'the good' dancers were getting the breaks and the good ideas—haha. I can't help but get annoyed by how somebody like DL Hughley, Michael Bolton or Martina Navratilova felt. It wasn't nice viewing. I just thought there was a nicer way to thank these guys for being part of the show as opposed to exploiting the gulf in abilities. Some days though, yeah, you just wanna throw some fingers up, crack some cans, and keep on truckin'—hahaaha.
You traveled a lot with Burn the Floor and performed in many other shows including Dirty Dancing The Musical, Ballroom With A Twist, Dance To the Movies, etc. What are some standout moments?
The stand out moments are always the same. It's the crowds! You could be anywhere in the world but seeing smiles before during and after shows though trumps everything, although Boston is always special to me. I absolutely love it!! Yeah, the crowds and—luckily enough for me—the people I've been lucky enough to work with on a lot of these shows—Jaymz Tuaileva, Brent, Sasha, Iveta, Magda Jon, CJ, Tony—all these guys make the shows what they are, and those experiences stay with you for always. Magda, by the way, has it all. How she hasn't been on these shows yet is beyond me. She should be on DWTS no doubt for her humor alone and ability. I loved Dirty Dancing also. I'd love to go back and do that again, especially with Swayze being a real idol of mine, but I really loved that show and it's a shame it wasn't longer.
You'll be back in the states for Dance To the Movies in May. Will you have a chance to visit old friends or see familiar places during your visit? Do you have plans to teach or perform elsewhere when you're here?
I'm not too sure about plans for America just yet. I'll try to do as much as I can while there, but having travelled so much this year I would like to be able to get home and put my feet up for a little. I'm very fortunate with what I get to do but what's the point if you don't get to put your kids to bed every night and live wherever you have been lucky enough to work? I'll catch up with friends for sure. Unfortunately, I didn't get to Sasha and Emma's wedding which killed me, but I will definitely see those guys. America may be a quick trip this time as we can't keep taking Echo from kindy, and I won't keep travelling away without them.
The last time we spoke you mentioned that you were still involved with Mrs. Brown's Boys working on the production end. What type of work did you do and will you be working/performing in future productions?
Yes, I am working full time now for Mrs. Brown's Boys as a producer so that is fun and it's a great way for me to learn the industry from the other side. We work on the tv side and theatre/touring side so I would be responsible for setting up and running of the shows. We have a great team here who have all the experience and I am sponging all the info I can. While we are on the road, the production show we are working on determines whether I have an onstage role. If I'm not onstage or on screen, I will be on the set floor or in the production office. It's all very interesting stuff and again it lets me learn, and I can see if there is a way to see if the things that irked me before can be done in a nicer way.....haha. I enjoy it and with Tahyna being a writer and director it helps. She teaches me things too and eventually we plan to work together where she can be the boss..........just like at home and at least I can get paid for being told what to do instead of doing it for free every day of my life. Hahahaha.
Finally, a fun "what's the first thing you think of" exercise. In other words, just give your first response to the following:
Food you can't stand
Shellfish/cold fish
Food you love
Buffalo wings—hahaha
Television show that makes you crazy
Family Feud
Worst movie ever
Stop remaking films!
The thing you dislike most about flying
Leaving the girls
An incredible professional dancer
An incredible actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
Current favorite musician
Picture This
Funniest thing Echo has done/Most adorable thing Echo has done
Everything. She is hilarious but changes the subject if you ask her about her dirty nappy.
She kicks you in the face in her sleep, sleeps laying across my face and as soon as she wakes up she pulls my eyelids open and says, "Wakey wakey, I LOVE YOU DADA."
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Links to all of our interviews with Tristan from July, 2012 to the present are posted here:
Tristan is currently on tour in Dublin with Good Mourning Mrs. Brown but took time to answer some of the questions you have left for him here on the website forum and on the Facebook page. Enjoy!
First of all, congratulations on having a very successful tour with Kristina and Mark. It's wonderful that so many of your supporters were able to see you perform on stage again and that you had the opportunity to put on the dancing shoes for a few weeks.
Now on to Mrs. Brown's Boys. After a break of a few months, you're back and performing close to home. How has this latest leg of the tour been going?
It has been great. We are in the midst of the final weekend which is immense in the 3Arena Dublin, and I'm loving it again. Finishing a tour in Dublin is amazing and especially in a venue so large and well-known at home is great. Last weekend was Belfast which may as well been the Siberia. It was that cold, but what a beautiful place. We were lucky enough that a few of us got to go into see the set of Game of Thrones and sit in the thrones and hold the swords. It was great craic!! The tour has been great but at the same time come Monday I'm flying home and can't wait to get back to the girls. They came over for a month to break up this trip, but three months away from home has been a lot.
I would imagine that in a show like this hilarity reigns supreme and no two shows are the same, but are there any especially funny moments that stand out or something that makes you always expect the unexpected?
The show is great. I never get bored of it. We have had a cast re-giggle for a few shows now for different reasons so new faces always freshen the show up as well as all the gag changes! Agnes is going all out being in our home city, so you don't know what to expect show to show. I'm still a Mormon and still trying my best to not crack when the script gets thrown out the window—haha. I love the Mormon scene. It's still my favourite, but I love Conor Maloney who plays Father Quinn on this leg. He is hilarious so I watch his scenes every night.
You mentioned that you are now involved in the production side of the shows, so what do you do in that regard both prior to the shows and during them? Do you still have an acting role?
We have a lot going on at the moment in production, so it has been quite full on recently. Before the show, we set up the guest lists and seating plans along with helping the load ins which is essentially setting up the stage and helping with wardrobe departments, catering rooms, merchandise stands, production offices and anything else too. During the show, we set up for the following day and at the same time we are preparing visas, flights, hotels, and travel packs for the upcoming Australian/ New Zealand tour coming up in January. We also have an upcoming series of the tv show being made soon enough, so we are literally out the door and working long, long hours but I am learning a new skill and absolutely loving it. I'm still acting (if that's what you can call it)—hahaha.
What are some of the challenges of doing a show like Mrs. Brown's Boys? (either from a personal standpoint or just from observing the complexity of putting on a show like this)
The show is a complete beast and for sure it has a lot of challenges, but there is a great team in place. I would always imagine that going into anything that is so well-oiled and very much untouched for years and years that it would be hard to integrate into that. But they all made me feel so welcome so the difficulty is really just in learning how to do a particular job but more importantly how they do a particular job. It's a process but one I'm loving! I just like learning, to be honest, so it's all great for me. I'm learning a lot of roles at the same time so I couldn't tell you the responsibilities of one particular role! The same as anything when you are trying to do something you never had before the hardest part is not losing confidence when you make mistakes. I used to find that difficult and would beat myself up for not knowing what I was doing and feeling insecure about it but I'm a lot more comfortable now with the fact that I shouldn't know this because I've never had to know it and I'm learning as I go.
Mrs. Brown's Boys starts up with a new show in Australia and New Zealand early in 2018. Will you be involved then as well? Have you done any rehearsals or preparations for that show.
Yeah, we have a new show in Australia/New Zealand about to start mid-January— 'For the Love Of Mrs. Brown'—that we are in the process of setting up but we won't have rehearsals for that until the cast land in Oz. I haven't actually seen that show yet or read the script but I'm making up the packs for the cast now with audio so I will know it pretty well pretty soon! I will be working in production on the show, but I won't be acting in it this time—then again I may streak the stage for the craic!! The tour is a little shorter this time round—six weeks in Oz and two in New Zealand.
Is there a typical show day for Mrs. Brown's Boys?
Not really. Like most shows, the general idea is once there are no hiccups your days are pretty set once the show is up and running, but again it all works show to show! The tv show is a different animal all together, but we will worry about that once this tour is shut.
And now for a few nosy questions...
If you could choose any place in the world other than Ireland or Australia to live, where would it be?
I've been lucky to live in a lot of great places. I miss Boston a lot. To be fair, it's Baltic, but I could live there. There are still a lot of places I'd love to go but you have to make the best of wherever you are and right now I wouldn't change a thing about where we live.
Last movie you saw
Last show or play you saw
I just went to see Columbia Mills in Dublin last month. That was a great night, but before that I think it may have been U2 in London. I have a big Wiggles show coming up with the girls when I get back to Sydney next week which should be loads of fun. You find yourself walking around singing the tunes to yourself.
Latest Echo milestone
Every day is a milestone to be fair she is great craic. She has the tune of ABC now. She is always singing but she doesn't know all the letters just yet but she dances all the time and she sings a lot. She will be 2 before we know it. She is the best though—always laughing, always smiling and wants to do everything herself with no help and always has so much to get done that she doesn't have time for us!!!
Are Tahyna and Echo able to travel with you these days? I know it's a little more challenging when the baby becomes a toddler and is into everything.
They don't get to travel all the time with me, so we break the trips up. I wouldn't have been away for such a long stint, but we had the Christmas specials, then two legs of MBB tour and in between that was my dance tour with Kris, so it turned into a really long trip. They came out to Ireland for a month in between and we traveled the country. I can't wait to get home to them now and have the month off, so it will be pure family time.
A couple of years ago, we asked you about Saturday Night Live as well as skits with Jimmy Fallon, Jonah Hill etc. We've been laughing lots lately on the website forum about James Corden and his Carpool Karaoke, Crosswalk the Musical, and just about anything else he does. Have you seen any of his nonsense? Otherwise, who is your favorite comic actor/host these days?
Yeah, I've seen some of it. I think it's fun but not really my cup of tea. I still love Fallon. I think he is the best at what he does for those skits. Tom [Bergeron] is still the best 'host'. He is an all rounder now where he is so natural and like a classic host should be. You get the feeling with a lot of presenters now that anyone can do it, but there is a big, big difference in my eyes between a host and a presenter and Tom in my eyes is the best. I may be biased because I have seen Tom up close and firsthand but he is #1.
Do you have any plans to get back to the states? (That's a question we get asked often)
I'll be taking a trip back in March, but it's been a long time since I've been in America so they may not let me back in!! There were a few times I was close to going back to the show, but for different reasons things didn't work out but I'm happy with the direction my family is going in now so if we end up going back at some stage it would be great to catch up with our friends there.
An Evening with Kristina and Tristan, hosted by Mark Read
The Mill Theatre, Dundrum, Dublin - 14th November 2017
We had great seats in the centre of the 3rd row. The theatre is very small and intimate, seating about 200. The setting felt even more intimate when the curtain went up to reveal Mark no stage just a floor, so close to everyone, the front row could have touched them as they danced past. All very up close and personal.
Throughout the show Mark would start a song and Kristina and Tristan would come on stage about half way through the song. This enabled them to do their costume changes, as apart from about 3 numbers where Mark sang with no dancing, we were able to enjoy lots of dancing by Kristina and Tristan.
I can't remember the exact order of how things went or which songs—I should have made notes ha-ha!! The first dance was a Quickstep to "I've got Rhythm", what an opening number! Then Tristan changed out of his tails and came on stage and sat and had a chat with Mark (to get his breath back he said!) They chatted about Tristan returning to Ireland and how he was loving dancing in his home country and finally in his home town—Bray is just down the road. He admitted he was a bad Irishman in that he hadn't really ever left Bray and hadn't seen much of Ireland before, and was enjoying driving around with his family seeing the sights and pretending he knew everything when in fact he was just reading the signs. They also covered what Tristan had been doing since leaving Strictly and that he was continuing with Mrs. Brown's Boys after the tour ended. Oh, and Tristan's Auntie was sitting in the front row, and she had a little dance with Mark during one of his songs.
So, as Tristan was now in a vest we had a fast number, Salsa or Samba—can't remember if this was before or after the chat, but after he joked about dripping sweat on the front row as they were so close. They also danced a beautiful Rumba to "Imagine" and a brilliant Charleston.
Mark introduced Kristina, again talking about what she has been up to since Strictly, her little girl, Mila, and her new tour starting in the new year. She also said that she is so happy that she managed to persuade Tristan to take to the dance floor again with her after 2 years, and it took ALOT of persuading. Thank you Kristina!!
There is an audience participation part—4 volunteers from the audience go on stage and the rest of the audience also get to learn all the arm and hand moves to the dance. This was funny when Tristan got embarrassed about having to put the microphone in his pocket to free up his arms to demonstrate some moves —'I'm not putting that in my pocket in front of Auntie', so he moved to other side of the stage to demonstrate along with the 'hip rotation' which caused lots of oohs and ahhs. They divided the audience in half, Kristina V Tristan, and Tristan's side won.
There was a delightful dance by 6 local children from Xquisite Dance School. The youngest pair were 8, another couple 10/11 and the 3rd couple I guess around 16. This girl's Mum used to go to dance lessons with Tristan's Mum which is how they knew him—definitely stars of the future.
As I mentioned earlier, I can't remember the order or what songs were used for all the dances, but they did everything! Apart from the dances I have already mentioned, we had Waltz, Foxtrot and Cha Cha—but the Contemporary dance they did to "Wicked Game" was incredible as was the Argentine Tango/Paso fusion. The finale was the Jive to "Don't Stop Me Now", and the sparkly shirt made an appearance to loud cheers, another incredible dance.
There was a Q and A, and here are some of the things that were said. If I misquote anything, my apologies, this is all from memory!
Tristan has hardly danced for 2 years and now only wants to do it on his terms.
There was a comment about his shoes, from which he said they were I think 15 years old, and proceeded to show the holes in them, but that doesn't matter he said, 'It lets the smell out!' Re Strictly, he didn't like being told to get a fake tan and shave his chest, which he refused to do, or wearing sparkly shirts. "That's why I left." He joked about Anton being the hairiest person ever, and they would both hide to avoid the shaving! H
He doesn't watch Strictly at all, but did talk about DWTS Ireland, what a great show it is and everyone should watch it and get behind it as they have fabulous pro dancers. Kristina also mentioned the new signing Robert Rowinski, who she has danced with in her previous show, an amazing dancer.
During the Q and A, Tristan excused himself and disappeared off stage, returning shortly after to explain that his knee cap had popped out and he had gone to sort it out!! Amazingly he then managed to dance that incredible Jive!!
There were obviously questions about the current series of Strictly— one being Len V's Shirley. Kristina talked about how she loved Len and always respected his comments when she was on the show. She liked the way he always added a touch of humour to his critique without being nasty and there was always something positive. She could see why the public were saying what they were about Shirley, but she knows her stuff and will probably grow into the role like Darcy who also had a difficult 1st series. As for Bruno, she doesn't know what he's on!! She said she wished the judges would be less negative and give the celebs something positive to work on instead of demoralising them. As a pro she would go into the training room on a Monday morning and often her celeb would just want to walk out as they felt so bad after Saturday's comments. Tristan said on Len V's Shirley, he would always take a positive comment from Shirley over one from Len.......
It was an brilliant and enjoyable show. The way Mark linked it all together with his chat and singing— excellent vocals btw—and his version of "Take on Me" was fab. As I have said, so much dancing from Kristina and Tristan, quick costume changes, such a great partnership and of course the humour...
I am so grateful to Kristina for convincing Tristan to get back on the dance floor and tour! Even though I had to travel to Dublin to see them as there was nothing local to where I live, it was worth it. I really hope that Kristina and Tristan can do another show/tour, maybe covering the areas of the UK they missed this time. The ticket sales speak for themselves, I believe nearly all venues were sold out.
Thanks to Nadia for this recap of An Evening With Kristina Rihanoff and Tristan MacManus in Ilkley.
Hi guys,
I just wanted to let you know that I thoroughly enjoyed this opportunity of watching Tristan and Kristina dance. This was an unusual venue for a dance show. It's quite an old fashioned hall and the seats weren't the most comfortable but for a sleepy Yorkshire small town on a Monday evening the show was well attended. The singer/ compere Mark Read introduced Tristan and asked him a few questions about life after 'Strictly'. Tristan is clearly very happy doing less dancing and being involved with a comedy show featuring one of his ex—Strictly partners, Jennifer Gilbey—'Mrs Brown's Boys'. He said he enjoyed being behind the camera, in production. He said dance will always play a large part in his life as that is how he met his wife Tahyna with whom he now has a beautiful daughter, Echo.
He's clearly a little in awe of Kristina, telling the audience what a wonderful dancer she was and he was quite humble about his own dancing skills, e.g. in the Argentine Tango. But they danced beautifully together and I loved that Argentine Tango and their Charleston and Tristan really came alive with the jive at the end. All Kristina's costumes were absolutely gorgeous, she suits every colour! Tristan's clothing was quite casual at times but it didn't detract from the show.
In the question and answer session he was asked about his time on DWTS and Strictly and said very clearly he wouldn't do that type of show again. He was very careful not to offend anyone in the audience who still takes the shows at face value and understood why people watched the show and said it was great Saturday night entertainment, but it just wasn't for him.
I really enjoyed the show and would happily see it again. Both of them came across as happy, contented people who just wanted to entertain their audience. Just lovely.
What are the fans saying about An Evening With Kristina Rihanoff and Tristan MacManus? They love it! Take a look at a few of the comments that we found posted on Twitter.
Lynda @elmjay75
Really enjoyed watching @TristanMacManus & @KRihanoff tonight - the Paso mash up was particularly amazing & @MarkReadMusic did a great job
Catherine M @Ms_Catherine92
Omg @TristanMacManus and @KRihanoff you were incredible tonight!! Such genuinely lovely and amazingly talented people #firstclass #Belfast #KristinaandTristan
Ashleigh @ashdoole
Can't get over what a fab night it was seeing @TristanMacManus, @KRihanoff and @MarkReadMusic at theatre at the mill. So lovely and down to earth as well, well worth seeing it!!
aimée @H34RTR0CK
had a fab night watching these guys!! thank you @TristanMacManus @KRihanoff for amazing dances and @MarkReadMusic for amazing vocals!!
Amy Johnston @AmyJ__x
Fantastic night at #MossleyMill with @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus ! Loved every minute. Please come back soon #myfavourites
Michelle miles card @michellecard232
Totally loving @TristanMacManus @KRihanoff and @MarkReadMusic in Belfast tonight. Yes we are the noisy 2nd row.
Joanne Hasson @JoHass_ Really enjoyed @KRihanoff and @TristanMacManus show in Derry. So talented all 3, and lovely people. Thanks for answering my question:)
John Davis @JohnsTraining @TristanMacManus Great night in Dundalk, you are great dancer and a really nice person, thank you
Not sweet Caroline @cmcc09
Such a pleasure to watch and meet the nicest people @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus thanks for a great night #Dundalk
Kevin Dougall @Glasgowkev79
More@TristanMacManus one happy girl on Saturday night! Still buzzing!So lucky to have danced on stage with you!! Brilliant show! Thanks again
Amy ❤"Me Girl" 🙈 🙊 @XxAmyxPopxX
Thank you so much @KRihanoff & @TristanMacManus for last night. The show was amazing & you were so lovely to meet #strictly #thankyou
Caroline ♥ ♥ ♥Overtones @TWglasgowgal
@KRihanoff @TristanMacManus great to meet u both loved both shows #Livingston #Hamilton
Kathleen Hunter @kahunter80
@KRihanoff @TristanMacManus Thanks for the photo and chat last night. Was well worth the 2hr drive to see the show again after Arbroath
Sarah Strictly @SarahStrictly
Replying to @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus and 2 othersThank you both for such an amazing show. Brilliant xx
Vonnie Sandlan @VonnSand
Replying to @VonnSand @KRihanoff @TristanMacManusThanks so much for giving our kids the opportunity to perform with you tonight. They LOVED the show.
Rachel @wolf179
Fantastic dancing and music tonight Kristina,Tristan & Mark. Thank you for a great night! @TristanMacManus @MarkReadMusic @KRihanoff
Jillian Lang @JillianLang7
@TristanMacManus fabulous show tonight, loved every minute of it. Wish I'd been brave enough to come onto the stage!
Claire @Claire21Stewart
What a fab show! @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus @MarkReadMusic Lucy, her big sister and I had a lovely night
Theresa Cowley @TheresaCowley1
Replying to @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus and 2 othersThis show is magical and even better when Tristan does his Irish Dancing
Jenny O'Donnell @jennyodonnell87
@MarkReadMusic @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus Thanks for a great night! Mark, we'll need to work on our salsa, get it right next time!
Elaine Simpson @Laneylou55
Thanks for a fantastic show @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus @MarkReadMusic we had a ball and enjoyed meeting you all
Ashley ❤ ❤ @ashleycranston1
Brilliant show last night @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus @MarkReadMusic !Even my partner who orginally didnt want to come enjoyed it
sarah west @SarahMMWest
An amazing show by amazing people. @TristanMacManus this moment meant so much to me. Thank you for being just brilliant. I didn't think I'd ever get to see you dance again. It was so special. Much love. Xxx p.s cheers for the twirl.
Sharon Taylor @Sharontaylor68
Fantastic night watching @KRihanoff and @TristanMacManus in Livingston what amazing dancers
Sandra - Onlinevents @Onlinevents_saz Oct 25
Great night in Livingston @MarkReadMusic What a great singer and loved the dancing @TristanMacManus and @KRihanoff brilliant night
Mary Whitworth @MareMEW
@TristanMacManus saw your show in Braintree on Friday it was brilliant xxx
MissStephanie @1MissStephanie
Had such a good time at @KRihanoff and @TristanMacManus show tonight. If you haven't seen it, you're missing a real treat! #sogood
MissStephanie @1MissStephanie
@STheatreCo I beg you to bring @TristanMacManus back for another tour. The guy is not only a beautiful dancer, but comedy gold too!#fabnight
Emma-Jane Wilkinson @EmmaJaneLee1
@KRihanoff @TristanMacManus @MarkReadMusic thank you so much for an amazing show it's the best strictly pro show I have been to by far..!!
Claire.T @ClaireBear1603
Was an amazing night @TheMaltings seeing @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus @MarkReadMusic Thank you so much for the photos and selfies!
Kiri Baker @KiriB287
Amazing show @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus @MarkReadMusic totally loved it
Theresa Cowley @TheresaCowley1
So loved this show @KRihanoff @MarkReadMusic @TristanMacManus best night ever meeting you all
Ben Gartland @BenGartland75
Evening with @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus @MarkReadMusic in Ilkley. Excellent show, well done! Dancing to Mark's singing was a bonus.
Janet Mawer @Mawer1
@KRihanoff @TristanMacManus @MarkReadMusic Fabulous show tonight. Lovely to meet you all. Make sure you visit Bettys next time! x
Steven Pollard @stevestar0
@KRihanoff @TristanMacManus @MarkReadMusic Absolutely awesome show tonight, really enjoyed it & great to meet you :-)
Kay Leahy @Kay_Neptune
@TristanMacManus @KRihanoff @MarkReadMusic Fabulous show, very enjoyable evening
Charlotte @Charlie_121
@MarkReadMusic @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus What a phenomenal show!! So glad I got the chance to see it Friday, loved every second x
Natalie @Niamhs_mama
@KRihanoff @TristanMacManus Loved your show so much we've booked to come and see it again in Ireland #FatherChristmasCameEarly
Julie Bathie @strictlyjulieb
@KRihanoff@TristanMacManus @MarkReadMusic thank you so much ,fabulous show of great music & fabulous dancing & lovely to meet you all
Jenny Fowler @bti_jenny
Replying to @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus@MarkReadMusic Go & see this show! I highly recommend it! The dancing and singing & Mark Read hosting it in a wonderful way worked perfectly
Andy @chachadilton Oct 21
Fantastic @KRihanoff and @TristanMacManus show.
Karen Potter @karenpatricep
Replying to @StrictlyPros @KRihanoff and 3 othersReally enjoyed the show in Brum, Kristina was gorgeous, Marks vocals amazing and I'd forgotten how cute Tristan is
Gemma Crysell @GCrysell
Great show last night in Braintree, real pleasure to meet @TristanMacManus @KRihanoff @MarkReadMusic Good luck with the rest of your tour
SCD Professionals @StrictlyPros
Top Man! @TristanMacManus
Charlotte @Charlie_121
@MarkReadMusic @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus thanks for a brilliant evening of dance, singing & entertainment...you were all outstanding x
SCD Professionals @StrictlyPros
An Evening With @KRihanoff & @TristanMacManus, with @MarkReadMusic is truly fantastic! Amazing singing & dancing from beginning to end!
♡ αмч ♡ @itsAmyyy_xo
@KRihanoff @TristanMacManus @MarkReadMusic the show tonight was amazing! I didn't want it to end. Thank you
Lynette @LynetteveK
@TristanMacManus My first time of actually meeting you tonight. What a truly lovely person #downtoearth open honest person it was an honour
Lynette @LynetteveK
Wow what an amazing show @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus @MarkReadMusic absolutely brilliant show full on non stop singing and dancing
Jan W @Janwor
@KRihanoff @TristanMacManus fabulous show this evening! Thank you
Sue Nightingale @Suzy233
Great show tonight @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus and @MarkReadMusic @BATheatre Tristan definitely likes a chat doesn't he
Lisa Silvester @retsabala
Replying to @StrictlyPros @T_MacManusFocus and 5 othersBraintree .. you will thoroughly enjoy the amazing show... thank you Kristina, Tristan and Mark...
Rebecca @RebeckieBuzz
Just been to see @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus and @MarkReadMusic at @RhodesBStort. Was an amazing show. Loved every second!
Tracy @Tracy_Tango
@TristanMacManus Thank you both so very much for a great show last night and a fantastic dance! Something to dream about forever! X
Theresa Cowley @TheresaCowley1
Replying to @StrictlyPros @TeamRihanoff and 5 othersBest show ever
Mandy Camp @molshouse
@KRihanoff @TristanMacManus @MarkReadMusic Thank u for a fantastic show. Brilliant dancing & some A1 songs...win win
Sarah Strictly @SarahStrictly
Thank you @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus @MarkReadMusic @STheatreCo for a fantastic night of song, dance and chat. wonderful production xxxx
Jen @wrenpem
Loving the show! @TristanMacManus @KRihanoff @MarkReadMusic
Helen Wilce @hwilce
Absolutely loving An Evening with @KRihanoff and @TristanMacManus with @MarkReadMusic Stunning choreography and music
Strictly Girls @StrictlyGirls
Fab show, watching @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus @MarkReadMusic Fantastic first half
Susan Walker @suewalkerdance
Proud of all our amazing kids from CFDA, who danced last night with @KRihanoff and @Tristan MacManus,were so lovely with the kids!!!
Izziy @lizkate23
Brilliant show @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus and loved @MarkReadMusic
Kathryn Reed @katgirdlestone
Replying to @RugbyBenCohen was so good!! Brilliant opening night. @KRihanoff and @TristanMacManus should be proud of it xx
Isla @itsjustmeiylee
The show tonight was amazing!!! Thank you for allowing me to briefly share the stage with you, I had a fab time @KRihanoff @TristanMacManus @MarkReadMusic
Tristan graciously took your questions after the show on Friday, October 20. Enjoy!
We've heard glowing reports from those who have been fortunate enough to see An Evening with Kristina Rihanoff and Tristan MacManus during these first few days of the tour. For those of us who haven't yet had the pleasure, would you tell us a bit about the show itself?
The shows have been going well. We are doing a mini-tour which was originally going to be a lot longer in the new year, but I will be back in Sydney and not interested in being away from my girls for such a long time. It's basically a three-week tour—one week in England, a week in Scotland, and a week in Ireland— so I'm driving around the country and seeing a lot of new places I've never been to before. We are almost finished with the first week now, and the audiences have been great. It's just a nice intimate show.
Do you have a favorite part of the show, and is there a dance you perform with Kristina that you especially enjoy?
Not really, I don't have a favorite part. Usually the Q&A is fun because I get to answer questions the way I want to, and I guess that's how I want to come across. Sometimes when you are on shows you have to say the right things and almost everything is p.c. so when it comes to these shows, it's a bit like I used to do on It Takes Two—I can say whatever I want. I love dancing to "Wicked Game" in the show. it's a song I have wanted to dance to for a long, long time but never got the chance. It's a version by James VIncent McMorrow.
How did the show come together as far as rehearsals, choosing music, dances, etc. and was there a particular song/dance that you wanted included?
To be honest a lot of it was done without me. I was pretty easy when it came to whatever everyone wanted to do. There were some songs that I would have used if I was there from scratch but again Kristina would know the audience more than I would from doing her tours here before. I was happy to go along and just enjoy it. A lot of the songs I have always wanted to dance to in shows may only be songs I like, so it may not work like these do. Rehearsals were quite tough in a way. We didn't have too much time together, but we did have some charity shows so we danced together a few months before the tour started. Any chance we got free time, we would put some routines together. When I came to Scotland for Mrs. Browns Boys, I'd travel down for the weekend to Kristina and try to piece some more together so it was very spread out but it seems to have worked so far and people have been quite receptive to it.
Strictly Theatre Co. has done a fantastic job of producing many types of shows. In what respect is this type of show different from others you have been involved with and what are your thoughts about the amazing work Strictly Theatre Co. is doing?
We have been really lucky with Strictly Theatre Co, and the work they do. It really is great, and that shows in the other productions they have. We are grateful to be working with the team. We have a small team on the road, but it is a really determined hard-working group that are great to be around. What I've picked up off the Mrs. Brown's Boy's tour is that a hug goes a long way, and we all support each other daily and keep spirits high and that makes it an enjoyable tour. I'd highly recommend this company and, who knows, we may end up working together again. When it comes to these shows it's hard to say what is different, you know. Honestly, everyone is in a way doing the same thing in terms of dances and whatnot but it's the individuals that makes the shows different. It's a perspective from us and telling our stories and telling them how we want them to be heard. That's all you can really do.
We are hearing that Mark Read is doing a fabulous job of hosting and performing as well. What can you tell us about Mark's role and do you have a special favorite number that he sings in the show?
Mark has been such a great addition to the show, and he does everything. He isn't just the host as he is so much more important. He has been so good at keeping the audience up, and his vocals have been on point from day one. I hadn't met Mark before, although I was familiar with his band and didn't really know what to expect. But from day one he was enthusiastic, accommodating, and professional, and—more important than anything—he is a genuine guy who wants to put on a great show just like Strictly Theatre Co. We couldn't be happier to have him on board regardless of how short the tour is. I have never been able to suffer fools and sometimes you come across them in this game—haha. He has a great voice and is integral to the success of the show. I love "Take On Me"—hahaha—but I also love his "Wicked Game"and "My Way"versions.
Finally, is there anything you would like to share with the fans? (or just say to the somewhat giddy fans)
Again, just a big thank you. It's been a while since I have given you guys anything and I appreciate the unfaltering support. Things are going really well at the moment. I am getting to do a little dancing and also working full-time behind the camera as a producer for Mrs. Browns Boys and my girls are great, so I couldn't be happier and wish all the same to you guys.
In only a few weeks, Tristan will return to the stage with his Strictly Come Dancing professional partner, Kristina Rihanoff in Strictly Theatre Co.'s An Evening With Kristina Rihanoff and Tristan MacManus. Managing Director, Paul Irving, took time from his busy schedule to talk with us about this very special show as well as his many other productions.
We know you will enjoy this fun Q and A. Show ticket information as well as social media links are provided at the conclusion of this interview.
First of all, tell us how Strictly Theatre Co. began, how it has grown, and what your vision is for the future.
I first started producing shows in my home town of Great Yarmouth in 1999, when I was seventeen. However, Strictly Theatre Co began much later, in 2015, after I approached Camilla Dallerup about doing a two-night show at the local theatre I was working at, along with her professional partner, Ian Waite. The success of this show led us to do several tours across the country, and Strictly Theatre Co began to grow!
We have just produced an extremely successful tour with Strictly Come Dancing professional, Giovanni Pernice, and are excited for Kristina and Tristan's tour too!
My vision for the future is to keep growing the business, putting on more successful tours, with the view of producing a west end musical one day.
We've been looking forward to the possibility of a Kristina Rihanoff and Tristan MacManus tour since they were pro partners on Strictly Come Dancing. What can you tell us about their upcoming tour? Knowing what you know about these two extraordinary performers, what do you think the audience can expect to see?
It's very exciting to see them touring together, finally! They are a fantastic partnership, really fun, and wonderful dancers.
The audience are in for a treat, with awesome dance routines, both ballroom and Latin, great stories about their time on 'Strictly', and fun interaction with the audience. Not only does the show have all of that, but it also has the added delights of singer Mark Read, from popular boyband A1, who will be hosting as well as singing for us.
You have already produced a number of shows all over the UK and these have been very successful. Please share a little about some of the shows that are already completed and what you have coming up.
As mentioned above, we have produced some very successful tours with Camilla Dallerup and Ian Waite and also Giovanni Pernice. Giovanni's tour was a completely different concept to the 'An Evening with..' style. We were very keen to create something that no one else was doing, and it really paid off— the tour was a big hit with audiences across the country.
Along with Kristina and Tristan's tour this autumn, we are also producing Camilla's farewell tour with Ian, as she is retiring from dancing to concentrate on her new career as a Life Coach in Los Angeles. We are also working with Camilla on her 'Reinvent Me' UK tour, which is a workshop that coincides with the release of her new self-help book of the same name.
2018 is set to be a very exciting year for Strictly Theatre Co, so keep an eye out for some announcements very soon…!!
The logistics of putting together a production such as An Evening with Kristina Rihanoff and Tristan MacManus (or any other show) are mind-boggling. What are some of the challenges? How do you go about organizing and making sure it all goes as smoothly as possible? What kind of staffing is required at various show venues?
The hardest part is definitely booking the venues! Ideally you would try to book theatres along an organised route from one to the next. However, as you can imagine it isn't as simple as it sounds!! Many theatres are not available on the dates you want, creating a logistical nightmare!!
As well as the dancers having their own rehearsals, we always have a 'tech' week before the tour starts, so that the show is 100% ready for opening night. We have a great team in place to ensure that everything from lighting, sound, costumes, are perfect, led by the tour manager to oversee everything.
The staff of Strictly Theatre Co. has a wealth of experience in the entertainment industry. How did it all come together?
Most of the staff are people we have known or met along the way, as the company has grown.
Karis Day, Director of Productions, started out working for my wife, before they both transitioned over to Strictly Theatre Co when it started getting too busy for me to run on my own!
Kirby Thompson and Tristan Griffen, Sound and Lighting Technicians, both previously worked for the same theatre as I did, so we have built up great working relationships over time.
I am very lucky to have such a good team, who share my passion for theatre and are just as excited about the company's future as I am.
What are some of the most memorable moments from your past shows? I'm sure there have been a few "uh-oh" moments as well—is there anything you can share?
The most memorable moments are when things happen that shouldn't!! For instance dancers falling over on stage, a female dancer doing a kick, sending one of her ballroom shoes flying thirty feet in the air…luckily just missing the audience!!
On a serious note, when the audience reacts with great enthusiasm and standing ovations for a show, it is truly overwhelming.
Tristan mentioned in our last interview that he was very happy to have the opportunity to perform in a show in Ireland. What would you say to his family and friends who are planning to attend?
There is no better feeling than bringing a show to your home, as I have had the opportunity to do with Ian and Camilla. I brought their show to the theatre that I performed in as a child, so for Tristan to be able to come to Ireland must be wonderful for him and his family. I'm sure they will be extremely proud of him and they will definitely be entertained! It made complete sense to take the show to Ireland, especially with Tristan headlining it, along with Kristina.
Finally, do you have a message for Kristina and Tristan's fans as things heat up for the tour?
If you want to have fun, get some 'Strictly' gossip, watch two amazingly talented dancers perform lots of your favourite ballroom and Latin dances, listen to some gorgeous singing, and have a bit of a dance yourselves, then you do not want to miss this show! It's going to be sensational! BOOK NOW direct with the theatres. We are also putting the finishing touches to a souvenir programme that will be on sale during the tour.
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Age (>60yrs) is associated with increased mortality after acute kidney injury (AKI) with survivors being left with chronic kidney disease and on dialysis costing $10 billion per year. Components of the underlying mechanism that lead from AKI to failure to recover kidney function and CKD have been identified using animal models including ischemia-reperfusion injury. Increased apoptosis, inflammation and deposition of extracellular matrix result in renal fibrosis and renal failure. Persistent activation of pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic signals are important mediators of this process. It is not understood well why older individuals are at increased risk for delayed, incomplete or absent recovery after AKI. The NF-kappaB pathway has been identified as an activator of age-related transcriptional changes in human and rodents and is thought to mediate development of both GS and TIF following tissue injury. Micro-RNAs have recently been found to play an important role in coordinating the apoptotic and pro-fibrotic response to NF-kappaB activation. microRNAs (miRs), are small RNA molecules (19-22 nucleotides long) that coordinate pathways of gene expression via partial complementary to target mRNAs. They are a particularly attractive avenue for investigation because of their therapeutic potential as long-lasting drugs that can modulate molecular pathways. Our preliminary data show delayed recovery from ischemia-reperfusion injury in young adult miR-21 knockout mice. In addition, miR-21 inhibits apoptosis in cultured renal epithelial cells. Because we detected increasing miR-21 expression in the kidney during aging, we hypothesize that this increased miR-21 expression plays a protective role that prevents activation of the apoptotic and pro-fibrotic pathway activation in response to injury through inhibiting components of the NF-kappaB pathway and crosstalk with p53 and TGF-beta signaling. We propose to determine whether loss of miR-21 alters the response to ischemia-reperfusion injury associated with aging by examining renal function, histologic changes and cellular mechanisms known to mediate IR injury in miR-21 null mice. Furthermore, we will define the underlying mechanism of age-associated changes and its regulation by miR-21 in the renal response to IR injury using genome-wide expression profiling and a systems biology approach to compare patterns of transcriptional network structures. We expect that old mice lacking miR-21 will exhibit increased susceptibility to ischemia-reperfusion than young mice and their wildtype litter-mates with an intact miR-21 regulatory machinery. Demonstration of this protective relationship for miR-21 will open up the possibility that this micro-RNA could be used therapeutically.
Patients of increased age (above 60 years) have a higher risk to have persistent decreased kidney function (Chronic Kidney Disease) or complete failure of the kidneys if their kidneys are damaged acutely costing the society over $10 billion per year. In addition, patients with acute injury of the kidneys are more likely to die. Because the number of older adults continues to rise, it is important to understand what causes the risk of an unfavorable outcome to rise with age. Our knowledge about the underlying mechanisms that are responsible for these differences are very limited and this is one reason why neither markers for early detection nor therapeutic interventions are available to patients. To improve the outcome of this potentially devastating disease, we have explored the role of newly discovered RNA molecules (""""""""microRNAs"""""""") in development and recovery from kidney injury. These molecules are in particular interesting because they could be used as new drugs. One of these microRNAs (miR-21) appears to prevent cell death and thereby protect the kidney in young mice. Therefore, we plan to study older mice and determine whether loss of miR-21 leads to worse outcome meaning persistent chronic damage to the kidneys or death after an acute injury to the kidneys. If these studies support a protective role of miR-21, future project will explore ways to increase miR-21 levels to prevent and treat acute kidney injury and thereby open new options for patient with acute kidney injury.
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2012 Ride #52 (Fountain Hills Short Loop)
24 Monday Dec 2012
Written by flahute in Cycling
Just a short recovery ride today through the reservation down to the Beeline, then back up Saguaro from bottom to top, just to turn the legs over and loosen them up a bit. After the previous 3 days, they were a bit shot. Looking forward to a day off the bike tomorrow, then back at it on Wednesday.