Michael Flatley is to be provided with a new stage set and costumes to ensure a planned 30th anniversary Lord of the Dance performance goes ahead in Dublin this week, the High Court in Belfast has heard.
The equipment will be made available as part of a series of undertakings agreed between Mr Flatley and Switzer Consulting Ltd, following an emergency application linked to Thursday night's show at the 3Arena.
In a statement, Flatley said: "As I said last week, we are just so full of joy that the show is going ahead as planned and that is our complete focus now - it will make our 30th anniversary show in Dublin all the more special - we cannot wait."
Mr Flatley and Switzer are involved in a legal dispute over control of the touring production. Switzer alleges he is in breach of a service agreement it says was reached in 2024 for it to oversee the touring operation. Mr Flatley disputes the company’s position and has said he has terminated the agreement and is pursuing a counter-action, the court has heard.
The court was told Mr Flatley’s legal team returned on Tuesday seeking an emergency injunction after reports the Dublin performance had been cancelled with immediate effect in the context of the dispute.
On Wednesday, counsel for Mr Flatley, David Dunlop KC, told the court an agreement had been reached.
Under the undertakings, Switzer is not to interfere with, or issue press statements which could prevent, Mr Flatley from making use of the intellectual property and rights connected to the show, "in particular, (by) preventing or obstructing the defendant from running the Lord of the Dance show in Dublin on Thursday," Mr Dunlop said.
The court heard the new stage set and costumes were to be made available by a Guernsey-based company by 5pm on Wednesday. In return, Mr Flatley has undertaken not to destroy, damage or tamper with the equipment while it is in his possession, and to make it available for collection in the same condition by midday on Friday.
"I can confirm formally on behalf of Mr Flatley that I have authority to give the undertakings set out," Mr Dunlop told the court, adding: "Everyone will do all that they can to make tomorrow night a great success."
On the basis of those undertakings, Mr Justice Gerald Simpson discharged the emergency injunction granted on Tuesday.
The wider proceedings between the parties are continuing.
