The Irish musical sensation Riverdance arrived in Israel earlier this month despite calls for them to boycott performances for political reasons.
Pro-Palestinian activists targeted the troupe urging after the shows were announced, but their demands were resisted.
However Robert Ballagh, the Riverdance set designer, refused to join the tour. A member of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, he was one of the artists who launched a cultural boycott of Israel last August.
In a statement on their website, Riverdance said they had been invited by an independent concert promoter.
