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 Ice
Theatre of New York is dedicated to developing ice skating
as a performing art through its performances and educational
program. It has created an environment in which professional
skaters from various backgrounds can collaborate with choreographers,
musicians, writers, and visual artists to create and perform
new works. Ice Theatre is the nation's first not-for-profit
ice dancing ensemble to be awarded grants as a dance company
by The National Endowment for the Arts, The New York State
Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural
Affairs.
Founded by Moira North in 1984, the Company has created a
repertory of over sixty works, including works by major modern
dance choreographers such as Ann Carlson, Laura Dean, Alberto
Del Saz, Donlin Foreman, David Dorfman, Lar Lubovitch, JoAnna
Mendl Shaw and Elisa Monte, as well as works by ice choreographers.
The repertory ranges from 12-skater ensemble dances to solos,
duets and trios, with music from classical to contemporary.
Among renowned guest artists who have performed with Ice Theatre
are John Curry, Toller Cranston, Paul Wylie, Maya Usova and
Alexander Zhulin, Elena Leonova and Andrei Khvalko, Lucinda
Ruh, Emmanuel Sandhu, Gary Beacom and Katherine Healy.
 Some
distinctive projects that Ice Theatre has participated in
are Montreal Fashions on Ice, an annual show at Rockefeller
Center featuring unique styles from Montreal, and Winter Solstice
on Ice, a TV production shot in Finland and aired by A&E.
Ice Theatre has been produced by major dance presenters including
Boston's Dance Umbrella, Vermont's Flynn Theatre, Dancing
in the Streets, Creative Time, First Night Annapolis, and
in Europe. The Company also performs on proscenium stages
in addition to the traditional rink settings.
FOR THEATRICAL PRESENTERS
Welcome to the exciting world of Ice Theatre! Ice Theatre
of New York was established in 1984 as the nation's first
non-profit ice dancing ensemble with the purpose of developing
ice skating as a performing art. Ice Theatre has performed
in arenas, skating rinks, in the heat of summer and at 20
degrees below zero near the arctic circle.
 However,
one of Ice Theatre's most exciting formats is on the proscenium
stage, combining the intimacy of the theatre with the athletic
artistry and the drama of stage lighting. An ice surface is
created on the stage giving the audience an up-close experience
of skaters whizzing by, jumping and spinning, feeling an occasional
spray of snow from under the dancing blades.
Translating the visions of ice and dance choreographers onto
frozen water, the Company merges innovative dance with the
grace of figure skating to expand both art forms.
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