Fall Frolic Performance and VIP Party
Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 7PM
Sky Rink, Chelsea Piers - Pier 61
PERFORMANCE
LARK ASCENDING
Choreographed by Rob McBrien | Re-Staged by Sarah France
Performed by Sarah Baetge, Georgina Blackwell, Elisabeth Ehrhardt, Sarah France, Ale Izquierdo, Joe Johnson, Karina Manta, Libby McGrosky, Liz Yoshiko Schmidt, and Aaron Singletary
Music: Vaughan Williams
“The simplest movements in skating can be the most beautiful and most meaningful ones. I think that the actual act of skating, which we call stroking, is one of the most refined and well-defined movements the human being can make. To some skaters this is only a means of transportation across the ice and a way of gaining speed and the momentum necessary to perform a jump. To me it has more meaning than that; to me it is infinitely more beautiful than running; and much more beautiful than dancing can ever be.” — John Curry
ARCTIC MEMORY
Choreographed by Jody Sperling
Performed by Valerie Levine
Music: Brooks Williams and Beo Morales
HIP HIP HOORAY
Choreographed by Milly Wasserman
Performed by Georgina Blackwell, Elisabeth Ehrhardt and Caroline Mura
Music: Alexandre Desplat
Led by miscommunication, three pals find themselves overdressed and uninvited to a party of three. Through bouts of awkward charm, questionable etiquette, and perfectly timed chaos, the three partygoers are determined to have a good time.
ALBERTA BIOGRAPHY
Choreographed by Frank Nowosad
Originally performed by Gary Beacom | Performed by Danil Berdnikov
Music: Bird calls as recorded by Roger Tory Peterson
Birds like people have local dialects and personalities… this provides the inspiration for this choreography.
ONCE AGAIN
Choreographed by Heather Harrington
Performed by Sarah France and Aaron Singletary
Music: Cam Millar
LA REVOLTE DES ENFANTS
Choreographed by Alberto Del Saz
Performed by Sarah Baetge, Ale Izquierdo, and Valerie Levine
Music: Renee Aubry
TIMELESSNESS
Choreographed by Lorna Brown
Performed by Liz Yoshiko Schmidt and Danil Berdnikov
Music: Nocturne in D-flat Major “Un Rêve” by Eric Christian
This piece beautifully represents the illusion of time and the everlasting energy and spirit of life. Choreography commissioned by ITNY and is made possible by the generosity of Amy Krut.
MODIGLIANI
Choreographed by Lorna Brown
Performed by Sarah Baetge
Music: Soundtrack from Modigliani
LION KING
Choreographed and Performed by Emmanuel Savary
Music: Soundtrack from the Lion King
ALL THAT JAZZ
Choreographed and Performed by Shae-Lynn Bourne
Music from the musical Chicago
VIP PARTY
ITNY honored Canadian Ice Dancer and Choreographer Shae-Lynn Bourne with the Will Sears Award at our 2025 Fall Frolic.
Photo by Hideki Aono, Jirina Ribbens, Kaitlyn Weaver, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Moira North
About Ice Theatre of New York
Founded by Moira North, ITNY's mission is to celebrate and advance dance on ice as a performance art. Through its performances in both traditional and site-specific venues, ITNY presents ice dance that helps to open one’s eyes to seeing skating in new and unexpected ways. ITNY was the very first ice dance company to receive dance program funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. www.icetheatre.org
ITNY is supported, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy C. Hochul and the New York State Legislature. ITNY is also supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, and NYC Council Members Abreu, Bottcher, Marte and Powers. ITNY's Manhattan programming is funded in part by a grant from the New York City Tourism Foundation.
Additionally, ITNY receives funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Daniel & Corrine Cichy Memorial Foundation, The Lisa McGraw Figure Skating Foundation, the Will Sears Foundation, and its generous private patrons.
