2026 Fall Frolic Performance and VIP Party

Performance

Playbill

Lark Ascending

Choreography by Rob McBrien
Re-Staged by Madeline Stammen

Performed by Sarah Baetge, Jacqueline Benson, Georgina Blackwell, Elizabeth Ehrhardt, Mariko Heimbach, Isaac Lindy, Janine Rho, Liz Yoshiko Schmidt, Aaron Singletary, Matt Thomas

Photos

Photo Fong Wu

Photo Hideki Aono

Language of the Soul

Choreography by Lorna Brown

Performed by Danil Berdnikov

Photos

Photo Credit Hideki Aono

Saxophone Improv: Blues Meets Merengue

Performed by Matt Thomas

Photos

Photo Credit Hideki Aono

Mio Cristo Diamanti

Choreography by Lucinda Ruh and Kaitlyn Weaver

Performed by Liz Yoshiko Schmidt

Photos

Photo Credit Hideki Aono

Photo Credit Fong Wu

Inner Eye

Choreography by Jim May

Performed by Sarah Baetge, Georgina Blackwell, Elizabeth Ehrhardt, Valerie Levine, Janine Rho

Photos

Photo Credit Fong Wu

Photo Credit Hideki Aono

In A Nutshell

Choreography by Rob McBrien

Performed by Matt Thomas

Photos

Photo Credit Hideki Aono

Wheels of a Dream

Choreography by Kaitlyn Weaver

Performed by Liz Yoshiko Schmidt and Aaron Singletary

Photos

Photo Credit Hideki Aono

Photo Credit Fong Wu

Happy Feet

Choreography and Performed by Vakhtang Murvanidze

Photos

Photo Credit Hideki Aono

Where the Clouds Part

Choreography by Beth-Ann Duxbury

Performed by Lara & Neill Shelton

Photos

Photo Credit Hideki Aono

Photo Credit Fong Wu

VIP Party

ITNY honored American Gold Medalist Pair Team Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea and with the Will Sears Award at our 2026 Fall Frolic. The Will Sears Award is presented each year to a skater or organization who has shown exceptional daring and dedication in pursuit of their passion.

In addition, at the VIP ceremony Ice Theatre of New York was presented the ‘Toller 50 No One Rises Alone Award’ by Toller International, represented by Donna Child. Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Canadian figure skater Toller Cranston’s 1976 Olympic bronze, this award honors the pioneers, mentors, and champions who impacted his journey, and those who continue to inspire emerging talent. The award recognizes the essential truth that no one reaches the podium alone and will be presented by Philippa Cranston Baran.

All VIP Party Photos

Photo Pierre Gascon

Photo Karl Cardona

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, Marte and Wilson. 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.