FREE 2025 Winter Holiday Skating Celebration and Tree Lighting
The Rink at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park
Riverside Drive and 145th Street in Harlem
Saturday, December 13 at 4 PM
Performances by the Ice Theatre of New York Professional Ensemble, Diversify Ice Ambassador, Emmanuel Savary, Vakhtang Murvanidze. With the participation of these local organizations: Figure Skating in Harlem, Riverbank Skating Club, Sky Rink All Stars, and young apprentices from the local skating clubs.
Alicia Hall Moran, Harlem resident and an award-winning vocalist, composer, and collaborator across music, theater, contemporary performance, and the visual arts, was our Master of Ceremonies.
Program:
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM RIVERBANK FIGURESKATING CLUB
Choreographed by Abigail Ritch and coaches of RBSC
The Riverbank Skating Club
SKATERS WALTZ
Photo Jonathan Mazurek
Choreographed by Sarah France and Moira North
Georgina Blackwell
SOLO
Vakhtang Murvanidze
VIBRANT SOUNDTRACK FROM RIO
Figure Skating in Harlem’s Open Juvenile Team – Harlem Ice
THE CHRISTMAS SONG
Photo Josef Pinlac
Choreographed and Performed by Emmanuel Savary
HOT CHOCOLATE
Choreographed by Douglas Webster
Georgina Blackwell, Elisabeth Ehrhardt, Sarah France, Karina Manta,
Libby McGrosky, Janine Rho and Aaron Singletary
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, Powers and Salaam. 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.
