GRACE: A Spellbinding Theatrical Ice Show Experience

Kittery, Maine –  Grace, a theatrical ice show experience will be presented in St. Paul at TRIA Rink on Thursday March 9th at 6:30pm.
 
Grace features an ensemble company of ten world-class figure skaters including two-time United States Champion Alissa Czisny and US Open Champions Kseniya Ponomaryova and Collin Brubaker. The evening's performance will feature a piece by local ice dance company  American Ice Theatre-Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Grace features choreography by 2022 OLYMPIC Choreographers' Benoît Richaud, Rohene Ward, and leading choreographer for Disney on Ice, Cindy Stuart.

Ice Dance International has been seen on Twin Cities PBS which broadcast IDI's "The World of Ice Dance International" and "In Flight: The Art of Ice Dance International" from 2018-2020. Performances from the two public television specials will be seen in GRACE.
 
The Ice Dance International Company
Alissa Czisny (Toronto): 2 x United States Champion and Grand Prix Final Champion
Collin Brubaker (Chicago, IL): United States International team and 2022 US Open Champion
Carly Donowick (Buffalo, NY): United States International team
Joseph Johnson (New York, NY): US International team and first openly LGBTQ competitive ice dance team with partner Karina Manta
Adam Kaplan (Barrington, RI): Ice Dance International company member since 2017
Jean-Simon Legare (Miami, FL): Star of ice shows across the world
Karina Manta (New York, NY): United States International and first openly LGBTQ competitive ice dance team with partner Joe Johnson. Karina is the author of On Top of Glass, an autobiography about growing up Queer in figure skating
Kseniya Ponomaryova (Geneva, IL): Originally from Ukraine, Kseniya is the 2022 US Open Champion
Lara Shelton (Weymouth, MA): Featured in the 2022 Radio City Christmas Spectacular
Neill Shelton (Weymouth, MA):  Featured in the 2022 Radio City Christmas Spectacular

"Grace is a theatrical journey on ice with dynamic, athletic movement that showcases artistic ensemble skating. We have created new repertoire with a talented group of skaters and choreographers. The choreography and music, combined with the ability of our powerful skaters, promises to transport the audience to a state of grace," said Douglas Webster, IDI Founder and Artistic Director.

 For tour information and tickets visit the IDI website's events page: www.icedanceinternational.org
Tickets for March 17 are $30 for general admission and $15 for standing room. VIP tickets are $50/adults and $25/youth and they include prime seating and a post-show meet and greet with the cast.
Grace is supported by Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center in Stowe, VT, the New England Foundation for the Arts, Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, NH, Monson Arts, the Libra Foundation and the Piscataquis County Ice Arena in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine with ongoing support from the Lisa McGraw Figure Skating Foundation.

For information about Roy Blakey and IceStage Archive visit www.icestagearchive.com

Grace tour dates include:
. Saturday March 4: Dover-Foxcroft, Maine: 6:30pm, Piscataquis County Ice Arena
. Thursday March 9: St. Paul, Minnesota: 6:30 pm, TRIA Rink
. Friday March 10th: Milwaukee, Wisconsin: 6:30pm, The Kern Center at MSOE
. Saturday March 11th: Geneva, Illinois (Chicago): 8:00pm, Fox Valley ice Arena
. Friday March 17th: Tempe, Arizona,7:00pm, Mountain America Community Iceplex
. Saturday March 18th: Palm Springs, California, 7:00pm, Berger Foundation Iceplex
. Sunday March 19th: Los Angeles, California, 2:30pm, The Rinks-Lakewood ICE

About Ice Dance International
Established in 2014 as a non-profit organization and based in Kittery, Maine, IDI has built its local, US and global image through live and virtual performances and engaging educational and outreach programs. IDI exists to showcase and promote ice dancing as an internationally recognized performing art form. With a professional company and board of directors of figure skaters and dancers that includes World, Olympic and National champions Dorothy Hamill, JoJo Starbuck, Dick Button and Kennedy Center Honoree, Edward Villella; IDI brings ice dance performances of the highest caliber to communities across the United States. IDI's touring show, Grace, premiered in the fall of 2022 and was seen across New England and the MId-Atlantic Region. Upcoming IDI performances include a return to Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in July 2023. IDI's partnerships include Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, NH and Spruce Peak in Stowe, Vermont.

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