Ice Theatre of New York® (ITNY) to present a Pop-Up City Skate Concert at Wollman Rink on March 2, 2023 at 6:30pm in Central Park. (Rain date March 9.) For more information, visit wollmanrinknyc.com.

This short Pop-Up concert will take place immediately after the ice resurfacing and is designed to inspire and delight the public waiting to skate the next session, while introducing them to the art of dancing on ice. Ice Theatre of New York will present a preview of a new duet, tentatively entitled Connected, choreographed by Lorna Brown and performed by Liz Yoshiko Schmidt and Danil Berdnikov and a performance of Of Water and Ice choreographed by Jody Sperling and performed by Sarah France and Valerie Levine.

Connected
Choreography by Lorna Brown
Performed by Liz Yoshiko Schmidt and Danil Berdnikov
Music: Nocturne in D Flat Major “Un Rêve” – by Brooklyn composer/pianist Eric Christian
The piece was inspired by this poem by the choreographer:
“Timelessness”
….The connection with every creature that has ever lived or died.
Our energy should be directed towards purity,
creating beauty out of the space
around us and within us.”
~~~
By Lorna Brown 

Of Water and Ice
Choreography by Jody Sperling
Performed by Sarah France and Valerie Levine
Music: “Of Water and Ice” by DJ Spooky
In the polar regions, a constant interplay takes place between H2O in its liquid and solid forms. Set to a DJ Spooky score, generated itself by the geometry of ice crystals and the math of climate change data, the dance explores what happens when this fragile balance of water and ice spins out of control. Choreography commissioned by Ice Theatre of New York® with the generous support of the New York State Council on the Arts.