November 20 - November 21, 2015 Fri November 20, 2015 7:30PM Sat November 21, 2015 2:00PM Sat November 21, 2015 7:30PM
Sony Centre For The Performing Arts
1 Front St. E
Fee: $55.00 - $95.00 plus applicable service fees.
Website:
http://www.sonycentre.ca/Performances/Event-Detail.aspx?evtID=1394&long=105.318756&lat=61.52401&showInMap=True
This event is Accessible.
This event is Family Friendly.
Direct from a worldwide tour, international ice dance sensation The Imperial Ice Stars make a triumphant return to Toronto for the first time in seven years with the Toronto premiere of their critically-acclaimed Sleeping Beauty On Ice.
Set to Tchaikovsky’s magnificent music, Sleeping Beauty on Ice tells the timeless fairytale love story through astonishing high-speed leaps and throws, graceful and sublime ice dancing, awe-inspiring acrobatics and aerial gymnastics, stunning stilt skating and jaw-dropping visual effects. Ballet on blades at speeds of up to 50 kilometres per hour!
Four tonnes of crushed ice are used to transform the Sony Centre stage into a magical ice rink where the ensemble will glide, defy gravity and soar through the air! And over the run, 14 tonnes (over 30,000 pounds!) of additional ice is made to maintain it – the same weight as nearly 3 elephants!
The award-winning Imperial Ice Stars are the leading performers of theatrical ice skating in the intimacy of the theatre stage. Acclaimed Artistic Director Tony Mercer, widely recognized as the world’s leading creator of theatre-on-ice, takes contemporary ice dance to a new level, inspiring the cast of Olympic, World, European and National Championship skaters to new boundaries in the genre of ice dance.