Swan Lake on Ice

The world's leading theatrical ice skating company, The Imperial Ice Stars, returns to the UK with a dazzling brand new production - Swan Lake on Ice which tours the UK from October 2006.

"Elegant, sophisticated, stylish and, above all, supremely accomplished" The Daily Telegraph

The timeless story of Swan Lake, which is performed to Tchaikovsky's glorious music, tells the tale of Prince Siegfried, who falls in love with Odette, a woman transformed into a swan by an evil curse. Odette is destined to remain a strange composite creature, until rescued by a man's undying love. Only the evil Rothbart and his daughter, the black swan Odile, stand in her way of release from the curse.

Olga Sharutenko, star of the recent TV show Dancing On Ice plays the role of 'Odette', leading a 25-strong cast of World, European and National Championship skaters, who between them have won over 200 competition medals.

"If blood-stirring, bravura skating is what you're after, look no further" The Times

The Imperial Ice Stars beautifully portray the story of Swan Lake and are destined to thrill audiences with their skill and sublime acrobatic dexterity. The production showcases stunning Olympic-level skating in the intimacy of the theatre breathtaking triple flips, awe-inspiring aerial gymnastics, double axels, death spirals, bielmanns, triple throw axels and spectacular high speed lifts, unique to the Imperial Ice Stars¹ performance.

Swan Lake On Ice comes to the UK straight from a sell-out tour of Australia and New Zealand, as part of an 80-week world tour, which will also take in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the USA.

Swan Lake on Ice - 2006 / 2007 Tour Dates:

Salford - The Lowry Centre - 16 to 21 October 2006
Bradford - The Alhambra Theatre - 24 to 28 October 2006
Milton Keynes - The Milton Keynes Theatre - 7 to 11 November 2006
Dartford - The Orchard Theatre - 14 to 18 November 2006
Sunderland - Empire Theatre - 21 to 25 November 2006
Liverpool - Empire Theatre - 28 November to 2 December 2006
Cardiff - Wales Millenium Centre - 21 December 2006 to 7 January 2007
Glasgow - Theatre Royal - 23 to 27 January 2007
High Wycombe - Swan Theatre - 30 January to 3 February 2007
Woking - New Victoria Theatre - 6 to 11 February 2007
Southampton - Mayflower Theatre - 20 to 24 February 2007
Truro - Hall for Cornwall - 27 February to 3 March 2007
Tunbridge Wells - Assembly Hall Theatre - 6 to 10 March 2007
Stoke - Regent Theatre - 13 to 17 March 2007
Bromley - Churchill Theatre - 20 to 31 March 2007
Edinburgh - Playhouse Theatre - 10 to 14 April 2007
Belfast - Grand Opera House - 24 to 28 April 2007
Eastbourne - Congress Theatre - 1 to 5 May 2007
Birmingham - Hippodrome Theatre - 8 to 12 May 2007
Bournemouth - Pavilion Theatre - 15 to 19 May 2007
Northampton - The Derngate Theatre - 22 to 26 May 2007
Llandudno - Venue Cymru/North Wales Theatre - 29 May to 2 June 2007
Tour finishes in UK and goes on international tour....
Seoul - South Korea - 18 July to 5 August 2007
Osaka - Japan - 21 to 25 August 2007
Tokyo - Japan - 28 Aug to 8 September 2007
Esplanade Theatre - Singapore - 11 to 15 September 2007
Bangkok - Thailand - 18 to 22 September 2007
Talo, Tampere - Finland - 26 to 29 September 2007
Grimaldi Forum - Monaco - 10 to 14 October 2007
Academy for Performing Arts - Hong Kong - 27 November to 8 Dec 2007
Alte Oper, Frankfurt - Germany - 18 December 2007 to 6 January 2008
Musical Theatre, Bremen - Germany - 9 to 13 January 2008
Admiralspalast, Berlin - Germany - 16 to 27 January 2008
Cape Town - South Africa - 29 January to 1 March 2008
Johannesburg - South Africa - 4 to 29 March 2008
Durban - South Africa - 8 to 12 April 2008

The Imperial Ice Stars enjoyed phenomenal success with their first UK tour in 2005 with The Sleeping Beauty On Ice, a thrilling production that amazed audiences in 10 countries, playing to over 500,000 people worldwide, in prestigious venues such as London¹s Sadler¹s Wells, the Amsterdam Opera House and Cape Town¹s Artscape. Audiences and critics were united in their praise, with the show receiving nightly standing ovations.

The popularity of ice skating has never been higher with rinks across the country reporting a phenomenal rise in numbers of skaters and would-be skaters. Swan Lake on Ice is the ideal opportunity to see how the disciplines and technical demands of world class ice dancing can be taken to the highest possible artistic levels.

Sumptuous sets have been designed by leading Australian designer Eamon D'Arcy, (Designer of the Opening Ceremony at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.) Over 110 richly decorative costumes have been created specially by Albena Galubeva from Moscow's famed Stanislavsky Theatre.

Swan Lake on Ice is a truly spectacular and unique theatrical extravaganza and a show for all ages. If you enjoyed The Imperial Ice Stars' Sleeping Beauty on Ice, be prepared for the awesome experience of Swan Lake on Ice.