2015-16 Fall/Winter Skating Shows
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A schedule of shows taking place during the 2015-16 skating season. This post will be updated as more info appears. Casts are subject to change; check the websites for updates.
OPERAPOP ON ICE / INTIMISSIMI ON ICE (website, facebook)
Time and place: Oct. 9-10, Verona, Italy
Cast: Carolina Kostner, Stephane Lambiel, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, Qing Pang/Jian Tong, Jeffrey Buttle, more
Broadcast: ???
Notes: Opera on Ice was first held in 2011 and focused on opera music and collaborations with opera singers. They have since branched out with various other themes and types of music.
CHRISTMAS ON ICE (website)
Time and place: Dec. 19-20 (Osaka, Japan), Dec. 22-23 (Yokohama, Japan)
Cast: Daisuke Takahashi, Shizuka Arakawa, Akiko Suzuki, Brian Joubert, Denis Ten, Ilia Kulik, Elladj Balde, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Qing Pang/Jian Tong, Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto, Moa Iwano, Haruya Sasaki, more
Broadcast: Dec. 23 at 12:00 JST, TV Tokyo; Dec. 24 at 17:30 JST, BS Japan
Notes: Revived in 2014 by Daisuke Takahashi.
NAGOYA SKATING FESTIVAL (website)
Time and place: Jan. 5, Nagoya, Japan
Cast: Takahiko Kozuka, Takahito Mura, Sota Yamamoto, Satoko Miyahara, Kanako Murakami, Rika Hongo, Yuka Nagai, Rin Nitaya, Yura Matsuda, Yuhana Yokoi, more
Broadcast: Jan. 22 at 00:00 JST, Tokai TV
Notes: Annual skating show mostly featuring skaters from Nagoya.
NHK TROPHY SPECIAL EXHIBITION (website, tickets)
Time and place: Jan. 9, Morioka, Japan
Cast: Mao Asada, Shizuka Arakawa, Yukina Ota, Nobunari Oda, Hiroaki Sato, Akiko Suzuki, Yuka Nagai, Yuzuru Hanyu, Rika Hongo, Takeshi Honda, Satoko Miyahara, Takahito Mura, Evgeni Plushenko, Philippe Candeloro, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov, more
Broadcast: LIVE - Jan. 9 at 18:00 JST, NHKBS1; Jan. 9 at 19:30 JST, NHK
Notes: Proceeds from the show will be donated to the Tohoku Earthquake rebuilding efforts.
NEW YEAR ON ICE (website)
Time and place: Jan. 16-17, Osaka, Japan
Cast: Ilia Kulik, Jeffrey Buttle, Johnny Weir, Nobunari Oda, Shizuka Arakawa, Kimmie Meissner, Joannie Rochette, Yuka Sato, Akiko Suzuki, Evgeni Plushenko, Jeremy Abbott, Carolina Kostner, Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno, Satoko Miyahara, Koshiro Shimada, Sena Miyake, Kaori Sakamoto, Wakaba Higuchi, Mai Mihara
Broadcast: Jan. 16 at 12:00 JST, TBS Ch.2 (live); Jan. 31 at 23:20 JST, TBS Ch.2
Notes: A new show sponsored by TBS television station.
PRINCE ICE WORLD: YOKOHAMA (website)
Time and place: Jan. 23-24, Yokohama, Japan
Cast: Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Yukina Ota, Akiko Suzuki, Miki Ando, Daisuke Murakami, Kanako Murakami, Shoma Uno, Wakaba Higuchi, more
Broadcast: none
Notes: One of the oldest skating shows in Japan, notable for giving fans the opportunity to talk to the skaters and take pictures as they go around the rink after the show. Usually held in April and May.
ART ON ICE (website)
Time and place: Feb. 4-7 (Zurich, Switzerland), Feb. 9-10 (Lausanne, Switzerland), Feb. 12-13 (Davos, Switzerland)
Cast: Stephane Lambiel, Evgeni Plushenko, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron, Javier Fernandez, Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov, Elizaveta Nugumanova, Petr Gumennik, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Adelina Sotnikova, more
Broadcast: Feb. 28 at 20:00 CET, SRF2
Notes: One of the most well-known skating shows in Europe and abroad. Known for collaborations with many musicians.