2015 Off season skating shows
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A schedule of shows that will take place during the off season. This post will be updated as more info appears. Casts may change at any time; check the websites for updates. Broadcasts may be delayed a few hours to a few weeks.
STARS ON ICE: USA (website)
Time and place: March-April, several cities in the US
Cast: link
Broadcast: NBC, date unknown
Notes: See website for more cast and ticket details.
KOBE CHARITY EXHIBITION (website)
Time and place: April 7, Kobe, Japan
Cast: Daisuke Takahashi, Nobunari Oda, Takeshi Honda, Kaori Sakamoto, Mai Mihara, Keiji Tanaka, Taichiro Yamakuma, Saya Ueno, Kazuki Tomono, Sena Miyake, Satoko Miyahara, Rika Hongo, Shoma Uno, Kanako Murakami, Koshiro Shimada, more
Broadcast: none
Notes: Annual fundraising event for the Great East Japan Earthquake, first held in 2011.
PRINCE ICE WORLD: YOKOHAMA (website)
Time and place: April 25-26, 29, May 2-3; Yokohama, Japan
Cast: Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Yukina Ota, Akiko Suzuki, Nobunari Oda, Tatsuki Machida, Miki Ando, Kanako Murakami, Takahiko Kozuka, Takahito Mura, Wakaba Higuchi, Rika Hongo, Shoma Uno, more
Broadcast: May 17 at 14:00 JST, BS Japan
Notes: Held every year in April and May. One of the oldest skating shows in Japan. Skaters go around the rink to meet the fans and take pictures after each show.
STARS ON ICE: CANADA (website)
Time and place: May 1-21, several cities in Canada
Cast: link
Broadcast: CBC, date unknown
Notes: See website for more cast and ticket details.
PRINCE ICE WORLD: HACHINOHE (website)
Time and place: May 9-10, Hachinohe, Japan
Cast: Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Yukina Ota, Akiko Suzuki, Nobunari Oda, Miki Ando, Takahiko Kozuka, Rika Hongo, Wakaba Higuchi, Hiroaki Sato, more
Broadcast: none
Notes: Held every year in May. One of the oldest skating shows in Japan. Skaters go around the rink to meet the fans and take pictures after each show.
FANTASY ON ICE: MAKUHARI (website)
Time and place: May 29-31, Chiba, Japan
Cast: Evgeni Plushenko, Javier Fernandez, Stephane Lambiel, Johnny Weir, Brian Joubert, Jeffrey Buttle, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, Yuzuru Hanyu, Nobunari Oda, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Shoma Uno, Wakaba Higuchi, more
Broadcast: May 30 at 16:00 JST, BS Asahi (LIVE)
Notes: The Fantasy on Ice shows are usually held in various cities every year during the off season. Guest singers are often invited. This is its second year at Makuhari.
FANTASY ON ICE: SHIZUOKA (website)
Time and place: June 6-7, Shizuoka, Japan
Cast: Evgeni Plushenko, Javier Fernandez, Stephane Lambiel, Johnny Weir, Brian Joubert, Jeffrey Buttle, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte, Yuzuru Hanyu, Nobunari Oda, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Shoma Uno, Yuka Nagai, more
Broadcast: June 6 at 19:00 JST, BS Asahi
Notes: The Fantasy on Ice shows are usually held in various cities every year during the off season. Guest singers are often invited.
DREAMS ON ICE (website, tickets)
Time and place: June 12-14, Yokohama, Japan
Cast: Yuzuru Hanyu, Takahito Mura, Takahiko Kozuka, Daisuke Murakami, Shoma Uno, Sota Yamamoto, Hiroaki Sato, Shu Nakamura, Sena Miyake, Koshiro Shimada, Satoko Miyahara, Rika Hongo, Wakaba Higuchi, Kaori Sakamoto, Yuka Nagai, Yuna Aoki, Marin Honda, Tatsuki Machida, Evgeni Plushenko, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Meagan Duhamel/Erid Radford, Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov, more
Broadcast: June 22 at 01:25 JST, Fuji TV; July 18 at 19:00 JST, BS Fuji
Notes: Annual show, one of the oldest in Japan, often featuring young up-and-coming Japanese skaters. Many Japanese skaters debut their new programs at this show.
PRINCE ICE WORLD: KAGOSHIMA (main website, specific website)
Time and place: June 13-14, Kagoshima, Japan
Cast: Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Yukina Ota, Akiko Suzuki, Nobunari Oda, Miki Ando, Keiji Tanaka, Haruka Imai, more
Broadcast: none
Notes: One of the oldest skating shows in Japan. Skaters go around the rink to meet the fans and take pictures after each show.
DENIS TEN AND FRIENDS
Time and place: June 20-21, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Cast: Stephane Lambiel, Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Joannie Rochette, Jeremy Abbott, Elena Radionova, Qing Pang/Jian Tong, Elladj Balde, So Youn Park, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani, more
Broadcast: July 6 at 17:45 ALMT, Kazakh TV (live stream)
Notes: Denis Ten’s show, first held in 2013.
FANTASY ON ICE: KANAZAWA (website)
Time and place: June 26-28, Kanazawa, Japan
Cast: Evgeni Plushenko, Javier Fernandez, Stephane Lambiel, Johnny Weir, Brian Joubert, Jeffrey Buttle, Tomas Verner, Nam Nguyen, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Yuzuru Hanyu, Nobunari Oda, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Shoma Uno, Marin Honda, more
Broadcast: none
Notes: The Fantasy on Ice shows are usually held in various cities every year during the off season. Guest singers are often invited.
FANTASY ON ICE: KOBE (website)
Time and place: July 4-5, Kobe, Japan
Cast: Evgeni Plushenko, Stephane Lambiel, Jeffrey Buttle, Brian Joubert, Johnny Weir, Javier Fernandez, Tomas Verner, Phillippe Candeloro, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Yuzuru Hanyu, Nobunari Oda, Akiko Suzuki, Miki Ando, Shoma Uno, Yuna Aoki, more
Broadcast: July 11 at 13:00 JST, BS Asahi
Notes: The Fantasy on Ice shows are usually held in various cities every year during the off season. Guest singers are often invited.
ARTISTRY ON ICE (weibo, facebook)
Time and place: July 8, Taipei, Taiwan; July 10, Beijing, China; July 11, Shanghai, China; July 12, Shenzhen, China
Cast: Javier Fernandez, Adelina Sotnikova, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov, Carolina Kostner, Stephane Lambiel, Johnny Weir, Kurt Browning, Karen Chen, Zijun Li, Han Yan, Wenjing Sui/Cong Han, Cheng Peng/Hao Zhang, Xiaoyu Yu/Yang Jin, Xuehan Wang/Lei Wang, more
Broadcast: Beijing - July 10 at 19:23 CST, live stream
Notes: Show started by Shen/Zhao in 2010; often collaborates with guest singers.
FIGURE SKATING AORE NAGAOKA (website)
Time and place: July 11-12, Niigata, Japan
Cast: (link) Yuzuru Hanyu, Evgeni Plushenko, Brian Joubert, Nobunari Oda, Takahito Mura, Sota Yamamoto, Sena Miyake, Koshiro Shimada, Miki Ando, Akiko Suzuki, Haruka Imai, Rika Hongo, Wakaba Higuchi, Marin Honda, Miyu Honda, more
Broadcast: none
Notes: This show was last held in 2012.
PRINCE ICE WORLD: TOKYO (website)
Time and place: July 17-20, Tokyo, Japan
Cast: Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Yukina Ota, Akiko Suzuki, Nobunari Oda, Tatsuki Machida, Miki Ando, Takahiko Kozuka, Takahito Mura, Yuka Nagai, Shoma Uno, more
Broadcast: July 19 at 14:30 JST, BS Japan (LIVE)
Notes: Held every year in July. One of the oldest skating shows in Japan. Skaters go around the rink to meet the fans and take pictures after each show.
THE ICE (website)
Time and place: July 22-23, Sapporo, Japan; July 25-26, Osaka, Japan; July 29-30, Aichi, Japan; August 1-2, Sendai, Japan
Cast: (link) Mao Asada, Akiko Suzuki, Satoko Miyahara, Kanako Murakami, Takahiko Kozuka, Nobunari Oda, Takahito Mura, Joannie Rochette, Carolina Kostner, Ashley Wagner, Jeffrey Buttle, Patrick Chan, Jeremy Abbott, Misha Ge, Adam Rippon, Qing Pang/Jian Tong, Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje, Adelina Sotnikova, Maxim Kovtun, more
Broadcast: More info here
Notes: Mao Asada’s show, first held in 2007. Known for its fun group programs, dance battles, and various backstage antics.
BEIJING WINTER OLYMPIC CELEBRATION
Time and place: July 31, Beijing, China
Cast: Javier Fernandez, Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir, Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford, Evgeni Plushenko, Zijun Li, Xiaoyu Yu/Yang Jin, Xuehan Wang/Lei Wang, more
Broadcast: August 8 at 16:15 CST, BTV
Notes: Show to support/celebrate the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic bid.
FRIENDS ON ICE (website)
Time and place: August 28-30, Yokohama, Japan
Cast: Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Akiko Suzuki, Takahiko Kozuka, Rika Hongo, Yuka Sato, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto, Ilia Kulik, Irina Slutskaya, Miki Ando, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Yamato Tamura, Stephane Lambiel, Satoko Miyahara, Qing Pang/Jian Tong, Jeremy Abbott, more
Broadcast: September 27 at 15:30 JST, October 10 at 22:30 JST, Nittele Plus
Notes: Shizuka Arakawa’s show, first held in 2006. Also known for its group programs and backstage antics. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.