About us

Ice Theatre of New York® exists to create and advance ice dance as an ensemble performing art with its professional ice dance company. It remains dedicated as well to providing education and to presenting public performances to people of all ages. We aim to inspire people, especially children, to experience the balance, flow, and flight of skating and to engage in a lifelong healthy activity. In so doing, we represent our city in its diversity and international flavor across axes of ethnicity, race, and gender expression. Founded by Moira North in 1984, ITNY created the first not-for-profit professional ice dance company in the U.S. and was the first to receive funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. ITNY represents one of the hidden-in-plain-sight gems of NYC, presenting dozens of free public performances at The Rink at Rockefeller Center, Bank of America Winter Village in Bryant Park, Wollman Rink in Central Park, Pier 17 at South Street Seaport, Glide in Brooklyn, as well as at Sky Rink, Chelsea Piers where our Home Season and Gala take place. We do outreach programming in Chelsea, Harlem, Brooklyn and Queens.

Programming / Repertoire / Offerings

Home Season Performances at Sky Rink, Chelsea Piers – May 2, 3 and 5 (ticketed performances)

City Skate Concert Series – all around NYC on seasonal ice rinks – details at https://icetheatre.org/calendar.html

Tree Lighting at Bryant Park – Tuesday, December 3 at 6PM – https://icetheatre.org/2024-tree-lighting-at-bryant-park.html

Winter Holiday Skating Celebration – Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park – Saturday, December 14 at 4PM

New Works and Young Artists Series – arts exposure outreach programming for NYC public school children – details at https://icetheatre.org/2025-new-works-and-young-artists-series.html

Edge Classes at Chelsea Piers – https://icetheatre.org/winter-2024-itny-edge-class-at-sky-rink.html
Edge Classes at Bryant Park – https://icetheatre.org/2024-25-itny-edge-class-at-bryant-park.html

Private and corporate events – skating performances, teachers and characters at area rinks or on our Polyglide synthetic ice surface in other locations.

40th Anniversary Benefit Gala and Performance – Chelsea Piers – May 5, 2025 at 6:30PM – https://icetheatre.org/2025-benefit-gala-and-performance.html

Venue Accessibility

Additional Accessibility Information:

The performances venues have information on their accessibility offerings.

Organization/Business Type + Areas of Expertise

Dance Styles & Movement Techniques