Joining me in conversation were Isabelle Ragnarsson of Ice Theatre of Stockholm, Kate McSwain of American Ice Theatre, Katja Grohmann of Ice Lab Leipzig, Maja Luther of Maja Luther Studio, and returning guest Phillip Tischendorf. In October, they spent a few days together in France with other contemporary skaters at the second annual Performing Arts Project. I was eager to learn more about their companies, their collaborations, and the different approaches each brings to contemporary skating.
00:00:00 – Introduction and Welcoming
00:02:43 – Skating Journeys
00:18:30 – Collaborative Projects
00:24:22 – Pandemic Learnings
00:36:15 – Contemporary and traditional skating
00:46:12 – Connecting skating and dancers
01:04:45 – Future of contemporary skating
You can learn more about the Contemporary Skating Alliance and its member companies at https://contemporaryskatingalliance.org/
The next CSA Performing Arts Project event will be November 1-3, 2024.
Thumbnail photo credits: Johannes Hjorth (@johanneshjorth)
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