2023 Spring/Summer Ice Shows in Japan (GIFT, Beyond, Notte Stellata, SOI, PIW, BOI, FaOI,The Ice)

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(My post above went over the limit of word count, so I am reposting here. Apologies for overlapping contents)

Prince Ice World (PIW)
https://www.princeiceworld.com/
4/29-4/30, 5/3-5/5 – Yokohama, Kanagawa

Shoma Uno, Yuma Kagiyama, Kao Miura, Wakaba Higuchi (and perhaps more?) are skating new programs.

Yuma's program is Werther choreographed by Lori Nicole and Carolina Kostner.
He made it while he was staying in Italy for 3 weeks. Yuma might use this program as SP during 2025-2026 season when the Olympic Games will be held in Italy.
Photo:

Kao's new program is Natural choreographed by Kenji Miyamoto
It is supposed to be an exhibition program, but it's structured in a way it can also be used as SP.
Benoit Richaud will choreograph his new SP and Natural will be a back-up.

Shoma's new program is Come Together.
He is making multiple programs for exhibitions first and then will decide which one he wants to skate as SP for the new season. Padam, Padam, choreographed by Mihoko Higuchi, is one of the candidates for his new SP.
 
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David Shapiro is talking for Ice Explosion’s Instagram! 😊



My apologies for typos - I am SO not good at typing on the cell phone 😩
 
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This is Shizuka skating at Prince Ice World from a few months back…
This video is from last year's PIW show.

This year Shizuka Arakawa is skating to "Memory" from Cats: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrxonDxunsa/
She tweeted some photos on May 5:

Shizuka will perform again in Daisuke Takahashi's second "Ice Explosion" show (was added to the cast on April 21) - link to the thread for both shows:
 

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This video is from last year's PIW show.

This year Shizuka Arakawa is skating to "Memory" from Cats: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrxonDxunsa/
She tweeted some photos on May 5:

Shizuka will perform again in Daisuke Takahashi's second "Ice Explosion" show (was added to the cast on April 21) - link to the thread for both shows:
That’s great…reminds me of her EX from years ago. It’s a favorite song of mine too.
 

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Kao's new program is Natural choreographed by Kenji Miyamoto
It is supposed to be an exhibition program, but it's structured in a way it can also be used as SP.
Benoit Richaud will choreograph his
PIW offers meet & greet after the show where fans can ask skaters to pause for their cameras and also ask them questions. Kao told a fan that his new FS will be choreographed by Shae-Lynn Bourne.
 

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The Ice just announced the first group of participating skaters - an amazing list!

Shoma Uno
Kevin Aymoz
Jason Brown
Junhwan Cha
Nathan Chen
Keegan Messing
Mai Mihara
Riku Miura &Ryuichi Kihara
Kaori Sakamoto
Kazuki Tomono

https://fs-theice.com/
7/22-7/23 Aichi
7/25-7/27 Nikko, Tochigi
7/29-7/30 Osaka
8/2-8/4 Morioka, Iwate

The Ice
https://fs-theice.com/
7/22-7/23 Aichi

Ilia Malinin
Papadakis & Cizeron
Chock & Bates
have been added.
The Ice just added
Kana & Daisuke
Loena Hendrickx
 
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Rinkai Sports Center will have a local ice show for its 50th anniversary festival to thank the users and supporters who donated for the renovations of the facility.

5/21/23
Osaka

Daisuke Takahashi
Kana Muramoto
Kanako Murakami
Keiji Tanaka
Tatsuki Machida (will not skate)
Skaters who are currently practicing at this rink

A reminder that this is happening tomorrow.
I wonder if KanaDai will skate their new number choreographed by Kaitlyn Weaver...
 

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Rinkai Sports Center will have a local ice show for its 50th anniversary festival to thank the users and supporters who donated for the renovations of the facility.

5/21/23
Osaka

Daisuke Takahashi
Kana Muramoto
Kanako Murakami
Keiji Tanaka
Tatsuki Machida (will not skate)
Skaters who are currently practicing at this rink

Yuma Kagiyama made a surprise appearance and skated his new program Werther, including reverse spin. Friends who saw this program all told me that his skate has become even more polished and shows added elegance. This show will be televised, so hopefully we can get to see the new side of Yuma!
 
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In the ensemble for the Fantasy on Ice shows for the first time are Tiffani Zagorski, Jonathan Guerreiro, Aleksandr Selevko, Anastasia Galustyan, Angelina Kuchvalska and Ukraine's Mykhailo Medunytsia, plus 4 skaters from last year - Phillip Warren, Sofia Sforza, Clément Pinel and Ukraine's Anastasiia Arkhypova - here's a rehearsal photo with David Wilson via Ari Zakarian: https://www.instagram.com/p/CskV_5OLxd5/
Fantasy On Ice (FaOI)
https://www.fantasy-on-ice.com/
5/26-5/28 Chiba (Makuhari)
6/2-6/4 Miyagi
6/16-6/18 Niigata
6/23-6/25 Kobe, Hyogo
 

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Lilah Fear is posting short vlogs from her and Lewis Gibson's first skating tour in Japan - first 3 days: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CslJL3-u24o/ & https://www.instagram.com/reel/Csnw5SVOA8d/ (includes a Mai cameo) & https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsqpDh2RYu8/ (Oda is :lol:)

David Wilson's birthday is celebrated by the cast: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsqBMgppf1D/
Gift from Yuzuru: https://www.instagram.com/p/CsqGtLOOqWT/
Wilson's pic with the 9 ensemble skaters: https://www.instagram.com/p/Csni226OqZr/

ETA:

Before the first show in Makuhari - Keiji, Sota, Mai, Kazuki & Nobunari: https://twitter.com/Fantasy_on_Ice/status/1661650814254080003
 
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Friends on Ice
8/25-8/27/2023
Shinyokohama, Kanagawa

Shizuka Arakawa, Kana Muramoto, Daisuke Takahashi
Other cast - TBA
Takeshi Honda, Akiko Suzuki, Miki Ando, Koshiro Shimada, Sena Miyake, Kaitlyn Weaver & Andre Poje, Jason Brown have been added to the cast!
 

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Just saw this in a sport-express.ru article:
"The Fantasy on Ice show in the Japanese city of Makuhari was interrupted for several minutes due to an earthquake with an amplitude of 6.2 on the Richter scale. One of the organizers, Ari Zakarian, told SE about this:
“We got a “click” here today. When Javier Fernandez came on the ice, at the beginning of the program, everyone in the hall rang their phones. This is how an earthquake is signaled in Japan. The performance was interrupted, the lights were turned on. Everyone calmly waited a few minutes, and the show resumed."
Johnny Weir also mentioned the earthquake in his Instagram story.

ETA that Lilah didn't mention the earthquake in her vlog (includes a clip from their Lady Gaga RD performance): https://www.instagram.com/reel/CstQS1Ws8Iy/
 
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And of course DOI will be held, too.

Dreams on Ice
6/30-7/2 Shinyokohama

Men: Koshiro Shimada, Kazuki Tomono, Shun Sato, Sota Yamamoto, Kao Miura, Nozomu Yoshioka, Takeru Amine Kataise, Haruya Sasaki, Sena Takahashi

Women: Kaori Sakamoto, Mai Mihara, Mao Shimada, Ami Nakai, Mone Chiba, Hana Yoshida, Rinka Watanabe, Rena Uezono

Ice dance: Komatsubara & Komatsubara

Synchronized Skating: Jingu Ice Messengers

Guest Skaters: Junhwan Cha, Ilia Malinin, Haein Lee :giggle:
Loena Hendrickx has been added as a guest skater.
 

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There is yet ANOTHER show that is planned! :eek:

One Piece On Ice
https://www.onepiece-on-ice.com/
August, Yokohama
September, Nagoya
Cast: TBA

One Piece is a very popular manga in Japan and fans are wondering who will act the leading role, which will be announced on 4/2, by making a guess about this picture (whose hand is this?) 😂
Shoma Uno, Nobunari Oda and Miyu Honda had a talk show as casts.

 

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Friends on Ice
8/25-8/27/2023
Shinyokohama, Kanagawa

Shizuka Arakawa, Kana Muramoto, Daisuke Takahashi
Other cast - TBA
Takeshi Honda, Akiko Suzuki, Miki Ando, Koshiro Shimada, Sena Miyake, Kaitlyn Weaver & Andre Poje, Jason Brown have been added to the cast!

Mai Mihara, Stephane Lambiel, Shae-Lynn Bourne, Junhwan Cha have been added to the cast!
 

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Prince Ice World (PIW)
https://www.princeiceworld.com/

6/10-6/11 - Saga
Shizuka Arakawa, Takeshi Honda, Prince Ice World Team, Miki Ando, Nobunari Oda, Keiji Tanaka, Uno Shoma, Marin Honda, Miyu Honda, Javier Fernandez
The arena in Saga was packed with the audience for all the shows.

Miki skated to Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, her 2006 SP that she skated for the Olympic Games.

Kana and Daisuke skated The Mask, their first RD as a team but with much more confidence this time.
 

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Yuka Orihara, who performed with her dance partner Juho Pirinen for Ice Explosion, posted a long clip about the making and backstage of Ice Explosion on her YouTube channel. It is very fun to watch!
 

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The Ice
https://fs-theice.com/
7/22-7/23 Aichi
7/25-7/27 Nikko, Tochigi
7/29-7/30 Osaka
8/2-8/4 Morioka, Iwate
The Ice in Morioka made an advertisement clip:
 

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Cross-posting here:

Today (6/25/23) will be the last day that Johnny will skate professionally - the last day on Fantasy on Ice shows.
Skaters from the show held a wish-well party for Johnny and Nobunari, Yuzuru and Johnny were al in tears. :cry:

 

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