Ice Theatre of New York's emotional 'Hommage' piece finds new meaning in company's performance

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Emotional 'Hommage' piece finds new meaning in company's performance
Posted 6/17/16 by Lynn Rutherford, special to icenetwork
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2016/06/17/184616842
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When Ice Theatre of New York (ITNY) performed "Hommage" at New York's Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers on Thursday evening, the skaters and audience shared a sad case of déjà vu.
The ensemble piece was created by Florentine Houdiniére, a former French junior champion, to honor those lost in the terrorist attacks in Paris last November. Yet each time ITNY performs the piece, it must acknowledge and mourn a new tragedy.
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In "Hommage," two groups of skaters -- some in black, others wearing brightly colored shirts -- skate to Yann Tiersen's "Comptine d'un autre été (Nursery rhyme of another summer)" from the Amelié soundtrack. Skaters in black are survivors; those in color have died.

Thursday evening's ITNY: Unplugged wasn't all somber. Canada's Elladj Baldé sizzled in upbeat Michael Jackson and James Brown medleys, although the showman extraordinaire almost missed his entrance.
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Baldé's exuberance was balanced by former U.S. competitor Mauro Bruni's quietly elegant program to Claude Debussy's "Afternoon of a Faun" and Sally Jeanne Watkins' performance to Puccini's joyous "O mio babbino caro," choreographed by Douglas Webster.