The Ice King (2018)

The dance sequences in The Ice King

3 sequences — what is danced, by whom, and where to find it.

1. 1976 Olympic Don Quixote free skate

   Singles Figure Skating

   Danced by John Curry

   The stillness and perfect line between three triple jumps.

   Curry makes competitive difficulty read as dance: held lines, placed arms and musical phrasing carry through the jumps. The program shows how he fused classical-ballet ideals with men’s singles skating.

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2. Afternoon of a Faun duet

   Danced by John Curry; Cathy Foulkes · Choreography Norman Maen

   Two skaters seeming motionless in sculptural poses while the ice carries them forward.

   Maen’s choreography translates Nijinsky-era angularity into sustained glide, letting Curry and Foulkes hold sculptural shapes while still traveling. The duet makes the ice itself part of the phrasing.

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3. Theatre of Skating choreographic laboratory

   Danced by John Curry; John Curry Skating Company

   Dancers testing an idea beside the rink and Curry remaking it in skating terms.

   Archive footage shows dance choreographers proposing movement and skaters translating it into edges, glide and momentum. The collaboration exposes the craft behind Curry’s new form rather than presenting finished spectacle alone.

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