ICE SHOW RAISES OUR SPIRITS

The fantastic Holiday On Ice spectacular Spirit wowed the crowds as it began its run at the Exec centre in Peterborough and Dancing On Ice head judge Robin Cousins was there to support his team.

On a bleak, wet night this visual spectacle certainly rasied everyone’s spirits with stunning costumes, creative choreography and some jaw-dropping ice skating moves. It was fantastic to have a show of this scale in Peterborough rather than having to take a coach trip out of the city to see it. Even better that artistic director Robin Cousins MBE dropped by to promote the show in person.

Robin  told ESP – “Audiences can expect lots of glitz and glamour, which is typical for Holiday On Ice.

“We’ve got a beautiful look in the show, dealing with air, fire and water and we’ve got some great music that people may recognise, but not necessarily played in the way that people might recognise it!”

SPIRT, runs each day until February 7 with several performances at the East of England showground.  The show’s a collaboration of celebrated artistic director and lead judge in ITV’s Dancing On Ice Robin Cousins MBE and choreographer Karen Kresge who’ve co-produced a “cultural extravaganza of inspirational ice skating”, combining the natural beauty of the four elements with global traditions and modern rhythms.

the show takes you on a voyage from east to west with world-class ice skaters gliding from sunrise to nightfall, recreating the ethnic splendour of Asian cultures, ancient mysticism of Stonehenge and the tribal gathering of Native American Indians. Many of the costumes will blow you away!

It’s certainly another stunning production from the team and we would recommend you take the opportunity to catch it while it’s here! We were gripped from start to finish particularly with the interpretation of dragonflies which saw skaters in fabulous neon costumes which glowed in the dimmed lights, taking off over the rink suspended by invisible wires and darting across the arena.

Tickets can be purchased in person from the Key Theatre in Peterborough or from the Ticket Factory Tel: 0844 581 1315 or online www.theticketfactory.com.

Prices range from £14.50 to £29.50 with all children at £10 (subject to a booking fee) and there are big savings for groups.

For more information visit www.holidayonice.com/uk.

Photos: Terry Harris  (Not for reproduction without prior permission of ESP Magazine Ltd. 01733 579707)