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Fantasy on Ice
ファンタジー・オン・アイス
Fantasy on Ice logo
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Front view of the skating rink at the 2022 Fantasy on Ice in Shizuoka
Ice show typeTouring ensemble show
Format
Cast size15–20 skaters, multiple acrobats
Duration180 minutes
Start dateEnd of May
End dateEnd of June
No. of shows12
Legs2 (A and B tour)
FrequencyAnnual
First held2010
StatusOngoing
CountryJapan
Cinema live viewingJapan
BroadcastTV Asahi among others
ProducerKikuo Makabe CEO
OrganizerCIC Co., Ltd.
SponsorP&G among others
Websitefantasy-on-ice.com

Fantasy on Ice (ファンタジー・オン・アイス) is an annual touring ice show in Japan produced by CIC Co., Ltd. The show emerged from the "Philippe Candeloro Japan Tour 2001", named after retired French figure skater Philippe Candeloro, and was held under the name "Fantasy on Ice" the following two years. After a seven-year break, the tour was revived in 2010 and got expanded to larger venues in the metropolitan area of Tokyo in 2014 and Kobe in 2015.

From 2015 onwards, Fantasy on Ice was held around June, lasting one month and generally involving four stops in different prefectures across Japan. The cast includes active and retired competitive figure skaters, acrobats, and guest artists. Each show features a series of exhibition performances, including multiple live music collaborations between skaters and artists. The professional male single skaters Yuzuru Hanyu, Stéphane Lambiel, and Johnny Weir are the lead cast members of the show, having been scheduled for all Fantasy on Ice tours since its revival in 2010. In 2023, Weir announced his retirement from the show, attending his final tour after 12 participations. In 2024, Lambiel announced his retirement from the show, attending his final tour after 13 participations.

History

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Beginnings

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Philippe Candeloro in 2020

The Fantasy on Ice tour traces its roots back to 2001. Kikuo Makabe, representative director of CIC Co., Ltd. and producer of the show, took inspiration from another event held in Lyon the same year. He was impressed by the unconventional concept of combining circus, stage illusion, acrobatics, and other entertainment beyond the confines of a usual ice show. Two-time Olympic bronze medalist Philippe Candeloro from France was the chairman of the event.[1]: 03 

Makabe was contacted by Candeloro's agent and they exchanged emails about a potential collaboration project in Japan, which eventually resulted in the "Philippe Candeloro Japan Tour 2001", held in Yokohama in September 2001. Among the guest skaters, besides Candeloro, were five-time European champion Surya Bonaly from France, 1992 Olympic champion Viktor Petrenko from Ukraine, the 1998 Olympic champions in pairs, Oksana Kazakova and Artur Dmitriev, and the ice dance team Maya Usova and Evgeni Platov from Russia.[1]: 05 [2]

The show returned in the following years, in November 2002 and March 2003, under the new name "Philippe Candeloro Fantasy on Ice".[3] Makabe and the production team had a "deep attachment to this name", so they registered it as a trademark in 2002 and planned to develop it as its own brand.[4] However, due to financial deficits of another ice show project in France and disagreements between Candeloro and his agent, the collaboration came to an abrupt end and Makabe was forced to start the production of Fantasy on Ice from scratch.[1]: 07  In 2006, he brought Champions on Ice, a touring ice show in the United States, to Japan for the first time. In the course of this event, Makabe teamed up with two skaters who would later become an "indispensable part" of Fantasy on Ice; two-time world champion Stéphane Lambiel and 2008 world bronze medalist Johnny Weir.[1]: 22 [5]

Revival of the show in 2010

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Edvin Marton (left), Dima Bilan (center) and Evgeni Plushenko (right) at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

After a seven-year break, Fantasy on Ice made its return in 2010. The first tour stop took place in July in the Niigata Convention Center at Toki Messe in Niigata.[6] The show was hosted in partnership with Niigata Sogo Television, who had already worked with Makabe's production team on Champions on Ice and other events in the past.[7] For Makabe, it was important to add live music collaborations with vocalists as a new facet of the show. He invited the Japanese a capella group The Gospellers who performed together at the show with Johnny Weir, 2006 Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko from Russia, Japanese skater and commentator Junko Yaginuma, and two-time European ice dance champions Nathalie Péchalat and Fabian Bourzat from France.[1]: 25 [6] Among the special guests was Spanish flamenco dancer and figure skating choreographer, Antonio Najarro, who choreographed the opening and finale of the show.[7][8]

There was a two-month break between the first and second tour stop, which was held in September at the Sun Dome Fukui in Echizen. The invited guest artists, Hungarian violinist Edvin Marton and Russian singer Dima Bilan, performed with Evgeni Plushenko their winning song "Believe" from the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.[9][10] It was the only occasion in the history of the show that the guest artists were not domestic performers from Japan.[11][12]

Impact of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake

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Shizuka Arakawa at the 2009 Festa on Ice
Shizuka Arakawa in 2009

After the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami had hit the north east coast of Japan, causing severe devastation in the region, it was unclear whether the Fantasy on Ice tour could be held, as the recovery process was still at the beginning.[13] Two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu from Japan, who had just moved up to senior level in competition at that time, lost his practice rink from the disaster in his hometown of Sendai.[14][15] With the organization of the tour stops in Kanazawa and Fukuoka, Makabe and his team were able to provide Hanyu an opportunity to practice in the period from June to July. "It was impressive to see how the international skaters cared for Hanyu and tried to cheer him up", noted Makabe in his book from 2021.[16] "It was as if I was witnessing Hanyu becoming a symbol of the recovery from the earthquake and tsunami."[17]

Another cast member, who grew up in Sendai with a close connection to the victims of the disaster, was the 2006 Olympic figure skating champion Shizuka Arakawa. She performed at the 2011 Fantasy on Ice with her friend, guest artist Mai Kuraki, to the charity song "Anata ga Irukara". A special recording of their performance was released as a video single on August 31 the same year.[18] Monkey Majik, another Sendai-based pop rock band, was invited to the final tour stop in Niigata in September.[13]

Makuhari era

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During the following two years, the Fantasy on Ice tour was reduced to one stop, with Fukui in September 2012 and Fukuoka in July 2013.[19][20] Since its revival in 2010, the show had been held exclusively in regional cities of Japan until 2013. The main reason for this decision was the large size of figure skating venues in the metropolitan area of Tokyo, which caused sponsorships to be restrained from a collaboration. However, Hanyu's victory at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi lead to a large increase of interest in figure skating and ice shows around the country.[21] For the first time, Fantasy on Ice added a tour stop in the Tokyo area with the event hall at Makuhari Messe in Chiba. Makabe had special memories of that arena, which had served as a venue for the 1994 World Championships, with Yuka Sato winning gold for Japan and Candeloro the silver medal in the men's event. From 2014 onwards, Makuhari has become a regular event, and the tour was expanded to four stops in total. P&G agreed to sponsor the show.[22] The World Memorial Hall in Kobe was added as the second main stop in 2015.[23]

In the meantime, Hanyu had become an integral member of the Fantasy on Ice cast, having joined each tour since its revival in 2010, with one exception, having missed out on the 2016 edition due to rehabilitation from a ligament injury.[14][24] Makabe deliberated on the prospects of the show, stating: "It is an undeniable fact that for several years, Hanyu has not only skated the last act, but has been the backbone of the entire show, and I felt that this was the critical moment to test the true value of Fantasy on Ice".[25] However, in Hanyu's absence, the show ran a deficit at the second stop in Sapporo with empty seats in the upper sections. Stéphane Lambiel felt concerned, but Makabe remained optimistic for the events to come.[26]

Development after the 2018 Winter Olympics

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Champions of the individual figure skating events at the 2018 Winter Olympics

On the occasion of Hanyu's victory at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, who had become the first male single skater in 66 years to win back-to-back titles, the Fantasy on Ice tour got expanded to five stops for the first time.[27] With Hanyu, the German pair skaters Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot, and the Canadian ice dance team Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, the cast featured three of the four individual gold medalists of 2018 in figure skating. The Olympic champion in women's singles, Alina Zagitova, joined the tour the following year in 2019.[23][28]

In the 2019 edition of Fantasy on Ice, the tour was merged with a new Spanish collaboration project; Flamenco on Ice made its debut at the first two stops in Makuhari and Sendai, led by two-time world figure skating champion Javier Fernández and Antonio Najarro.[29][30] The central idea behind Flamenco on Ice was the fusion of figure skating and flamenco dance. The team included former ice dancer Celia Robledo and the single skaters Javier Raya, Sonia Lafuente, and Fernández' sister Laura. Their performance to "Malagueña" was accompanied by guitarist José Luis Montón, percussionist Odei Lizaso, and the voices of María Mezcle and Saray Muñoz. In a press release, Najarro expressed his satisfaction with the project: "Of all the times I've come to Japan, invited as a choreographer for figure skating shows, this one has been the most gratifying, without a doubt."[31]

In 2020, it was planned to hold an event outside Japan for the first time, at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in China. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was postponed for an indefinite period of time. In addition, all domestic events were cancelled on April 20, 2020.[32] After another year break in 2021, the tour eventually returned in 2022 with a new stop at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya.[14][33] In 2023, lead cast member Johnny Weir announced his retirement from Fantasy on Ice, attending his final tour after 12 consecutive participations.[34]

Concept and design of the show

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Procedure of the tour and single shows

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Since 2015, the Fantasy on Ice tour has typically consisted of four stops in different prefectures of Japan, with Makuhari and Kobe as recurring locations. Each stop lasts three days (from Friday to Sunday) with one show per day, featuring a cast of about twenty figure skaters, a group of aerial and ice acrobats, and multiple guest artists.[35] The shows have an average runtime of three and a half hours with a thirty minute intermission.[36] They are a mix of live music performances and exhibition programs with sound recordings, such as debuts or revivals of competitive programs.[37] The tour generally starts at the end of May and finishes at the end of June. Usually after the first two tour stops, there are changes in the cast of skaters and invited artists.[23][38]

The opening and finale of the show feature the full cast, accompanied with live music by the guest artists. The choreographers for the group performances have changed throughout the years. Some notable choreographers were Antonio Najarro, Japanese ice dancer Kenji Miyamoto, two-time Olympic silver medalist Brian Orser, Canadian figure skater David Wilson, and the 2008 world champion, Jeffrey Buttle.[39][40][41] The opening theme song "Fantasy on Ice" was composed by Maxime Rodriguez and is played as an instrumental version in the live shows. A special recording with lyrics and vocals by Sarah Àlainn was released by the label Universal Music Japan in 2016.[42] Since the 2017 edition of Fantasy on Ice, the costumes for the opening and finale performances have been designed by Taketoshi Hara.[43]

Construction and design of the rink

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Side view at the mobile stage and ice rink at the 2023 Fantasy on Ice at Makuhari Messe in Chiba

With exception of the Big Hat ice hockey arena in Nagano and the Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo, the venues of the past Fantasy on Ice shows did not have a permanent ice rink, so it was necessary to resort to mobile rinks, a technology which had been used since the 1950s at shows like Ice Capades.[44] Fantasy on Ice uses the Icerack system, developed by the German company ISS GmbH. The workers have a setup time of two days, while the disassembly must be completed within twelve hours.[45]

The rink has dimensions of 50 m × 25 m, which equals 70 percent of the size of an Olympic figure skating rink (60 m × 30 m).[46][47] In comparison to competitions, the rink at Fantasy on Ice has no boards, so the audience has full view at the skaters from all angles. The stage is placed directly next to the ice surface, while the spectator seats surround the rink from the other three sides.[48] In some venues like the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, there were also seats available behind the stage, but the audience had only limited view at the guest artists from that perspective.[36]

Since the show's revival in 2010, various improvements had been made in terms of sound and lighting. One of the biggest challenges was a proper merge of the live music played on the stage, and the recorded sound from speakers installed at the ceiling, which required adjustments in the equipment, volume level, and placement of the speakers.[48][49] Another issue was the limited number of pinspots around the rink, which made it difficult to follow all skaters in group performances at the same time. Hence, the production team focused on the effective use of laser lighting for the show.[48]

Live music collaborations

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Toshi at the Deadpool 2 premiere in Japan in 2018
Toshi in 2018

For producer Kikuo Makabe, the core of the show are the live music collaborations between skaters and artists. Unlike competitions and usual exhibition galas, where the skaters use sound recordings with familiar timing and constant tempo, the tempo and tone of the singing voice naturally fluctuates during a live performance, which makes the synchronisation of the music and skating more difficult.[50][51] The collaborations with domestic artists are an additional challenge on the parts of overseas skaters, who need to translate the Japanese lyrics and understand their meaning, so that they can properly express the song through their skating.[12] On the other hand, it is a unique opportunity to experience the fusion of two artistic genres in one performance.[51]

A show opening that attracted international media attention was a live music version of "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" from the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. The song was performed by the Japanese pop rock singer Toshi and the cast of the 2019 Fantasy on Ice in Kobe and Toyama.[52] Notable is also the collaboration between the Yoshida Brothers, a duo of tsugaru-shamisen musicians, and Javier Fernández to the song "Barcelona". Kenichi Yoshida, the younger of the two brothers, had been in Barcelona as an exchange envoy of the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2015, few months prior to the ice show in Japan.[53]

Some skaters performed live music versions of previous competitive programs like Alina Zagitova's free skate program Carmen Fantasy to the violin play of Mayuko Suenobu [ja] in 2019.[28] Another notable performance was Nobunari Oda's short program to "Storm" from the 2010–11 season, which he performed live with the Yoshida Brothers at the 2016 Fantasy on Ice.[54]

Usually, it is Makabe and the production team who select and invite the guest artists. However, in some cases the cast members asked for special collaborations on their own accord. Junko Yaginuma and the Gospellers were alumni of the same university and wished to perform together in 2010.[12] Singer Ai was introduced to the production team by Miki Ando, who was a big fan of the Japanese singer and songwriter.[55] The two performed together to the song "Dear Mama" in 2013, after Ando had given birth to her child the previous year.[56]

Since his first collaboration project at the 2012 Fantasy on Ice, Yuzuru Hanyu has dedicated a series of programs to the victims of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[57] In 2012, he performed live with singer Fumiya Sashida to the Japanese song "Hana ni nare".[14][58] More tribute programs followed, among them a live performance with Ai to "Story" in 2013 as well as a special instrumental version of Yumi Matsutoya's song "Haru yo, koi [ja]", played by pianist Shinya Kiyozuka [ja], in 2018.[50][55] The latter was reused by Hanyu in multiple exhibition galas the following years and received international recognition at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[59]

Attendance and accessibility

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Ticket sales and live viewing events

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The capacity of the venues varies between 5,000 and 10,000 seats, usually divided into six different price categories. Since the inauguration of the venue in Kobe in 2015, prices had been mostly consistent with ¥7,000 (US$52 as of 2022) and ¥10,000 in the lower categories, having been raised to ¥8,000 and ¥12,000 in 2022. Prices for premiere seats went from ¥22,000 to ¥27,000, depending on the weekday and venue.[60][61] The profitability of the show has varied throughout the years, with some events having run deficits like the 2016 tour stop in Sapporo.[26] In 2022, tickets were distributed by lottery sale with full ranks in Makuhari among others.[60][62]

Due to the high ticket demand in 2022, it was decided to stream the Sunday shows of all four tour stops live at cinemas in different prefectures across Japan.[63] On June 5, the show in Nagoya was aired live in 90 movie theaters nationwide.[36][64] In addition to the domestic live viewing events, the final show in Kobe was planned to be aired at four participating cinemas in Taiwan, with all tickets being sold out within a day.[65] As a reaction to the fast sales, another two movie theaters in the cities Taipei and Tainan were added.[66] Tickets were sold at fixed prices for ¥4,000 in Japan and NT$1,000 (US$34 as of 2022) in Taiwan.[66][67]

Television broadcast and media coverage

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Four pillars at the JR Central Tokyo Station depicting different skating performances of Yuzuru Hanyu from 2022
TV Asahi pillar gallery at Tokyo Station, depicting Yuzuru Hanyu at the 2022 Fantasy on Ice among others

Selected shows, usually the final events on Sunday, were broadcast live or with few weeks delay on Japanese television. In 2022, most shows were aired on the subscription channel CS TV Asahi.[68] Some archived recordings from previous years were replayed as specials like the "2022 Golden Week Figure Skating Broadcast" on CS TV Asahi from May 29 to June 5.[69] As of June 2022, the Fantasy on Ice show was not planned to be broadcast or livestreamed outside Japan, which made it particularly difficult for international audience to access recordings of the events.[35][64] In August 2022, Fantasy on Ice uploaded various recordings of the opening performances from Kobe and Shizuoka to their official YouTube channel.[70][71]

Since its beginnings with the "Philippe Candeloro Japan Tour 2001", Fantasy on Ice has been covered by various Japanese figure skating mooks and magazines like World Figure Skating, Kiss & Cry or Figure Skate Life.[2][72][73] In later years, more general news and sports magazines followed with Aera, Sports Graphic Number, and Sportiva among others.[30][74][75] Fantasy on Ice also sells its own pamphlet with summaries of the shows, interviews with the cast members, backstage footage, and more.[76] In addition, various photobooks and online image galleries of the shows were published by the renowned figure skating photographers Sunao Noto, Yukihito Taguchi, and Nobuaki Tanaka.[33][77][78] A special slide gallery of the opening show in Makuhari 2022 was presented on the website of the Japanese daily newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, with photographies by Kazuki Wakasugi.[79]

Locations and venues

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Fantasy on Ice is located in Central Japan
Echizen
Echizen
Kanazawa
Kanazawa
Chiba
Chiba
Toyama
Toyama
Fukuroi
Fukuroi
Kobe
Kobe
Nagano
Nagano
Nagoya
Nagoya
Tokoname
Tokoname
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Locations of the Fantasy on Ice tour in central Japan
Fantasy on Ice is located in Japan
Niigata
Niigata
Fukuoka
Fukuoka
Sapporo
Sapporo
Rifu
Rifu
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Locations of the Fantasy on Ice tour in other regions
List of venues sorted chronologically by debut year at Fantasy on Ice
Debut Venue City Prefecture Capacity Image
2010
[11] 		Toki Messe
(Niigata Convention Center)		 Niigata Niigata 10,000 Outdoor view of the Niigata Convention Center at Toki Messe in Niigata city
Sun Dome Fukui Echizen Fukui 10,000 Outdoor view of the Sun Dome Fukui stadium in Echizen
2011
[80] 		Ishikawa Sports Center Kanazawa Ishikawa 5,000 Outdoor view of the Ishikawa Sports Center in Kanazawa
Fukuoka Convention Center
(Marine Messe Fukuoka)		 Fukuoka Fukuoka 15,000 Outdoor view of the Marine Messe Fukuoka stadium in Fukuoka city
2014
[81] 		Makuhari Messe
(Makuhari Event Hall)		 Chiba
(near Tokyo)		 Chiba 10,000 Outdoor view of the Makuhari Event Hall in Chiba city
Toyama City Gymnasium Toyama Toyama 5,000 Outdoor view of the Toyama City Gymnasium sporting arena in Toyama city
2015
[61] 		Ecopa Arena Fukuroi Shizuoka 10,000 Outdoor side view of the Ecopa Arena in Fukuroi
World Memorial Hall Kobe Hyōgo 8,000 Outdoor view of the World Memorial Hall in Kobe
2016
[82] 		Makomanai Ice Arena Sapporo Hokkaidō 10,000 Outdoor view of the Makomanai Ice Arena in Sapporo
Big Hat Nagano Nagano 10,000 Outdoor view of the Big Hat ice hockey arena in Nagano city
2019
[40] 		Sekisui Heim Super Arena Rifu
(near Sendai)		 Miyagi 7,000 Outdoor view of the Sekisui Heim Super Arena in Rifu
2022
[36] 		Nippon Gaishi Hall Nagoya Aichi 10,000 Outdoor view of the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya
2024
[83] 		Aichi Sky Expo Tokoname Aichi 10,000 Outdoor view of Aichi Sky Expo

Editions and guest artists

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Chronological list of tour stops and guest artists[38]
Tour Place Date Guest artists
2010
[11] 		Niigata July 10–11 Gospellers
Fukui September 11–12 Dima Bilan, Edvin Marton
2011
[80] 		Kanazawa June 18–19 Mai Kuraki
Fukuoka July 2–3
Niigata September 3–4 Mai Kuraki, Monkey Majik
2012
[19] 		Fukui September 1–2 Crystal Kay, Fumiya Sashida
2013
[20] 		Fukuoka July 6–7 Ai
2014
[81] 		Makuhari June 7–8 Hiromi Go
Toyama July 5–6 Sarah Àlainn
Niigata July 12–13
2015 Makuhari May 29–31 Che'Nelle
Shizuoka June 6–7
Kanazawa June 26–28 Sarah Àlainn, Kotaro Fukuma, Tomotaka Okamoto
Kobe July 4–5
2016 Makuhari May 27–29 Norimasa Fujisawa, Kotaro Fukuma, Tomomi Kahara
Sapporo June 3–5
Kobe June 17–19 Chemistry, Kotaro Fukuma, Norie Suzuki [ja], Yoshida Brothers
Nagano June 24–26
2017 Makuhari May 26–28 Shinya Kiyozuka [ja], Keizo Nakanishi, Maki Ohguro
Kobe June 9–11 Anri, Norimasa Fujisawa, Kohshi Kishita [ja]
Niigata June 16–18
2018 Makuhari May 25–27 Chemistry, May J., Emiri Miyamoto
Kanazawa June 1–3
Kobe June 15–17 Norimasa Fujisawa, Kaori Kishitani, Shinya Kiyozuka
Niigata June 22–24
Shizuoka June 29 – July 1
2019
[40] 		Makuhari May 24–26 Beni, Mayuko Suenobu [ja], Toshi
Sendai May 31 – June 2
Kobe June 7–9 May J., Mayuko Suenobu, Toshi
Toyama June 14–16
2020 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic[33]
2021
2022 Makuhari May 27–29 Harumi [ja], Kohmi Hirose, Shikao Suga
Nagoya June 3–5
Kobe June 17–19 Taisei Miyakawa [ja], Naoto [ja], Seiko Niizuma
Shizuoka June 24–26
2023 Makuhari May 26–28 Issa and Kimi from Da Pump, Rimi Natsukawa, Miho Fukuhara
Miyagi June 2–4
Niigata June 16–18 Aimi Mukohara, Mika Nakashima, Dean Fujioka, Touya Kobayashi [ja]
Kobe June 23–25
2024 Makuhari May 24–26 Takanori Nishikawa, Yu Shirota, Rei Yasuda
Aichi May 31 – June 2
Kobe June 15–16 Tatsuya Ishii, Yo Hitoto, Leo Ieiri
Shizuoka June 22–23

Skaters

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Main cast

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Main cast of Fantasy on Ice 2023
List of recurring cast members by number of participations[11][19][20][23][80][81]
Part. Skater Country Discipline Years[note 1]
13 Stéphane Lambiel  Switzerland Men's singles 2010–2024
12 Johnny Weir  United States Men's singles 2010–2023
Yuzuru Hanyu  Japan Men's singles 2010–2015, 2017–2024[note 2]
11 Nobunari Oda  Japan Men's singles 2012–2024
10 Miki Ando  Japan Women's singles 2010–2019
Akiko Suzuki  Japan Women's singles 2010–2019
Javier Fernández  Spain Men's singles 2013–2024
9 Shizuka Arakawa  Japan Women's singles 2010–2013, 2016–2017, 2019–2023[note 3]
8 Philippe Candeloro  France Men's singles 2011–2016, 2018–2019
7 Anna Cappellini  Italy Ice dance 2014–2022
Luca Lanotte  Italy Ice dance 2014–2022
6 Jeffrey Buttle  Canada Men's singles 2015–2022
Satoko Miyahara  Japan Women's singles 2016, 2018–2024
Deniss Vasiljevs  Latvia Men's singles 2017–2024
Kaori Sakamoto  Japan Women's singles 2017–2024
Mai Mihara  Japan Women's singles 2017–2024

Guest skaters

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The following figure skaters and ice acrobats have been invited to Fantasy on Ice since its first edition in 2010:[11][19][20][23][80][81][note 1]

Men's singles

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Women's singles

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Pairs

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Ice dance

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Ice acrobats

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  • Oleksiy Polishchuk / Vladimir Besedin (2010–2014, 2016–2022)[note 6]
  • Violetta Afanasieva / Pete Dack (2011–2012)
  • Gev Manoukian (2012, 2014–2015)
  • Sergei Yakimenko (2014–2015)

Aerialists

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  • Ekaterina Chesna / Alexander Chesna (2010–2013, 2015)
  • Elena Shevchenko / Dominic Esposito (2014, 2016–2018, 2023–2024)
  • Airy Japan (2014, 2023)
  • Irina Usenko (2015)
  • Valérie Inertie (2016)
  • Marie-Pierre Leray (2016–2017)
  • Mery Acevedo / Alfonso Campa (2019–2024)
  • Blue Tokyo (2023)

Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b In 2020 and 2021 the Fantasy on Ice tour was not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[33]
  2. ^ Hanyu was scheduled for the 2016 Fantasy on Ice, but could not attend the tour due to rehabilitation from a ligament injury.[14]
  3. ^ Arakawa was scheduled for the 2014 Fantasy on Ice, but missed the tour due to pregnancy.[81]
  4. ^ Higuchi was scheduled for the 2022 Fantasy on Ice, but could not attend the tour due to injury.[23]
  5. ^ Kostner was scheduled for the 2019 Fantasy on Ice, but could not attend the tour due to worsening hip pain.[23]
  6. ^ At the 2010 Fantasy on Ice in Niigata, Oleksiy Polishchuk performed with Robert Coding.[11]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d e Makabe, Kikuo. 代表コラム「アイスショーと私」 [Reference column: The ice show and I] (in Japanese). Minato, Tokyo: CIC Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022.
  2. ^ a b World FS 2001, ch. 1.
  3. ^ World FS 2003, ch. 5.
  4. ^ Makabe 2021, p. 49.
  5. ^ World FS 2006, ch. 4.
  6. ^ a b World FS 2010a, ch. 1.
  7. ^ a b Makabe 2021, p. 50.
  8. ^ Tone, Florentina (March 23, 2015). "Antonio Najarro: "I treat skaters like real dancers"". Inside Skating. Cluj-Napoca. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Russia wins 2008 Eurovision Song Contest". London: Reuters. May 25, 2008. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022.
  10. ^ World FS 2010b, ch. 5.
  11. ^ a b c d e f Schedule, venues, skaters, and guest artists at Fantasy on Ice 2010:
  12. ^ a b c Makabe 2021, p. 52.
  13. ^ a b Makabe 2021, p. 53.
  14. ^ a b c d e Matsubara, Takaomi (May 30, 2022). 羽生結弦の登場に思わず歓声が...3年ぶりのファンタジー・オン・アイスで魅せた「『羽生結弦のスケート好きだな』って思ってもらえる演技を」 [Yuzuru Hanyu's appearance drawing cheers from the audience "I want to give a performance that makes people think, 'I like Yuzuru Hanyu's skating'" at Fantasy on Ice after 3 years]. Number (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo: Bungeishunjū. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022.
  15. ^ Barron, Laignee (February 16, 2018). "5 Things to Know About Figure Skating Champion Yuzuru Hanyu". Time. New York City. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021.
  16. ^ Makabe 2021, p. 53: "海外からの出演スケーターたちも羽生選手を気遣い、彼を守り立てようとしていた姿が印象的だった。".
  17. ^ Makabe 2021, p. 53: "羽生選手が大震災からの復興のシンボルになっていくさまを、まさに目の前で見せてもらうような思いだった。".
  18. ^ 荒川静香×倉木麻衣、チャリティー動画を配信 [Shizuka Arakawa × Mai Kuraki, charity video distribution]. barks.jp (in Japanese). Minato, Tokyo: Japan Music Network Inc. September 1, 2011. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018.
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  20. ^ a b c d "Fantasy on Ice 2013 in Fukuoka" (PDF) (in Japanese). Fukuoka: Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 30, 2013.
  21. ^ Makabe 2021, p. 57.
  22. ^ Makabe 2021, p. 56.
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    • 2015, archived May 10, 2015.
    • 2016, archived May 25, 2016.
    • 2017, archived May 27, 2017.
    • 2018, archived November 9, 2018.
    • 2019, archived June 8, 2019.
    • 2022, archived April 29, 2022.
    • 2023, archived May 14, 2023.
    • 2024, archived April 13, 2024.
  24. ^ Makabe 2021, p. 61.
  25. ^ Makabe 2021, p. 61: "数年間にわたり、羽生選手が大トリを滑るだけでなく、ショー全体の屋台骨となってくれていたのは紛れもない事実で、クオリティの高いショーを送り出すという志をもって制作してきた「ファンタジー・オン・アイス」の真価が試される正念場だとも思った。".
  26. ^ a b Makabe 2021, p. 64.
  27. ^ Makabe 2021, p. 66.
  28. ^ a b ザギトワ、トゥクタミシェワが異色コラボ　ファンタジー・オン・アイス [Zagitova and Tuktamysheva with collaborations at Fantasy on Ice]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo. May 24, 2019. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019.
  29. ^ フェルナンデスさん、華麗にフラメンコ・ステップ [Fernández, with exciting flamenco steps]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo. May 24, 2019. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019.
  30. ^ a b Noguchi, Yoshie (June 18, 2019). ハビエル・フェルナンデスの新たな旅。フラメンコと「ユヅルの目力」の関係。 [Javier Fernández' new journey: The relationship between flamenco and "Yuzuru's eye power"]. Number (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo: Bungeishunjū. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021.
  31. ^ Siurot, Manuel (June 7, 2019). "'Flamenco on ice', figure skating and flamenco in Japan". Expo Flamenco. Sevilla. Archived from the original on May 31, 2022.
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  34. ^ FS Life 2023, ch. 4.
  35. ^ a b Kano, Shintaro (May 26, 2022). "Fantasy on Ice 2022 in Japan: Preview of Hanyu's figure skating return". International Olympic Committee. Lausanne. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022.
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  37. ^ Nakata, Mina (July 5, 2017). ファンタジーオンアイス2017 羽生らトップスケーターが一堂に会す豪華アイスショー [Fantasy on Ice 2017: Luxurious ice show where top skaters like Hanyu gather together]. dmenu sports (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo: NTT Docomo. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021.
  38. ^ a b "Fantasy on Ice (official)". CIC Co., Ltd. (in Japanese). Minato, Tokyo. Guest artists since 2015:
    • 2015, archived June 23, 2015.
    • 2016, archived May 27, 2016.
    • 2017, archived June 1, 2017.
    • 2018, archived November 9, 2018.
    • 2019, archived June 8, 2019.
    • 2022, archived May 6, 2022.
    • 2023, archived May 1, 2023.
    • 2024, archived March 29, 2024.
  39. ^ Makabe 2021, pp. 50, 59.
  40. ^ a b c Schedule, venues, skaters, and guest artists at Fantasy on Ice 2019:
  41. ^ Fantasy on Ice [@Fantasy_on_Ice] (June 22, 2018). 後半のオープニング・フィナーレの振付をしてくれているのはこの2人です！ [These two are the choreographers for the opening and finale of the second half!] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
  42. ^ "Sarah Àlainn – Fantasy on Ice". Universal Music Japan. Shibuya, Tokyo. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022.
  43. ^ Kiss & Cry 2019, pp. 38–40.
  44. ^ Hamilton 1974.
  45. ^ "ICERACK ice rinks – Ice show". ISS GmbH Ice, Sports & Solar. Neu-Isenburg. Archived from the original on June 25, 2022.
  46. ^ ISS ICERACK Fantasy on Ice Figure Skating Show Shizuoka Mobile Ice Rink Installation time-lapse. ISS GmbH Ice, Sports & Solar (Motion picture). Neu-Isenburg. June 30, 2015. Archived from the original on August 27, 2021 – via YouTube.
  47. ^ "Special reguations & technical rules – Single & pair skating and ice dance 2021" (PDF). International Skating Union. Lausanne. June 2021. Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. 150 p.
  48. ^ a b c Makabe 2021, p. 69.
  49. ^ Matsubara, Takaomi (June 30, 2022). 羽生結弦、音響プロデューサーが見守り続けたフィギュアスケートにかける情熱 フィギュアスケートを彩る人々（第32回） [Yuzuru Hanyu, the passion for figure skating that the sound producer has been watching over – people who color figure skating (No.32)]. Japan Business Press Co., Ltd. (in Japanese). Minato, Tokyo. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022.
  50. ^ a b Kumagai, Miki (November 27, 2018). コラボしたピアニスト清塚信也が称賛。羽生結弦の才能とカッコいい生き方。 [Pianist Shinya Kiyozuka, who collaborated with him, praised: Yuzuru Hanyu's talent and cool way of life]. Number (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo: Bungeishunjū. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021.
  51. ^ a b Makabe 2021, p. 51.
  52. ^ Dennison, Kara (June 19, 2019). "Skaters Dance Like They Want to Win in Evangelion Routine". Crunchyroll. San Francisco. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021.
  53. ^ 吉田兄弟がフィギュア世界選手権1位のハビエル・フェルナンデスと"バルセロナ"共演 [Yoshida brothers perform with figure skating world champion Javier Fernández in "Barcelona"]. music-book.jp (in Japanese). Shinjuku, Tokyo: MTI, Ltd. June 26, 2016. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022.
  54. ^ Makabe 2021, p. 63.
  55. ^ a b Makabe 2021, p. 55.
  56. ^ 安藤美姫「ママへ」熱演！出産公表後、アイスショー初登場 [Miki Ando's "Dear Mama" Performance! First appearance at an ice show after announcing the birth of her child]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo. July 6, 2013. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022.
  57. ^ Makabe 2021, pp. 53–54.
  58. ^ Ishii, Hiromi (February 27, 2022). ［前人未到の挑戦を見て］羽生結弦へのメッセージ——指田フミヤ「自分は"伝える人"なんだという強い意志が感じられた」 [Fumiya Sashida's message to Yuzuru Hanyu: "I could feel his strong will to be a communicator"]. Number (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo: Bungeishunjū. Archived from the original on March 3, 2022.
  59. ^ Oriyama, Toshimi (February 22, 2022). 羽生結弦が北京で舞った『春よ、来い』に表れた"ある変化"。「スケート人生のいろんなものを込めた」 [Yuzuru Hanyu's "Haru yo, koi" in Beijing shows "a certain change": "I put various things of my skating life into it"]. Sportiva (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo: Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 22, 2022.
  60. ^ a b "Fantasy on Ice (official)". CIC Co., Ltd. (in Japanese). Minato, Tokyo. Ticket information for Fantasy on Ice in Makuhari:
    • 2015, archived June 23, 2015.
    • 2019, archived June 8, 2019.
    • 2022, archived June 14, 2022.
  61. ^ a b "Fantasy on Ice (official)". CIC Co., Ltd. (in Japanese). Minato, Tokyo. Ticket information for Fantasy on Ice in Kobe:
    • 2015, archived July 6, 2015.
    • 2019, archived June 19, 2019.
    • 2022, archived June 14, 2022.
  62. ^ Kano, Shintaro (May 27, 2022). "Hanyu Yuzuru resurfaces, and the fans love it". International Olympic Committee. Lausanne. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022.
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  65. ^ 羽生結弦19日に公演最終日...台湾でもチケット即日完売＆新ビジュアル披露 [Yuzuru Hanyu on the last day of the performance on the 19th: tickets sold out in Taiwan on the same day and new visuals unveiled]. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Kōtō, Tokyo. June 14, 2022. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022.
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  68. ^ "Fantasy on Ice 2022 (broadcast)". TV Asahi (in Japanese). Minato, Tokyo. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022.
  69. ^ ゴールデンウィーク フィギュアスケート一挙放送 [Golden week figure skating broadcast]. TV Asahi (in Japanese). Minato, Tokyo. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022.
  70. ^ Fantasy on Ice [@Fantasy_on_Ice] (August 5, 2022). Fantasy on Ice 公式スタッフが撮影した神戸公演のOP映像をYouTubeに公開しました [The OP video of the Kobe performance taken by the official staff of Fantasy on Ice has been released on YouTube] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 6, 2022 – via Twitter.
  71. ^ Fantasy on Ice [@Fantasy_on_Ice] (August 9, 2022). Fantasy on Ice 公式スタッフが撮影した静岡公演のOP映像をYouTubeに公開しました [The OP video of the Shizuoka performance taken by the official staff of Fantasy on Ice has been released on YouTube] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 6, 2022 – via Twitter.
  72. ^ Kiss & Cry 2019, chpt. 2–3.
  73. ^ FS Life 2018, ch. 1.
  74. ^ Aera 2022, ch. 3.
  75. ^ Oriyama, Toshimi (July 13, 2015). 羽生結弦が新エキシビション 『天と地のレクイエム』に込めた思い [Yuzuru Hanyu's thoughts on the new exhibition "Requiem of Heaven and Earth"]. Sportiva (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo: Shueisha. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022.
  76. ^ Fantasy on Ice 2022a.
  77. ^ Noto, Sunao (June 19, 2022). 羽生結弦・ファンタジーオンアイス神戸公演 フォトギャラリー（12枚） [Yuzuru Hanyu Fantasy on Ice Kobe Performance Photo Gallery (12 photos)]. Sportiva (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo: Shueisha. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022.
  78. ^ Noto, Taguchi & Tanaka 2019.
  79. ^ Wakasugi, Kazuki (May 28, 2022). 「ファンタジー・オン・アイス2022」開幕 ["Fantasy on Ice 2022" Opens]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022.
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  81. ^ a b c d e Schedule, venues, skaters, and guest artists at Fantasy on Ice 2014:
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  83. ^ "Fantasy on Ice 2024 (Schedule & Ticket)". CIC Co., Ltd. (in Japanese). Minato, Tokyo. Archived from the original on March 7, 2024.

Books and magazines cited

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  • Aera (June 6, 2022). 羽生結弦「96日ぶり情熱の滑り」 [Yuzuru Hanyu: Skating with passion for the first time in 96 days]. Aera (in Japanese). Vol. 27. Kita-ku, Osaka: Asahi Shimbun Publishing. ch. 3. JAN 4910210120626.
  • Fantasy on Ice (June 21, 2022a). 公式プログラム（幕張公演）『Fantasy on Ice 2022』 [Official Program (Makuhari Performance) "Fantasy on Ice 2022"] (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo: Tenprint Co., Ltd.
  • FS Life (September 14, 2018). "Ice Show in Japan 2018". Figure Skate Life (in Japanese). Minato, Tokyo: Fusosha Publishing. ch. 1. ISBN 978-4594613266.
  • FS Life (June 21, 2023). 華麗なるスケート衣装の世界IV [The world of splendid skating costumes IV]. Figure Skate Life Extra (in Japanese). Minato, Tokyo: Fusosha Publishing. ch. 4. ISBN 978-4594620592.
  • Hamilton, Francis F. (January 1, 1974). Ice Capades: "years of entertainment". Washington D.C.: Penchant Publishing Co., Ltd. OCLC 1217567.
  • Kiss & Cry (June 20, 2019). TVガイド特別編集 KISS & CRY [TV Guide Special Edition KISS & CRY]. Kiss & Cry (in Japanese). Vol. 28. Chūō, Tokyo: Tokyo News Agency. ch. 2–3. ISBN 978-4863369344.
  • Makabe, Kikuo (February 1, 2021). 志 ～アイスショーに賭ける夢～ [Aspiration – Dream to bet on an ice show] (in Japanese). Bunkyo, Tokyo: Shinshokan. ISBN 978-4403231278.
  • Noto, Sunao; Taguchi, Yukihito; Tanaka, Nobuaki (June 9, 2019). ファンタジー・オン・アイス2019 オフィシャルフォトブック [Fantasy on Ice 2019 Official Photo Book] (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo: Shueisha. ISBN 978-4087808742.
  • World FS (December 6, 2001). フィリップ・キャンデロロジャパンツアー2001 熱意が生んだ感動 [Philippe Candelolo Japan Tour 2001 – Excitement born of enthusiasm]. World Figure Skating (in Japanese). Vol. 6. Bunkyo, Tokyo: Shinshokan. ch. 1. ISBN 978-4403310188.
  • World FS (December 25, 2003). フィリップ・キャンデロロ ファンタジー・オン・アイス [Philippe Candeloro Fantasy on Ice]. World Figure Skating (in Japanese). Vol. 12. Bunkyo, Tokyo: Shinshokan. ch. 5. ISBN 978-4403310287.
  • World FS (December 4, 2006). チャンピオンズ・オン・アイス2006 [Champions on Ice 2006]. World Figure Skating (in Japanese). Vol. 25. Bunkyo, Tokyo: Shinshokan. ch. 4. ISBN 978-4403310287.
  • World FS (August 28, 2010a). ファンタジー・オン・アイス2010 [Fantasy on Ice 2010]. World Figure Skating (in Japanese). Vol. 44. Bunkyo, Tokyo: Shinshokan. ch. 1. ISBN 978-4403310621.
  • World FS (November 20, 2010b). ファンタジー･オン･アイス福井公演 [Fantasy on Ice in Fukui]. World Figure Skating (in Japanese). Vol. 45. Bunkyo, Tokyo: Shinshokan. ch. 5. ISBN 978-4403310638.
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