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So Monday night I made my first trip to Chelsea Piers to attend the Fall Ice Theater Gala honoring Nancy Kerrigan. I am a big fan of watching competitive ice skating, and also being a dancer myself was looking forward to seeing how these two art forms worked together. I was very glad Moira told me to dress warmly because that was definitely a key factor in enjoying the performance. I get it...ice, needs to be cold to maintain ice....I am so glad the sweater dress was invented..it was a lifesaver. The gala performance was a combination of solo and company pieces. My favorite piece was a duet between two women dressed in very plain clothes set to music so quiet you could hear the skate noises as the dancers/skaters weaved and stopped. It was mesmerizing to watch and something I had never seen in an ice rink...contemporary dancing with no jumps or turns. Ice skating to me has always been about the tricks and not the artistry but with the Ice Theater, we are seeing skating in a whole new way and I really enjoyed it. A couple of the pieces at the gala felt like they came right out of Disney on Ice but I am assuming that is because there was an eclectic audience so they wanted to create pieces for all attending. As I watched, I realized that performing on ice is much more difficult then performing on stage, not because of the skates, but because there is so much more space to have to fill to reach your audience. The pieces that struck me the most were not the ensemble pieces but the duets where the skaters had to perform with such passion, energy, and emotion (yet not seem over the top) to reach the audience. They definitely succeeded. So enough about the performance...What a party!!!!! The reception was at the Lighthouse, a beautiful space right on the water. Food- amazing.....drinks continuously flowing, incredible silent auction items up for bid, AND the opportunity to fill up your plate with delectable cheeses and antipasto next to Nancy Kerrigan, Paul Wylie, and Vera Wang. It was a fantastic party. I had a mission that night to get a picture with Paul Wylie since a friend from high school was/is obsessed with him and I knew the reaction to seeing the photo would generate some crazy reaction..(which it did, thank you Facebook). You would think my evening ended there but no, my companion and I left the gala eager for something sweet to end the night...we wound up at Billy's Bakery in search of Red Velvet cupcakes and we were not disappointed. I have been dreaming about those cupcakes all week now. But, in true NYC fashion, my night could not end with such a saccharine sweet cupcake,no, no no...I had to have my first fight since I moved to NY where my companion and I were shoved into the counter at Billy's Bakery because someone could not take a joke
Rule #1- boys, whether you are gay or straight---do not hit a girl
Rule #2- if you are seriously going to have a raging fit and threaten bodily harm to someone, please do not make it over a cupcake...no matter how good they are
So in conclusion, The Ice Theater is an exciting combination of two art forms and I look forward to seeing what this season has to offer AND Billy's Bakery has the best cupcakes in NYC, but be forewarned- beware of drama queens when placing your order.
For more information on the Ice Theatre of New York go to:
Billy's Bakery:
http://www.billysbakerynyc.com/