You will find here a collection of the different works and projects from our members. This catalogue is currently under construction and will be completed shortly.
HUMAN — Icelab Leipzig, 2025
A contemporary dance piece on ice skates about human rights and humanity.
Wie wir sind — Icelab Leipzig, 2025
A contemporary dance piece on ice skates about human rights and humanity. Adaptation of HUMAN to the mobile artificial ice stage.
Recurrence — Nordic Ice Theatre, 2025 (in production)
A full evening performance blending dance on ice, live music and sound science. Through exploring the visual aspects of sound as well as the auditive aspects of movement, by using recurring patterns as an example, we aim to highlight the World’s universal interconnectedness.
Choreography by Malgorzata Osypinska, with new music composed by Marcus Davidson.
Melting Point — Nordic Ice Theatre, 2024
Full evening production combining dance on ice, live music and performance art. Through deconstruction and reconstruction of both movement and sound we explore the phenomenon of melting: both in its literal and figurative sense. New musical material, composed by Anders Hannevold, will encounter the sounds of F.Schuberts Winterreise. Along with the choreography by Malgorzata Osypinska, and dancers’ own research, it creates a unique experience – one that you have never seen before.
Winter Tales — Nordic Ice Theatre, 2023
A 20 minute video-on-demand (VOD).
This is a set of 5 études combining artistic figure skating, classical music and poetry – with beautiful Norwegian nature playing the role of the scenography. Each “tale” will immerse you into a magical, unique place – not only visually, but also in terms of the music and text. Etudes take form of solo, duet and trio and are performed on frozen lakes in Norway.
ArtS sur Glace — Compagnie Moins 5, 2022
“ArtS sur Glace” [ArtS on Ice] is a show where singing, dancing, circus arts, and a touch of humor come together to transform the ice into a stage, celebrating human relationships and diversity as sources of artistic inspiration.
L’Homme-Lames — Compagnie Moins 5, 2022
“L‘Homme-Lames” [The Blades Man] is a four-act play featuring three actors, a work that immerses the spectator in the intrigues of educational and family relationships. The challenging world of figure skating and top-level sport serves as the background, adding a captivating dimension to the plot.
Updating your future… ERROR — Icelab Leipzig, 2022
A contemporary, interactive dance performance on skates in cooperation with Heizhaus Leipzig and Fahrradkino Chemnitz about the sustainability of digitalisation.
Art Sans Frontières — Compagnie Moins 5, 2016
“Art Sans Frontières” [Art Without Borders] explores two crucial issues: global warming and the need for concrete action. An absurd duality runs through the show, embodied by skaters performing without ice. Can we still consider them artists? The play seeks to confront the skater’s ego and competitive aspirations with the immensity of the ecological challenge. The story begins in an ice rink that is gradually melting under the shrill sound of an alarm, prompting the audience to board buses to take refuge in a theatre. This transition from freezing cold to heat without ice is symbolic. On stage, a refrigerator propels the skaters one by one, wearing their skates, in front of the audience. This transition raises a fundamental question: “What do we do now?”
Maths Glacées — Compagnie Moins 5, 2015
“Maths Glacées” [Frozen Maths] is the first play created on ice before also being performed off ice. The work, conceived by Geneviève Mante, a mathematics teacher, delves into the depths of madness and excess. It depicts the journey of two individuals with distinct aspirations, yet linked by invisible threads. The plot reveals the tumultuous journey of a learned woman who, sinking into distress and isolation, abandons her life to alcohol abuse and ends up homeless. At the same time, a figure skater focused on the glamour of the Olympic Games evolves in a circle tightly centred on this single goal. Both struggle with their inner demons and the challenges of life, illustrating human fragility and contradictions.
Fête Foraine — Compagnie Moins 5, 2015
“Fête Foraine” [Funfair] is presented as a metaphor for the journey of a high-level skater. Through five skaters, the show explores the various attractions of a funfair, symbolizing the major milestones that punctuate the life of a skater: the search for the ideal coach, the locker room and mental preparation, the intensity of training, the competitive experience, and finally victory and the long-awaited climb onto the podium.
Deutschland — Compagnie Moins 5, 2013
“Deutschland” [Germany] is a contemporary dance performance exploring the themes of the two Germanys. The stage is frozen into an icy surface, a metaphor for the cold and rigid climate characterizing the relationship between these two nations, which were nevertheless destined to merge. The icy elements emphasize the austere atmosphere of an era marked by a totalitarian regime, juxtaposed with the ethereal grace and forced splendour of figure skating. Within this representation, the absurdity inherent in a totalitarian regime coexists with the lightness of the movements, the beauty of the choreography and the sometimes forced smiles of the skaters. The cold emanating from the crystalline ice blends with the sharp, ornate blades, which cut into the frozen surface to better symbolise the division imposed by the Iron Curtain.
In short, ‘Deutschland’ embodies a captivating visual metaphor where the contrast between the coldness of the past and the fluidity of movement offers a striking glimpse into the history of the two Germanys and their path to unity.
