Rock the Rink — a 'new style of skating entertainment' — coming to Sudbury
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Published on: April 14, 2019 | Last Updated: April 14, 2019 3:38 AM EDT
Patrick Chan (pictured), Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue are coming back to Sudbury in Rock the Rink, stopping at the Sunday Arena on Nov. 1. The show will also feature Katelyn Osmond, Elvis Stojko, Carolina Kostner, Anna Cappellini, Luca Lanotte and Jeremy Abbott. COLE BURSTON / THE CANADIAN PRESS
Canadian figure skaters Patrick Chan, Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue are coming back to Sudbury – and they're bringing some of their friends, too.
Rock the Rink, stopping at the Sunday Arena on Nov. 1, also features Katelyn Osmond, Elvis Stojko, Carolina Kostner, Anna Cappellini, Luca Lanotte and Jeremy Abbott, a release said.
Tickets go on sale May 3 at rocktherink.com
The alt-rock band Birds of Bellwoods will also perform.
The stop in Sudbury is one of more than 30 Canadian stops on Rock the Rink's tour, starting in Abbotsford, B.C., on Oct. 5. The only other Northern Ontario stop is Oct. 29 in Sault Ste. Marie.
In a release, Virtue, Moir and Chan said it occurred to them during last year's Thank You Canada tour (which also took them to Sudbury) "that they were far from done creating and developing a new style of skating entertainment. Conversations then began in earnest to focus on the next logical step."
As a result, Rock The Rink will become "an annual tour that focuses on being more than a figure skating show. Combining the highest level of on-ice superstar talent with an ever-evolving touring production, Rock The Rink will produce the highest value of entertainment.
"This year – along with upgrades to lighting, video and interactive technology – live music will be introduced to the show, with featured special musical guest, Birds of Bellwoods."
"Last year," said Virtue, "we rode the Olympic wave and carried the momentum through the Thank You Canada tour – a fulfilling project that truly allowed us to connect with fans coast to coast. This year, it's critical that we elevate the production and generate authentic entertainment in new and creative ways. Scott and I have spent our career striving for more, taking risks, and daring ourselves to be better … our approach to this is no different."
The production will tour from coast-to-coast across Canada, and will include a few select U.S. cities, as well. The cast will again feature Canadian skaters, Virtue and Moir, Chan, Kaetlyn Osmond and Elvis Stojko.
The show will also be bringing some world-renowned skating talent from Europe and the U.S. Italian Olympic medalist and world champion, Carolina Kostner, and Italian world champions, Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte, will each tour in North America for the first time, while Olympic medalist and four time U.S. national champion, Jeremy Abbott, will return to Canadian touring for the first time in seven years.
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