AIT Boston

AIT Boston: Company History

AIT Boston was created by Co-Founders, John Mucko and Kate McSwain in 2015 beginning with seminars in Bridgewater, MA as well as the first AIT Boston Company performances in 2016. Kate McSwain is currently the Director of AIT Boston, and Jimmy Morgan is the Assistant Director of AIT Boston.

Since then, AIT Boston continues to hold regular seasonal seminars all across the greater Boston area with past guest artists including Elin Schran, Sean Marshinski, and Garrett Kling. Additional educational opportunities include the annual American Contemporary Skating Festival located in Somerville, MA — an international event that brings in coaches, choreographers, and professional skaters from all over the globe to create, collaborate, compose, communicate, and connect. In addition, every spring, John Mucko, leads a 10-week AIT education series for skaters of all ages and levels in Rockland, MA.

AIT Boston also presents professional company performances each year. The AIT Boston performance company season begins with rehearsals in February & March; performances at multiple area club shows through May; special performances at the Riverwalk Resort in Loon Mountain, NH, occasional outdoor rink performances, and a final season performance at the Festival Showcase in Somerville, MA.

Co-Founders, Mucko and McSwain, both directly trained with AIT Founder, Jodi Porter, and are excited to continue her vision of the development of artistic skating through education, performance, and outreach in the Boston area.

Filmed by On Ice Perspectives. For this performance, we are trying a modern dance technique – created by Merce Cunningham – called ‘Choreography by Chance.’ At the end of this video YOU — the audience — can choose to watch one of three different choreography sections to go with each song. Each song has a name: Art, Risk, and Experience. Every time you select a new section, the choreography will be on a new piece of music. Notice how the movement goes with each style of music in a different way! Let’s experience the spontaneous risk of creating art – in the moment – together.

AIT Boston Seminars & Classes

  • Date: Saturday, April 20
  • Time: 3:00 – 6:30 pm
  • Location: Warrior Ice Arena, 90 Guest Street, Brighton, MA 02135
    • Off-ice room upstairs from 3-4:30 PM
    • On-ice from 5-6:30 PM
  • Registration Fee: $60
  • This seminar is for skaters ages 8+ and levels Freeskate 1+.

Join us for the AIT Boston Spring Seminar! This seminar is extra special because we will have an OFF-ICE component. We will be in the room upstairs at Warrior Ice Arena for off-ice movement and dance from 3-4:30 PM followed by on-ice from 5-6:30 PM. Come join us as we celebrate spring and fresh, new growth in our contemporary skating journeys 🙂

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For additional information on upcoming seminars and classes, check out our Boston events on the AIT Calendar as well!

AIT Boston Upcoming Performances

See below for all our AIT Boston Professional Company & Junior Company performance dates!

If you’re interested in having us perform at your rink or club show, reach out to boston@americanicetheatre.org.

Make sure to check out AIT Boston’s 2023 experimental video project in collaboration with Jordan Cowan from On Ice Perspectives: “Choreography by Chance” performed at the 2023 American Contemporary Skating Festival.

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2019 AIT Boston Company Performers

AIT Boston Performance Company

Perform with AIT Boston

  • Join us! To apply to be an AIT Boston Company member for the upcoming season, please fill out the interest form. To apply to be an AIT Boston Company member for the upcoming season, please fill out the interest form. *Requirements: Must be 18 years old and have passed USFS Senior Moves in the Field for Professional Company or 13-18 and passed USFS Junior MIF for Junior Company. For additional requirements please read our AIT Performance Company webpage.
  • Our mission is to bring artistic contemporary skating performances to the metro area performing in a variety of venues such as winter carnivals, club shows, and outdoor lakes. AIT Boston is not a competitive USFS ice theatre team.
  • AIT Boston Company members will learn 1-2 choreographic pieces to perform throughout the season. Rehearsals are on an as-needed basis depending on the performance schedule.
  • Spots are not guaranteed and are on a first-come, first-serve basis.
  • Review additional information regarding AIT Performance Companies.

The 2024-25 AIT Boston Professional Company: Kelly Annese, Taryn Brandt, Brittany Ballard, Hilary Clausius, Toby Evett, Johanna Geary, Hannah Laird, and Lily Thorpe.

The 2023 AIT Boston Junior Company: Kyla Dolan, Amelia Costa, Anissa Leung, Lily Thorpe, Ella Clontz, and Molly Krupat.

If you are interested in joining the AIT Boston Performance Company, please fill out this interest form and we will get back to you.

AIT Boston Repertoire

  • Videos of previous AIT Boston Performance Company pieces:
    • 2016: “Heartfelt”
      • Choreographed by John Mucko and Kate McSwain
      • Music by Beyonce and Halsey
      • Performers: Amanda Greel, Brittany Fitzhugh, Jessica Ricketts, Lily Green, Nikki Montanaro, Ashley Knight, Breanna Corey
    • 2018: “Turn to Stone“
      • Choreographed by Kate McSwain
      • Music by Ingrid Michaelson
      • Performers: Will Blumberg, Amanda Greel, Jessica Ricketts, Julia Rapela, Kat Vitaro, Gillian Robidas, Alanna Kubik
      • Video by On Ice Perspectives
    • 2019: “Doomed“
      • Choreographed by Kate McSwain
      • Music by Moses Sumney
      • Performers: Sydney Kosiak, Jessica Ricketts, Kat Vitaro, Toby Evett, Shayna Smith, Ella Stanwood, Berlin Sohn
      • Video by On Ice Perspectives
    • 2021:
      • “Changed”
        • Choreographed by Kate McSwain
        • Music by Ellie Goulding
        • Professional Company Performers: Brittany Ballard, Kelly Annese, Abby Pierce, Alexa DerBoghosian, Kjerstyn Hall, Kat Vitaro, Ben Jones, Johanna Geary, Sadie Pressman, Katie Tetzloff, Hilary Clausius, and Toby Evett
        • Video by On Ice Perspectives
      • “Evermore”
        • Choreographed by Kate McSwain
        • Music by Taylor Swift
        • Junior Company Performers: Amelia Costa, Naomi Williams, Kate Doolan, and Megan Abbott
        • Video by On Ice Perspectives
    • 2022:
      • “Walls”
        • Choreographed by Kate McSwain
        • Music selections from Hjaltalin
        • Professional Company Performers: Brittany Ballard, Kelly Annese, Abby Pierce, Kat Vitaro, Amanda Greel, Johanna Geary, Hilary Clausius, Toby Evett, Gillian Robidas, and Julia Rapela
        • Video by On Ice Perspectives
      • “Now or Never”
        • Choreographed by Jimmy Morgan
        • Music by Manizha
        • Junior Company Performers: Amelia Costa, Kate Doolan, Anissa Leung, Kyla Dolan, and Molly Krupat
        • Video by On Ice Perspectives
    • 2023:
      • “Choreography by Chance”
        • Choregraphed by Kate McSwain
        • Music Selections from Dardust, Son Lux, and Ludovico Einaudi
        • Professional Company Performers: Brittany Ballard, Toby Evett, Johanna Geary, Cheri Donnelly, Kristina Ruiz, Kelly Annese, Jade Lee, Hilary Clausius, and Gillian Robidas
        • Video by On Ice Perspectives
      • “Rorschach”
      • Selections from Vetusta Morla
      • Junior Company Performers: Kyla Dolan, Amelia Costa, Anissa Leung, Lily Thorpe, Ella Clontz, and Molly Krupat
      • Video by On Ice Perspectives

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AIT Boston Director, Kate McSwain, choreographing

Support AIT Boston

  • We welcome any level donations to support our education and performance initiatives for skaters in the Boston area. Please consider donating through our Support page or by directly making a PayPal payment to info@americanicetheatre.org.
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AIT Boston Fall 2018 Seminar “Falling in Love with Contemporary Skating”