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.

Filmed by On Ice Perspectives in June 2025. “BLUE” choreographed by Kate McSwain on AIT Boston Professional Company.

AIT Boston Seminars & Classes

Thank you so much for joining us at the AIT Boston Winter Seminar. Information about our Spring Seminar will be coming soon.

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. We are excited to start a new 2025-26 season with everyone in the fall/winter! If you’re interested in having us perform at your rink or club show, reach out to boston@americanicetheatre.org.

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 (Gold) Moves in the Field (Skating Skills) 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 2024 AIT Boston Junior Company: Amelia Costa, Anissa Leung, Ella Clontz, Tessel van Schaaik, 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

Heartfelt / 2016

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

Turn to Stone / 2018

Choreographed by Kate McSwain, music by Ingrid Michaelson

Performers: Will Blumberg, Amanda Greel, Jessica Ricketts, Julia Rapela, Kat Vitaro, Gillian Robidas, Alanna Kubik