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.
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; performances at multiple area club shows through May; special performances at the Riverwalk Resort in Loon Mountain, NH 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.
AIT Boston Seminars & Classes
The AIT Boston Spring Seminar will be coming soon in April!
Rockland AIT Spring Series is a grassroots skating class series that is currently running with AIT Director of Grassroots Development, John Mucko, in Rockland, Massachusetts. This Series has completed for the 2020 season and will resume in 2021.
For additional information on upcoming seminars and classes, check out our Boston events on the AIT Calendar as well!2019 AIT Boston Company Performers
AIT Boston Performances – 2020
Requirements: Must be 17 years old and have passed USFS Junior Moves in the Field.
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 choreographic piece to perform throughout the season. Rehearsals will commence in the winter.
Performers: Sydney Kosiak, Jessica Ricketts, Kat Vitaro, Toby Evett, Shayna Smith, Ella Stanwood, Berlin Sohn
The full 2020 AIT Boston Company cast includes Victoria Craw, Brittany Ballard, Benjamin Jones, Alexa DerBoghosian, Kjerstyn Hall, Gillian Robidas, Anna Berger, Ella Stanwood, and Kat Vitaro.
If you are interested in joining the AIT Boston Performance Company, please fill out this interest form and we will get back to you.Find out more about the company for next season at our Meet in Greet beginning in February 2021 and contact us for more details!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 Supportpage or by directly making a PayPal payment to info@americanicetheatre.org.
AIT Boston Fall 2018 Seminar “Falling in Love with Contemporary Skating”