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.
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.
“Changed” performed at the 2021 American Contemporary Skating Festival in Boston, MA
AIT Boston Seminars & Classes
The AIT Boston Summer Seminar details & information 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
- Saturday, April 2 @ 5 PM: Wallace Civic Center in Fitchburg, MA
- Saturday, April 9 @ 5 PM: Burbank Ice Arena in Reading, MA
- Saturday, May 7 @ 1 PM & 6 PM: Nashoba Valley Ice Arena in Boxborough, MA
- Saturday, May 14 @ 6 PM: in Haverhill, MA
- Sunday, June 12 @ 6:30 PM: Warrior Ice Arena in Brighton, MA
festival showcase
Enjoy an evening of modern and contemporary dance movement on ice featuring ensemble and solo performances by international skating artists. As the culminating event at the end of the American Contemporary Skating Festival, the Festival Showcase is a platform for presenters to share new insights gained over the seminar through performance, display works in progress or fully formed pieces, and give an opportunity to the public to witness a new style of skating.
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 17 years old and have passed USFS Senior Moves in the Field for Professional Company or 13-16 and passed USFS Novice MIF for Junior Company. For all 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.
- Review additional information regarding AIT Performance Companies.
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
- “Changed”
- 2016: “Heartfelt”
The full 2021 AIT Boston Performance Company — for Junior & Professional Companies are: 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, Amelia Costa, Kate Doolan, Naomi Williams, and Megan Abbott.
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 and contact us for more details!
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.
