Connect & Create with the International Contemporary Skating Community
#ACSFest2026 will be in Boston, MA from June 11-14, 2026. Registration opens after April 1.
About the Festival
Everyone has something to share. Everyone has something to learn.
This is the key tenet of AIT’s Mission, Vision & Core Values.
Open to choreographers, coaches, and professional skaters over the age of 18 who are Novice (Silver) Standard Track MIF (Skating Skills) level or higher, the American Contemporary Skating Festival is a place for those who are passionate about expanding the art form of skating.
Connect with colleagues around the world as you collaborate, create, and learn from each other in an intimate environment through on-and off-ice workshops.
2025 Festival Showcase & FREE Skate Class
Festival Showcase & Free Contemporary Skate Class
Sunday, June 15 | Warrior Ice Arena, Brighton, MA
Looking for a unique and memorable way to spend Father’s Day? Join us for an evening of creativity, movement, and performance on ice!
Free, open to the public: “Learn to Contemporary Skate” Class (5:30 – 6:10 PM)
- Learn contemporary skating concepts from professional skaters!
- Discover new ways to think about and move on the ice.
- Dance, skate, and explore innovative techniques in a safe & supportive learning environment.
- Open to ALL levels and ages! (Children under 7 must be accompanied on the ice by an adult.)
- Bring your own skates. We do not provide rental skates.
Festival Showcase (6:30 – 8:00 PM)
- Enjoy a professional skating performance featuring captivating artistry on ice.
- Ensembles, solos & duet/trios performed by professional and internationally renowned skaters including Olympians.
- Free admission – everyone is welcome!
- Suggested donation of $30 for both class & show.
#ACSFest Schedule & Location
2025 Festival Location: Warrior Ice Arena & Boston Landing Track & Field Complex
Warrior Ice Arena: 90 Guest St, Brighton, MA
Boston Landing Track & Field Complex: 71 Guest St, Brighton, MA
Tentative Festival schedule in June 2025
Thursday, June 12: 6 pm – 10 pm
Friday, June 13: 6 pm – 10 pm
Saturday, June 14: 9 am – 5 pm
Sunday, June 15: 9 am – 5 pm | Festival Showcase from 6:30 – 8 pm
Cost
- Full 4-Day Registration: $260
- 2-Day (Saturday & Sunday ONLY) Registration: $230
- Festival T-Shirt: $25
- Pizza/Bowling Dinner: $55
Refund Policy
Full refunds are NOT available for any reason. The Festival runs on a deficit, and we do not have the budget or ability to offer refunds. Your fee will serve as a tax-deductible donation toward American Ice Theatre. Email info@americanicetheatre.org if you need a receipt for tax purposes.
FESTIVAL TOPICS
The American Contemporary Skating Festival provides a platform for choreographers and skating artists to share their own contemporary and artistic figure skating philosophies and explore improvisation and dance on ice together. The schedule features a combination of on- and off-ice presentations on a variety of topics like:
- contemporary and artistic skating philosophies,
- full body movement,
- conceptual art and skating,
- mindfulness practices,
- movement with partners, and
- improvisation techniques.
WEEKEND CHOREOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
There will also be a Weekend Choreography Workshop, culminating in a Festival Showcase on Sunday evening where presenters can 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. This is an opportunity for 5 international & professional choreographers to choreograph on assigned groups of participants who “opt-in.” The participants MUST be present for Thursday-Sunday to perform with an ensemble. The pieces are choreographed in 5 hours over the course of the weekend (both on-ice and off-ice rehearsals). The Workshop ensembles will perform their pieces at the Festival Showcase on Sunday night. Maximum 10 skaters per ensemble; limited space available – first come, first served.
