spelled out with famous songs from Broadway musicals.
Musical on Ice
Thank you and report on the Shiga performance
Prince Ice World 2023~2024 A NEW PROGRESS BROADWAY CLASSICS in Shiga" We were able to bring smiles and excitement with the wonderful performances of the PIW team and guests for 3 days.
We would like to thank everyone who attended the event and everyone involved for their cooperation in making it happen.
For the first day of the show, the PIW team and guest skaters also went out to the lobby to raise funds for the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. We are also pleased to report that a portion of the proceeds (all profits) from this Prince Ice World Shiga performance, in addition to those from the organizers, were transferred to the following account.
Total amount of donations: 5,000,000 yen (including 1,102,946 yen donated at the venue)
All donations were remitted to the "Ishikawa Prefecture 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Disaster Relief Fund Account.
We thank you for your warm support and cooperation, and sincerely hope for the earliest possible recovery of the affected areas.
Schedule for future PIW Shiga performances
▼ Broadcast by J-SPORTS
Scheduled to be rebroadcast in April and beyond (schedule undecided).
How to watch
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https://www.jsports.co.jp/program_guide/06/05/101033_4260614/
▼ Special program of Biwako Broadcasting Co.
Airs from 15:00 to 15:54 on Sunday, March 24
Prince Ice World 2023-2024 A NEW PROGRESS - Shiga Performance Report
Prince Ice World is Japan's longest running ice show, with a history dating back to 1978, featuring the powerful group dances of the over 20-member Prince Ice World team and the unique performances of top skaters from Japan and abroad. This year's Shiga performance will feature world-class guest skaters such as Shizuka Arakawa, gold medalist at the Torino Olympics, and Masama Uno, world champion. The show also featured a singing collaboration stage by "LE VELVETS", a vocal group active in a variety of genres centering on classical music (appearing only on the 24th and 25th), and other performances with a high degree of freedom different from the competition, making it a brilliant entertainment ice show.
The Kinoshita Kansei Ice Arena (Shiga Prefectural Ice Arena) opened in 2000 as a facility where ice sports can be enjoyed throughout the year, and its main rink is of international standard where various competitions such as ice hockey are held. The main rink is of international standard, where various competitions such as ice hockey are held. Normally, various classes are held for children and adults, but for these three days, the atmosphere was especially glamorous.
On the final day, Shiga Prefecture Governor Daizo Mikazuki took the stage and delivered a speech.
We are delighted that Japan's premier ice show will be held in Shiga Prefecture for the first time in six years. To all the fans who are coming from all over the world, welcome to Shiga!
The appeal of sports is not only "playing" but also "watching" and "supporting", and through such diverse involvement, everyone can enrich their hearts and minds. We hope that you will enjoy to your heart's content the spectacular performances of skaters and their music, and that you will also experience the charms of our prefecture, such as Lake Biwa, its rich nature, and its historic townscape, and create wonderful memories.
In conclusion, we would like to thank everyone involved for their efforts in making this event possible, and we sincerely wish for the success of the Shiga performance. (Excerpt from the day's pamphlet)
*This report is a summary of the three performances on the 24th and 25th.
venue
Kinoshita Kansay Ice Arena (Shiga Prefectural Ice Arena)
date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)
February 23 (Fri., holiday), 24 (Sat.), 25 (Sun.), 2024 (3 days, 5 performances)
Composition and Direction
Kanno Kounoumei
performance
Regular performers
Prince Ice World Team
Guest skaters
Shizuka Arakawa / Miki Ando / Yanaka Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi / Shoma Uno / Akiko Suzuki / Nobunari Oda / Detective Tanaka / Takahito Nora / Marin Honda
Artist Guests
LE VELVETS (2/24,25 only)
organizing
Prince Ice World Shiga Performance Executive Committee
support
special cooperation
Oita Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
cooperation
Shiga Sports Association / Kansai Telecasting Corporation / Omi Railway / Yumebanchi
support
Shiga Prefecture / Shiga Prefectural Board of Education / Otsu City / Otsu City Board of Education / Kusatsu City / Kusatsu City Board of Education / The Kyoto Shimbun / Japan Skating Federation / Shiga Skating Federation / α-STATION FM KYOTO / e-radio FM Shiga
planning and production
Blue Muse / GAKUON Unity Face
GAKUON Unity Face Inc.
set list
Overture (from Gypsy)
PIW Team All Cast
On Broadway
PIW Team (Yuta Konuma, Kohei No, Keisuke Kodaira, Yohji Nakano, Kotoha Asami, Hyoko Misawa, Melina Shirakami, Miku Mochizuki)
M3.My Favorite Things
PIW Team (Momoyo Gotoh, Yuka Kono, Juki Nakanishi, Yonanno Kanbayashi, Akane Matsubara, Runa Shirakami, Miho Takahashi)
One Song Glory
PIW Team (Koichi Kobayashi, Yukie Matsunaga)
Guest1:Marin Honda ♪ The Little Mermaid
▼ Main Results
2016 World Junior Championships Winner
2017 World Junior Championships, 2nd place
Guest2:Takahito Mura West Side Story Maria
▼ Main Results
2012 Grand Prix Series France Winner
2014 Four Continents Championships Winner
2014 Grand Prix Series Canada Winner
2015-17 All-Japan Championships, 3rd place
M7.42nd Street
PIW Team (Koichi Kobayashi, Yuta Konuma, Kohei No, Keisuke Kodaira, Yohji Nakano, Tsuneto Karakawa, Yukie Matsunaga, Yui Sasaki, Reika Matsumoto, Momoyo Gotoh, Kotoha Asami, Juki Nakanishi, Marie Ogawa, Yonanno Kanbayashi, Reina Shirakami, Hyuga Misawa, Akane Matsubara, Miku Mochizuki, Runa Shirakami, Miho Takahashi)
Luck Be A Lady
PIW Team (Yuta Konuma, Kohei No, Yohji Nakano, Tsuneto Karakawa)
The Impossible Dream
PIW Team (Koichi Kobayashi, Keisuke Kodaira, Juki Nakanishi, Hyoko Misawa)
Artist Guest:LE VELVETS ♪ ROMANTiCA ~Prayer of Love
The name of the group is derived from the word "Velvet," a soft, fine, smooth fabric, and was given by music critic Reiko Yukawa. All members are over 180 cm tall, and the vocal group consists of tenors and baritones who all graduated from the vocal department of a music college.
Based on classical music, she freely expresses various genres of songs from rock, pop, jazz, and Japanese folk songs, creating her own unique world.
While performing concerts at Orchard Hall and other venues across Japan and dinner shows at various hotels, the group also sings the national anthem at sports events, makes its CD debut and performs overseas, and each member performs in musicals.
Tatsuhiko Saga resumed his activities after recuperating from a stroke on the September 2022 broadcast of "Tetsuko's Room. The final performance of the nationwide "Eternal" tour, which served as Tatsuhiko Saga's return concert, was recorded. Also, celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2023, the first best album "LE VELVETS 15th Anniversary THE BEST ~ROMANTiCA~" will be released on October 18.
This will be his first appearance in a figure skating show at the Prince Ice World performance.
For the first song, they sang "ROMANTiCA ~Prayer of Love~," an original song used as the commercial song for the Prince Ice World 2023-2024 Shiga show. Then, the audience was mesmerized and excited by the wonderful collaboration of live singing and figure skating show with professional figure skaters Akiko Suzuki and Detective Tanaka.
Official Web Sitehttps://www.le-velvets.com/
Guess3:Akiko Suzuki x LE VELVETS ♪ The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
▼ Main Results
2010 Vancouver Olympics, 8th place
2012 World Championships, 3rd place
2013 All-Japan Championship Winner
2014 Sochi Olympics, 8th place
2014 World Championships, 6th place
Guess4:Detective Tanaka x LE VELVETS ♪ The Phantom of the Opera
▼ Main Results
2016, 2017 2nd place at the All-Japan Championships
Participated in the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
2017, 2018, 2019
Participated in the World Championships
M13.On My Own
PIW Team (Kohei Noh, Momoyo Gotoh)
Guest5:Nobunari Oda ♪ "Kinky boots" Hold me in your heart - Sex is in the heel
▼ Main Results
2006 Four Continents Champion
2006 World Championships, 4th place
2008 All Japan Champion
2010 Vancouver Olympics, 7th place
M15. Anything Goes
PIW Team (Koichi Kobayashi, Yuta Konuma, Keisuke Kodaira, Yohji Nakano, Yukie Matsunaga, Yui Sasaki, Reika Matsumoto, Momoyo Gotoh, Kotoha Asami, Yuka Kono, Juki Nakanishi, Marie Ogawa, Yonanno Kanbayashi, Reina Shiragami, Hyoko Misawa, Akane Matsubara, Miku Mochizuki, Runa Shiragami, Miho Takahashi)
M16.New York, New York
PIW Team (Koichi Kobayashi, Yohji Nakano, Tsuneto Karakawa, Reika Matsumoto, Momoyo Gotoh, Reina Shirakami)
M17.Don't Rain On My Parade
PIW Team (Yukie Matsunaga, Yui Sasaki, Yuka Kono, Yuki Nakanishi, Marie Ogawa, Yonanno Kanbayashi, Hyoko Misawa, Akane Matsubara, Miku Mochizuki, Runa Shirakami, Miho Takahashi)
Guest6:Mihime Ando ♪ Merry Christmas at the battlefield
▼ Main Results
2007,2011 World Champion
2010 Vancouver Olympics, 5th place
2011 Four Continents Champion
Won the All-Japan Championship 3 times
M18.Bring Him Home
PIW Team (Yuta Konuma)
M19.I'd Give My Life For You
PIW Team (Kotoha Asami)
M21.Tomorrow
12 KIDS skaters from Shiga Prefecture
Guest7:Yanaka Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi ♪ Birds/MAKEBA
▼ Main Results
2022 Four Continents Championships, 2nd place
2022 All Japan Championship Winner
2023 World Championships, 11th place
M23.This Is The Moment
PIW Team (Kohei No, Tsuneto Karakawa)
Guest8:Shizuka Arakawa ♪ Memory
▼ Main Results
1998 Nagano Olympics
2004 World Champion
2006 Olympic Gold Medal, Turin, Italy
Guest9:Masama Uno Timelapse/Spiegel im Spiegel
▼ Main Results
Silver medal, Pyeongchang Olympics, 2018
2022, 2023 World Champion
2022 Beijing Olympics Bronze medal
Won the All Japan Championship 6 times
M26.One (Finale)
PIW Team All Cast
M27.One Night Only
all cast
Meet & Greet
The "backstage catering," which the performers and staff always look forward to, was prepared by "Gen-san," a long-established Omi beef restaurant established in Shiga Prefecture 35 years ago, which raised everyone's spirits and made the Shiga performance memorable.
Thank you to President Taniguchi and staff of Gensan for the delicious catering.
(center left) Chairman of Shiga Skating Federation and President of Motosan Food Corporation, Tsuyoshi Taniguchi
The sponsor, Shinko Metallicon Corporation, gave disposable body warmers to about 8,000 visitors to warm them up in the cold ice rink venue. Thank you very much for warming our hearts and bodies.
Thank you to all of the sponsors and volunteers who helped in the operation of the event.
Thank you very much for your cooperation in this performance.
Prince Ice World Shiga Performance Executive Committee