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Swan Lake on Ice by The Imperial Ice Stars in Shanghai

Date: Jan 28-30－7:15 pm

Venue: Shanghai Culture Square

Price: 80-680 yuan

The Imperial Ice Stars was formed in July 2004 as a joint venture between two leading producers of live entertainment, Tony Mercer and James Cundall, and businessman and former speed skater Vladislav Olenin. Originally collaborating on a production of The Sleeping Beauty on Ice in Hong Kong in 1998, Cundall and Mercer also produced The Nutcracker on Ice in Australia and New Zealand in 2003 before creating their own company The Imperial Ice Stars in 2004. Award-winning Tony Mercer has created ice shows such as The Sleeping Beauty on Ice, The Nutcracker on Ice, Cinderella on Ice, Barnum on Ice, Phantom of the Opera on Ice, Peter Pan on Ice and Carmen on Ice.