2026 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival: Coldblooded on Ice @ Leddy Park

When

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Where

Leddy Park Arena 216 Leddy Park Road, Burlington, VT 05408 Visit Website | 802-865-7558 | shannigan@burlingtonvt.gov

Who

All Ages

Details

Parking: Yes - Metered street and parking garages

Alicia Hall Moran's Coldblooded combines wisdom from the worlds of skating and music in this fresh take on community, movement, and Art writ large. Growing up, Hall Moran's hobbies were figure skating (she was on a synchro team called The Shadows) and music (singing in choirs and studying piano since the age of 5). Her passions seemed to collide on ice in 1988: when American Debi Thomas skated on Olympic ice to music from the opera Carmen, and East Germany's Katerina Witt did the same! Known in sports as the Battle of the Carmens, for a teenage Alicia, it cemented her passions into one.

With a taste for quicksilver musicians like herself, Hall Moran has gathered Jazz' Tony Scherr on bass and guitar, New music's James Moore on guitar, educator and improviser Eleonore Oppenheim on upright bass and mandolin, and electronic music innovator and drummer LaFrae Sci. On the skate side, Moran's audiences will be treated to interpretative ice dance by Hall Moran's long-time collaborators, Ice Theatre of New York.

Coldblooded for Burlington Jazz Festival, celebrates the techniques of Jazz and the recent release of Hall Moran's third album, Coldblooded, released this Spring. This live on-ice musical performance features players from the album and all of the album's 13 original songs were written over the course of Hall Moran's skating adventures on ice rinks across the Northeast U.S. The music will be performed on ice, and intrepid audiences are invited to sit on the ice in chairs. The show is 45 minutes followed by a free-skate with Alicia Hall Moran and special guests to be announced!

Please dress for 35 degrees • Please bring your skates.

Location: Leddy Arena, 1 Leddy Park Road, Burlington

Reviews

11 reviews

August 4, 2015
"This ice skating rink was nice when I was growing up, but not anymore. Sure there are minor things like old rental skates with no skate blades and a run down snack bar but the bathrooms will make you run. The halls outside the bathrooms and the restrooms themselves smell like mold! Countless times I and others have said things to management and employees and nothing is done. Such a disappointment!"
- Nikki913
February 24, 2015
"I love Leddy Park Arena! It's reminiscent of skating rinks when I was a kid. I have taken lessons there-small group lessons for beginners that were wonderful. I also bring kids there I work with in the community for winter time fun. Last time I was there, in October, the employee who helped us with gear was awesome and we enjoyed the rink and the music. The crates are appreciated too for those learning :) One thing to note, and perhaps there is some way to deal with this, was the proximity of super fast skaters. I had some super beginners" with me and other much more advanced skaters were whizzing about a bit too close for comfort! Perhaps there are hours for super beginners or the itsy bitsy rink?! Overall a wonderful experience!"
- soleil
February 24, 2015
"I love Leddy Park Arena! It's reminiscent of skating rinks when I was a kid. I have taken lessons there-small group lessons for beginners that were wonderful. I also bring kids there I work with in the community for winter time fun. Last time I was there, in October, the employee who helped us with gear was awesome and we enjoyed the rink and the music. The crates are appreciated too for those learning :) One thing to note, and perhaps there is some way to deal with this, was the proximity of super fast skaters. I had some 'super beginners' with me and other much more advanced skaters were whizzing about a bit too close for comfort! Perhaps there are hours for super beginners or the itsy bitsy rink?!"
- soleil
August 22, 2013
"I love bringing the kids here. Its a great place for even beginners. And you can bring the little ones out on sleds."
- bluebingo
August 22, 2013
"I love bringing the kids here. Its a great place for even beginners. And you can bring the little ones out on sleds."
- bluebingo
August 21, 2013
"We held a birthday party there and it was great! They provide a room for presents and cake for one hour and the small ice rink for one hour. The price was average for birthday event rentals."
- katiebug_1530
August 21, 2013
"We held a birthday party there and it was great! They provide a room for presents and cake for one hour and the small ice rink for one hour. The price was average for birthday event rentals."
- katiebug_1530
November 9, 2011
"The Itty Bitty Public Skate is a great place for kids to learn. The first time I went, I brought my 2.5yr twins and 1yr baby. The baby went on a sled and the twins pushed crates around on the ice. It was fun for all!"
- mpc
November 9, 2011
"The Itty Bitty Public Skate is a great place for kids to learn. The first time I went, I brought my 2.5yr twins and 1yr baby. The baby went on a sled and the twins pushed crates around on the ice. It was fun for all!"
- mpc
August 12, 2009
"My daughter is a member of the VT Children's Theater on Ice in the Taste of Theater group, which is an introduction to theater on ice. Leddy Arena is the home for the VT Children's Theater. The management at Leddy is completely engaged in the activities. They organize several shows throughout the year and keep us all informed of opportunities from extra skating time to fun events going on at the Arena via email. Every season I'm more & more impressed by the quality of the program and the commitment of the staff at Leddy as well as the highly skilled instructors. Their focus on training and providing a nurturing environment for our kids to learn and excel is incredible!"
- CBHBRealty
August 12, 2009
"My daughter is a member of the VT Children's Theater on Ice in the Taste of Theater group, which is an introduction to theater on ice. Leddy Arena is the home for the VT Children's Theater. The management at Leddy is completely engaged in the activities. They organize several shows throughout the year and keep us all informed of opportunities from extra skating time to fun events going on at the Arena via email. Every season I'm more & more impressed by the quality of the program and the commitment of the staff at Leddy as well as the highly skilled instructors. Their focus on training and providing a nurturing environment for our kids to learn and excel is incredible!"
- CBHBRealty