Holiday On Ice - Horizons - Tournée

Holiday on Ice — HORIZONS at Halle Tony Garnier

At Halle Tony Garnier in Lyon, we are delighted to welcome Holiday on Ice with HORIZONS, a large-scale production that transforms our historic arena into a dazzling, glass-smooth stage. From our perspective as host venue, the thrill starts long before opening night: the installation of the expansive ice surface, precision climate controls, and a custom rig to carry lighting, sound, and scenic elements all converge to turn the hall into an immersive world of movement and color. Holiday on Ice has shaped generations of memories, and HORIZONS continues that tradition with a fresh creative outlook, premier athleticism, and an eye for spectacle. Our technical teams have prepared a layout that maximizes sightlines from every section, ensuring that intricate footwork, soaring lifts, and ensemble formations can be appreciated no matter where you sit. It’s a rare pleasure to see an arena of this scale become intimate through the language of blades on ice; as hosts, we relish the chance to provide the ideal canvas for this tour’s shimmering choreography and richly orchestrated soundtrack.

What you will experience on the ice

HORIZONS brings a spirit of discovery to Halle Tony Garnier, inviting audiences to follow a sweeping journey across places both real and imagined. The production blends precision skating with aerial accents, visual illusions, and sculptural lighting, creating tableaux that ebb and flow like a cinematic poem. Expect solos that spotlight edge control and speed, pas de deux that merge balletic weightlessness with athletic power, and ensemble sequences that paint the rink with kaleidoscopic patterns. The design language is crisp and contemporary: reflective fabrics, prismatic textures, and dynamic projections turn the ice into a living canvas, while the music layers modern beats with cinematic themes to propel the storytelling. From our vantage point, the interplay between sound, light, and motion is where HORIZONS is most magnetic. The touring creative team works closely with our in-house engineers to fine-tune acoustics and lighting focuses unique to the contours of our arena, so that a whisper-quiet glide can feel as intimate as a close-up and a climactic leap can ripple to the top rows with electrifying clarity.

As a Lyon landmark, Halle Tony Garnier is designed to welcome both devoted Holiday on Ice fans and first-time visitors with equal warmth. We’ve arranged the rink and seating plan to privilege unobstructed views of the full-span patterns that define this production, while preserving the immediacy that makes ice performance so special—the sheen of freshly resurfaced ice, the lyrical cut of a perfect edge, the collective breath before a lift. Families and groups will appreciate the fluid access routes, generous concourses, and amenities that allow for an unhurried pre-show arrival and comfortable intermissions. Behind the scenes, our ice technicians coordinate closely with the company to maintain optimal glide and grip between sequences, preserving the crisp lines and speed that give HORIZONS its drive. Holiday on Ice arrives in Lyon with vibrant artistic momentum, showcasing a cast of international skaters and a production that embraces innovation without losing the heart of classic figure performance. We are proud to be the meeting point between this touring excellence and our city’s appetite for live spectacle, and we look forward to opening the doors of Halle Tony Garnier to a world on blades where every horizon is a promise of something new.