Earlier today, my dear friend Elena Vasileva tweeted:
The more tragedies we have in the world, the more beauty we need to live.
I couldn’t agree more. So in keeping with that philosophy, we present an exclusive new photo series plus exclusive video from the vault: Johnny, in all his fantastical glory as Dracula, performing in the Halloween on Ice tour.
Johnny’s Masquerade: Waltz is one of his most mesmerizing programs, and his final, passionate performance in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was truly spectacular. That program plus his exuberant silliness in the special encore video is just the kind of beautiful distraction I need right now. I hope it is for you as well.
Please take your time to savor each one of these beautiful shots. As always, most of these pics are huuuuuge, so please click any photo to view it in all its full-size wonder.
The following shots of the program’s ending are absolutely amazing. Johnny’s control in sliding across the ice with his arms raised is just wow.
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Johnny’s brilliant and haunting final performance as Dracula to Masquerade: Waltz. Note: at this final tour stop, the arena was jampacked and we were seated right next to some very active young audience members. In their rapt enthusiasm, they kept accidentally bumping the tripod and breathing into the sensitive video camera microphone, as you may notice in the audio... But we enjoyed seeing how much these little ones loved the show!
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The final finale!
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After the finale, Johnny et al returned to the ice for a wonderful surprise encore to celebrate the end of the tour.
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BONUS PIC
Exclusive photos © David Keyser.
