Maria Zhukova
On ice
Maria is a figure skater and producer. She skated for twelve years with a theatre-on-ice company and joined Imperial Ice Stars in 2015. She still works there as a performer and assistant to the artistic director, and has toured with the company in 19 countries on five continents.
In the air
In 2012 she co-founded Dance & Circus Project, an aerial arts studio for adults. More than 10,000 students have trained there since. She also led the creative production of an international aerial arts festival at VDNH, Moscow, in 2025, which drew 80,000 visitors and 200 performers and set a world record for the largest synchronised aerial silk performance.
The Ice Stage
In 2022 Maria founded The Ice Stage, a company that brings figure skating and aerial arts together on one stage. Its family show Peter Pan on Ice premiered in Cyprus and Switzerland in 2025. She also casts skaters and aerialists for Imperial Ice Stars, El Circo de Hielo, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and other productions. She cast the aerial gymnasts for OK Go’s Grammy-nominated video “Upside Down & Inside Out”, filmed in zero gravity.
Beyond the stage
Maria holds university degrees in law and stage directing. She has visited 59 countries so far, and much of her inspiration comes from these trips, from the trek to Everest Base Camp to the Amazon jungle. In her productions she creates her own Neverland.
Stages we know
Our own productions and international tours with Imperial Ice Stars — 19 countries, 33 cities, 5 continents.
Switzerland6 cities
Cyprus4 cities
Europe
EnglandLondon
WalesNewport
NetherlandsRotterdam
SpainMadrid
ItalyMilan, Trieste
SwitzerlandGeneva, Bern, Zurich, Lucerne, Thun, Biel/Bienne
RussiaMoscow
Mediterranean & Middle East
CyprusNicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos
TurkeyIstanbul
IsraelTel Aviv
KuwaitKuwait City
UAEDubai, Abu Dhabi
OmanMuscat
Asia & Oceania
ChinaShenzhen, Xiamen, Suzhou
ThailandBangkok
AustraliaSydney
Latin America
ColombiaBogotá, Medellín
VenezuelaCaracas
PanamaPanama City
Costa RicaSan José
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