DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL
June 10-13, $15 unless otherwise noted
www.whitewavedance.org
The twentieth annual Dumbo Dance Festival will be celebrated virtually, with dance companies streaming in from around the country as well as from Hungary, Mexico, and South Korea. Hosted by White Wave Dance, which was founded in Brooklyn in 1988 by Young Soon Kim, the festival features eight programs in addition to a family-friendly presentation, a workshop for kids, and a virtual gala. “This is a festival about opportunities,” Kim said in a statement. “The Dumbo Dance Festival provides an opportunity for over 350 performing artists to showcase their work. Further, it offers New York and global audiences the chance to experience one of the most diverse displays of leading-edge choreography and excellence at an affordable price.” Below is the full schedule; VIP tickets to the gala include an in-person open bar at White Wave Dance.
Thursday, June 10
Virtual gala, with Gerald Appelstein, Danni Gee, Jennifer Muller, Ludo Scheffer, Thera Marshall, Pascal Rekoert, Young Soon Kim, including keynote speeches and filmed performances by Jennifer Muller | The Works, Obremski/Works, Daegu City Dance Company, collective A |Jinyeob Cha & Theatre Mucheon|Ara Kim, and White Wave Dance (iyouuswe II), with VIP open-bar after-party at White Wave Dance, $100-$250, 7:00
Friday, June 11
Program 1: RAD | Renay Aumiller Dances; Jessica Michal / Moves; Yu.S.Artistry; UB Theater and Dance; Olivia Passarelli; Napolitano Dance; Can Wang; Daegu City Dance Company, 7:00
Program 2: Alison Cook Beatty Dance; Janos Feledi — Feledi Project; Won Kim; Sam Lobel; East by North Dance Theatre; sk|dancers; collective A/Jinyeob Cha; Obremski/Works, 9:00
Saturday, June 12
Program 3: Alessandra Corona Performing Works; Dual Rivet; Obremski/Works; Autumn Eckman; L Squared Dance Theatre; Kit Modus; Anthony Alterio; TheCo (Tec Dance Company), 2:00
Program 4: Elizabeth Shea Dance; Soluq Dance Theater; So Young Park; Meta Dance/Jeonga Hong; Alex Mitchell Choreography; shawnbibledanceco.; Meg Kirchhoff; Theatre Mucheon/Ara Kim, 4:00
Program 5: TalCual Dance Projects; Sean Howe Dance; Marlene Skog Dance; Meta Dance/Youngeun Kwak; New Breed Dance; Valerie Green/Dance Entropy; Biodance; Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre, 6:00
Program 6: Dance Theatre of New Jersey; Company | E; Forza Dance Company; Inclined Dance Project; Meta Dance/Sungok Choi; Stephanie Avila; Seop Dance Company/Yongchul Kim; White Wave Young Soon Kim Dance Company, 8:00
Sunday, June 13
Kids Can Dance, hip hop/b-boy and modern dance classes over Zoom, led by Katie Garcia, free with RSVP, noon
Family-Friendly Show, with Alison Cook Beatty Dance; Janos Feledi — Feledi Project; Anthony Alterio; Seop Dance Company/Yongchul Kim; Inclined Dance Project; Alex Mitchell Choreography; Sam Lobel; Daegu City Dance Company, 1:30
Program 7: CrossMove Lab; Amos Pinhasi; TheCo (Tec Dance Company); Erika Gilmor; Dance/Tharin; Spark Movement Collective; Guidong Zhou; Dancing Wheels Company, 4:00
Program 8: Grand finale with LeeTaeSang Project; Company | E; Dance Theatre of New Jersey; Alex Mitchell Choreography, Meta Dance/Youngeun Kwak; collective A/Jinyeob Cha; Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre; White Wave Young Soon Kim Dance Company, 6:00