2008 DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL

Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 7pm - GALA
Friday, September 26, 2008 at 7~10pm
Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 2~4pm, 5~7pm, 8~10pm
Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 11am ~1pm*, 4~7pm

John Ryan Theater (25 Jay St., Brooklyn)

*11am show on Sunday is at Brooklyn Bridge Park under the Manhattan Bridge

WHITE WAVE is proud to present the 2008 DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL celebrating its eighth consecutive year of competitive selection of 80 choreographers and companies to be showcased as the "jewels" of cutting edge contemporary dance works. The festival, which features the most original and unique contemporary artists, will entertain audiences with up to seven different companies for each hour of the program of this extraordinary dance arts event performed by over 400 dancers from the New York City area and nationwide. This year's showcase includes talented Korean dance companies such as Yang Yi/The LIMBO Project (9/26), Chang Yong Sung/ Yong Dance (9/27) Da.Da.Dance Project Eun Jung Choi-Gonzalez (9/28), Kip A. Martin/Namja Yoja (9/26, 9/27), HeJin Jang (9/27), Song Hee Lee Dance Company (9/27), Sung-Hun Lim (9/27), WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company (9/25, 9/26, 9/27).

"The sheer variety of the work by 85 New York choreographers in WHITE WAVE's warm theater, and…Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park was exhilarating…" -Carrie Stern, Dance Magazine

All performances except the GALA are open to the public and free of charge. Tickets for the GALA benefit are $100 per person. For RSVP, contact 718-855-8822 or visit www.whitewavedance.com.