Presented by WHITE WAVE

Thursday, February 8, 2024, 7:30 pm
Friday, February 9, 2024, 7:00 pm
Friday, February 9, 2024, 9:00 pm

DIXON PLACE
(161A Chrystie Street, New York, NY 10002)

Tickets: $25 in advance / $30 at the door / $20 students & seniors
All 3 performances $60

* Discount group tickets are available by contacting WHITE WAVE at 2024soloduo@gmail.com or 718.855.8822.

The Festival, founded by WHITE WAVE’s Artistic Director Young Soon Kim, began in 2016 and will feature 33 dancemakers from the New York Metro area and across the country this year, as well as international dancers from Korea, Japan and Germany who were selected by a panel of distinguished presenters and dance artists.

The program celebrates the unique art of the solo and duet—formats often favored by early-stage choreographers as their companies begin to find their paths within the dance world. The Festival creates new opportunities to display the latest work of both emerging and mid-career choreographers, offering vivid experiences for audiences with the goal of discovering and nurturing young talent. Dixon Place exemplifies a one of-a kind intimate venue that is particularly well-suited to showcase the artistry of solo and duet performances.

SoloDuo Festival invariably receives the most enthusiastic audience response. Viewers are taken by the consistently artistic excellence across such a diverse range of performers and styles.

Promo video: https://vimeo.com/805981794?share=copy

◆ YOUNG SOON KIM – Artistic Director | Producer

Young Soon Kim, Artistic Director of WHITE WAVE Dance, is a recipient of the 2023 Bessies Angel Honoree Award, and is a nationally and internationally acclaimed choreographer, whose work has been hailed for its exhilarating, visually stunning, and emotionally rich phrases and textures.

Her ongoing 40-year career began as a brilliant performer, traversing the globe performing with Jennifer Muller and the Works and her repertory of original works in Taiwan, China, and Hong Kong, as well as a 60-day tour in Korea. In addition she frequently appeared at major venues & festivals such as Theatre de la Ville in Paris, Maison de la Culture in Le Havre, France; Teatro Nazionale in Milan, Teatro Tendu Striscie in Rome, Italy; Schauspielhaus in Cologne, Germany; as well as the Festival d’Avignon in Avignon, France, among others. In 2003 Ms. Kim was featured in the documentary film Arirang: The Korean American Journey, which was premiered at the Smithsonian Institution and broadcasted nationwide by PBS. She returned to Korea in 2013 to perform as part of the “Celebration of Korea’s 50 Years of Modern Dance” at the Arko Theater in Seoul where she danced a solo from her piece ‘SSOOT’ titled ‘Dark Woods’.

Since founding WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company in 1988, Kim and her company have performed her repertory of 65 original works on an international scale collaborating with music greats such as Dave Brubeck, Stan Strickland, Marco Capelli, and Chinese pianist Tian. In addition to her company’s NY Seasons, Kim has choreographed for City Contemporary Dance Company in Hong Kong, Seoul Contemporary Dance Company in Korea and the St. Gallen Dance Loft in Switzerland, among others.

The company was selected for the 2013/2014 BAM Professional Development Program (PDP), a collaborative program provided by BAM & the DeVos Institute of Arts Management (Kennedy Center), which increased WHITE WAVE's institutional capacity and built the necessary foundation for long-term success. The program culminated in the world premiere of "Eternal NOW" presented at BAM Fisher in June, 2014. The troupe wowed a packed house, stunning audiences and critics alike. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center documented Eternal NOW on its Opening Night. The video has been catalogued and added to NYPL Dance Division’s permanent collection. Not much later, Ms. Kim was nominated for a second time for the 18th Annual KBS Global Korean Award.

In addition to her role as a performer and Artistic Director, Ms. Kim initiated a series of dance festivals after creating WHITE WAVE John Ryan Theater in DUMBO, Brooklyn, in 2001. She has since become one of the most recognized producers/curators in New York City. Kim also served as a juror for New York City Department of City Affairs in 2006 and as an apprentice for the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council in 2014.

Ms. Kim has since become one of the most recognized producers/curators in New York City, serving as a juror for New York City Department of City Affairs in 2006 and as an apprentice for the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council in 2014. “There are people who simply have a lot of energy, and the Korean-born choreographer Young Soon Kim is clearly one of them.” – Roslyn Sulcas, New York Times 2008

In 2017, to great acclaim, the Company presented the World Première of the evening-length “iyouuswe” at the LaMama Moves! Festival in New York. This work had its Canadian Première at the Vancouver International Dance Festival 2018, where it was enthusiastically reviewed.

Due to the covid pandemic 2020, WHITE WAVE Dance launched our first VIRTUAL Festival. Young Soon Kim choreographed in collaboration with performers “iyouuswe II” (read I-You-Us-We-Two), a Dance Film. Our latest amazing news: “iyouuswe II, A Dance Film” is selected to Finalist at 2022 Cannes International Film Festival, Paris International Short Festival, London International Short Film Festival,

Vancouver Independent Film Festival and an OFFICIAL SELECTION at the 2021 London International Short Film Festival, Espoo Digi-Dance International Film Festival (Finland) and Experimental, Dance, Music Film Festival (Canada).

2024 SoloDuo Dance Festival