WHITE WAVE announces its 7th annual WAVE RISING SERIES featuring 21 dance companies showcased in the acclaimed three week festival. Selected by panel of esteemed presenters and dance artists in New York, a group of talented, established and rising national and international dancemakers will appear in this year’s SERIES. The companies will present new choreography and established repertoire three times within a festival week.
NEW FOR 2012: Preview Night takes place each Wednesday of the Festival (Oct 17, Oct 24, Oct 31). The evening starts at 7:30pm with 10-minute-snippets of the featured companies for that week. By 9:00pm the party starts with great drinks & eats provided by local businesses, music, and a floor wide open for anything to happen! Tickets $30 at the door, $25 in advance, and includes performances, food, and drink.

PREVIEW NIGHT WED OCT 17th, doors at 7pm show at 7:30pm: 10 minute excerpts of companies in Program A & B, plus an after party with music, food, and drink! This evening is a benefit for WHITE WAVE. Featuring: Pulse & Puppet, Thomas/Ortiz Dance, Tomomi Imai, Hudson de Trujilo, Theodora Boguszewski/The Hovver Dam Collective, DOUBLE VISION, Dorcas Roman Dance Theatre
2012 WRS Performance Schedule:
FIRST WEEK Program A
THU OCT 18 at 7:30pm
SAT OCT 20 at 7:30pm
SUN OCT 21 at 4:00pm
Dance Company Title
Pulse & Puppet (Montreal, Canada) Infractions
Thomas/Ortiz Dance (NY) Leverage and Un-damely
Tomomi Imai (NY) Deep Blue
Hudson de Trujillo (NY) Journey
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2012 WRS Performance Schedule:
FIRST WEEK Program B
FRI OCT 19 at 7:30pm
SAT OCT 20 at 4:00pm
SUN OCT 21 at 7:30pm
Dance Company Title
Theodora Boguszewski/
The Hoover Dam Collective (NY) How to Make It
DOUBLE VISION (VT) ShiftSCAPE
Dorcas Roman Dance Theatre (CA) The Law of Attraction
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PREVIEW NIGHT WED OCT 24th: 10 minute excerpts of companies in Program C & D, plus an after party with music, food, and drink! This evening is a benefit for WHITE WAVE. Featuring: Matthew Westerby Company, Alexandra Elliott, Jessica DiMauro/DiMauro Dance, Flexicurve, Nadine Martinez & Proyecto 3er Espacio, DeMa Dance, Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama
2012 WRS Performance Schedule:
SECOND WEEK Program C
THU OCT 25 at 7:30pm
SAT OCT 27 at 7:30pm
SUN OCT 28 at 4:00pm
Dance Company Title
Matthew Westerby Company (NY) My Heart Is Breaking and Saturn Sky
Alexandra Elliott (Winnipeg, Canada) Drawn
Jessican DiMauro/DiMauro Dance (NY) Everything is Blue in this World
Flexicurve (NY) Colors and STATE
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2012 WRS Performance Schedule:
SECOND WEEK Program D
FRI OCT 26 at 7:30pm
SAT OCT 27 at 4:00pm
SUN OCT 28 at 7:30pm
Dance Company Title
Nadine Martinez & Proyecto 3er Espacio (PR) Gris
DeMa Dance (NY) Stages
Anabella Lenzu/DanceDrama (NY) Sangre & Arena
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PREVIEW NIGHT WED OCT 24th: 10 minute excerpts of companies in Program E & F, plus an after party with music, food, and drink! This evening is a benefit for WHITE WAVE. Featuring: ABD Productions/Anne Bluethenthal & Dancers, Li Chiao-Ping Dance, Hwa Suk Lee Dance Project, Lenora Lee Dance, MADboots dance co., Jennifer Mellor Dance Project, SunHeon Dance Company
2012 WRS Performance Schedule:
THIRD WEEK Program E
THU NOV 1 at 7:30pm
SAT NOV 3 at 7:30pm
SUN NOV 4 at 4:00pm
Dance Company Title
ABD Productions/Anne Bluethenthal & Dancers (CA) Forgiveness Project: Part one
Li Chiao-Ping Dance (WI) Hado and Shifting Ground
Hwa Suk Lee Dance Project (Korea) Throbbing
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2012 WRS Performance Schedule:
THIRD WEEK Program F
FRI NOV 2 at 7:30pm
SAT NOV 3 at 4:00pm
SUN NOV 4 at 7:30pm
Dance Company Title
Lenora Lee Dance (CA) The Escape
MADboots dance co. (NJ) ALL GOOD SONS
Jennifer Mellor Dance Project (NY) Love/Lost
SunHeon Dance Company (Korea) Into the Korea
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