COOL NEW YORK DANCE FESTIVAL
featuring 60 choreographers, 200 dancers in 19 performances
Dates : January 24 – February 4, 2007
Location: WHITE WAVE’s John Ryan Theater,
25 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Brooklyn, New York. WHITE WAVE’s John Ryan Theater presents the Cool New York 2007 DANCE Festival, as a contemporary dance performance component of Cool New York, the City’s winter celebration of arts and parks events. Curated by Young Soon Kim, Artistic Director of WHITE WAVE, the Cool New York 2007 DANCE Festival showcases the work of 60 dance companies from the New York City area and beyond. Emerging young choreographers and world-renowned ensembles perform spectacular, innovative works in two-weeks of stunning contemporary dance.
Featured Companies.
Cool New York 2007 DANCE Festival highlights include
Adam Scher/ adamscherdance,
AdrienneCelesteFadjoDANCE,
Aimee Rials and Dancers,
alban elved dance company/KAROLA LUTTRINGHAUS,
Amos Pinhasi,
Amy Marshall Dance Company,
Anabella Lenzu/ DanceDrama,
Andrea Shasgus Parkinson,
Andrew Jannetti & Dancers,
Bernier Dance,
Betsy Miller and Dancers,
Bryon Carr,
Cadence Whittier,
Carlos Fittante of BALAM Dance Theatre,
Cathy Richards,
Cecly Placenti/Six Degrees Dance Co.,
CELESTE HASTINGS,
Darcy Naganuma/NAGANUMA DANCE,
Dean St.FOO Dance,
Deborah Black,
Heather Mims Kaczmarek/HMK Dance,
HoffTanzt/ Daniela Hoff,
HoverBound Dance/Emily Pope-Blackman,
Incidents Physical Theater,
Jahna Bobolia,
Julie Ludwick/Fly-by-Night Dance Theater, Inc.,
KATHY WILDBERGER DANCES,
Kaoru Ikeda,
Karen Schupp,
keila cordova dances,
KineticArchitecture,
Lauren Hale and Dancers,
Lauren Handleman Dance Collective,
M.E.L.D. Danceworks,
Mare Hieronimus,
MARTA RENZI / KATHY WILDBERGER DANCE,
Noel MacDuffie,
oXymoros Dance Theatre,
Pascal Benichou,
RebollarDanceTheatre,
Sidra Bell/Sidra Bell Dance New York,
Silver-Brown Dance Company,
SITU,
Sue Bernhard Danceworks,
Synthesis Dance Project,
T. Lang,
Tsunami Dance Company,
WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company,
Yoshiko Chuma and The School of Hard Knocks.
Annual Benefit Dinner
WHITE WAVE launches its fourth annual Cool New York 2007 DANCE Festival with a dazzling evening of performance and celebration at its Annual Dinner on Wednesday, January 24th at 7pm. This benefit highlights WHITE WAVE’s past 19 extraordinary years of accomplishment, as well as future projects, including the building of a new WHITE WAVE Theater, slated to open in 2010. The evening begins with stunning dance performances, and will be followed by a black-tie champagne reception and buffet dinner.
Annual Dinner tickets are $50 and include entry into raffle for dinner for two at a local eatery and a La Mer gift bag.
Ticket Reservations by response return card by January 17, 2007
Or buy tickets online at 
or call Smartix at:(212) 868-4444,
For any additional information, please call White Wave: 718-855-8822
or e-mail WHITE WAVE: info@whitewavedance.com
COOL NEW YORK Dance Festival Performance Dates.
Festival performances take place Thursday to Sunday, January 25-28 and February 1-4, 2007.
Thursday through Saturday show times are at 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM.
Sunday shows are at 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM.
“A Day for the Family” is a special program featuring dances the whole family can enjoy, and will be presented at both Saturday matinee performances on January 27 and February 3 at 2:00 PM.
For the Performance Schedule click here.
Location:
All performances will be held at WHITE WAVE’s John Ryan Theater, located at 25 Jay Street (on the DUMBO waterfront) in Brooklyn. Subway directions: F to York Street, or A or C to High Street. For driving directions, please visit www.whitewavedance.com
Festival Tickets:
Except for the Annual Dinner performance on Wednesday, January 24th, all Cool New York
2007 DANCE Festival performances are FREE OF CHARGE, although donations are encouraged. Tickets for festival performances are available at the door only; no reservations will be taken.
This program is made possible with public funds from the NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS, A STATE AGENCY, and from the New York City Department of CUltural Affairs.
Additional funding has been provided by
by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs as well as
Emma A Sheafer Charitable Trust,
Mertz Gilmore Foundation,
Korean Cultural Service, NYC.
WHITE WAVE also has received support from The JOHN RYAN COMPANY,
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.,
The Korea Society,
The Asian American Arts Alliance's JP Morgan Chase Regrant Program,
Independence Bank,
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s Office,
City Council,
David Yassky,
Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts.
In Kings County, this program is administered by the Brooklyn Arts Council, Inc. (BAC).
and the support of individual donors.
The installation of WHITE WAVE’s new, fully equipped state-of-the-art lighting system is funded by a generous grant from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation.
Mission & History: WHITE WAVE Performance & Rehearsal Space Mission
WHITE WAVE is a potent stimulus for change and expansion of the dance/arts world through the creation of new dance works, production of dance concerts, and education and outreach through dance classes.
• The Company creates dance pieces that share with audiences of all cultures a modern perspective of timeless issues through the expressive medium of contemporary dance.
• The Performance & Rehearsal Space (John Ryan Theater) provides a venue where emerging artists can congregate, create, rehearse and present new dance works. We provide the vital resource of low cost subsidized rental space, and our Festivals Project promotes and presents emerging and established choreographers and dance companies through our annual festivals
• The Dance Studio serves a wide range of dance students from the recreational to the professional.
Annual Festivals Project
The success of the Festivals Project has been astounding. Each year, WHITE WAVE produces three annual dance festivals in conjunction with larger arts and civic programs. These collaborations create greater opportunities for audience participation and provide the community with continued access to diverse artistic voices throughout the year.
In October 2006, WHITE WAVE completed its resoundingly successful Sixth annual d.u.m.b.o. dance festival, showcasing 80 choreographers/dance companies and over 400 performers to overflowing houses of enthusiastic audiences. Since 2001, Festival’s Project at WHITE WAVE has been a mainstay of New York’s modern dance scene, involving 690 participating choreographers and dance companies and over 3,500 participating performers.
WHITE WAVE’s festivals are widely covered by the press.
Jennifer Dunning of the New York Times wrote
“…The ambitious festival, directed by Young Soon Kim and presented at the gleaming John Ryan Theater at the WHITE WAVE Performance and Rehearsal Space in Brooklyn, stood out for the generally high level of the choreography and performing.”
DANCE Magazine’s Carrie Stern wrote in New York Notebook,
“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….”
Writing about WHITE WAVE’s Cool New York 2005 DANCE Festival,
Carley Petesch of The Village Voice said,
"The sampling of varied visions is eye-opening... the festival offers deserving choreographers brief but much needed exposure."
History
WHITE WAVE’s John Ryan Theater is a performance, rehearsal and teaching hub boasting red oak floors, exposed brick walls, 15-foot ceilings, and a fully equipped professional lighting system. WHITE WAVE moved from its Manhattan home to a former factory in DUMBO in 2001; the transformation of the previously industrial space into a professional theater after 11 months of renovation is still a marvel to DUMBO inhabitants. The same year, we produced the very first and hugely successful annual DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL in conjunction with the d.u.m.b.o art under the bridge festival. Since then, we have not stopped for a moment, with each year’s programming expanding in both quality and numbers.
Other recent highlights include:
• 2005: The first annual International DUMBO Dance Festival featuring stunning works by 7 rising contemporary Korean choreographers with 21 performers from Korea, England, France, Germany and Japan.
• 2006: We launched the first ever WAVE RISING SERIES, which featured an exciting mélange of featuring 14 choreographers, 69 dancers, and 17 works in 6 programs in evening length works.
• 2006 DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL has been covered on ABC Channel 7 “ Eyewitnesses News” on Oct. 21.
Please visit www.whitewavedance.com for more information about the Cool New York 2007 Dance Festival and other programs and events at WHITE WAVE Performance & Rehearsal Space.
The Cool New York DANCE Festival originated in 2004 as part of Cool New York, New York City’s 3-week-long winter celebration of arts and parks events on January 9 to February 2, 2004. For information about this year’s New York City winter festival events please visit website: www.nyc.gov
"We are proud to host an event that will bring New Yorkers of all ages together this winter to enjoy the countless cultural and parks activities that New York has to offer. Cool New York features something for everyone, including dance performances, art exhibits, and winter sports. It is the perfect opportunity to get out this winter season, explore new neighborhoods, and appreciate the magic of the City." - - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
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