presents the

2004 d.u.m.b.o. dance festival

October 14, 2004 – GALA Benefit

October 15-17, 2004 – Festival Performances

Part of the eighth annual d.u.m.b.o. art under the bridge festival

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

For Press Information and Reservations: Dages Keates, Festival Coordinator

(718) 855-8822 or wwyskdc@aol.com

Brooklyn, New York: August 30, 2004 – The 2004 d.u.m.b.o. dance festival, part of the eighth annual d.u.m.b.o. art under the bridge festival is proud to celebrate its fourth year showcasing the work of emerging and established choreographers and dance companies from New York and beyond. The 2004 d.u.m.b.o. dance festival runs from Friday, October 15 through Sunday, October 17. More than 85 dance companies and choreographers and over 350 dancers will participate in this year’s extravaganza dance celebration.  The festival features a wide array of stunning contemporary dance, including works by:  Brendan McCall / Camille Dieterle / Chris Ferris and Dancers  / Elise Knudson /  Incidents Physical Theater / Katherine Adamenko/ Ladypants Productions / Kathryn Sullivan – Innerlandscapes / Katie Workum / Lauren Beale & Jessica Hendricks / Lauren Hale and Dancers / Leah Cox / Martha Williams/ MidGetDance / melissa briggs dance / Naomi Goldberg-Haas / Natasa Trifan and Dancers / NOA. nelly van bommel dance / Pascal Rekoert/ MidGetDance / Ryuji Yamaguchi / Silver-Brown Dance / Sue Bernhard Danceworks / SYREN / Tanzprojekt: Elfi Schaefer Schafroth Jochen Heinrich / The HighCliffe Project / Tina Croll / Todd R. Williams / Tom Pearson/3rd Rail Dance / tompricedance / von howard project / WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company / ZviDance. A full performance schedule and a comprehensive listing of participating artists and performance times follows.

Prior to the three-day festival, the GALA Benefit on Thursday, October 14 will feature spectacular performances by the Brendan McCall, Elise Knudson, Incidents Physical Theater, NOA. nelly van bommel dance, Pascal Rekoert/ MidGetDance, Tanzprojekt: Elfi Schaefer Schafroth Jochen Heinrich, Todd R. Williams, WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company and ZviDance, GALA Benefit performances will be followed by a black-tie reception. Funds raised at the GALA Benefit will help to cover this year’s festival production costs, development of the lighting system, and will aid in the development of future performance programming at WHITE WAVE.

The 2004 d.u.m.b.o. dance festival situates itself as an integral part of the broader d.u.m.b.o. art under the bridge festival, produced by the d.u.m.b.o. arts center (dac). Both indoor and outdoor artwork and performances will take place throughout the weekend of this not-to-be-missed celebration. The grand scale of the festival, the diverse artist participation, cutting-edge dance and vast interdisciplinary variety distinguishes the event among its peers. This year's d.u.m.b.o. art under the bridge festival is anticipated to be the largest, most comprehensive gathering to date. For three days, over 250,000 people are expected to attend New York’s liveliest fine arts festival, held in the streets, along the Brooklyn waterfront and in the myriad galleries, studios and performance spaces in the DUMBO area. Approximately 1,500 established and emerging artists will participate in this year's event, spanning 30 blocks between the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges - making it the nation's largest free contemporary visual arts festival. Art happens everywhere - on walls, streets and river, in parks, lobbies and galleries. Mixed media installations, nighttime projections, performances and exhibitions take place as artists work within and around the unique spaces of this historic, once-industrial neighborhood.

Tickets:

Festival Performances are FREE though donations are encouraged. Tickets for Festival Performances are available at the door only; no reservations will be taken. GALA Benefit tickets are $100 and include a raffle ticket for “dinner-for-two” at

local eateries. Tickets for the GALA Benefit will be available at the door, but reservations are requested and can be made by calling WHITE WAVE at (718) 855-8822 or e-mailing wwyskdc@aol.com. Seating for all events will be prompt.

Locations and directions:

The 2004 d.u.m.b.o dance festival GALA Benefit and most Festival Performances will be held at the WHITE WAVE’s John Ryan Theater located at 25 Jay Street, waterfront in DUMBO, Brooklyn. On Sunday, October 17 from 1pm to 3pm, there will be a special outdoor program at Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park (on the waterfront between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges).

Performance schedule:

Thursday October 14 7pm GALA Benefit

Friday October 15 7 - 10pm Festival Performances

Saturday October 16 2 - 4pm, 5 - 7pm, 8 - 10pm Festival Performances

Sunday October 17 1 - 3pm* and 4 - 7pm Festival Performances

*The 1 – 3pm performance on Sunday, October 19 will be held outdoors at Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park (on the waterfront between the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges). In the event of rain, performances will be held at WHITE WAVE.

All other performances will be held at WHITE WAVE.

A comprehensive list of artists and performance times is included at the end of the release.

History – WHITE WAVE Performance & Rehearsal Space:

The dumbo arts center (dac) again welcomes Young Soon Kim and WHITE WAVE as hosts of the fourth annual d.u.m.b.o. dance festival. From the ever-evolving, state-of-the-art 4,000 sq. ft. studio-stage located at 25 Jay Street, WHITE WAVE is proud to present another exciting series of performances which features a wide range of artists – from newly rising choreographers to more established dance companies, on shared programs. WHITE WAVE, a performance, rehearsal and teaching hub, is located on the Brooklyn waterfront amidst a rapidly growing arts community. The former factory boasts red oak floors, exposed brick walls, 15-foot high ceilings, and natural wood finish. The mission of WHITE WAVE/Young Soon Kim Dance Company, a 10-member company formed in 1988 is to broaden the boundaries of dance. Its vision is expansive, challenging the threshold of the medium, surging forward to create new possibilities and providing an invaluable artist resource center in one of Brooklyn’s hippest and fastest growing neighborhoods.

Young Soon Kim, Artistic Director of WHITE WAVE/Young Soon Kim Dance Company and Curator for the annual d.u.m.b.o. dance festival and Cool New York DANCE Festival, received a BFA in dance from Ewha University in Seoul, Korea and came to the United States in 1977. Ms. Kim danced with Jennifer Muller/The Works and was the Co-Artistic Director of Throne Dance Theater, among many other companies in New York City. Since its creation in 1988, WHITE WAVE has appeared on principal stages both in the US and Far East including the 1988 Summer Olympics World Dance Festival. During her 27-year choreographic career, Kim has created more than 40 works. In addition to works for her company, she has choreographed for the Throne Dance Theater, City Contemporary Dance Company in Hong Kong., Seoul Contemporary Dance Co. and the St. Gallen Dance Loft in Switzerland and has conducted classes and workshops worldwide. In October 2003 Young Soon Kim and her company performed at The 6th Seoul International Dance Festival at the Seoul Arts Center, in Korea. In July 2004 the company appeared at the Dog Days’04 Dance Festival at the historic Hubbard Hall, Cambridge, NY. Ms. Kim was chosen as an achievement artist for a documentary film “Arirang; A Celebration of Korean Centennial”, directed by Tom Coffman. This film “Arirang” premiered on May 3, 2003 at the Smithsonian in Washington DC and also aired on Channel 13 on May 10, 2004.

Performance Schedule

2004 d.u.m.b.o. dance festival

Friday, October 15, 2004, 7:00-10:00 PM

John Ryan Theater at WHITE WAVE, 25 Jay Street

List of the names are the Choreographer / Company

Festival Performances – Friday, October 15, 7:00 – 8:00pm

The XyandZ Project, Katie Workum, Refractions Dance Collective, Sally Bomer, LightCurve dance and Mixed Media, Ryuji Yamaguchi

Festival Performances – Friday, October 15, 8:00 – 9:00pm

Martha Williams/ MidGetDance, tompricedance, Tanzprojekt: Elfi Schaefer Schafroth Jochen Heinrich

Chris Ferris and Dancers, Jennifer Warren, Karen Reedy, Sue Bernhard Danceworks

Festival Performances – Friday, October 15, 9:00 – 10:00pm

Incidents Physical Theater, Naomi Goldberg-Haas, von howard project, Ashley Richmond, Lauren Hale and Dancers, Ofelia Loret de Mola, NOA. nelly van bommel dance

2004 d.u.m.b.o. dance festival

Saturday, October 16, 2004, 2:00-4:00 PM, 5:00-7:00 PM, 8:00-10:00 PM

John Ryan Theater at WHITE WAVE, 25 Jay Street

Festival Performances – Saturday, October 16, 2:00 – 3:00pm

Jennifer A. Cooper, Georgia Tucker, Andrew Jannetti & Dancers, Aimee Rials, Satu Hummasti,

Elaine Wang

Festival Performances – Saturday, October 16, 3:00 – 4:00pm

julie mayo/ dimsumdance, SYREN, Narratrope Projects/ Theresa Ling, keila cordova dance (KCD), Katherine Howard, besto perfecto, Rileydance

Festival Performances – Saturday, October 16, 5:00 -6:00 pm

Lauren Beale & Jessica Hendricks, alban elved dance company, Paul D. Mosley Dance Inc., Refractions Dance Collective, Tina Croll , Ryuji Yamaguchi

Festival Performances – Saturday, October 16, 6:00 – 7:00pm

Kate Digby/ Digby Dance, Tanzprojekt: Elfi Schaefer Schafroth Jochen Heinrich, Martha Williams/ MidGetDance, AdrienneCelesteFadjoDANCE, Vanessa Paige Dance, FREEFALL (ltd), Kindra Windish

Festival Performances – Saturday, October 16, 8:00 – 9:00pm

Pascal Rekoert/ MidGetDance, Brendan McCall, Ed Tyler, WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company, Todd R. Williams, Silver-Brown Dance/Eva Silverstein

Festival Performances – Saturday, October 16, 9:00 – 10:00pm

Elise Knudson, Leah Kreutzer's LKB Dance, Leah Cox, Anders Knutsson and Luminists, Rachel Schroeder, tompricedance

2004 d.u.m.b.o. dance festival

Sunday, October 17, 2004, 1:00-3:00 PM*

Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park- (Outdoor performances will take place in on the waterfront between

the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges)

Outdoor* Festival Performances – Sunday, October 17, 1:00 – 2:00pm

melissa briggs dance, The Highcliffe Project, Tom Pearson/ 3rd Rail Dance, Amy Beth Schneider/ Thread Dance Theater, Aimee Rials, Melinda Ring/ Special Projects, Emily Faulkner and Sabine Heubusch

Outdoor* Festival Performances – Sunday, October 17, 2:00 – 3:00pm

Tina Croll , Jennie Marytal Liu, Janessa Clark/ Kilterbox Dance Company, Akiko Bo Nishijima, Katherine Adamenko/ Ladypants Productions, Dana M. Reed of Alternative Collaborations

2004 d.u.m.b.o. dance festival

Sunday, October 17, 2004, 4:00-7:00 PM

John Ryan Theater at WHITE WAVE, 25 Jay Street

Festival Performances – Sunday, October 17, 4:00 – 5:00pm

Camille Dieterle, Kate Digby/ Digby Dance, von howard project, Katia Engel, Amy Beth Schneider/ Thread Dance Theater, Lauren Beale & Jessica Hendricks

Festival Performances – Sunday, October 17, 5:00 – 6:00pm

Brendan McCall , William Arnold/ Irina Constantine Poulos, Jennie Marytal Liu, SYREN, Tina Croll,

Kathryn Sullivan/ Innerlandscapes, WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company

Festival Performances – Sunday, October 17, 6:00 – 7:00pm

Silver-Brown Dance, Eva Silverstein, Freespace Dance, Leah Cox, Natasa Trifan and Dancers, MARIE- CHRISTINE GIORDANO DANCE CO, NOA. nelly van bommel dance

Please visit www.whitewavedance.com for more information about the 2004 d.u.m.b.o. dance festival and programs and events at WHITE WAVE’s John Ryan Theater & Rehearsal Space. Visit www.dumboartscenter.org for further information about the Eighth Annual d.u.m.b.o. art under the bridge festival.

The 2004 d.u.m.b.o dance festival is sponsored by Samsung Electronics America, Inc.; City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs; The Korean Cultural Service, New York; and the support of individual donors.

Last year WHITE WAVE also received a generous grant from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation to install a new, fully equipped state-of-the-art lighting system.