WHITE WAVE Dance proudly announces the 24th Anniversary Season of the DUMBO Dance Festival (DDF), a dynamic four-day event showcasing 45 cutting-edge dance companies from New York and around the world. The festival kicks off on Thursday, June 26, with a Gala Opening Night, setting the stage for an exhilarating weekend of contemporary dance at The Mark O’Donnell Theater.
Dedicated to pushing the boundaries of dance as an art form, WHITE WAVE scours the globe for today’s most innovative choreographers—emerging and established—bringing them together in Brooklyn for an immersive celebration of movement. Over the course of four days, audiences will experience a rich and diverse lineup of performances, highlighting the vibrancy and creative excellence of the New York dance scene and beyond.
“This is a festival about opportunities,” says Young Soon Kim, Artistic Director of White Wave Dance. “The DUMBO Dance Festival provides a platform for over 400 performing artists to showcase their work while offering New York audiences access to an extraordinary range of excellent and visionary choreography at an affordable price.”
GALA Opening Night: June 26 at 6:30PM
The 2025 DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL will kick off with WHITE WAVE’s Opening Night GALA Celebration on Thursday, June 26th at 6:30PM.
At our Gala, we will be honoring two remarkable individuals who have made significant contributions to WHITE WAVE DANCE and the greater dance community:
Wendy Perron, esteemed dance critic, writer, and advocate for the arts, whose insightful voice and decades of dedication have shaped and uplifted the field of contemporary dance.
Howard Schranz, former Chairman of WHITE WAVE’s Board of Directors, whose steadfast leadership, generosity, and unwavering support have been instrumental in sustaining and growing our organization’s mission. We are thrilled to celebrate their lasting impact on our company and the dance world at large!
Opening remarks will be followed by five stunning contemporary dance troupes: spoken movement (United Kingdom), Obremski/Works (NY), Motion Tribe (Korea), Bruce McCormick (CA), Katia Raj (NY), WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company.
After the performances, the audience can enjoy an open bar, food, and music to feed the soul, as well as a fabulous raffle including gourmet wine baskets, “Dinner for Two” at local DUMBO eateries, and much more!
Festival tickets: $30 in advance / $35 at door / $25 students & seniors.
GALA Tickets are $100 and $250 (VIP seating) per person; all proceeds raised will directly offset WHITE WAVE’s production costs for our 2025/26 Season.
GALA & Festival Tickets can be purchased at
https://whitewavedance.
Performance Schedule and more info at https://www.whitewavedance.org
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