WHITE WAVE is pleased to invite you to submit applications to our 15th Annual DUMBO Dance Festival (DDF), to be presented from October 8th through October 11th, 2015. We are proud to announce that this year’s DDF will be presented at the Gelsey Kirkland Ballet’s state-of-the art, 300-seat theater, which will be created in the summer of 2015 at 29 Jay Street in DUMBO (currently St. Ann’s Warehouse, just around the corner from our WHITE WAVE John Ryan Theater). 

With a long-time history of nurturing the work of emerging artists, WHITE WAVE is dedicated to showcase the freshest and the most individual voices in the dance field today. For the past 14 years, the DUMBO Dance Festival has been presented at the WHITE WAVE John Ryan Theater at 25 Jay Street. In the end of 2014 we had to give up our theater, which was not only a home to WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company but to the NYC dance community at large, due to skyrocketing rental costs. We are saddened by this loss, but are very excited to start a new chapter for the company and our renowned festivals. Co-hosting the 2015 DDF with a strong partner, the esteemed Gelsey Kirkland Ballet, allows us to expand the impact of our festival, and is only one of many exciting developments to come. 

This year’s DDF will showcase the work of about 85 emerging and established choreographers/dance companies from across the USA and abroad. Due to the location change and expansion of the audience capacity to 300, this year’s festival format will slightly deviate from previous years’. Shows will last about 90min, with group performances of up to 9min, and solos of up to 6min in length. Like always, all performances will be free of charge to the public. The 2015 DUMBO Dance Festival is expected to attract audiences of more than 4,000 people.

Join the list of inspiring artists who have graced the stage at past years’ festivals! We look forward to receiving your application(s) and encourage you to think creatively and courageously. The online application form and application guidelines are now available at www.whitewavedance.com. 

If you have any questions, please call us at (718) 855-8822 or email ww2015ddf@gmail.com.