at DIXON PLACE 161A Chrystie Street, New York City 10002

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1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Young Soon Kim, Artistic Director: Yuni Cho, Public Relations: WHITE WAVE presents the 3 rd Annual SoloDuo Dance Festival 28 dancemakers from the New York Metropolitan area, across the U.S., and from Italy, Spain, Puerto Rico, Japan and Korea. Sunday June 24 th Monday June 25 th, 2018 at DIXON PLACE 161A Chrystie Street, New York City WHITE WAVE presents our 3rd Annual SoloDuo Dance Festival featuring 28 dancemakers from the New York Metro area, from across the U.S., Italy, Spain, Puerto Rico, Japan, and Korea. Selected by a panel of distinguished dance producers and artists in New York, talented rising national and international dancemakers will appear in this year s festival SoloDuo Dance Festival (June 24 & 25th) will take place at DIXON PLACE, located at 161A Chrystie Street, New York City Tickets are $20 in advance / $25 at the door / $15 students & seniors and can be purchased at Discount group tickets are available by contacting WHITE WAVE at 2018soloduo@gmail.com or WHITE WAVE s Artistic Director Young Soon Kim founded the SoloDuo Dance Festival in Our program celebrates the unique art of the solo and duet with an eye towards creating new opportunities for both fledging and more experienced choreographers at, a setting nestled in the heart of the Downtown scene, located at the junction of the Lower East Side and East Village. This space inspires and encourages performing artists of all stripes and callings to stretch the limits of their creativity to new heights. s foremost priorities are to serve as a safety net for artists, and to provide vivid experiences for audiences, making it a oneof-a kind venue to showcase an intimate solo or duet. The 2018 SoloDuo Festival roster of companies includes: Jin-Wen Yu Dance, Pure Existence, MashUp Contemporary Dance, Peter & Co., Kseij Dance, Gin Dance, John Beasant III and Dancers, McClaine Timmerman Productions, Althea Dance, Innovations In Dance Development, Enzo Celli - VIVO Ballet, Amos Pinhasi, Monica Farnè Dance, HolyFold Dance, Augusto Soledade Brazzdance, CLAROSCURO, Ramona Sekulovic, Tomomi Imai & Dancers, Hae Won Lee's Dance Group 'Aum', Yu Sun Han MIRIAMS Ballet, Asako Ogawa, Weslie Ching, CONDER/dance, Eng Dance, Sue Bernhard Danceworks, MVL + Artists, CARMELO SEGURA DANCE COMPANY, and WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance. 1

2 Location: DIXON PLACE 161A Chrystie Street, New York City Directions: Btwn Rivington and Delancy F to 2nd AVE, J/Z to BOWERY, 6 to SPRING, M to ESSEX, B/D to GRAND ST Tickets: $20 in advance $25 at the door $15 students & seniors Purchase Tickets and for more info: Mission and a brief History of WHITE WAVE Founded in 1988, WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance (WHITE WAVE Dance) strives to inspire audiences through multi-dimensional dance productions reflecting themes and philosophies both modern and timeless. Our mission is to be a potent stimulus for change and expansion of the dance/arts world. Producing dance concerts, festivals, residencies, and educational activities, WHITE WAVE provides both emerging and established choreographers/companies with an NYC venue where they can congregate, create, and present new dance works through our festivals. WHITE WAVE created the DUMBO Dance Festival in 2001 in response to the dance community s need for performance opportunities that would not only present, but also produce the work of rising choreographers at little or no cost to the artist. The festival is now recognized as New York s most prestigious gathering of choreographic excellence encouraging exploration, creativity, and originality. For the past 14 years, White Wave has presented festivals at WHITE WAVE John Ryan Theater in DUMBO. From 2001 thru 2014, our presented festivals at the WHITE WAVE John Ryan Theater in DUMBO. In 2015 our festivals relocated, with partnerships, to the Gelsey Kirkland ArtsCenter (DUMBO Dance Festival) and the 92 Y Harness Dance Center ( Wave Rising Series), beginning a new era for WHITE WAVE s festivals. WHITE WAVE s festivals have garnered critical acclaim from The New York Times, PBS Ch.13 NYC-Arts, The Wall Street Journal, The Daily News, The Village Voice, Channel 7 Eyewitness News, and Dance Magazine. As WHITE WAVE has grown, so has the buzz surrounding us, garnering rave reviews in both local and international media citing the highest quality of our festivals. Most recently, our Canadian première at the 2018 Vancouver International Dance Festival was greeted with highest praise from the local Georgia Straight. In addition, Ms. Kim has been one of the most recognized producers/curators in New York City through WHITE WAVE s three Annual Dance Festivals: DUMBO Dance Festival, Wave Rising Series and CoolNY Dance Festival. Ms. Kim served as juror for New York City Department of City Affairs and for the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Currently, Ms. Kim serves as a member of The Bessie Presenter League Committee for the past three years. In its 17 year history, WHITE WAVE Dance has presented over 2,800 choreographers/dance companies and over 18,500 performers to a total of more than 75,500 audience members. Please visit for more information about the 2018 SoloDuo Dance Festival and WHITE WAVE s Annual Program. Click HERE to download photos: Photo credit on page 3 (top left to right): Peter & Co. by Theik Smith CARMELO SEGURA DANCE COMPANY by ALBA VILARIÑO Augusto Soledade Brazzdance by Mitchell Zachs Peter & Co. by Nathan Carlson CARMELO SEGURA DANCE COMPANY by ALBA VILARIÑO Hae Won Lee's Dance Group 'Aum' by Chul Hee Sin Monica Farnè Dance by Maurizio Manzi WHITE WAVE Dance by Chris Randle CONDERdance by belleboche Tomomi Imai & Dancers by Alex Tenreiro Theis MVL + Artists by Matthew Quigley John Beasant III and Dancers by Christina Allen Kseij Dance by Eros Zanini WHITE WAVE Dance by Chris Randle CONDERdance by Michael Simon. 2

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4 2018 SoloDuo Dance Festival Performance Schedule Show 1 Sunday, June 6:00-7:15 PM Name State/Contury Title of Proposed Work Choreographer HolyFold Dance NY Something Like Saying Angela Falk and Sean Howe Ramona Sekulovic NY Untitled No 3 (Messy Waltz) Ramona Sekulovic CONDER/dance AZ 10,000 Light Years Away Keith Johnson Jin-Wen Yu Dance Wisconsin One Two One Jin-Wen Yu Asako Ogawa Japan Eternity Asako Ogawa Sue Bernhard Danceworks NY Perilune Sue Bernhard McClaine Timmerman Productions Hae Won Lee's Dance Group 'Aum' Florida S(he) McClaine Timmerman Korea Arirang - I am a reasonable man Hae-won LEE Gin Dance VA Solitaire - 3rd Lady Cognitive Shu-Chen Cuff Althea Dance NY The Flaw in Bond Shawn Bible CARMELO SEGURA DANCE COMPANY Spain OSAKA CARMELO SEGURA Show 2 Sunday, June 8:00-9:15 PM Name State/Country Title of Proposed Work Choreographer John Beasant III and Dancers TX Leashed John Beasant III HolyFold Dance NY Beloved Sean Howe Enzo Celli - VIVO Ballet NY Sulla Danza Enzo Celli Peter & Co. NY DRAFT NO. 31 Peter Cheng Augusto Soledade Brazzdance FL Cordel Duet (Excerpt) Augusto Soledade Amos Pinhasi N.Y. not titled yet Amos Pinhasi

5 Gin Dance VA Burgundy (excerpt) Shu-Chen Cuff Yu Sun Han MIRIAMS Ballet Monica Farnè Dance Korea On the Way Yu Sun Han Italy Islanding her life Monica Farnè WHITE WAVE Dance NY iyouuswe (excerpts) Young Soon Kim Show 3 Monday, June 7:30-8:45PM Name State/Country Title of Proposed Work Choreographer CARMELO SEGURA DANCE COMPANY MashUp Contemporary Dance Spain OSAKA CARMELO SEGURA CA "Every morning I am a beginner" Sarah Rodenhouse Eng Dance NY Her Voice Katerina Eng MVL + Artists NY Knowing Michelle Lim Kseij Dance Italy Say Alekseij Canepa Tomomi Imai & Dancers NY 狐 (Kitsune) Tomomi Imai CONDER/dance AZ Ruined Places Carley Conder CLAROSCURO Puerto Rico Solos of Fleeting Beauty: Kiss Fernando Ramos and Omar Nieves Weslie Ching CA Invincible Summer Weslie Ching WHITE WAVE Dance NY iyouuswe (excerpts) Young Soon Kim WHITE WAVE s programs are supported, in part, by public funds from The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Fund for the City of New York, Korean Cultural Service, NY the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Republic of Korea, JOHN RYAN COMPANY, Spain Arts & Culture, Consulate General Spain New York, and Individual Supporters.