5th Annual WAVE RISING SERIES Held At DNA World 10/20-11/7

WHITE WAVE presents 2010 WAVE RISING SERIES Wednesday, October 20, 2010 through Sunday, November 07, 2010

Tickets are cheap and dancing plentiful; it's a good mix, The New York Times

Length: 1 hr 30 mins
Intermission: Yes
Seating: General Admission
You choose your seats when you get to the theater.

WHITE WAVE's 5th annual WAVE RISING SERIES features 19 dance companies showcased in the renowned three week festival. Six or more rising contemporary dance companies will appear in each of the SERIES. The companies present new choreography and established repertoire three times within a festival week. Each week commences with an exclusive Opening Night Gala Benefit and Performance, featuring presentations by that week's participating Festival companies. All shows presented during the Festival (October 20 - November 7, 2010) will take place at WHITE WAVE's John Ryan Theater, located at 25 Jay Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Series tickets are $25, GALA tickets are $50 and ticket packages are available.

WHITE WAVE has invited a group of talented, rising national and international dancemakers to participate in the 2010 WAVE RISING SERIES, including OngDance Company and Lenora Lee from San Francisco, ETCH Dance Co. from Pennsylvania, Alban Elved Dance Company from North Carolina (by way of Berlin), Headless Horse Dance from Connecticut, Italy's Botega Dance, Ji Hyung Lim/Gwang Ju Modern Dance & Kim Yong Chul/SEOP Dance Company from Korea, and Kate Corby + Dancers from Chicago. New York dance is represented from Harlem to Brooklyn by OPUS Dance Theater Company, York Dance Works, Raw Delivery/Carrie J. Brown, Dancetactics Performance Group, the Barkin/Selissen Project, Malcolm Low, Rastro, Becca Alaly, Mise en Place Dance and WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance.

WAVE RISING SERIES tickets are $25 and Opening Night GALA (Oct 20, Oct 27, Nov 3) tickets are $50.

Series Packages (available only at 718-855-8822 or info@whitewavedance.com) include: Weekly Series Sampler (1 GALA and 2 Programs) for $75, Series Sampler (choose any 3 Programs) for $55.00 and the Series Supporter (All 6 Programs) for $100; All savings of 25% and more off face value.
For Group ticket sales, please contact (718) 855-8822 or info@whitewavedance.com

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:

WEEK ONE
Opening Night Gala I: Wednesday, October 20 at 7:30 pm
GALA Performance I with Companies from Program A & B

Program A:10/21(Thurs),7:30pm,10/23(Sat),7:30pm,10/24(Sun), 4:00pm
Rastro (Brooklyn, NY) "Shuffle"
ETCH Dance Company (PA) "How Frail the Human Heart"
Opus Dance Theatre Co. (NY,NY) "Proud Soul"& "Mother Of War"

Program B:10/22(Fri),7:30pm,10/23(Sat),4:00pm,10/24(Sun), 7:30pm
Kate Corby & Dancers (WI) "Whole or in Part"
Mise en Place Dance (MI) "Primary Conduit" & "Phases"
WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim 'So Long for Now"
Dance Company (BK, NY)

WEEK TWO
Opening Night Gala II: Wednesday, October 27 at 7:30 pm
GALA Performance II with Companies from Program C & D

Program C: 10/28(Thurs),7:30pm,10/30(Sat),7:30pm,10/31(Sun),4:00pm
Alban Elvëd Dance Co.(NC)"Spontaneous Combustion of Nothing"
York Dance Works (BK,NY) "Imminent Eminence" & "Present Time Distance"
OngDance Company (CA) "Aui Dong Dong Dari"

Program D: 10/29(Fri), 7:30pm, 10/30(Sat), 4:00pm, 10/31(Sun), 7:30pm
Malcolm Low (NY, NY) "The Uneven Wall"
Barkin/Selissen Project (NY,NY) "SH2"
Headless Horse Dance (CT) "Wall"

WEEK THREE
Opening Night Gala III: Wednesday, November 3 at 7:30 pm
GALA Performance III with Companies from Program E & F

Program E:11/4(Thur),7:30pm,11/6(Sat),7:30pm,11/7(Sun), 4:00pm
Gwang Ju Modern Dance Co.(Korea) "Water, Bottom, Petal"
Raw Delivery/Carrie J. Brown (NY, NY) "You Run Like A Girl"
Botega Dance Company(Italy) "Irritante('Vexations')"

Program F: 11/5(Fri), 7:30pm, 11/6(Sat), 4:00pm, 11/7(Sun), 7:30pm
Lenora Lee (CA) "Passages"
danceTactics Performance Group (BK, NY) "All Things Big Dream"
Becca Alaly + Dancers (NY, NY) "The Perfect Boulder"
Kim Yong Chul/SEOP Dance Company
(Seoul, Korea) "A Man's Requiem"

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