2025 DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL

The 2025 DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL:

PRESENTING FOUR DAYS OF DANCE BY 45 COMPANIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

2025 dumbo dance festival:

June 26th – 7pm GALA Opening Night

June 27th-29th– Festival Performances

160 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

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.”

71) Waeli Wang by Emily Seabourne (2).jpg

Program 1, June 27, 7PM

Rae Perry, NY
Fluxus Haus Inc., VA
Bruce McCormick, CA
Giovanni Castellon, FL
Spero Dance, MA
Lauren Mortimer, PA
Waeli Wang, CA
Association Culturelle La Lumiere, Republic of Congo

47) KWAM Collective by Asimina Giagoudaki (1)_edited.jpg

Program 2, June 28. 4PM

KWAM Collective, UK
Omnivore Dance, OH
Olivares Dance Company, CA
Amos Pinhasi, NY
Chris Johnson Dance, IL
Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble, NY
Nolan Dance Collective, PA
TheCo, Mexico

74) Jaryd Farcon & Co by Natalie Rey_edited.jpg

Program 3, June 28. 6PM

Jayde Spiegel, NV
Smutek Dance, MI
The Brooklyn Dance Ensemble, NY
June's Creative Expressions, MI
BK Dance Project, NY
Chapman Dance Houston, TX
moe-tion dance theater, NJ
WHITE WAVE Dance, NY

7) Vitality by McKenna Elsner (2)_edited.jpg

Program 4, June 29 4PM

Estrada Dance, UT
E-Danza, NY
Carlos Díaz, Germany
Jaryd Farcon & Co., NY
Sophia Perone, NY
Motion Tribe, Korea
Mark Bankin, NY
Vitality [the company], CO

Thanks to our Sponsors

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, New York State Council on the Arts, The New York Community Trust, Dance/NYC's Coronavirus Dance Relief Fund, Howard Gilman Foundation, Harkness Foundation for Dance, New York City Artist Corps, Mosaic Network & Fund, Grace Charity Foundation Inc., JOHN RYAN, and Individual Arts Supporters like you.