Celebrating the 25th Anniversary 2026 DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL with Gala Opening Night &
Benefit Art Sale!
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WHITE WAVE Dance proudly presents the 25th Anniversary DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL! Join us for an electrifying 3‑day celebration featuring 5 dynamic programs and 40 top‑tier dance companies from NYC and around the world!
At Taylor Dance East Theater
551 Grand Street New York, NY 10002
GALA Opening Night: June 26 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:
Opening remarks will be followed by five stunning contemporary dance troupes:
Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Yoshiko Chuma and the School of Hard Knocks, Buglisi Dance Theatre, Jennifer Muller/The Works and WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company.
Brooklyn, NY – WHITE WAVE Dance proudly announces the 25th Anniversary Season of the DUMBO Dance Festival (DDF), a dynamic three-day event showcasing 40 cutting-edge dance companies from New York and around the world. The festival kicks off on Friday, June 26, with a Gala Opening Night, setting the stage for an exhilarating weekend of contemporary dance.
Committed to developing dance as an important art form, WHITE WAVE scours the globe in search of the most innovative of today's dance makers, both emerging and established, and brings them to Manhattan for one extended weekend. For three nights and days, dance lovers will experience a veritable cornucopia of the best contemporary dance. DDF is committed to advancing the best of dance by providing on-stage and behind-the-scenes opportunities for 40 dance troupes from across America and around the globe, allowing audiences to experience, first-hand, the incomparable vitality of the New York dance scene.
5 Shows Only!
GALA: Friday, June 26th @ 6:30PM
Program 1: Saturday, June 27th @ 4PM
Program 2: Saturday, June 27th @ 6PM
Program 3: Sunday, June 28th @ 4PM
Program 4: Grand Finale, June 28th @ 6PM
At Taylor Dance East Theater
551 Grand Street New York, NY 10002
GALA: Friday, June 26th @ 6:30PM
Carolyn Dorfman Dance, NJ | Yoshiko Chuma and the School of Hard Knocks, NY | Buglisi Dance Theatre, NY | Jennifer Muller/The Works, NY | WHITE WAVE Dance, NY
Saturday, June 27th @ 4PM
Parisa Khobdeh Dance, NY | Zehnder Dance, MA | Dimitri Peskov, UT | Alyssa Mitchel, CA | Olivares Dance Company, CA | Angad Kalsi, NY | Melody in Motion, NY | Fearless Young Artists Studios, NY
Sat. June 27th @ 6PM
Luka Gabriel Appelbaum, NJ | BK Dance Project, NY | Mollet Contemporary Ballet, NY | Samaw Dance Company, NY | Kim Namjin Physical Theater, KOREA | Feathers Dance Company, NY | Drye/Marinaro Dance Company, NY | Marez Dance Company, FL
Sun. June 28th @ 4PM
Abby Marchesseault Dance Collective, IN | Marez Dance Company, FL | Deanna Stanton Choreography, AK | Garet&Co, CT | DANCE COLONY+ Artists, IL | Ceylon Dance Company England. ENGLAND | Amos Pinhasi, NY | Freespace Dance, NJ | Li Chiao-Ping Dance, WI
GRAND FINALE
Sunday, June 28th @ 6PM
Alexandra Light, NY | Alison Cook Beatty Dance, NY | Company | E, DC | Carolyn Dorfman Dance, NJ | Kris Hudecz, MI | Orphic, NY | Olivia Wang, NY | WHITE WAVE Dance, NY
Don't miss this opportunity to be captivated by
the beauty and grace of dance.
Mark your calendars and secure your tickets now!
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, Harkness Foundation for Dance, Mosaic Network & Fund, Grace Charity Foundation Inc., JOHN RYAN, Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation, and Individual Arts Supporters like you
