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2011 WAVE RISING SERIES STAFF

Artistic Director/Producer Festival Coordinator Development Director Assistant Festival Coordinator Assistant Producer Selection Panel Young Soon Kim Nellie Rainwater Cliff Preiss Megan Kennedy, Hyemee Baik Kyunghwa Seo Keith Thompson, Emily Bufferd, Diana Crum, Young Soon Kim, Risa Steinberg, Christopher Williams, Charles Wright Monifa Kincaid, Catherine Roth Jinhee An Charlie Winter Matthew Charles Creeden Catey Ott, Amanda Hinchey, Unjin Kim, Megan Smith, Amelia Munro, Tim Hong, Jookyung Lee

Interns Graphic & Web Design Lighting Designer/Stage Manager Back Stage Manager Volunteers

WHITE WAVE Trustees

Honorary Chair John C. Ryan Chairperson of Board of Directors Cheryl Williams Board of Directors Stephanie Carlotti, Eunjung Cho, Young Soon Kim, Renee Robinson, Renato Tranquilino Company Lawyer Mark Crosby Company Accountant Hyung No Lee Financial Auditor William Tam

Special Thanks to
the volunteers who made this season possible, and all of the dancers and collaborators who participating in this years WAVE RISING SERIES. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council Mertz Gilmore Foundation New York Community Trust Korean Cultural Service, NY Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Republic of Korea and is made possible with public funds from the NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York States 62 counties. We also thank the Emma A. Sheafer Charitable Trust for recently awarding WHITE WAVE a capacity-building grant, and express our deep gratitude to our principal philanthropic supporter, the John Ryan Company.

ABOUT WHITE WAVE

WHITE WAVEs mission is to act as a potent stimulus for change and expansion of the dance/arts world through creation of new dance works, production of dance concerts, and education through dance classes. WHITE WAVEs John Ryan Theater promotes and presents emerging and established artists through the annual Festivals Project, providing a venue for choreographers/companies to congregate, create, rehearse and present new dance works. WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company reaches out to people of all generations and cultures by producing full scale and multi-dimensional artworks. Its striking productions reflect themes and philosophies that are both modern and timeless. WHITE WAVE fulfills our mission to serve the dance field and the public at large through thefollowing activities:

THE COMPANY: For twenty years, WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance
Company has appeared on principal stages across the U.S. and the Far East. Its annual New York City season consists of full-scale performances of both new works and repertory by Ms. Kim. The company also produces showcases, classes and workshops.

FESTIVALS PROJECT: Since 2001, WHITE WAVEs Festivals Project has been
a vital component of New Yorks contemporary dance scene. We produce three annual projects, DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL, WAVE RISING SERIES and COOL NEW YORK, where both emerging and established choreographers and companies congregate, create, rehearse and present new dance works.

PERFORMANCE & REHEARSAL SPACE: WHITE WAVE John Ryan Theater,

a 120-person capacity, 3000 square-foot dance studio/ theater, offers public programming and serves as a resource to New Yorks dance community: companies and performers can rent its space for rehearsals and performances at a deeply discounted rate.

EDUCATION: WHITE WAVE provides a wide range of dance education

opportunities to both professional and recreational dancers, as well as to children just discovering the joy of dance.

WELCOME TO THE 6TH ANNUAL WAVE RISING SERIES

WHITE WAVE is thrilled to present the sixth annual WAVE RISING SERIES, featuring 24 dance companies in six different programs celebrating fresh and contemporary choreography. This showcase of some of the worlds best and brightest emerging dancemakers furthers WHITE WAVEs commitment to find, nurture, and broaden horizons for extraordinary artists. WHITE WAVEs Artistic Director Young Soon Kim founded the WAVE RISING SERIES in 2006 as a platform for companies who may not have the resources to stage full productions of new dance works. Tightly curated by Ms. Kim and a six-person panel of prominent dance figures, the festival offers rising choreographers the opportunity to present their work on a large scale, often for the first time, alongside a group of invited companies from among the most visionary names in contemporary dance. The WAVE RISING SERIES, which started by presenting local companies, now features innovative dancemakers from around the world. The New York Times wrote in 2008, (The WAVE RISING SERIES presents) a broad variety of work. Tickets are cheap and dancing plentiful; its a good mix. As with prior festivals, the SERIES roster includes both rising and eminent dancemakers from across the United States and beyond: two stellar Korean companies and a renowned ensemble from Israel will be on this years bill. The WAVE RISING SERIES is presented only a few weeks following WHITE WAVEs 11th Anniversary DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL, which began with a sparkling GALA Opening Night on September 22nd. For the following three days, we presented 15 spectacular dance programs at WHITE WAVE John Ryan Theater, each featuring up to eight choreographers/companies per hour. The DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL featured works by more than 120 rising dancemakers from throughout the United States and beyond, with troupes coming from as far away as Canada, Italy, and Japan to perform on our stage.

PROGRAM A
10/20 (Thurs), 7:30pm* 10/22(Sat), 7:30pm 10/23(Sun), 4:00pm
a world where alarm clocks ring in the morning (excerpt)
Danielle Russo Dance Company Choreography by Danielle Russo Performed by Andrea Dispenziere, Janice Lancaster Larsen, and Katie Mather Music by Robert Henke as edited by Michael Wall and Rudy Vallee Videography by Danielle Russo Text by Danielle Russo and Katie Mather Costumes & Set by Danielle Russo and dancers

Youve been misled, love

Rainwater Dances Choreography by Nellie Rainwater Danced by Jonathan Campbell, Austin Diaz, Unjin Kim, Liz Montgomery Music by Colin Stetson Costumes by Erin Schultz

Intermission

why we tell
Rachel Erdos Choreographed by Rachel Erdos Danced by Ori Lenkinski and Idan Yoav Original Music by Alberto Shwartz
Why we tell began as an investigation of Christopher Bookers opus The Seven Basic Plots, why we tell stories. During our journey through the seven themes, a new story emerged, that of an intimate relationship between a man and a woman. The creative process for Why We Tell took place mostly in Ireland, as part of the Blank Canvas Residency Program, Cork. Recently performed in Israel and Italy. www.rachelerdos.com

Waltz With Me Ruby

The Anata Project Choreography by Claudia Anata Hubiak Danced by Brighid Greene, Claudia Anata Hubiak, Liz Montgomery, Erin Okayama, Zach Thomas Original Music by Joe Lessard and Andy Teirstein

*Q+A FOLLOWS THIS PERFORMANCE

PROGRAM B
10/21 (Fri), 7:30pm* 10/22(Sat), 4:00pm 10/23(Sun), 7:30pm**
Reflections
Lenora Lee Dance with Kei Lun Martial Arts & Enshin Karate, South San Francisco Dojo Artistic Direction by Lenora Lee Choreographed by Lenora Lee, in collaboration with Marina Fukushima, Ronald Wong, Dale Chung, Raymond Fong, Yukihiko Noda, and Lucas Okuma. Additional Artists on Video: Corey Chan, Nolan Chow, Junichiro Nakanishi, Keith Soohoo Media Design & Video Editing by Olivia Ting Videography by Ben Estabrook (videos projected) Lighting by Patty-Ann Farrell (videos projected) Music by Francis Wong with Kei Lun Martial Arts, Tatsu Aoki, Karen Stackpole, Melody Takata.
The Asian American Arts Centre, has given generous permission for the use of excerpts from Uncle Ng Comes to Gold Mountain performed by NEA Heritage Fellow Ng Sheung Chi (Uncle Ng) in the Toisan dialect, 1980s. Recorded and transcribed by the Asian American Arts Centre, New York City, Copyright 2011.

Poetry by Genny Lim Voiceover by Alson Lee, Genny Lim, Raymond Fong, Karina Lee Howe, Todd Nakagawa Directorial Consulting by Ellen Sebastian Chang

This piece is inspired by stories of three generations of men as they realize their identity and community as Chinese Americans. It addresses the struggle for dominance and survival, the pursuit of wisdom, the relationship between yin (soft) and yang (hard), and ultimately the quest for peace. Key symbols are the Zhang Fei (black and white) lion the warrior; the female characters yin (compassion), and the martial arts themselves personal and spiritual discipline. This work was developed through the support of Asian Improv aRts, API Cultural Center, Chinese Historical Society of America Museum, Cameron House, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, and the CounterPULSE Artist Residency Commissioning Program. Reflections is supported in part by CA$H, a grants program administered by Theatre Bay Area in partnership with Dancers Group, Meet the Composer, Puffin Foundation, Zellerbach Family Foundation, Performing Arts Assistance Program, Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund, San Francisco Arts Commission, and California Arts Council. Special thanks to Mark Chung, Michael Holscher, Catherine Hung, Alson & JoAnn Lee, Jean & Richard Lym, Gunthilde & Lew Perin, Elaine Wang and Tony Chuy of Praying Mantis Martial Arts Institute. www.LenoraLeeDance.com

PROGRAM B

Salome
Tomomi Imai Choreographed and Performed by Tomomi Imai Music by Arvo Part

new duo (work in progress)

patricia noworol dance (PND) Chorographed by Patricia Noworol in collaboration with ChristinaNoel Reaves Danced by ChristinaNoel Reaves and Patricia Noworol Music by Elaine & Ellen, Alva Noto, Loop Scava Video by Shawn Duan Original lighting design by Greg Goff

The Uncomfortable Truth

Jennifer Archibald/Arch Dance Company Choreographed by Jennifer Archibald Danced by Mei Yamanaka, Yvonne Hernandez, Shayne Staley, Rebecca Breau, Jennifer Roit, Clara Belenus, Kristina Zaidner Music Sound Engineered by Jennifer Archibald and Architek Media, Trentmoller, Burial

The Uncomfortable Truth was made possible with a National Performance Network Grant. This work is an adventure of seven women reclaiming there power. The performers looked into their relationships with their mothers and their coming of age. The Uncomfortable truth aims to inspire women with the courage to break free from the chains of limiting belief patterns and societal or religious conditioning that have traditionally kept women suppressed and unable to see their true beauty and power.. I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Lifes a bitch. Youve got to go out and kick ass. ~ Maya Angelou ~

**A CLOSING PARTY WILL FOLLOW THE SUNDAY 7:30 PM PERFORMANCE.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

PROGRAM A:
10/20 (ThuRs), 7:30PM; 10/22 (sAT), 7:30PM; 10/23 (sun) 4:00PM Danielle Russo Dance Company (Brooklyn, NY) a world where alarm clocks ring in the morning
Choreographer Danielle Russo has been presented throughout New York City by organizations and venues such as the American Dance Guild, Chez Buschwick, Dance Conversations @ The Flea, Dance New Amsterdam, dancenOw/NYC RAW, DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL, Green Space, HERE Arts Center, H.T. Chen Dance Center, The Tank, Triskelion Arts Center, Williamsburg Art nexus, and elsewhere at the American Dance Festival (MFA Thesis Concert; Durham, North Carolina), C.N.N. -Ballet de Lorraine (Nancy, France), Danscentrum Jette (Brussels, Belgium), The Yard (Marthas Vineyard) and WUKs Im_flieger (Vienna, Austria). Russo was a participating choreographer in the Bessie Schoenberg Alumni Workshop at New York University and an Artist in Residence at dancenOw/NYC Silo 2008-2009. She is recipient of a BFA in Dance from New York Universitys Tisch School of the Arts and a MFA in Dance from Hollins University/American Dance Festival where she attended on fellowship.

Nellie Rainwater/Rainwater Dances (Brooklyn, NY) Youve been misled, love

Rainwater Dances, a New York City based modern dance company, was founded in 2010 by choreographer Nellie Rainwater. Recent performance venues include Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival Inside/ Out Series, CPR-Center for Performance Research, WestFest Dance Festival at the Cunningham Theater, the Bessie Schonberg Workshop at NYU, Take Root at Green Space, BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange, CHI Inhale Performance Series (Philadelphia), Dance Place New Releases(DC), and others. Rainwater has an MFA degree in Choreography and Performance from NYU / Tisch School of the Arts, where she was awarded the Graduate Assistantship in Dance History, and a BA in Dance and English from Saint Olaf College. As a dancer, she has worked for Laura Peterson Choreography, BosmaDance, JaneFranklin Dance, Next Reflex Dance Collective, Jessica Marchant, and Stephanie Yezek.

Rachel Erdos (Tel Aviv, Israel) why we tell

Rachel grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. She obtained a first class Honours degree in dance and then a Masters degree specializing in choreography from The Laban Centre, London. Since 2002 she has been working as an independent choreographer based mostly in Tel Aviv, Israel. Rachel has been invited to show her work around the world including Denmark, Slovakia, England and The U.S. Rachel won first prize in the AICC International choreography competition in Aarhus, Denmark in 2008 and in 2009 won City Dance Ensembles commissioning project, Washington DC. Her work has been shown in some of the most prestigious venues including The Kennedy Centre, Washington and the Royal Opera House London. why we tell was created when Rachel was artists in residence in Cork, Ireland in 2010. She also participated in an important residency project in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Claudia Anata Hubiak/The Anata Project (New York, NY) Waltz With Me Ruby
Claudia Anata Hubiak spent her young life as a competitive gymnast in Boulder, Colorado where she was a two-time Colorado State Champion in 1995 and 1996. She received her BFA in Dance from the University of California at Santa Barbara where she studied under Christopher Pilafian, Nancy Colahan and Jerry Pearson. Upon graduation Claudia relocated to San Francisco where she co-founded Vispo Dance, a collective of six Santa Barbara graduates committed to creating visually evocative and athletic movement in The Bay Area. While in San Francisco she also performed with ABD Productions and Dance Ceres. Claudia holds an MFA from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU where she performed works by Kay Cummings, Gus Solomons Jr., Patricia Hoffbauer and Trisha Brown (Floor of the Forest presented at The Whitney Museum in 2010). Claudias work has been presented at The Cowell Theater, Theater Artaud and Dance Mission Theater (SF). This summer you can find her work at LaMamas Ellen Stewart Theater, Joes Pub, The DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL and The WAVE RISING SERIES at WHITE WAVE John Ryan Theater.

PROGRAM B: 10/21 (FRi), 7:30PM; 10/22 (sAT), 4:00PM; 10/23 (sun) 7:30PM

Leonora Lee Dance (San Francisco, CA) Reflections

The mission of Lenora Lee Dance is to give artistic voice to the experiences of Asian Americans through interdisciplinary dance theater works. Lenora Lee (artistic director, choreographer, dancer) is a native San Franciscan and has been creating and performing work since 1998. For the last 13 years she has been an integral part of the San Francisco and New York Asian American contemporary dance and creative music communities. nationally and internationally. Lenoras projects have been sponsored by the Greater New York Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by the Brooklyn Arts Council, Inc. (BAC), Mulberry Street Theaters Ear to the Ground commissioning with generous support from the Jerome Foundation, CounterPULSE Artist Residency Commissioning Program, Lighting Artist in Dance Award, a program of Dancers Group, CA$H, a grants program administered by Theatre Bay Area in partnership with Dancers Group, ,Meet The Composer, Puffin Foundation, Zellerbach Family Foundation, Performing Arts Assistance Program, Asian Improv aRts, Chinese Historical Society of America Museum, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, and by Generous Individuals. www.LenoraLeeDance.com She has directed, choreographed, and produced her own works performing

Tomomi Imai (New York, NY) Salome

Tomomi Imai began choreographing with Dance Troupe Sho in Japan under the directorship of Sho Endo, an actor and lighting designer, whose meticulous approach highlighted every element of performance. This is evident in Ms Imais careful choices and expressive use of every aspect she brings to the stage. Her compositions, such as Portrait, Snow Seen, Sunshine Shower with its disturbing theme of fatal enchantment, and a dance inspired by Kenji Miyazawas poignant poem Eiketsuno Asa, were performed in distinguished venues and won prizes in Japan. In 2001 Ms. Imai moved to New York. In 2004 she worked with pianist Bob Sardo who created an original composition for Transformation, which opened a door to another dimension. Night Tide, Medusa with a long length of rope, the celebrated Medusa II with a penlight, and Abyss followed. Salome, as the closest interpretation of Wildes play, movingly staged in the wordless medium of dance, rendering it in a fluid yet well articulated series of carefully composed movements...stripped of all references to the plays incidents and focused entirely on the internal drama of Salomes passion.

Patricia Noworol Dance PND (New York, NY) PND new work
Since its conception in 2008, PND has presented works in numerous New York City venues including Manhattan Movement Arts Center, Ailey Citigroup Theatre, Duo Theater, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, the HATCH, FAR Space, Atlas Theater, Dance Now Festival, American Dance Guild Festival, the Gala Benefit & Festival Performances at DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL, La MaMa Moves Dance Festival and the Association of Performing Arts Presenters 2010. In May 2008, the company presented Delirium, its first evening length production that was met with critical and audience acclaim. In 2009, PND received funding from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs to produce their second evening length production, Circuits; premiering August 23, 2009 in the New York International Fringe Festival. Moreover, Noworol won Excellence Award for the Outstanding Choreography for Circuits, out of over 200 shows. In the 2009-10 seasons the company has been represented by Pentacle; NYC Agency for the performing Arts as well as residence throughout the year at the Bessie Alumni Workshop in Manhattan. PND has garnered extraordinary international media attention - from being featured on European TV to radio interviews and glowing press in Europe and the USA. In 2010 the company was invited from the RUHR 2010.European Capital of Culture to perform Circuits in significant theaters in Germany that ware met with excellent critical and audience acclaim. For more information please visit www.PNDance.com

Jennifer Archibald/Arch Dance Company (New York, NY) The Uncomfortable Truth
Jennifer Archibald, Artistic Director of Arch Dance Company(ADC), graduated from the Alvin Ailey School and Maggie Flannigan School of Meisner Technique. ADC has performed at John F Kennedy Center, Aaron Davis Hall, The Duke on 42nd Street, Miamis Colony Theater, MTV, Judson Memorial Church, Jacobs Pillow and The Phillips Center. She has choreographed for the NBA New York Knicks, Ailey School, and worked with Shaggy and Audrey Tautou as a movement specialist. Jennifer teaches at Dance New Amsterdam, Bates Dance Festival and Florida Dance Festival and has taught in France, Mexico, Sweden, Russia, Ecuador, Slovenia, and China. Her artist residencies include USF, University of Illinois, Goucher College, Bates College, Virginia Commonwealth and CAP 21 at NYU. She is a recipient of the Talk of The Arts award from the University of South Florida. The Uncomfortable Truth was made possible by a National Performance Network Grant. The Uncomfortable truth aims to inspire women with the courage to break free from the chains of limiting belief patterns and societal or religious conditioning that have traditionally kept women suppressed and unable to see their true beauty and power. www.jenniferarchibald.com

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