295 PERFORMERS, 64 ORIGINAL DANCE WORKS, 2 WEEKS, 1 VENUE!

CoolNY 2012 Dance Festival

January 25th - February 5th
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Young Soon Kim, Artistic Director Tariqua Nehisi, Festival Coordinator coolny2012@gmail.com (718) 855-8822

Brooklyn, New York. Sixty dance companies/choreographers will convene in a luminous celebration of contemporary dance during the 9th Annual CoolNY 2012 Dance Festival. This two-week extravaganza will present the vast spectrum of facility by burgeoning ensembles led by inventive rising choreographers along with eminent dancemakers with a definitive national and international zeal. CoolNY will feature two Saturday matinees dedicated to kids and families to provide an entertaining and educational experience for all. All CoolNY programming is provided for FREE and contributions are greatly appreciated in order to continue festival presentations. WHITE WAVE cordially invites festivalgoers to attend our OPENING NIGHT BENEFIT to commemorate the commencement of another outstanding season of New York dance. All performances take place at WHITE WAVE John Ryan Theater located at 25 Jay Street on the Brooklyn waterfront (entrance on John Street). Subway directions: F Train to York Street; A or C Trains to High Street. Featured companies include: A Corps Perdu Dance Company, Aaron McGloin Dance, Aimee Rials Dance Project, ANAHATA Dance, Angelo Dance Project, Anne Burnidge Dance, Avir Dance Company/Enzo Celli Choreographer, BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance, Bryn Cohn and Artists, Christie Zimmerman/z3movement project, Claire JacobZysman and Dancers, Daniel Ferrante/The Brooklyn Dance Ensemble, DOUBLE VISION, Einy Am/EyeKnee Coordination; Ekilibre Dance Company, Inclined Dance Project, Jessica DiMauro/DiMauro Dance, Joe Celej, Justin Tornow, Karen Harvey, KM & COMPANY, Laurie M. Taylor/Soul Movement, Les Femmes Plus, Liz Piccoli, LJ Boogie & Company, Luda Lee, MADboots Dance Co., Mari Meade Dance Collective, Mei Yamanaka, Nadine Martinez, Peggy Choy Dance Company, Perceptions Contemporary Dance Company, Sacred Space Dance, Raw Delivery/Carrie J. Brown, Rebecca Moore Dance, Renegade Performance Group, Sapphire Moon Dance Company, Sin Ae Park/Sin Ae Park Project, Sue Bernhard Danceworks, SukSoon Jung/Project S, Suttlar Martin/4thrightdance, The Nines, Theodora Boguszewski, Tiffany Spataro, Tomomi Imai, Vanessa Tamburi/FLUSSO Dance, Vangeline Theater, WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company and more. The Opening Night Benefit on Wednesday, January 25th at 7pm will launch the CoolNY 2012 Dance Festival

with a dazzling evening of performance and celebration followed by a wine and cheese reception. This Benefit is a rare opportunity to mingle and converse with featured performers and choreographers. Tickets: $30 and available at SmartTix; RSVP at coolny2012@gmail.com.
Performance Schedule: Opening Night: Wednesday January 25th at 7pm Thursdays through Saturdays: 7pm & 9pm shows Saturdays: 2pm matinees - A Day for the Family Sundays: 4pm & 6pm shows For additional information and high resolution photos, please visit our site: Click Here

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WHITE WAVE: MISSION & RECENT HIGHLIGHTS WHITE WAVEs mission is to be a potent stimulus for change and expansion of the dance/arts world through the creation of new dance works, the production of dance concerts, and education through dance classes. WHITE WAVEs festivals provide unmatched performance opportunities for young choreographers and eminent artists alike, and offer the New York community ongoing access to diverse artistic voices throughout the year. Our productions were created in response to the needs of emerging artists; they present original and cutting-edge dance works at no or a very low cost to participating dancemakers. WHITE WAVE relieves choreographers from the high costs of self-production, promotion, and space rental in the competitive NYC market. Our festivals also offer invaluable professional development opportunities for rising choreographers; for many, appearing at WHITE WAVE has been a crucial stepping stone in their career development. Highlighting the importance of our Festivals to the dance community, Lisa Jo Sagolla wrote in Backstage that "the downtown dance world owes a great debt to Young Soon Kim." The rosters of WHITE WAVEs festivals are distinctive mixes of rising choreographers and world renowned dancemakers. Leading companies that graced our stage in past years include Adam H. Weinert, Alexandra Beller/Dances, BARKIN/SELISSEN Project, Battleworks Dance Company, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company, Claire Porter/PORTABLES, Daniel Charon, Danscores by Ofelia Loret de Mola, Dean Moss, Donna Scro Gentile/Freespace, Enzo Celli (Italy), Hysterica Dance Co., Isabel Gotzkowsky and Friends, Jennifer Muller/The Works, johannes wieland, Julian Barnett, Karl Anderson/SLAMFEST, Kate Watson-Wallace, Leah Cox, Lenora Lee, Milmul Modern Dance Company (Korea), Mise en Place Dance, Molissa Fenley and Dancers, NY2Dance, T. Lang, Tanzproject Elfi SchaeferSchafroth (Switzerland), Christopher Williams, Nina Winthrop and Dancers, and Yoshiko Chuma & The School of Hard Knocks, among many others. WHITE WAVEs most recent productions include the 11th annual DUMBO DANCE FESTIVAL (Sept. 23rd-25th: over 120 choreographers) and the 6th Annual WAVE RISING SERIES (Oct. 19th Nov. 6th: 24 companies presenting in depth works). On Nov. 4th and 5th, WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company (WWYSKDC) presented the World Premiere performances of Here NOW: Architectural Design of the Human Heart at the Museum of Arts and Design (2 Columbus Circle). Choreographer Young Soon Kim and her collaborators Marco Cappelli (composer/musician), David Tirosh (video), James Leverett (dramaturg), Yuriy Nayer (lighting design) and Anna Kiraly (costume consultant) along with the companys 11 splendid dancers produced truly spectacular sights and sounds for our rapt audiences. WWYSKDC will be embarking on an Asian Tour of 3 cities in Korea and China in May and June of 2012.

WHITE WAVEs programs are supported, in part, by public funds from The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; Mertz Gilmore Foundation; New York Community Trust; the Puffin Foundation; Korean Cultural Service, NY; the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Republic of Korea, the Consulate General of Israel in New York and the NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS. 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.

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CoolNY 2012 Dance Festival

Performance Schedule (1st Week):
WednesdayJanuary 25 Thursday Friday Saturday Saturday Sunday January 26 January 27 January 28 January 28 January 29 7:00pm 7:00-8:30 PM (Program A) 7:00-8:30 PM (Program C) 2:00-3:15 PM 7:00-8:30 PM (Program A) 4:00-5:30 PM (Program B) OPENING NIGHT BENEFIT 9:00-10:30 PM (Program B) 9:00-10:30 PM (Program D) "A Day for the Family" 9:00-10:30 PM (Program C) 6:00-7:30 PM (Program D)

PROGRAMS: Opening Night Benefit: Wednesday, January 25, 7:00pm

Suttlar Martin/4thrightdance, Theodora Boguszewski, SukSoon Jung/Project S, KM & COMPANY, Avir Dance Company/ Enzo Celli Choreographer, Raw Delivery/Carrie J. Brown and WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company.

Program A (Thurs. 1/26 Sat. 1/28 7pm)

Suttlar Martin/4thrightdance DOUBLE VISION SukSoon Jung/Project S Jessica DiMauro/DiMauro Dance Amos Pinhasi Theodora Boguszewski Christie Zimmerman/z3movement project WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company

Program B (Thurs. 1/26 9pm & Sun. 1/29 4pm)

FluidEdge Catey Ott Dance Collective KM & COMPANY Sin Ae Park/Sin Ae Park Project Aimee Rials Dance Project Vangeline Theater Ensemble Dance

Program D (Fri. 1/27 9pm & Sun. 1/29 6pm) Program C (Fri. 1/27 7pm & Sat. 1/28 9pm)
Sapphire Moon Dance Company BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance Tomomi Imai Mary Love Dance Projects Vanessa Tamburi/FLUSSO Dance Karen Harvey Monkeyhouse Avir Dance Company/Enzo Celli Choreographer Perceptions Contemporary Dance Company Monkeyhouse Renegade Performance Group Bo Kyung Lee/BK Dance Company Azul Dance Theatre Inclined Dance Project Laurie M. Taylor/Soul Movement Tiffany Spataro

A Day for the Family (Sat. 1/28 2pm)

Christie Zimmerman/z3movement project Tiffany Spataro WHITE WAVE Kid's Can Dance(Pre-Ballet) Sin Ae Park/Sin Ae Park Project WHITE WAVE Kid's Can Dance(Hip Hop/Modern) Angelo Dance Project Suttlar Martin/4thrightdance

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CoolNY 2012 Dance Festival

Performance Schedule (2nd Week):
Thursday Friday Saturday Saturday Sunday February 2 February 3 February 4 February 4 February 5 7:00-8:30 PM (Program E) 7:00-8:30 PM (Program G) 2:00-3:15 PM 7:00-8:30 PM (Program E) 4:00-5:30 PM (Program F) 9:00-10:30 PM (Program F) 9:00-10:30 PM (Program H) "A Day for the Family" 9:00-10:30 PM (Program G) 6:00-7:30 PM (Program H) Program F (Thurs. 2/2, 9pm & Sun. 2/5, 4pm)
Sacred Space Dance A Corps Perdu Dance Company Liz Piccoli Gloria McLean - LIFEDANCE Ekilibre Dance Company Luda Lee Raw Delivery/Carrie J. Brown Daniel Ferrante/The Brooklyn Dance Ensemble

Program E (Thurs. 2/2 & Sat. 2/4 7pm)

Anne Burnidge Dance Mei Yamanaka Claire Jacob-Zysman and Dancers Rachel Erdos Alaine Handa/A.H. Dance Company Rebecca Moore Dance Mari Meade Dance Collective Aaron McGloin Dance

Program G (Fri. 2/3, 7pm & Sat. 2/4, 9pm)

Peggy Choy Dance Company Zehnder Dance LJ Boogie & Company Joe Celej Bryn Cohn and Artists Einy Am/EyeKnee Coordination Angelo Dance Project Les Femmes Plus

Program H (Fri. 2/3, 9pm & Sun. 2/5, 6pm)

MADboots Dance Co. SITU Inc. Sue Bernhard Danceworks Justin Tornow The Nines Joe Celej ANAHATA Dance Nadine Martinez

A Day for the Family (Sat. 2/4, 2pm)

Ensemble Dance Mei Yamanaka WHITE WAVE Kid's Can Dance (Pre-Ballet) Luda Lee WHITE WAVE Kid's Can Dance (Hip Hop/Modern) Ekilibre Dance Company Les Femmes Plus

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