We constantly strive to be a potent stimulus for progress and evolution within the dance/arts world. Mission and a brief history of WHITE WAVEįounded by Korean-born Young Soon Kim in 1988, the WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company is dedicated to inspiring audiences through multi-dimensional dance productions reflecting themes and philosophies both modern and timeless. We provide both emerging and established choreographers/companies with a NYC venue where they can congregate, create, rehearse and present new dance works through our festivals. Kim creates works of vision and movement language in reverence and awe of novelty that challenge and broaden the boundaries of dance. Artistic Director Young Soon Kim’s vision is expansive, challenging the threshold of dance, music, theater and visual art, surging forward to create new possibilities. Our mission is to be a potent stimulus for change and expansion of the dance/arts world through the production of dance concerts, classes, residencies, and education. It’s on Water St between Anchorage Place and Adams St.įormed in 1988, WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company (WHITE WAVE) strives to inspire audiences through multi-dimensional dance productions reflecting themes and philosophies both modern and timeless. The Dumbo Archway is a public plaza underneath the Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO, Brooklyn. This program will include sections from “iyouuswe” which premièred at 2017 La MaMa Moves Dance Festival. Other Music by Jim Perkins, Stephan Bodzin & Angus MacRaeĭancers: Lacey Baroch, Michael Bishop, Sumire Ishige, Casey LaVres, Tess McCharen, Derick McKoy, Jr., Jake Nahor, Alexander Sargent, Ellie Swainhart, John Trunfio Original Score by Marco Cappelli, Ki Young Kim This new piece is the denouement to a trilogy, Kim’s extraordinary creative partnership with dramaturge James Leverett, a former Yale University drama Professor and Chair, lighting designer Yuriy Nayer, and videographer Alexander Sargent.Ĭhoreography by Young Soon Kim, in collaboration with the performers Iyouuswe by WHITE WAVE DANCE_photo by Yi-Chun Wu This final product shows their collaboration and deserves a rating of 9/10.Ĭontact Thandie Brown at. He collaborated with no less than 15 producers to create “Dawn FM.” Producing an album like this after experiencing a Grammy snub last year shows how The Weeknd’s artistry spotlights the things that bring him pain. Separate collaborations with artists Doja Cat and Post Malone, earned him spots 39 and 42 on the list. 8, Billboard’s Hot 100 listed The Weeknd in two spaces. This is a great new selection for Karaoke Night with friends or family.Īs of Jan. The head-bopping ’80s tracks make the story’s heaviness easier to digest. Experiencing relationships like the ones in this album are taxing. The Weeknd’s aged appearance on the cover isn’t a coincidence. They’ve lost their vibrancy and he is ready to let go. He uses this instrument to share how the intensity of the relationships have softened.
The tempo is more progressive - similar to ’90s tracks.Īs the styles of the songs become more modern, the relationship he describes in the beginning of the album loses its luster.Ī softer drumming of the guitar frames “Less Than Zero” as he sings about moving on. Interlude, “A Tale By Quincy” and songs “Sacrifice” and “Starry Eyes” define those changes in the album. “Out of Time” is a reflective song and delivers a message similar to Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man.” It reframed the original desire in Aran’s song in the despairing loss of no longer having who you want.Īs The Weeknd’s perspective on who he desires changes, the messages that alluded to salvation earlier in the album are now more aggressive and carry harder tones. My favorite song on “Dawn FM” is “Out of Time.”Īs an avid Japanese ’80s pop mixtape lover, hearing the intro for “Midnight Pretenders,” written by Tomoko Aran and Tetsuro Hamada, made me jump up and listen with more excitement. The haunting melody and the shortness of the song play into that danger of wanting more of a bad thing. “Starry Eyes” is a track that sums the personal costs of staying in unhealthy relationships. Wayne’s verse in “I Heard You’re Married” delivers a sour humor that bitterly fits the song.Īlthough The Weeknd uses his creativity to tell a story about people’s pleasures and desires, he also sings about the painful realities that these pleasures cost.
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