CALL FOR CHOREOGRAPHERS: 2026 SoloDuo Dance Festival New York | Seoul

CALL FOR CHOREOGRAPHERS
2026 SoloDuo Dance Festival New York | Seoul at Dixon Place.

WHITE WAVE Young Soon Kim Dance Company is thrilled to announce the 10th Annual SoloDuo Dance Festival, taking place on February 12th & 13th, 2026, featuring 30 selected choreographers/companies across three programs. As in previous years, they anticipate a vibrant lineup of dance artists from #europe, #canada, East Asia, Metro #newyork, and across the US.

In 2025, they proudly launched the SoloDuo Dance Festival New York | Seoul in partnership with the ChangMu International Dance Festival in Seoul, Korea. From this year’s festival, two outstanding companies — Sean Howe Dance (New York) and Rebecca Laufer & Mats van Rossum (Netherlands) — were selected to perform this August at the ChangMu International Dance Festival in Seoul.

For 2026, two companies from their SoloDuo Dance Festival New York | Seoul will once again be selected to travel and perform in Seoul, Korea.

Requirements

The SoloDuo Dance Festival’s foremost priority is to inspire performing artists of all stripes and callings to stretch the limits of their creativity and take it to new heights, and to provide vivid experiences for audiences, with the goal of finding and nurturing promising young talent.

Each choreographer/company may submit up to two applications for SoloDuo Dance Festival (each application requires a separate application form, video, and application fee). The fee is non-refundable.

Application Instructions

Application submission: www.whitewavedance.org

Application Deadlines:
• Early Bird Application: Due by September 15th, 11:30 PM (EST)
• Regular Application: Due by October 1st, 11:30 PM (EST)

For more information or questions, please contact wwyskdc@gmail.com or call 718-855-8822.

Join them in celebrating the power of solo and duet choreography on an international stage!