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Old WORLD ARCHITECTURE MEETS MODERN LIVING. NO OTHER EMERGING NEIGHBORHOOD HAS THIS MIX ON THE WATERFRONT WITH VIEWS OF THE GREATEST CITY ON EARTH.
Dumbo's current vitality is very much a function of its rich and varied cultural offerings. During the 1980s and 1990s artists and designers flocked to DUMBO to take advantage of the loft warehouse spaces and artists' effectively transformed the neighborhood. Today, world-class visual and performing artists, art organizations, galleries, theater companies, and designers, continue to live and/or work in DUMBO. Sculptor and multimedia artist Vito Acconci, photographer Nelson Hancock and the avant-garde theater company the Wooster Group are just a few of the cultural jewels who call DUMBO home.
Over the last few years the cultural presence in the area has grown tremendously. Myriad galleries, performance spaces,and artists' studios have opened and are attracting visitors and critical attention. The umbrella organization Arts at St. Ann's moved into DUMBO during the fall of 2001 and has present such illustrious musical acts as David Bowie, Laurie Anderson, and, the Tindersticks, in the last year alone. Dance and theater companies who've made the Warehouse their New York home include the Elizabeth Streb Dancers, the Builders Association, the Ridge Theater, and the Wooster Group. In November and December of 2002,
During the weekend-long DUMBO Arts Festival each fall, thousands of visitors take advantage of the 200-plus arts events that go on both indoors and outdoors. The summer film series in
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