O-Jak Bridge Art & Dance Festival 2025: Wonderland
- MiYoung Seul Margolis 설미영
- Sep 24
- 6 min read
Dates & Times:
Saturday, November 8, 2025 — 7:30 PM
Sunday, November 9, 2025 — 3:30 PM
Broadway Performance Hall, Capitol Hill, Seattle
Ojak 25' Wonderland | OJak Bridge FEST (Discount Code 'Earlybird')
Step into Wonderland this fall at the 4th annual O-Jak Bridge Art & Dance Festival — Seattle’s most imaginative celebration where dance, visual art, music, and fashion converge on one stage.
At its heart, O-Jak was founded as a cultural bridge — a platform where traditions meet innovation, and where artists and audiences from diverse backgrounds come together in dialogue. By weaving dance, visual art, music, and fashion into a single immersive experience, O-Jak celebrates both heritage and experimentation. More than just a stage, it is a festival dedicated to community building, cross-cultural understanding, and the belief that art can connect us across boundaries.
Founded and directed by Seattle artist, choreographer, and Gallery B612 owner & director MiYoung Margolis, O-Jak brings together more than 100 international and local artists, weaving Korean, Chinese, and Cambodian traditions alongside Ballet, Taekwondo, and Contemporary works into a breathtaking tapestry of movement and expression.
The Journey So Far
Since its inception in 2022, O-Jak has grown from a bold experiment into one of Seattle’s most dynamic multicultural festivals.
The inaugural festival (2022) at Broadway Performance Hall introduced the idea of bridging East and West through art and dance, highlighting Korean contemporary fusion alongside local collaborators. Playbill_O-Jak Festival 2022
In 2023, the festival expanded with new cultural voices, interweaving traditional and modern forms from Asia and the Pacific Northwest. That year’s highlight included a non-traditional Swan Lake at Erickson Theatre — a reimagined classic that embodied O-Jak’s mission to merge heritage with innovation. Playbill O-Jak Festival 2023
By 2024, O-Jak returned to Broadway Performance Hall with Scheherazade: One Thousand and One Nights, presenting a grand multicultural narrative that drew record audiences and critical acclaim. Playbill O-Jak Festival 2024
Now, in 2025, O-Jak once again takes the stage at Broadway Performance Hall with Wonderland — an immersive dreamscape that continues this journey of growth, discovery, and cultural connection.
Over the years, O-Jak has showcased a wide range of cultural traditions — from Korean, Chinese, and Japanese works to Indian classical forms and Persian (Iranian) influences — alongside contemporary and experimental creations. This diversity has shaped O-Jak into a living bridge where global traditions meet innovation on one stage.
2025 Theme: Wonderland
This year’s theme transforms the stage into a dreamscape across three immersive acts:
Act 1 – Descent into Wonderland
Alice’s first steps into the surreal, guided by ballet, pantomime, K-pop contemporary, fashion, and immersive projection.
Act 2 – Tea Party, “Disrupted Time & Space”
A kaleidoscope of Korean tea ceremonies, surreal trains, Chinese and Cambodian traditions, live painting, and contemporary collaborations that bend reality.
Act 3 – Chess Game & Awakening
A climactic duel of queens, martial artistry, and Alice’s delicate return from dream to reality.
Beyond the stage, audiences will encounter live painting, innovative fashion showcases, and original music, making O-Jak not just a performance but a fully immersive cultural experience.
Participating Artists by Act
ACT 1
MiYoung Margolis Dance Collective – K-pop Contemporary Dance (music from Kpop Demon Hunters)
Adage Ballet Academy – Ballet adagio trio
Jessica Kilpatrick – Kilvani Designs Fashion show
Joseph Ehrenpreis – Guitarist & composer, original music for the festival
ACT 2
MiYoung Margolis Dance Collective – Tea Ceremony – Korean Contemporary Dance (opening of Act 2)
Alexandre Kronz – Contemporary dance
Khambatta Dance Company – Contemporary duo dance
Cristian West’s WWU Dance Team – Contemporary surreal journey
Amy Sun – Traditional Chinese Dance UW
Dany Srey – Traditional Cambodian (Khmer) blessing dance (3 dancers)
Jaime Waliczek : Jerboa Dance Company – Duo Acrodance
YooSho Nam – Live painting performance on stage
ACT 3
Morado Korean Dance – Traditional Korean dance
Brittany Parker & Coalescence Dance Company – Broadway jazz dance
Bellevue Tae Kwon Do – MooHan (Infinity) Demo Team – National award-winning martial arts performance
Visual & Multimedia Collaborations (all acts)
Sus Studios – Immersive projection backdrops
Aubree Barber – Analog projection art
Wonderland at Gallery B612
Alongside the stage production, Gallery B612 will also present a group exhibition under the theme Wonderland. This parallel showcase expands the festival’s vision into the visual arts, inviting audiences to step into a dreamscape both on stage and in the gallery.
The exhibition will feature the works of Korean artist YooSho Nam, presented in Seattle for the first time, alongside renowned local artist Steffanie Lorig. Together, their pieces will form a double feature, weaving cultural memory, imagination, and visual storytelling into the Wonderland theme.
In addition, the exhibition will showcase works from a diverse lineup of artists, including:
Rubin Quarcoopome
Russell Strada
Lisa Marie Barber
Ruby Lindner
RunChuan Tian
Lindsay Iredale
Tina (TJ) Ostrander
Steve Jensen
Rebecca Mott
Ashley Worobec
Caitlin McIver
✨ As part of this gallery program, on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, Gallery B612 will host a special concert featuring guitarist Joseph Ehrenpreis’s new album, presented in collaboration with a live performance by YooSho Nam and MiYoung Margolis. This intimate evening highlights the deep connections between visual art, music, and dance — a living embodiment of the O-Jak spirit.
To further connect the gallery with the festival stage, selected works will also be shown on screen during the performance — including intermissions and pre-show moments as the audience prepares to watch the stage unfold.
Special Musical Collaboration: Joseph Ehrenpreis
This year’s O-Jak features guitarist and composer Joseph Ehrenpreis, whose career spans from Yale to the United Nations Chamber Music Society. His projects — including Harmony for World Humanitarian Day and Unity for World Children’s Day — reimagine global sounds and bird calls into compositions that transcend national and cultural borders.
At O-Jak 2025, Joseph’s original music will accompany dance and live painting, offering audiences an experience where sound, movement, and imagery converge.
Sponsors & Community
2025 O-Jak is made possible through the support of both local and international partners:
Gold Sponsors: Occhi Belli, Dark Arts Software, Gallery B612, Chan Seattle, GolMok Market Bar, Nana & Nani Interior Design & Renovation, Soul to Seoul
Silver Sponsor: Shared Tea Chinatown
In-kind Sponsors (exclusive to VIP ticket holders):
Four Seasons Hotel Seattle — donation of a two-night stay package and 15% off spa services (offer available Monday to Thursday, November 8–December 31, 2025; excluding holidays and other promotions).
Gallery B612 — 10% off gift cards applicable toward classes or artwork purchases.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all our sponsors and partners — their generosity not only supports artists and production, but also helps keep this multicultural celebration accessible to the wider community.
Why Sponsors Matter
O-Jak is more than a festival — it is a cultural bridge built through partnerships.
Local businesses as art: With many restaurants as sponsors this year — Occhi Belli, Chan Seattle, GolMok Market Bar, and Soul to Seoul — food itself becomes part of the artistic conversation, a cultural expression as vital as dance or music.
Spaces as art: Nana & Nani Interior Design transforms environments into living works of art, echoing O-Jak’s mission of immersion.
Technology meets art: Dark Arts Software, creator of the VR dance game Trip the Light, expands dance into virtual realms, showing how art transcends physical space.
International bridges: With leadership from the Consulate General of Korea in Seattle, O-Jak highlights the vision of its founder, MiYoung Margolis — a Korean-American artist connecting heritage and innovation, Korea and the U.S., local and global communities.
An Invitation
“Step into Wonderland and discover your own story.”
O-Jak is not just a performance but a shared journey — a celebration of imagination, heritage, and community. Join us this November at Broadway Performance Hall and be part of Seattle’s most visionary multicultural festival.
🎟️ Tickets: O-Jak Festival 2025
✨ Early Bird 10% discount available now through September 30! (Code: Earlybird)
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