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the complete artist – Karl Watson
At the age of three, he saw a performance of The Nutcracker, “almost by accident” his mother says. He sat on the edge of his seat throughout and at the end told her, “That [...]
farewell to the WW blog – Victoria Farr Brown
Today is my last regular post for the Whim W’Him blog. After a year passed in mourning my husband’s death, getting my affairs in order, writing blog posts and reconfiguring my life, I woke [...]
farewell to Whim – Liane Aung
For 6 thrilling years Liane Aung was a radiant presence at the center of Whim W’Him. In a group or as soloist, in her different incarnations for the many choreographers’ works that she danced, Liane [...]
journey to self – Olivier Wevers
Cannibalistic Sanctuary, by Whim W'Him artistic director and choreographer Olivier Wevers, has had a rather bumpy gestation period. Started last year for the January 2022 program, it was postponed until next week's opening.* Ten days [...]
game for joy – Maurya Kerr
In 2015 Maurya Kerr created into the wide welcome, as one of Whim W’Him's first Choreographic Shindig pieces, where the dancers choose the makers of what they will dance. She is back this spring as [...]
expanding – Micaela Taylor
Engaging, passionate and full of ideas, Micaela Taylor has been dancing "since I was very very young. My mom saw I had talent and saw I had rhythm and put me in dance classes.” By [...]
onstage images – January 2022
Stefano Altamura's photos of the Whim W'Him dancers are so beautiful that I am always sorry more of them don't get out where more people can see them. So today's post is going devoted to [...]
3rd x’s the charm – Ethan Colangelo
Growing up in Toronto, Ontario, Ethan Colangelo says his first exposure to stage dance was “a performance of The Nutcracker or something.” When asked what attracted him to dance, he replies, “I think it was [...]
dancing forever – Jakevis Thomason
Jakevis Thomason says he has been dancing “forever.” He started at the tender age of 3 with a competitive dance school, Dianne's School of Dance, l in Greenville, SC, taking classes and competing with them [...]
taking root – Nell Josephine
As a young child in beautiful, bucolic Garden Valley, Idaho Nell Josephine took one single dance class from a visiting teacher. In the 4th grade her family moved to Boise and she began taking gymnastics [...]
About the writer
Victoria Farr Brown is a former historian, a writer, now mostly of fiction, and a long-time lover of dance. She has written about Whim W’Him from its first steps in 2009.