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shaping – Ihsan Rustem
Born and raised in London of Turkish Cypriot parents, residing in Zurich when he’s not on the road, the peripatetic and prolific Ihsan Rustem has become a favorite with Whim W’Him audiences and critics alike. [...]
mixing it up – Sidra Bell
Hers was a remarkably rich childhood. Sidra Bell, whose first piece for Whim W’Him will open on January 17 as part of the XPRESS program*, grew up in New York City. Both parents were practicing [...]
creepy smiles – Kyra Jean Green
Kyra Jean Green, whose own smile is quite genuine, was born in Paris, where her parents had gone to spend 4 or 5 years. They decided to have a baby while there, but once she [...]
dark intimacy – Yoshito Sakuraba
Growing up in Aomori, Japan. Yoshito Sakuraba saw barely any dance performance—"maybe one musical.” In Japan the eclectic mix of academics and learning to practice an art customary in the US is practically unknown. Only [...]
unabashed – choreographer Joshua Manculich
In the case of Joshua Manculich—the 1st of 3 choreographers chosen by the Whim W'Him dancers to create a new piece for September's Shindig V program, which will open the company's Season X—the inner child [...]
finding the little prince
It was a long and winding journey from the planet (or asteroid, or well in the desert) out of which ideas spring, to the Cornish Playhouse stage where This Is Not The Little Prince premiered [...]
seeking the little prince
On June 7 (& 8, 14 & 15) at the Cornish Playhouse, Whim W’Him will present a full evening meditation in dance on Antoine St Exupéry’s The Little Prince with original choreography by artistic director [...]
Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater – music & words
When Early Music Seattle executive director, Gus Denhard suggested the idea of a music/dance collaboration for Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's Stabat Mater to Seattle Baroque Orchestra music director, Alexander Weimann, Alex says that he was "captivated by the idea." [...]
Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater – dance
Stabat Mater dolorosa iuxta crucem lacrimosa dum pendebat Filius are the opening words, dating back at least to the 13th century, of an ancient hymn to the sorrowing mother of Jesus standing at the foot [...]
‘Trail of Soles’ – Olivier Wevers
"Nomads in crowded isolation." That favored phrase of Olivier Wevers, Whim W'Him founder and artistic director, could well have been the title or subtitle of his Trail of Soles, the third and final work in the [...]
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.