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joining Whim W’Him – Justin Reiter
From a very young age in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Justin Reiter was jumping and doing cartwheels in the back yard. "I was the black sheep of my family with regard to sports— I grew [...]
starting up – fall 2014
After a far-flung summer Whimmers are assembling in Seattle to start Whim W'Him's fifth season. Some fall highlights: In mid-September, the company took part in a presenters’ showcase at the Pacific Northwest Ballet studios for [...]
what we did on our summer vacations…
Now things are starting up again, I thought it would be fun to ask the dancers what they got up to this summer. In their own words (mostly), here they are... Kyle Mathew Johnson says, [...]
this is not a whim – Olivier Wevers 3
What makes a good dancer? I recently asked Olivier Wevers, founder, artistic director and chief choreographer of Whim W’Whim. “It's like a recipe," he replied. "Different flavors—for a curry, say, is it less or more [...]
taking flight – Olivier Wevers 2
"I left with a suitcase and an open plane ticket," says Whim W'Him's founder and artistic director Olivier Wevers. He was on his way to America. "I wasn’t scared, even though I had no money [...]
first steps – Olivier Wevers 1
“It chose me, I didn’t choose it,” says Whim W’Him artistic director Olivier Wevers, in answer to a question about how he came to make a life in dance. Olivier grew up in Brussels, Belgium. [...]
stage managing – Jill Carnine
Studying for a BA in Dance at the University of Washington, Whim W’Him’s stage manager, Jill Carnine noticed in her technique classes that, despite her love of dancing, “I didn't have that je ne sais [...]
on dancing #unprotected
At Q&A sessions after the Whim W’Him performances that concluded last Friday, the dancers were asked about their experiences with this program. The black box Erickson Theatre on Capital Hill holds only about 150 people, [...]
transforming – from practical details to theatrical magic
Sunday night, as the fifth of Whim W’Him’s eight #unprotected shows was about to start, I was thinking over the progression, endlessly thrilling, from a myriad of disparate, practical backstage fragments to exciting and coherent performance [...]
reflecting – Jim/Kyle/ Thomas
As the May show of #unprotected is coming together—opening tonight at the Erickson Theatre!*—I thought it would be interesting to ask the three male Whim W'Him dancers, to reflect on this year's season. (The women had [...]
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.