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hearing from critics – what does it mean?
Everyone likes to bask in accolades, but what can/should artists do to process criticism? How determine what to take to heart as fodder for growth, and what to shrug off as irrelevant or misguided? Whim [...]
Molly Magee – photographing Whim W’Him NYC
What an adventure! For the first time Whim W’Him, and the majority of its dancers, performed on a New York stage. The driving vitality of New York in the air all around, the constantly moving [...]
keepin’ on whimmin’ in NYC
Taking up where we left off at the end of Sunday night's rehearsal, dancer Melody Mennite writes, "I fell in love in this city, got engaged here, shed blood, sweat, and tears on stage here. [...]
whimming in New York
At the start of today (Sunday) I emailed the Whimmers coming to New York—on the occasion of Whim W'Him's debut at the Joyce Theatre—asking for any interesting thoughts, photos or happenings, en route or since [...]
talking about dance – Vancouver July 2013
Marketing. Audience education. Changing dance coverage. Conflicts of interest. Last week I attended two panels and took part in a third at the Dance Critics Association* meetings in Vancouver, BC, held in conjunction with the [...]
packin’ up, gettin’ ready to go!
Six dancers on the floor—kneeling or curled in positions only a dancer could find comfortable, one in a split—watch intently as quarter-inch high figures spin across an iPad screen to Mozart in a video [...]
audition! – late breaking news…
Dates have been set for the first official Whim W'Him auditions* In New York City—August 13, 2013 In Seattle—August 28, 2013 Whim W'Him is seeking experienced dancers: •Contemporary background •Strong classical training [...]
Whim W’Him flying – what’s up?
The "bad" news: Not until January 2014 does Whim W’Him dance again in Seattle. The good news: A lot is going on behind the scenes and on stages in other cities over the months until [...]
what “Spark” sparked…
Frankly, I'm surprised at the near-universal praise for Whim W'Him artistic director Olivier Wevers' newest work, I don't remember a spark. Not because I don't agree with critical and viewer accolades. I do. But because [...]
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.