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choreographing – Andrew Bartee
"I was always bossy," says Andrew Bartee, though you'd never know it from his modest, playful persona. The oldest of four kids, he "always had an urge to put something on—plays, variety or talent shows, [...]
Whim W’Him photo favorites 3 – Adam Bamberg
Whim W'Him is fortunate to have Adam Bamberg, of Bamberg Fine Art Photography— along with wife Kim Bamberg and co-conspirator Molly Magee—as official recorders of the company's most striking moments. Here are Adam's thoughts on the [...]
mourning – Instantly Bound
There are moments when premiering a timely piece of art is not a coup but an act of mourning. As I sat down to write this post, in the Blue Mountains of Australia, the US [...]
Whim W’Him photo favorites 2 – Kim Bamberg
Here are some favorite Whim W'Him images taken by Kim Bamberg of Bamberg Fine Art Photography, along with her notes on what she finds special in the moments captured. "I had a really hard time [...]
Whim W’Him photo favorites 1 – Molly Magee
Recently, I asked each of the three Bamberg Fine Art photographers to select half a dozen or so of their personal favorites out of all the thousands of images of Whim W'Him they have caught [...]
photographing – Molly Magee
It’s endlessly fascinating, when talking to people about how they got where they are—literally or figuratively—to observe the role of chance or luck in our most basic choices about where & how to live and [...]
dazzling – Whim W’Him in Tacoma
Writing from Canberra, Australia—I'm enjoying autumn leaves & last of summer fruits. Today, just a quick word on what, from all I hear, was a terrific performance of Whim W'Him at the historic Pantages Theater [...]
experimenting – Lindsi Dec
Those legs stretch on forever... She's a Balanchine dream. "And she's so happy," adds Shane Ohmer, her partner in Monster/Relationship, to be danced at Whim W'him's Broadway Performance Center show on April 6. That's what [...]
photographing – Kim & Adam Bamberg
Ebullient. Outgoing. Passionate. That will do for starters to describe Kim & Adam Bamberg. They, along with their assistant Molly Magee (about whom more in a separate post) have been producing the fabulous photographs that [...]
art feeds art – Olivier Wevers in Philadelphia
Art feeds art. It inspires Olivier Wevers, Whim W’Him’s founder/artistic director—not just dance but painting, sculpture, non-performance art. Last Wednesday he arrived in Philadelphia to create a new piece for BalletX. Thursday and Friday, 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.