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About Victoria Farr Brown

Victoria Farr Brown is a writer, mostly of fiction, based in Seattle, and a long-time lover of dance. Behind the Scenes focuses on WhimW’Him—Olivier Wevers’s dance company, formed in 2009—its projects, artists, and whatever ideas, whimsical or otherwise, strike her in the course of watching the company grow.

‘decyphering’ – Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s latest

By Victoria Farr Brown|2020-04-27T18:43:56-07:00March 20th, 2014|

A Black Box, but not tiny. Though the seats are [...]

shaking things up – Whim W’Him in May

By Victoria Farr Brown|2018-02-13T09:30:39-08:00March 6th, 2014|

This spring Whim W’Him is branching out, Where are we [...]

lighting motion & emotion – Michael Mazzola

By Victoria Farr Brown|2017-02-07T02:20:55-08:00February 20th, 2014|

Light is an integral part of Whim W'Him's work, and [...]

reacting to what people say

By Victoria Farr Brown|2018-02-09T12:54:14-08:00February 6th, 2014|

Seattle was enjoying gleeful hysterics a week or so ago [...]

program notes – how much is enough?

By Victoria Farr Brown|2017-02-07T02:20:55-08:00January 30th, 2014|

"You'll never please everyone," says Whim W'Him artistic director Olivier [...]

erasing gun violence – Greg Bokor

By Victoria Farr Brown|2018-02-08T16:08:02-08:00January 16th, 2014|

The best metaphors grow naturally out of both the thing [...]

designing man – Mark Zappone

By Victoria Farr Brown|2017-02-07T02:20:56-08:00January 15th, 2014|

I love watching things being made—it's one of the most [...]

celebrating – Whim W’Him’s fifth season

By Victoria Farr Brown|2017-02-07T02:20:56-08:00January 9th, 2014|

Whim W'him's Instantly Bound program, January 17-19, 2014 at Cornish [...]

bounding – Thomas Phelan

By Victoria Farr Brown|2017-02-07T02:20:56-08:00January 7th, 2014|

Thomas Phelan is a joyful, even manic presence. His gusto [...]

partying – this is Les Sylphides?!

By Victoria Farr Brown|2017-02-07T02:20:56-08:00December 31st, 2013|

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? It's New Year's Eve. A [...]