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new faces – Ashley Rivette
Ashley, it seems, was headed for dance from infancy. Her mom says she was always walking around on tiptoes and moving her body, and she had an ear for music.Though Ashley was born in Virginia, [...]
new faces – Aliya Janov
Aliya (pronounced Ah-LEE-ya) got pointed toward dance by her seven-years-older sister. A dancer herself, she suggested to Aliya, when she was about nine, that she audition, the very next day, for her dance studio.Aliya did. [...]
moving forward – Kyle Sangil & Jacob Beasley
simultaneous turnover of 5 dancers out of 7 is a big change for a small, tight-knit company. When retirement, injuries, career changes and a desire to try out the dance world of Europe combined [...]
making of the WWCDC
Although it can often seem like a mere pipe dream, it’s the long-time wish “of any new company,” as Olivier Wevers Whim W’Him’s founder and Artistic Director says, "to have their own dance center." [...]
the complete artist – Karl Watson
At the age of three, he saw a performance of The Nutcracker, “almost by accident” his mother says. He sat on the edge of his seat throughout and at the end told her, “That [...]
farewell to the WW blog – Victoria Farr Brown
Today is my last regular post for the Whim W’Him blog. After a year passed in mourning my husband’s death, getting my affairs in order, writing blog posts and reconfiguring my life, I woke [...]
farewell to Whim – Liane Aung
For 6 thrilling years Liane Aung was a radiant presence at the center of Whim W’Him. In a group or as soloist, in her different incarnations for the many choreographers’ works that she danced, Liane [...]
journey to self – Olivier Wevers
Cannibalistic Sanctuary, by Whim W'Him artistic director and choreographer Olivier Wevers, has had a rather bumpy gestation period. Started last year for the January 2022 program, it was postponed until next week's opening.* Ten days [...]
game for joy – Maurya Kerr
In 2015 Maurya Kerr created into the wide welcome, as one of Whim W’Him's first Choreographic Shindig pieces, where the dancers choose the makers of what they will dance. She is back this spring as [...]
expanding – Micaela Taylor
Engaging, passionate and full of ideas, Micaela Taylor has been dancing "since I was very very young. My mom saw I had talent and saw I had rhythm and put me in dance classes.” By [...]
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.