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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." [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Stefano Altamura's photos of the Whim W'Him dancers are so beautiful that I am always sorry more of them don't get out where more people can see them. So today's post is going devoted to [...]

Growing up in Toronto, Ontario, Ethan Colangelo says his first exposure to stage dance was “a performance of The Nutcracker or something.” When asked what attracted him to dance, he replies, “I think it was [...]

Jakevis Thomason says he has been dancing “forever.” He started at the tender age of 3 with a competitive dance school, Dianne's School of Dance, l in Greenville, SC, taking classes and competing with them [...]