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dance in the time of coronavirus 1- Whim W’Him
Half a dozen starts to this post. Each draft overtaken or interrupted by events. Just now I spent over an hour on the phone with an old friend we hadn't heard from in years, pouring [...]
forms of light – RSVR visual research
Hayley Buckbee & Ian Campbell ...are the people behind RSVR Visual Research. The name, a condensing of 'reservoir,' they told me, "describes our interdisciplinary studio environment and our approach to project work. We champion collaboration; [...]
exploring empathy – Olivier Wevers
"The world feels so divided now," says Whim W’Him artistic director Olivier Wevers. Each of us, no matter how kind or compassionate we consider ourselves to be, has blind spots, moments of selective empathy, insidious [...]
shaping – Ihsan Rustem
Born and raised in London of Turkish Cypriot parents, residing in Zurich when he’s not on the road, the peripatetic and prolific Ihsan Rustem has become a favorite with Whim W’Him audiences and critics alike. [...]
mixing it up – Sidra Bell
Hers was a remarkably rich childhood. Sidra Bell, whose first piece for Whim W’Him will open on January 17 as part of the XPRESS program*, grew up in New York City. Both parents were practicing [...]
creepy smiles – Kyra Jean Green
Kyra Jean Green, whose own smile is quite genuine, was born in Paris, where her parents had gone to spend 4 or 5 years. They decided to have a baby while there, but once she [...]
dark intimacy – Yoshito Sakuraba
Growing up in Aomori, Japan. Yoshito Sakuraba saw barely any dance performance—"maybe one musical.” In Japan the eclectic mix of academics and learning to practice an art customary in the US is practically unknown. Only [...]
unabashed – choreographer Joshua Manculich
In the case of Joshua Manculich—the 1st of 3 choreographers chosen by the Whim W'Him dancers to create a new piece for September's Shindig V program, which will open the company's Season X—the inner child [...]
finding the little prince
It was a long and winding journey from the planet (or asteroid, or well in the desert) out of which ideas spring, to the Cornish Playhouse stage where This Is Not The Little Prince premiered [...]
seeking the little prince
On June 7 (& 8, 14 & 15) at the Cornish Playhouse, Whim W’Him will present a full evening meditation in dance on Antoine St Exupéry’s The Little Prince with original choreography by artistic director [...]
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.