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‘Welcome to Barrio Ataxia’ – Omar Román Jesús
To give Whim W'Him followers a chance to see more of the beautiful photos taken at full dress rehearsal by the company's photographers, I usually devote a blog post almost entirely to images. This time, [...]
depicting the human form in motion – Stefano Altamura
It is hardly surprising that with an Italian father, a name like Stefano Francesco Altamura and being raised up in a Catholic household surrounded by Renaissance art, Whim W'Him's new photographer, was himself drawn to [...]
engaging the viewer – Brendan Duggan
Photo by Nir Ariel Like many imaginative kids, Brendan Duggan, who grew up in Amherst, New Hampshire, loved dressing up in costumes. But he only came to dance relatively late, in high school [...]
endlessly inspiring thought – Alice Klock
"Densely dimensional, unpredictable, strangely graceful and wild, Alice Klock's dances are like elegant ribbons caught in hopelessly tangled knots," wrote Dance Magazine, in this year's '25 to watch' feature. One of the three choreographers [...]
always dancing – Omar Román de Jesús
Collaboration by Cameras & Dancers—photo by Jacob Jonas Omar Román de Jesús doesn't really remember a time when he didn't dance. "Mostly I felt like doing it—it was natural." So was creating dances. [...]
changing places – Jane Cracovaner
"I like to be surprised," says Jane Cracovaner, Whim W'Him's newest dancer. She is much taken by the big trees in some of Seattle's neighborhoods, not just in parks but on ordinary city streets. Jane [...]
parting snapshots – the Bambergs & Molly Magee
In the beginning, right at the founding of of Whim W'Him, were the Bambergs, Kim and Adam. From their original encounters with Olivier and the dancers at work on the new company's premiere in January [...]
Pascal’s wager – Pascal Touzeau & Whim W’Him
As its core mission Whim W’Him is dedicated to high quality, original creations, bringing into being half a dozen or more new works each season, many from choreographers who have not worked with the company [...]
goodbye to all that -Tory Peil’s farewell Whim 2
Dancer Tory Peil, whose final Whim W'Him run starts with the opening June 8 of TRANSFIGURATE, has been with the company since rehearsals started for the January 2012 show. Here, mostly in her own wise [...]
goodbye to all that -Tory Peil’s farewell Whim 1
There’s a long list of things that Whimmers, onstage or off, will miss about Tory Peil when, after her final performance June 16, she retires from Whim W’Him. Tory is a marvelous dancer whose technical [...]
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.