Tory Peil – Seattle Dances

VULNERABILITY LEADS IN TRANSFIGURATE

Whim W’him’s Transfigurate shows variety and vulnerability.

It was January 20, 2017. While the mood on the streets may have been somber, inside the packed Cornish Playhouse,

Everyone knows it takes skill to dance well. What many don’t know, even dancers, is that it also takes a

“Dance is a form of human expression that we can all share and understand,” Whim W’him’s Artistic Director Olivier Wevers

IN-spired, the latest performance from Seattle’s Whim W’Him, opened this past Friday, January 22, to a large crowd of enthused

In the hands of artistic director and choreographer Olivier Wevers, Whim W’Him has evolved into one of Seattle’s most successful

In its five years as a company, Olivier Wevers’ Whim W’Him has established itself as a troupe of incredible dancers,

How many elements of the performance have to change before ballet becomes burlesque? And when you’re Lily Verlaine, are those

“In the past I’ve brought a classical aesthetic to burlesque dance,” says Lily Verlaine, the Seattle burlesque diva extraordinaire. Now,

2015 promises to be a good year for Whim W’Him. The contemporary dance company, led by Artistic Director Olivier Wevers,