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Olivier Wevers
Whim W'Him, Seattle Contemporary Dance is a Seattle-based contemporary dance company founded by Olivier Wevers in January 2009. Programs Whim W'Him offers 3 productions each season. The company has performed original works by Danielle Agami, Juanjo Arques, Andrew Bartee, Adam Barruch, Banning Bouldin, Austin Diaz, Jonathan Campbell, Lauren Edson, James Gregg, Mark Haim, Joseph Hernandez, Larry Keigwin, Maurya Kerr, Gabrielle Lamb, Loni Landon, MADBOOTS, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Joshua Peugh, Ihsan Rustem Ihsan Rustem is a British choreographer living in Switzerland Early career Ihsan Rustem was a student at the Thomas Tallis School in his hometown of London before commencing his formal dance training at the Rambert School of Ballet and Con ..., Penny Saunders, Pascal Touzeau, Manuel Vignoulle, Kate Wallich, Dominic Walsh and Olivier Wevers. References Encore, Seattle, November 2010 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The Seattle metropolitan area's population is 4.02 million, making it the 15th-largest in the United States. Its growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 makes it one of the nation's fastest-growing large cities. Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about south of the Canadian border. A major gateway for trade with East Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling . The Seattle area was inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danielle Agami
Danielle Agami (born 1984) is an Israeli-born dancer and choreographer. She is a teacher of the Gaga style of dance, invented by the director of the Batsheva Dance Company, Ohad Naharin. In Israel, Agami danced with the Batsheva Dance Company from 2002 to 2010. From 2008 to 2010, she was the company's rehearsal director. In 2011, Agami moved to New York and became the executive producer of Gaga USA. That year, she taught Gaga dance at CalArts at the request of Ohad Naharin. She then moved to Seattle, where she was given a residency from the Cornish College of the Arts for the Velocity Art Center. In June 2012, Agami founded the dance troupe Ate9 in Seattle. After a year, she moved the troupe to Los Angeles. She created a work titled "This Time Tomorrow" for Northwest Dance Project in 2013. The piece was featured in the dance company's 2014 Canadian tour. Agami has also worked with drummer and composer Glenn Kotche on a series of music and dance projects. One of their works, "Call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Keigwin
Larry Keigwin an American choreographer and the artistic director of KEIGWIN + COMPANY. Life and career Keigwin was raised in Wading River on Long Island with three brothers, one of them his twin. Though his brothers were “very jocky,” he chose instead to pursue gymnastics, join a circus training program, and perform in school musicals. Keigwin auditioned for and performed in a number of “Club MTV” episodes before attending Hofstra University to study dance. Following graduation in 1994, he danced with artists including Penny Arcade, Robin Becker, David Roussève, Varla Jean MermanZvi Gotheiner John Jasperse, Jane Comfort, Julie Taymor, Doug Elkins, Doug Varone, and Mark Dendy. It was this last artist, Dendy, who invited Keigwin to choreograph and perform a solo (what eventually became “Mattress Suite”) as part of Dendy's own program at the Joyce Theater. This opportunity launched Keigwin's career as a contemporary dance choreographer. Larry Keigwin's work has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (born 30 April 1973) is a Belgian-born international choreographer based out of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Dance background Ochoa, who is half-Colombian and half-Belgian, completed her dance training at the Royal Ballet Academy in Antwerp, Belgium. She appeared with various German companies before eventually joining Djazzex, a contemporary dance company, in 1993. In 1997, she joined Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, where she was a soloist for seven years. . Choreographic style Overall, Ochoa's work relates emotional experience through an abstract but intently connected style of choreography, which occasionally relies on virtuosic technique. Her movement is contemporary, however, she occasionally displays classical virtuosity, such as a soaring grand jeté. Because she uses the abstract form, her works do not have established plot lines or characters. She does, however, want the dancers to "tell a story" within the work. She achieves this by emphasizing the eyes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihsan Rustem
Ihsan Rustem is a British choreographer living in Switzerland Early career Ihsan Rustem was a student at the Thomas Tallis School in his hometown of London before commencing his formal dance training at the Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance, becoming a member of the National Youth Dance Company from 1997–1999. The following year, at the age of 17, Rustem was invited by Matthew Bourne to join his Adventures in Motion Pictures for the creation of ‘ The Car Man’. From 2001–2004 he was a soloist with Philip Taylor's Ballett Theater München (Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz) before moving to the Netherlands, where he danced for three seasons as a member of Introdans. Since 2007 Rustem has lived and worked in Switzerland, initially as a soloist with Cathy Marston's Stadttheater Bern Ballet, then at the Tanz Luzerner Theater. Rustem has worked with such well-known choreographers as Mats Ek, Jiri Kylian, Paul Lightfoot / Sol Leon, Hans van Manen. He originat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penny Saunders
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is a contemporary dance company based in Chicago. Hubbard Street performs in downtown Chicago at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance and at the Edlis Neeson Theater at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Hubbard Street also tours nationally and internationally throughout the year. History Hubbard Street Dance Chicago grew out of the Lou Conte Dance Studio, when in 1977 several aspiring young artists approached dance teacher/choreographer Lou Conte to teach tap classes. At the time, the studio was located at the corner of LaSalle Street and Hubbard Street, which is how the company acquired its name. Conte served as director for 23 years, during which he developed relationships with choreographers including Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Margo Sappington, Daniel Ezralow, Nacho Duato, Jirí Kylián, and Twyla Tharp, all of whom helped shape Hubbard Street's repertoire. In 2000, Jim Vincent became Artistic Director. Vincent worked to further expand t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascal Touzeau
Pascal Touzeau (born 1969) is a French dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance. Touzeau studied dance at the conservatoire de Bordeaux. A professional dancer since 1987, he started as a dancer at the , then Bonn, Wiesbaden and finally the directed by William Forsythe. Touzeau became choreographer in Germany, France, Sweden and the Netherlands before being appointed head of the Ballet Carmen Roche in Madrid (2005 to 2006). Touzeau has been director of the Staatstheater Mainz The Staatstheater Mainz (Mainz State Theatre) is a theatre in Mainz, Germany, which is owned and operated by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Situated on the Gutenbergplatz, the complex comprises two theatres which are connected by an undergrou ... since 2009. References External links Pascal TouzeauMidsummer night´s dream - Cie Alienorballet - Ch.Pascal Touzeau(YouTube) {{DEFAULTSORT:Touzeau, Pascal 1969 births Living people Entertainers from Bordeaux 20th-century French dancers 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Walsh Dance Theater
Dominic Walsh Dance Theater (DWDT) was a contemporary dance company based in Houston Texas, Houston, Texas. Started by artistic director and former principal dancer for the Houston Ballet, Dominic Walsh, DWDT ranged from progressive to classical choreography. Dominic Walsh joined the Houston Ballet in 1989, rising to Principal Dancer in 1996. In 1998, he created Flames of Eros when Ben Stevenson (dancer), Ben Stevenson invited him to choreograph on Houston Ballet. His work won him the Choo San Goh Award for Choreography. In 2002, he formed Dominic Walsh Dance Theater. In 2004, the company received the title of one of the top Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch", "25 to Watch" by Dance Magazine. Walsh closed DWDT in 2015 after 12 seasons. In December 2015, he launched a 200-page photo book, “Dominic Walsh Dance Theater,” that he created with company photographer Gabriella Nissen. The book features a collection of photos capturing moments from DWDT's repertoire. Dancers The dancers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
