Apply to create an original work with Whim W’Him!
SUBMISSION DEADLINE –  JUNE 15, 2018

Materials are only accepted via Google form: http://www.whimwhim.org/choreographers/

Whim W’Him dancers, under the artistic direction of Olivier Wevers, seek choreographers to create new contemporary dance works for the company’s fifth annual “Choreographic Shindig V” Selected choreographers will be invited to Seattle to create an original dance with the Whim W’Him dancers. Choreographers share three to four weeks residency, which culminates in seven public performances in Seattle, at the Erickson Theater in September 2019.

We are offering an opportunity for emerging and established choreographers to develop works on our dancers. The dancers will be involved in selecting the choreographers for the residency. This approach gives the dancers a voice in curating the program, becoming fully involved in a new aspect of the artistic process.

DETAILS

+ Choreographers will receive a $3,500 stipend; travel and housing will also be provided
+ Selected choreographers will have over 60 hours of rehearsal space with the Whim W’Him dancers
+ Budget for costumes and other technical needs is limited and shall be discussed with Artistic Director
+ Residency weeks during June, July and/or August 2019

REQUIREMENTS

+ Resume
+ Video links of recent choreographic works (minimum 3)
+ Brief proposal including ideas and intent

PAST CHOREOGRAPHERS

Adam Barruch, Banning Bouldin, Austin Diaz, Brendan Duggan, Jonathan Campbell, Lauren Edson, Joseph Hernandez, Maurya Kerr, Alice Klock, Joshua L. Peugh, Omar Roman De Jesus, Ihsan Rustem, Bruno Roque

ABOUT WHIM W'HIM

Since its creation in 2009 Whim W'Him has become Seattle’s hottest dance company. Led by former Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal dancer and choreographer Olivier Wevers, the company is committed to innovation, collaboration, and high caliber relevant art that engages and challenges audiences. Whim W’Him is both “entirely classic and entirely now”. Voted 2011 Best Arts Organization by Seattle Weekly readers. Grand prize winner of the Palm Desert Choreography Competition for an unprecedented two years in a row. Recipient of a 2011 Princess Grace Award for Choreography and a 2012 Seattle Mayor’s Arts Awards. www.whimwhim.org

SUBMISSION must be received by June 15, 2018 and materials are only accepted via Google form