Fall Concert: La Revue de Cuisine

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Nov 8, 2015 - 12:00 pm

Benaroya Hall
Benaroya Hall 200 University St, WA, Seattle 98101

Experience the unmatched choreography of Seattle favorite Olivier Wevers and the Whim W'Him Contemporary Dance Company!

What happens when the Pot, engaged to the Lid, is tempted away by the seductive Whisk, while the Dishcloth’s treacherous attempts to console the Lid are thwarted by the orderly Broom? You’ll find out in Bohuslav Martinů’s sprightly jazz ballet La Revue de Cuisine, with daring new dances by the Whim W’Him Contemporary Dance Company. You’ll also discover poetic music of Mieczyslaw Weinberg, who suffered persecution by both Nazi and Stalinist regimes. A set of haunting songs from the Vilna ghetto testify to the resilience of those who bared their souls through music even in the bleakest of times.

CLICK HERE to read the November 2015 Press Release

"Whim W’Him’s core concept—classical modes reinvigorated by their fusion with contemporary movement and a multidisciplinary approach to all aspects of production—has been proved to be more than viable by Wevers and his collaborators...one sees just how much variety in vision and style is yet to be explored."

- T.S. Flock for the Vanguard Seattle on May 22, 2014

Click here to learn more about Whim W'Him and to view some of Olivier Wevers' choreography!

Concert Program

Mieczyslaw Weinberg

Capriccio, Op. 11 (1943)

Aria, Op. 9 (1942)

Mikhail Shmidt, violin; Leonid Keylin, violin

Susan Gulkis Assadi, viola; Mara Finkelstein, cello

Joel Engel

Freilachs, Op. 20, no. 2 (1923)

Takumi Taguchi, violin; Mina Miller, piano

Songs of the Vilna Ghetto