Maureen Whiting Company

Thru November 11th! Come see Belle Wolf dance and the work of Maureen’s choreography in a theatre setting within this moving Indian Epic! From Brangien Davis Seattle Magazine October 2012 “Several scenes are conveyed wordlessly, through dance and puppetry, which gives the play what Beattie calls a “choreopoetic” sensibility. Choreographer Whiting explains, “Dance plays the same role [in Ramayana] as it does in Indian theater or Bollywood movies, which is to provide an energetic and romantic sense of the story when words cannot.” (She calls this “solving problems.”) In the play, she uses a fusion of her own contemporary movement with classic mudras (hand gestures) and Indian dance numbers. Whiting feels a personal connection to the story—she travels to India every two years with her Indian husband and their children. She hopes to be an ambassador of sorts by way of the play, reflecting “the spirit of the Ramayana and the truth of Indian philosophy” through dance.”

maureen — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:24:54 +0000

http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/Ramayana

://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYsvP_hGvZk

“belly” at premieres at Northwest New Works

maureen — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 23:58:43 +0000

DAnce film art PARTY upcoming

maureen — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:34:37 +0000

We have been busy in the studio making dances and busy in the “editing suite” making films but we have not had a party/opening of our own for awhile. IT IS TIME….the Walrus said (that is me, Maureen). So we invite you to experience our dances and films in the form of an art installation PARTY (no this is not a fundraiser it is a dance art party)

Location:

Friday December 2nd @ 5 (doors open) 5:30 & 8 shows

Bollywood Dance Party by professional Bollywood DJ Aanshul after each performance cycle…Bollywood dance party till late!

Brown Paper Tickets (brownpapertickets.com)

$5-$10

location: Melrose Market Studios 1532 Minor Avenue between Pike and Pine

Upcoming Performances

maureen — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:23:55 +0000

Maureen Whiting Company Premieres Invitation To Experience Dances And Films In The Form Of A Party To Celebrate Art And Life

Fri. Dec. 2 | 5:30 & 8:00pm | $5-10 (doors open at 5)

Stepping outside the theatrical box, we present our latest dance, film, and photography works as an all night party with continuous performance cycles. Our latest works unfold amidst an ongoing celebration in the newly opened Melrose Market Studio space on Capitol Hill.

Starting at 5pm and going until late, the event offers ample opportunities for the audience to be part of the performance and ask the questions—who is the viewer and who is being viewed? Five new dance pieces and two new short dance films will cycle twice throughout the evening, interspersed with sets of Bollywood music and culminating in an all out dance party!

Friday, December 2nd (ONE NIGHT ONLY)
Doors 5pm
Performance Cycles 5:30 & 8:00pm
Melrose Market Studios
1532 Minor Avenue Seattle, WA 98101
Tickets $5-10 @ brownpapertickets.com
Maureenwhitingco.org

Two Performances next week! Maureen Solo and Maureen Whiting Company New Dance

Maureen dances with Alia Swersky

When: Thursday March 11th

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1 + 1
A little evening of improvised duets… mostly.

Thursday, March 11th
8 PM
The Chapel
Good Shepherd Center
4649 Sunnyside Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98103

John Dixon and Louis Gervais
Aiko Kinoshita and Aaron Swartzman (UMAMI Performance)
Alia Swersky and Maureen Whiting
Christian Swenson and Haruko Nishimura
with musicians
Stuart Dempster and Jeff Huston
and The Little Manatee

($10 suggested donation)

When: Friday March 12th and Saturday March 13th Tacoma MLK’s Move! invites us to show 15 minutes of our new dance “we are human” featuring Ezra Dickinson, Cassie Wulff, Belle Wolf

Info: Version: MOVE! A Tacoma Contemporary Dance Series #16

Friday, March 12th @ 7pm
Saturday, March 13th @ 2pm & 7pm

SOTA Theater (1118 Commerce)

$14 tickets benefit MLKBallet

Back in the Saddle of the Studio

maureen — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:49:06 +0000

Maureen Ezra Cassie and Belle started rehearsing (sometimes with Mo’s baby Armaan!) in November.

We are delving into the mysteries of the energetic dancing body, taking the time for a deeper focused study of the moving body (this kind of study is a core value and fuels the next body of new work). We are inspired by Maureen’s study with personal dance hero Benoit la Chambre (who came to Seattle this summer at SFADI) as we experiment with breathing organ and tongue connections and then Maureen choreographs. We also enrich the study by improvising which is always fun and with an energized and connected body opens treasure troves of possibilites.

The images for an upcoming film fueled by this studio work and our recent Myth of me and you (which opened at ACT Theatre March 2009 one week before the arrival of baby Armaan!) are alive in the studio and at the same time we all are reenergized by the simple mystery of a dancing body in space. This period of investigation and study informs us and propel us into a new work driven by our desire to harness the power of our life force through dance. We are reminded of the endless possibility of moving bodies.

Maureen is also starting some solo work! Her dance buddy Heather Kravas is here from France and we go in and dance solos for each other. The inspired company and solo work inform the upcoming Myth film and creates a new body of work. We are all grateful to just dance!