- Burden of Joy WIP 2015 San Francisco, 2015
- Burden of Joy in Depth Interview Seattle City Arts, 2014
- Seattle Weekly Best Dance Works of 2013, 2013
- Belly, On the Boards Blog 2012 “The movement moved with punctuation between classical forms into absurd gesture, while flower petals flutter out of their button up shirts customized with sea creature-like sculpture attached. The world that is created is both sexually charged and childlike, poppy and primeval, with symbolism that is fantastical, ethereal, and mundane. Images transition quickly, sometimes abruptly and the last one leaves you wondering what continues after the lights go out. by Shannon Stewart
- Review of The Myth of Me and You, Michael Upchurch, The Seattle Times, 2009
- Review of The Myth of Me and You, Sandra Kurtz, Seattle Weekly, 2009
- Review of Myth of Us, Michael Upchurch, The Seattle Times, 2008
- Review of Wandering Bear, Mary Murfin Bayley, The Seattle Times, 2007
- Review of Other Jello and Juicy Point B, Anne Herman, Anchorage Daily News, 2006
- Review of Bowie: Inside/Outside, Alice Kaderlan Halsey, The Seattle Times, 2003
- Review of Unravel Unrelated Events, Brangien Davis, The Seattle Times, 2002
- Review of wreck tangle, Barley Blair, The Stranger, 2001
What the press said about…
Juicy Point B 2005
“Part of the fun of attending a Maureen Whiting Show is experiencing the surprisingly fresh and weirdly sexual physical movement that the Seattle-based dancer/choreographer brings to the stage.”
—Rachel Hart, Seattle Magazine 2/2005
“Whiting’s choreography—the sideways leans, vibrating fingers, clocklike turns and unexpected arcs of movement-were given absolute, gorgeous clarity by Julie Tobiason. A top ballerina recently retired from Pacific Northwest Ballet, Tobiason was compelling in this very different art form. Watching contemporary dance performed with this level of precision and projection can make you feel a new idea is being invented and coming alive before your eyes. It’s rare: downtown dance and ballet are usually kept in their separate compartments.”
—Mary Murfin Bayley, Seattle Times
Juicy Point 2004
“Whiting takes pleasure in thwarting our expectations: shifting from full throttle, kinetic dancing to more quirky physical examinations; transforming traditional performance spaces or abandoning them all together; making highly detailed movement phrases and then almost smothering them in long, sea weedy costumes.”
—Sandra Kurtz, Seattle Weekly 6/2004