Whim W'him, The Esoterics, and St. Helens String Quartet's Exquisite ...
Whim W'him, The Esoterics, and St. Helens String Quartet's Exquisite ...The SunBreak (blog)by Guest Contributor on May 22, 2012 “Approaching Ecstasy,” an exuberant genre-combining production by Whim W'him, The Esoterics, and the St. Helens String Quartet at the Intiman Theatre, sets the poetry of fin de siècle gay Egyptian writer Constantine ...
Dutoit conducts an entrancing Debussy
Dutoit conducts an entrancing DebussyPhiladelphia InquirerAnd on Friday, he poured on waves of sound in Scriabin's unapologetically extravagant Poem of Ecstasy with the Verizon Hall organ powering the climaxes from within. The biggest point of interest was four excerpts from Debussy's Martyrdom of St.and more »
The agony and the ecstasy
The agony and the ecstasyDAWN.comLife is either a journey of agony or ecstasy. It can be both too — aren't we all teeny bi-polar? Ecstasy elevates a poet, artist, scientist or a writer to create the best he or she is gifted with; Agony drags a person down, pounding him with mental ...
'Approaching Ecstasy': a dance-choral excursion with Whim W'Him and guests
'Approaching Ecstasy': a dance-choral excursion with Whim W'Him and guestsThe Seattle Times"Approaching Ecstasy" is an evening-length collaboration between Whim W'Him and the Esoterics, a choral group led by Seattle composer Eric Banks. For both groups, it's an ambitious undertaking. Banks' score sets 18 Cavafy poems to music in both English ...
Whim W'Him, Esoterics bring fine dance, fine music for fine evening
Whim W'Him, Esoterics bring fine dance, fine music for fine eveningThe Seattle Times"Approaching Ecstasy," a co-creation of composer Eric Banks and choreographer Olivier Wevers, is inspired by the verse of Greek-Alexandrian poet CP Cavafy. Performed by Wevers' dance troupe Whim W'Him and Banks' choral group the Esoterics (accompanied ...