Prizes & Grants
The choreographer Foofwa d'Imobilité has been awarded an individual grant of 25,000 dollars for 2009 from the "Foundation for Contemporary Arts" in New York.
Founded in 1963 by John Cage and Jasper Johns, the "Foundation for Contemporary Arts" supports "remarkable and promising" contemporary artists every year. Foofwa d'Imobilité was nominated for this award after his enormous success with "Benjamin de Bouillis" in June 2008 at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City.
The official 2009 Grants to Artists Celebration was on February 23, 2009 in New York City, USA.
> Read the presentation speech by Nancy Dalva
> Foundation for Contemporary Arts 2009 Grant Recipients - Foofwa
List of Prizes & Grants received
- Individual Grant from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, New York (2009)
- A 3 year Grant from the The Arts Council of Switzerland Pro Helvetia, the City of Geneva’s Department of Cultural Affairs, and the State of Geneva ‘s Department of Public Instruction (2007 - 2009)
- Swiss Dance and Choreography Prize (2006)
- Cultural Grant from the Leenaards Foundation (1998)
- New York Dance and Performance "Bessie” Award - "In recognition of outstanding creative achievement” as a dancer in the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (1995)
- Nominated by Jean Guizerix for the Benois de la Danse, Moscow (1995)
- “Prix professionnel” at the Prix de Lausanne (1987)
- 2nd Prize at the Eurovision Dance Competition, Schwezingen, Germany (1987)
- Bronze medal at the International Dance Competition in Jackson, Mississippi (1986)
- Scholarship award for Dance Studies - "Migros pour-cent-culturel" (1985 & 1986)
- Gold Medal at the Concours International d'Houlgate, France (1986)
- Gold Medal at the National Competition of Aarau, Switzerland (1985)
- Chausson d'Or award at the International Classical Ballet Competition "Le Chausson d'Or" - Nevers, France (1982)
Video - Accepting the Swiss Prize
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