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Improvisation on Mount Tremper

Youtubing Michael Pina & Merce

Made August 4-7 2010 during Foofwa's residency at Mount Tremper Arts, "Youtubing Michael Pina & Merce" is a new trial video on legacy and life after death.
Thank you Aynsley Vendenbroucke and Mathew Pokoik!
> Watch the video "Youtubing Michael Pina & Merce"

Merce talks about Foofwa

In several excerpts from interviews in the MwM Film Library, Merce both reminisces, and inspires anew! In addition, see marvelous rare film of Merce Cunningham teaching class in Chicago in 1961, and dynamic, never before seen footage of Merce teaching Advanced Technique Class almost 50 years later. MCDC dancers Jennifer Goggans, Andrea Weber, and Foofwa d'Imobillite look back on learning from Merce...
> Watch the video " The Cunningham Challenge: Doing the Impossible"

Photos of "Au Contraire"

A new creation commissioned to Foofwa d'Imobilité, Au Contraire (an inspiration from the universe of Jean-Luc Godard), was premiered with success at the Festival d'Avignon (19-25 July 2010). Photos of the show are now on the site - see the Au Contraire page.

Premiere of "Au Contraire"

Au Contraire (after Jean-Luc Godard), a new creation commissioned to Foofwa d'Imobilité, will be presented from July 19-21 & 23-25 (18h) at the Festival d'Avignon.
> info & tickets at festival-avignon.com

"Merce-Art Forever!" video installations

See how the "Merce-Art Forever!" videos were installed at the Holland Festival in Amsterdam (8-11 June 2010).
(Photos of the installation with visitors and the complete videos are on the "Merce Art Forever!" page).
> Watch video

Video of "Performance for 3 Avatars"

On May 29, 2010 the "Performance for 3 Avatars" was presented and filmed at the Rolex Learning Center in Lausanne, Switzerland. The performance will be presented again in July at the Festival de la Cité in Lausanne.
> Watch the video of 3 Avatars at Rolex

New Live Production videos excerpts online

New video excerpts have been added for the following Live Productions:
LaréduQ - Chore - The Making of Spectacles
BodyToys - Benjamin de Bouillis

« Nearly A Week After Sunday »

The third part of "Merce-Art Forever!" just came out. Titled "Nearly A Week After Sunday", it is in two parts, each of 69 minutes and is a unique document on the questions surrounding Merce's legacy.
> "Merce-Art Forever!" project

« Merce-Art Forever! » Project

« Merce-Art Forever! » is a project by Foofwa d'Imobilite / Neopost Ahrrrt about the legacy of Merce Cunningham. We have now dedicated a page for this project.
> "Merce-Art Forever!" project

New videos with Alan Sondheim

Part of the “séries Choréesgraphies / Choreiagraphies series”, here are some new videos shot this last August in New York with Alan Sondheim and Vea Lucca.
> Choreiagraphies

"Merce-Art Forever!" project part 1:
"Inter-face to face-view" - Merce Cunningham interviewed by Foofwa in 2000

Bientôt avec sous-titre en français
Other interviews coming up soon
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Neopost Ahrrrt improving its financial transparency

As a dance production company that is supported by the money of tax payers and generous sponsors, it is our duty to manage our finances very carefully. Therefore it is with great pleasure that we congratulate the Neopost Ahrrrt Accountant, Corine Magnenat for the completion of courses for analytical accounting and the Swiss GAAP RPC standards for state suported non-profit organisation.
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New video of last months Second Life performance

On April 17th 2009, Alan Sondheim, through his avatar Alan Dodoji and Foofwa d’Imobilité, through his avatar Foofwa Ragu, performed on Second Life. Following is a video including a succession of stills.
> Watch video

Foofwa attends Merce’s 90th

This week is the premiere of “Nearly Ninety” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and the celebration of the 90th birthday of Merce Cunningham. He will join other alumni dancers from the company to thank Merce.
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Exhibition of dance photographs by Claude Gafner

Season of 2006 at the Théâtre de la Ville of Paris
Currently being presented by Neopost Ahrrrt at
Studios 44 in Geneva
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Foofwa receives Grant

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.
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Professional Contemporary Dance Training in Geneva

Beginning in January 2007, Foofwa d'Imobilité & Company Gilles Jobin have been offering free classes for professional dancers at Studio Consuelo.
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