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3 Juin 2010

« Nearly A Week After Sunday »

merceartforever_trailerThe 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.
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25 Jan 2010

« Merce-Art Forever! » Project

merce« 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.
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8 Sep 2009

New videos with Alan Sondheim

Partinvoluntary_dance_6 of the “séries Choréesgraphies / Choreiagraphies series”, here are some new videos shot this last August in New York with Alan Sondheim and Vea Lucca.

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10 Août 2009

Neopost Ahrrrt improving its financial transparency

neopostahrrtAs 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.

Corine Magnenat, the accountant for Neopost Ahrrrt just completed 2 courses:

The « Swiss GAAP RPC Standards » course
(Management of state supported non-profit organisations).
at the University of Geneva,

and the

« Office Maker Accounting course 2 »
(advance analytical accounting)
at ELSA Consultants, Lausanne, Switzerland

« 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. »
Yann Aubert
Administrator Neopost Ahrrrt

25 Mai 2009

New video of last months Second Life performance

secondlifeOn 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.

18 Avr 2009

Foofwa attends Merce’s 90th

merceThis 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.

This week is the premiere of Nearly Ninety at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the celebration of the 90th birthday of Merce Cunningham. On Sunday, April 19th, Foofwa will join other alumni dancers from the company to thank Merce and wish him happy birthday.

Nearly Ninety is choreographically marvelous. I watched in awe, and witnessed incredibly clear and physical dancers perform another masterpiece. Within Merce’s aesthetics, it is innovative by the second, full of situations, partnering, and dance phrases previously unseen to me in Merce’s work. I was crying, laughing and wow-ing almost throughout the 85 minute long dance. It is astounding that Merce is able to put together such an incredibly new experience at the end of his ninth decade, and he inspired me to do everything I can to stay active and creative into old age!”
Foofwa, April 17 2009

14 Jan 2009

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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8 Jan 2009

Foofwa receives Grant

foofwa_th2The 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.
> Foundation for Contemporary Arts 2009 Grant Recipients – Foofwa

1 Jan 2009

Professional Contemporary Dance Training in Geneva

gvadancetrainingBeginning in January 2007, Foofwa d’Imobilité & Company Gilles Jobin have been offering free classes for professional dancers at Studio Consuelo.
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2 Mai 2008

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