Foofwa d’Imobilité (born 24 March 1969) is a Swiss dancer and choreographer. He lives and works in Geneva, Switzerland, and Brooklyn, New York.
Foofwa d’Imobilité | |
|---|---|
| Born | Frédéric Gafner 24 March 1969 |
| Occupation(s) | Dancer, choreographer |
| Years active | 1987 - present |
Life and career
editFoofwa d’Imobilité was born Frédéric Gafner in Geneva, Switzerland. His mother was Beatriz Consuelo, a Brazilian ballerina/dance teacher, and his father was Claude Gafner, a Swiss dancer and photographer.[1][2] Gafner studied at the Ecole de Danse de Geneva and performed as a member of the Geneva Ballet Junior. From 1987-1990, he worked as a dancer and soloist with the Stuttgart Ballet. From 1991-1998, he was a dancer with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.[3]
Gafner changed his name in the mid-1990s to Foofwa d’Imobilité.[4] In 1998 he began working as a choreographer, and in 2000 founded Neopost Ahrrrt, where he serves as Artistic Director.[citation needed]
Honors and awards
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- 2009 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award[5]
- 2006 Swiss Prize of Dance and Choreography
- 1999 Grantee, Fondation Leenaards, Switzerland
- 1995 New York Dance and Performance Award for Exceptional Artistry in the work of Merce Cunningham
- 1987 Prix Professionnel at the Prix de Lausanne, Switzerland
- 1986 Bronze Medal, International Dance Competition, Jackson, Mississippi
Works
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Selected works include:
References
edit- ^ Ogan, Christine L. (2001). Communication and identity in the Diaspora: Turkish migrants in Amsterdam and their use of Media.
- ^ De Rycke, Lisa (2005). "Beatriz Consuelo". In Kotte, Andreas (ed.). Theaterlexikon der Schweiz (TLS) / Dictionnaire du théâtre en Suisse (DTS) / Dizionario Teatrale Svizzero (DTS) / Lexicon da teater svizzer (LTS) (in French). Vol. 1. Zurich, Switzerland: Chronos. pp. 406–407. ISBN 978-3-0340-0715-3.
- ^ a b "Foofwa d'Imobilité". Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ a b Macaulay, Alastair (30 June 2008). "A Master of Nonchalance in Control of His Illusions". The New York Times.
- ^ http://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grant_recipients/foofwa.html
External links
edit- Official web site
- Foofwa d'Imobilité and Gérald Zbinden at Fri-Art
- Sylvie Zaech (2005). "Foofwa d'Imobilité". In Andreas Kotte (ed.). Theaterlexikon der Schweiz / Dictionnaire du théâtre en Suisse / Dizionario Teatrale Svizzero / Lexicon da teater svizzer [Theater Dictionary of Switzerland] (in French). Vol. 1. Zürich: Chronos. p. 614. ISBN 978-3-0340-0715-3. LCCN 2007423414. OCLC 62309181.