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Foofwa d'Imobilité
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Foofwa d’Imobilité (born 24 March 1969) is a Swiss dancer and choreographer. He lives and works in Geneva, Switzerland, and Brooklyn, New York.
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Life and career
Foofwa 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]
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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
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Works
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