Background
Foofwa d’Imobilité was born Frédéric Gafner in Geneva, Switzerland. His mother was a Brazilian dance teacher and his father a Swiss dancer and photographer.
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Gafner studied at the Ecole de Danse de Geneva and performed as a member of the Geneva Ballet Junior.
Career
He lives and works in Geneva, Switzerland, and Brooklyn, New New York 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.
Gafner changed his name in the mid-1990s to Foofwa d’Imobilité.
In 1998 he began working as a choreographer, and in 2000 founded Neopost Ahrrrt, where he serves as Artistic Director.
Achievements
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Doctorate’Imobilité has been the recipient of numerous prizes and awards for his work. Selected examples include: 2009 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award 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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Switzerland