A videoblog for José Navas/Compagnie Flak
Montreal, 19 May 2009 – José Navas is embarking on the adventure of Web 2.0 by transforming his flash Web site to a videoblog. In addition to the traditional text content, the Web viewer can now view excerpts from selected shows and short interviews, in which the choreographer speaks about a variety of themes connected to dance. It’s an original and enticing initiative to open wide the doors of the company to those who are interested.
Thanks to Youtube and Facebook, José Navas/Compagnie Flak had already established an active Web presence. Today, the videoblog strengthens that presence at www.flak.org. A space for dynamic and interactive encounters, this new tool aims to open a window on the daily life of the company and its creations, as well as to increase the understanding of dance and to stimulate reflection on the challenges confronting dance today. Aesthetically pleasing and convivial, the new site will appeal to the general public as much as to producers, the media, and other organizations.
“The idea is to provide an online conversation in order to create a long-term relationship with the public,” comments Christian Aubry the developer and maintainer of the blog. “Still largely underused in the dance world, the videoblog is a fantastic tool that promotes both distribution and intimacy.”
The site already features four excerpts from the solo show Miniatures, an excerpt from the group piece S, which be will presented in Montreal by the series Danse Danse in November, and three interviews with José Navas. He speaks of the concept of meditation in movement, recounts the experience of remounting Anatomies with a new cast, and calls for stronger political and financial support for the arts.
Meditation in movement
Choreographer José Navas explains the idea of “meditation in movement” that he explores in his three latest contemporary dance pieces: Portable Dances, Anatomies and S.
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New foray into Germany for the quintet ‘Anatomies’
Photo: Valerie Simmons
After a successful run in Frankfurt last September, Compagnie Flak continues its foray into Germany with Anatomies.
Anatomies will be presented at two festivals this month: the 9th edition of the Internationale Tanztage 2009 in Oldenburg and the Schrit_tmacher 2009 in Aachen, where it will be performed in the Ludwig Forum Museum, an amazing international art space. The piece has also been programmed as a part of the regular season at the Theater im Pumpenhaus in Münster.
Created in Montreal in 2006, this work for five dancers has already been presented twenty times in Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway. It will be presented for the first time to the Korean public in May. Stay tuned…
Performances
- March 23, Staatstheater, Internationale Tanztage 2009, Oldenburg
- March 25, Theater im Pumpenhaus, Münster
- March 27 & 28, Ludwig Forum, Schrit_tmacher Festival, Aachen
A José Navas/Compagnie Flak production in coproduction with l’Agora de la danse.
New foray into Germany for the quintet ‘Anatomies’
Before flying to Germany where Compagnie Flak will present four shows of the piece Anatomies next week, choreographer Jose Navas speaks about the challenges of presenting a new version of a dance show with a new cast.
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