LOVE IS FRENCH Solo performance For the third year, the playful and seductive Floanne is presenting her concert of French chanson with a modern twist at Joe’s Pub for Bastille Day to ravish the ear of the Francophile and culturally curious New Yorker. With her jazz musicians, she will weave vintage songs into a didactic presentation, dissecting with humor and wisdom the cliché that romances …
All Works
Edith Piaf Alive
EDITH PIAF ALIVE A play with music French actress and singer Floanne recounts the Piaf story. This authentic ‘chanteuse’ and farm girl opens the door to her culture, by taking a closer look at the legendary ‘Little Sparrow’ —with that husky, mournful voice so popular in the 1940’ and 50’s. The performance is a culturally rich and moving presentation that will make you smile, with tunes that …
Boudoir Chit-Chat
BOUDOIR CHIT-CHAT An experimental interview featuring five New York artists about creativity and relationships. Boudoir Chit-Chat is an film essay about five female artists. Painting their strengths and differences as if they were one, this experimental documentary explores what it's like to live a creative path in New York City. In an informal interview setting, we become part of their …
Le Maréchal et l’Astragale
LE MARECHAL ET L’ASTRAGALE Series of short documentary subjects about rural France. This first short brought me for the first time to the Cannes Film Festival ;) Le Travail du Maréchal Traite des Vaches, Biberons des Veaux La greffe du cerisier Une Equipe en Béton Tonte du Mouton Comice Agricole …
Waterfront Access?
WATERFRONT ACCESS? Waterfront Access? is an experimental film that connects a group of people from the City to the Brooklyn shore. As the dance evolves through various landscapes, life and colors arise, unveiling a message at each location: Just - One - Person - Can - Create - Peace - And - Change - The - World. There are very few areas left in New York City where the general public has access …
Short Choreographies
Weep Weep (2009) is a dance choreography fusing movement and sound that explores how connected bodies can sculpt space on various levels. Choreography by Flo Ankah Dancers: Jessica Dixon Majka, Nana Miki and Flo Ankah Live digeridoo: Tony Arnaud Music by: Moondog, Marty Costume: Jessica Dixon Majka Made possible by DanceNOW/nyc - Silo Residency and The Field Movement Research …
Kirk Light
KIRK LIGHT Performers: Jessica Dixon Majka and Nana Miki Assistant editor: Charlotte Annequin Kirk Light (2009) is an experimental film featuring two fairy-like dancers evolving in a clearing. At first mysterious, they let us into their world of movement and peaceful beauty. Silo Residency from DanceNOW/nyc Made possible by The Field …
One Way
ONE WAY One way is an experimental film about a "performance happening" in SoHo on June 22, 2008. Choreographer Flo Ankah conceived an event with Joe Zolkowski, whose set design utilized a multitude of street signs and the "peace" symbol. Eight performers revolve in a clockwise motion and improvise on the corners of Prince and Crosby Streets, accompanied by spontaneous live music on guitar …
Brooklyn Bridge
BROOKLYN BRIDGE Conceived by Camille de Galbert & Flo Ankah Directed by Camille de Galbert Choreographed by Flo Ankah Performed by Nana Miki and Flo Ankah Brooklyn Bridge (2009). Two dancers evolving on a Schubert melody, shot on the Brooklyn bridge in New York City. FAR space, Chelsea, New York City http://archive.simpleproduction.com/wiki/index.php?title=Brooklyn_Bridge …
Imprints
IMPRINTS Dance improvisation on crusted snow shot from the Empire State Building in New York City. Performed, conceived, edited by Flo Ankah Camera by Antonio Mattaliano Music "In the Mood for Love I and III" Michael Galasso michaelgalasso.com/ Screening April 9, 2007: Claudio Arezzo di Trifiletti opening, Casa Sicilia, Empire State Building, New York City Special Thanks to: …
Rambling Thoughts
RAMBLING THOUGHTS Rambling Thoughts (2004) is a structured dance improvisation. Using a video projection and a soundscape to create the atmosphere of the piece, the solo performer recites a monologue and vocalizes abstract sounds. The piece explores the relationship between human voice and movement, words leading to movement and dance leading to sounds. Every change is the recording is …
Le Quotidien des Rails
LE QUOTIDIEN DES RAILS "Le Quotidien des Rails" is a photographic project that has been made after receiving the French Grant "Défi Jeunes" in 1999. Every picture has been taken on my commute from Châbons to Grenoble in France, over a period of about six months. Exhibition Arrêt Création, part of the Rencontre Photographiques du Voironnais, St Jean de Moirans, France (1999) These images …
Regards Croisés
REGARDS CROISES Traveling to Mexico on an exchange program with Tampico students. PDF Book Download Regards Croisés by Flo Ankah "En avril 1998, j'ai passé 17 jours au Mexique, dans le cadre d'un echange interlycéens. J'ai désiré coupler ma passion pour la photographie et la découverte de ce pays en …