The Flying Foot Forum was founded in 1991 by Joe Chvala. Over the years, the Flying Foot Forum has created numerous original percussive works that have toured both nationally and internationally from New York City to Paris and from the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival to Russia. The exciting mission of the Flying Foot Forum is to re-imagine the potential of all forms of percussive dance and percussion and to explore their full range of dramatic and musical possibilities. Most percussive dance companies concentrate on one or two traditional forms of percussive dance. The unique contribution of the Flying Foot Forum is its dedication to expanding the definition and the applications of percussive dance. The company creates new hybrid dances using them to explore ideas and narrative material. Through our forum of percussive arts, we have found that percussive dance and percussion are versatile, malleable, and expressive art forms that are equally potent as the main focus of a work or as one element in an interdisciplinary collaboration. This idea has led the company into a range of work that has mixed percussive dance with theater, video, music and other performing arts. Historically, we have created a wide range of pieces that deal with universal ideas and issues, creating multi-faceted characters, while telling unusual tales in fascinating new ways. In recent years, the company has concentrated on artistic and choreographic collaborations. Unpredictability is its trademark. Imagination and virtuosity are at its core.. For more information, to be put on our email list, or to contact us, visit our website at www.flyingfootforum.com.
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