Jose Navas/Compagnie Flak

About this original series

Compagnie Flak (www.flak.org) is a contemporary dance company based in Montreal Canada, under the direction of Venezuelan born choreographer José Navas. Creator of more than 30 pieces, his work can be recognized by his audacity and the usualness of the characters of his creations. Today, the words that best describe his work are: abstraction, sobriety, intensity and depth.

# Episodes
25 episodes
Rating
TV-G

Episodes of Jose Navas/Compagnie Flak

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  The bliss that from their limbs all movement takes
  
  A 2011 Ballet BC production, José Navas' first work on pointes.
  - Release date
    
    Feb 14, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    22:25
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  Personæ
  
  The new solo piece by Jose Navas. Production: Jose Navas/Compagnie Flak Co-production: Danse Danse, La Place des Arts (Montreal)
  - Release date
    
    Feb 12, 2012
  - Runtime
    
    56:00
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  Diptych
  
  The new group choreography by Jose NavasMusic: Johann Sebastian Bach (Well-Tempered Clavier, Cello Suites)Production: Jos? Navas/Compagnie FlakCo-production: Concertgebouw Brugge (Belgium)
  - Release date
    
    Dec 16, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    49:42
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  Personae, a solo show by José Navas (preview)
  
  Choreographer and dancer: José Navas Music: Antonio Vivaldi, Rock of black granite by Jean Genet (spoken by Jeanne Moreau and Étienne Daho), Agustín Lara, Giuseppe Verdi, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Patti Smith, Maurice Ravel World premiere: May 15th, 2011 at the Concertgebouw Brugge (Belgium)
  - Release date
    
    Sep 19, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    01:56
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  S - Excerpt
  
  With S, his first piece for the large stage, José Navas evokes human nature through the expression of pure movement. Choreographer and company: José Navas/Compagnie Flak. Music: Erik Satie.
  - Release date
    
    Sep 14, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    07:26
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  Personae_excerpts
  
  José Navas' new solo___Music: Antonio Vivaldi, Agustin Lara, Giuseppe Verdi, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Patti Smith, Maurice Ravel___World premiere: May 15th, Concertgebouw Brugge___Co-production: Danse Danse, La Place des Arts
  - Release date
    
    Feb 8, 2011
  - Runtime
    
    01:56
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  Diptych - excerpts
  
  Choreographer_José Navas Music_Johann Sebastian Bach
  - Release date
    
    Nov 11, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    02:44
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  Emily Molnar introduces José Navas' creation for...
  
  Emily Molnar, artistic director of Ballet BC, has invited José Navas to Vancouver to create a new piece on pointe for 15 dancers. A few weeks before the beginning of the creation, she talks about her motivations and expectations. Read more: http://flak.org
  - Release date
    
    Jul 16, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    03:29
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  Excerpts from "Miniatures" by José Navas
  
  Seven short solos to music chosen by the artist. Exposing the fragility of a soloist who bares his soul, José Navas invites the public to an intimate encounter with a dancer and a man, in an unveiling of his personal history.
  - Release date
    
    May 23, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    06:38
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  José Navas' Dance as seen through the lense of p...
  
  Since photographing José Navas for the series Trois battements, Valerie Simmons has worked numerous times with Company Flak. Her passion: to capture the energy of movement, even in stillness.
  - Release date
    
    Jan 11, 2010
  - Runtime
    
    02:52