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Floanne is a French [[songstress]] performing with Jazz musicians in the [[nightclub]] scene, including [[Joe's Pub]], [[Symphony Space]], the Miami-Dade County Auditorium. She stars in the Broadway-style musical ''Loving the Silent Tears'', directed by [[Vincent Paterson]], alongside [[Jody Watley]], [[Jon Secada]], [[Liz Callaway]], [[Debbie Gravitte]]. Her interpretation of "[[Michelle (song)|Michelle]]" from [[The Beatles]] is the 75th release of ''The Beatles Complete on Ukulele''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thebeatlescompleteonukulele.blogspot.com|title=Michelle on The Beatles Complete on ukulele}}</ref> |
Floanne is a French [[songstress]] performing with Jazz musicians in the [[nightclub]] scene, including [[Joe's Pub]], [[Symphony Space]], the Miami-Dade County Auditorium. She stars in the Broadway-style musical ''Loving the Silent Tears'', directed by [[Vincent Paterson]], alongside [[Jody Watley]], [[Jon Secada]], [[Liz Callaway]], [[Debbie Gravitte]]. Her interpretation of "[[Michelle (song)|Michelle]]" from [[The Beatles]] is the 75th release of ''The Beatles Complete on Ukulele''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thebeatlescompleteonukulele.blogspot.com|title=Michelle on The Beatles Complete on ukulele}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:01, 24 November 2014
Flo Ankah | |
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 Performing at Harmonie Club, fall 2014 | |
| Born | Florence Annequin Bourgoin-Jallieu, France |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Singer, Filmmaker |
Flo Ankah is an actress[1] and filmmaker. She is also known as a chanteuse[2] under the mononym Floanne. She was born and raised in France, lives in New York City and founded Simple Production in 2006.
Career
Actor
French actress Flo Ankah[3] has appeared in film (Listen Up Philip, Then She Found Me), and television (One Life to Live). She worked as a voice artist for feature films (Magic in the Moonlight, My Old Lady, The Limits of Control) and for television commercials. Her solo show Edith Piaf Alive is frequently at Joe's Pub/the Public Theater. She is involved at the Magnet Theater and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
Singer
Floanne is a French songstress performing with Jazz musicians in the nightclub scene, including Joe's Pub, Symphony Space, the Miami-Dade County Auditorium. She stars in the Broadway-style musical Loving the Silent Tears, directed by Vincent Paterson, alongside Jody Watley, Jon Secada, Liz Callaway, Debbie Gravitte. Her interpretation of "Michelle" from The Beatles is the 75th release of The Beatles Complete on Ukulele.[4]
Filmmaker
Flo Ankah is a director for commercial voice-over recordings. She makes award-winning art house films in collaboration and write about movies and the industry at www.thelittlemovie.com.[5]
- ONE WAY,[6][7] awarded Best Experimental Film at the 5th Big Apple Film Festival in 2008,[8]
- Waterfront Access?,[9] awarded the 2010 Golden Reel Award for Best Dance Film at the Tiburon International Film Festival,[10]
Dance
Ankah's choreography is drawn from her yoga practice, and integrates movement with the human voice as an instrument.[11] She has been shown at Movement Research at the Judson Church, HERE Arts Center, Dixon Place, and has performed for artists such as Mina Nishimura,[12][13] and Meredith Monk (at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum[14]). She graduated in modern dance from the Merce Cunningham Studio.
Credits
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Note |
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| Joe's Pub, NYC | ||||
| Symphony Space, NYC | Valentine's Day | |||
(first principal singer) |
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles | Broadway-scale musical | ||
| New York Botanical Garden | ||||
Works
Stage
- Rambling Thoughts - (2004) 5 minutes, video projection with soundscape, spoken word, 1 dancer
- Vibraform - (2005) 10 minutes, soundscape, five dancers using voice
- echO - (2006) 15 minutes, video projection, two dancers using voice[15]
- Conversation - (2007) 10 minutes, video projection, soundscape, three dancers using voice
- WEEP - (2009) 15 minutes, three dancers, one digeridoo[16]
- Floin' to America - (2011) 1.5 hour, cabaret performance of French and American tunes[17]
- Edith Piaf Alive - (2012) 1 hour, a musical play: modern twist to vintage tunes.[18]
Films[19]
- Imprints - (2007) 4 minutes
- ONE WAY - (2008) 10 minutes [6][20]
- Kirk Light - (2009) 4 minutes[21]
- Waterfront Access? - (2009) 10 minutes [9][10]
- Boudoir Chit-Chat - (2013) 14 minutes
Gallery[22]
- Regards Croisés (1998)
- Le Quotidien Des Rails (1999)
- Where Are You Going? (2005)
References
- ^ "French Actress New York".
- ^ "French Singer Chanteuse".
- ^ Flo Ankah at IMDb
- ^ "Michelle on The Beatles Complete on ukulele".
- ^ "The Little Movie.com, articles by Flo Ankah".
- ^ a b "ONE WAY, experimental film".
- ^ One Way at IMDb
- ^ "5th Big Apple Film Festival winners".
- ^ a b "Waterfront Access?, experimental film".
- ^ a b "Tiburon Film Festival 2010 Winners". Retrieved 2010-03-27.
- ^ "SIMPLE production: artistic director".
- ^ "Timmy's Idea in Time Out NY". Time Out NY. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ La Rocco, Claudia (2009-10-10). "Timmy's Idea in the New York Times". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ Kourlas, Gia (2009-03-07). "Ascension Variations in NYTimes". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "Review of echO in France-Amérique". France-Amérique. Retrieved 2006-06-01.
- ^ "Movement Research listing in NY Times". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "An anthology of French and American tunes". Timeout NY. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
- ^ "Edith Piaf revival".
- ^ "SIMPLE production: art films".
- ^ "ONE WAY review in France-Amérique". France-Amérique. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
- ^ "Kirk Light, dance film".
- ^ "SIMPLE production: photography".
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