Soa Ratsifandrihana
Choreographer
France
© Lara Gasparotto
In 2025, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels presents g r oo v e by Soa Ratsifandrihana in collaboration with Sadler's Wells as part of the Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels festival in London. The initiative also supports Chaillot-Théâtre national de la Danse for the presentation of Fampitaha, fampita, fampitàna.
Soa Ratsifandrihana is a Franco-Malagasy dancer and choreographer based in Brussels. After studying at the CNSMD in Paris, Soa worked with James Thierrée, Salia Sanou and Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker. In 2021, she presented her first solo, g r oo v e in Brussels.
The show has been performed more than 50 times and continues to tour in Europe, Canada, Asia and soon in Madagascar. In spring 2024, Soa presented a diptych comprising a radio creation, Rouge cratère, and a performance entitled Fampitaha, fampita, fampitàna. Following on from her first solo, she explores the possible intersections between different media, from radio storytelling to choreographic and musical composition. Her practice reminds us that our bodies, like our words, are the bearers of stories which, however we choose to communicate them, must be told. Soa is artist-in-residence at the Kaaitheater (Belgium) from 2023 to 2025 and at the Centre chorégraphique d'Orléans (France) from 2024 to 2026.
