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Fampitaha, fampita, fampitàna

Soa Ratsifandrihana

In 2025, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting Chaillot-Théâtre national de la Danse for the presentation of Fampitaha, fampita, fampitàna by Soa Ratsifandrihana.

Engaging their bodies in contemporary orality, Soa Ratsifandrihana, guitarist Joël Rabesolo and performers Audrey Mérilus and Stanley Ollivier draw on their diasporic narratives and origins to tell a story they would have liked to hear or see. Fampitaha, fampita, fampitàna - three Malagasy words meaning comparison, transmission and rivalry - form declensions in which the performers slip from one state to another, seemingly following a movement in perpetual metamorphosis. 

Oral, musical and choreographic narratives intertwine in a performance between orality and movement, reminding us that bodies, like words and sounds, carry our stories. The second chapter of a diptych begun with her radio creation Rouge Cratère, Soa Ratsifandrihana - previously noticed with her solo g r oo v e - was inspired by words and stories she collected during a recent trip to Madagascar. She travels towards a form of wandering and explores how, like creolization, several influences can lead to an unheard-of explosion of cultures. 

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Soa Ratsifandrihana

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.

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Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse

In 2024, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels is supporting Chaillot – Théâtre national de la Danse for the presentation of nine shows during the 24-25 season.
 

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