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29. – 30.
JAN
2026
SOA RATSIFANDRIHANA
Fampitaha, fampita, fampitàna
© Harilay Rabenjamina
Four performers defy the violence that shaped them as children of the diaspora over generations. In a vibrant mix of dance, music and costumes, Soa Ratsifandrihana celebrates the notion that not only words, but bodies and sounds too can rewrite the history we have inherited.
“Fampitaha, fampita, fampitàna” means “comparison, transmission and rivalry” in Malagasy. On the stage, four bodies challenge each other, choose each other, and purge themselves of the (layers of) violence that constitute them. Choreographer Soa Ratsifandrihana searches for a vocabulary between bodies and history to understand what links them and what sets them apart. She has teamed up with guitarist Joël Rabesolo and performers Audrey Merilus and Stanley Ollivier to build a new alterity in which bodies emerge from their silence by offering themselves the possibility of language. Fampitaha, fampita, fampitàna is presented as a rediscovered line of dialogue between the children of diasporas and their places of origin. A plural narrative in which the shattering of these experiences is as vibrant as their reappropriation. Written out before us is the story of bodies that would never have left their islands, and which, together, are fashioning a parade against exile.
Time
19:00–20:30
Location
TQW Halle G
Duration
90 Min
Price
€ 28/23/14/12
Additional Information
In French, English, Haitian Creole, and Malagasy with English and German surtitles
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Artist Bio
Soa Ratsifandrihana
is a Franco-Malagasy dancer and choreographer based in Brussels. In 2021, after dancing with Rosas for several years, she presented her first solo, entitled g r oo v e. The show has been performed over forty times and continues to tour Europe. Her work reminds us that our bodies, just like our words, are bearers of stories, and that, however we communicate them, they must be told. Soa Ratsifandrihana is an associate artist of Kaaitheater from 2023 to 2025.
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Credits
Artistic direction Soa Ratsifandrihana Choreography, performance Audrey Merilus, Stanley Ollivier, Joël Rabesolo, Soa Ratsifandrihana Footwork phrase Raza Original music Joël Rabesolo Dramaturgy Lily Brieu Nguyen Artistic collaboration Jérémie Polin Razanaparany aka Raza, Amelia Ewu, Thi Mai Nguyen Lighting design Marie-Christine Soma Costume design Harilay Rabenjamina with the collaboration of Théâtre Varia’s costume workshop Fabienne Damiean, Baptiste Alexandre, Marie-Céline Debande Sound Chloé Despax, Guilhem Angot Research on transmission & identity Prisca Ratovonasy Texts Sékou Séméga Outside eye Maria Dogahe Video Valérianne Poidevin, Antoine Chambre
Co-production Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Kaaitheater, Théâtre Varia, Charleroi danse, MC93 — Maison de la Culture de Seine-Saint-Denis, ICI – CCN Montpellier Occitanie (dir. Christian Rizzo), CCN d’Orléans (dir. Maud Le Pladec), Le Gymnase – CDCN Roubaix, La Place de la Danse – CDCN Toulouse Occitanie, Fonds Yavarhoussen, Tanz im August/HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Fonds Transfabrik (Franco-German Fund for the Performing Arts), La Coop asbl, Shelter Prod, A-CDCN
Residencies ICI – CCN Montpellier Occitanie, La Bellone – Maison du spectacle, GC De Kriekelaar, University of Antananarivo, KAAP, Le Gymnase – CDCN Roubaix, Théâtre Varia, CCN d’Orléans, Radio Grenouille
Support Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles – Dance Department, Wallonie-Bruxelles International, taxshelter.be, ING, and the Belgian Federal Government’s Tax Shelter -
Supporting Program
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JAN
2918:30 – 19:00
Introduction
In English
Time
18:30 – 19:00
Location
TQW Halle G Foyer
Duration
30 Min
Price
Free admission
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JAN
30Following the performance
Artist Talk
In English
Time
20:45 – 21:15
Location
TQW Halle G
Duration
30 Min
Price
Free admission
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Events
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JAN
29
19:00 – 20:30
Soa Ratsifandrihana
Fampitaha, fampita, fampitàna
Time
19:00 – 20:30
Location
TQW Halle G
Duration
90 Min
Price
€ 28/23/14/12
Additional Information
In French, English, Haitian Creole, and Malagasy with English and German surtitles
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JAN
30
19:00 – 20:30
Soa Ratsifandrihana
Fampitaha, fampita, fampitàna
Time
19:00 – 20:30
Location
TQW Halle G
Duration
90 Min
Price
€ 28/23/14/12
Additional Information
In French, English, Haitian Creole, and Malagasy with English and German surtitles
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