Soa Ratsifandrihana

Biography

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 70 times and continues to tour in Europe, Canada, Asia and Madagascar.  In spring 2024, Ratsifandrihana 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. From 2025 to 2026, Soa Ratsifandrihana is artist-in-residence at Kaaitheater (Brussels). So far, she has presented  “g r oo v e” and “Fampitaha, fampita, fampitàna” (during Tanz im August 2024) at HAU.