g r oo v e

​​g r oo v e is a solo performance by Soa Ratsifandrihana that draws on a wide range of dance styles, from baroque-influenced forms to the Afindrafindrao of her native Madagascar. She revisits the Madison, her first learned choreography, popularized in the 1960s by African American singer Al Brown, and references Ghost in the Shell, an anime she loved as a teenager.

The piece is a collage of movement: quoted, transformed, and reimagined. With g r oo v e, Soa engages with her multiple cultural heritages and the hybrid influences of the Millennial generation. In an era shaped by digital culture, where music and dance constantly evolve, she explores and reshapes these references through a dialogue with both sound and silence.

The work is a collaborative creation: music by Sylvain Darrifourcq and Alban Murenzi, choreography and performance by Soa, lighting by Marie-Christine Soma, and costume design by Coco Petitpierre. Together, they craft a space in motion where everything becomes rhythm, offering a sensitive invitation to the pure pleasure of dance.