Malagasy choreographer Gwen Rakotovao at the African Dance Biennale in Marrakech
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“Fitiavana”, solo presented by Gwen Rakotovao at the African Dance Biennial in Marrakech.
© Thierry Chion
Text by: Muriel Maalouf
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At the African Dance Biennial in Marrakech, artists from all over the continent are brought together.
The young Madagascan choreographer Gwen Rakotovao presented her solo “Fitiavana”.
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With our special correspondent in Marrakech,
Gwen Rakotovao's dance reflects her multiple identities.
Born in France, she returned from a ten-year stay in New York interrupted by the pandemic.
The young choreographer and dancer tries to reconnect in her piece
Fitiavana
with her Malagasy origins.
"
Fitiavana means" love "in Malagasy.
The theme of the play is to translate love on stage through a story, my story.
Everything is inside of me.
It is about letting myself go, allowing myself to be "Malagasy" and therefore use the essence of what I am.
"
With an assertive and gentle presence at the same time, the loose movement, arms spreading out like lianas, Gwen Rakotovao with a slender body and quiet strength captures the attention.
She draws from the depths of her Malagasy culture and takes us on a journey between the sustained rhythm of Africa and the gestural subtleties of Asia, all enhanced by the elegance of classical dance, her initial training.
A solo of great beauty.
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To read also:
The African Dance Biennial opened in Marrakech
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Dance Biennial in Africa, from November 22 to 27 in Marrakech
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