
Ndjara Dance Company: For Peace
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Date
14.12-14.12.2025
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Duration
2 h
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Venue
Pannu Hall
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Tickets
35 €
Show times
Sun 14.12. at 18:30
Introduction
For Peace involves performers of diverse ages, backgrounds, and nationalities.
The event will feature the premiere of Reflets/Reflections, a collaborative production with professional artists from Senegal, Madagascar, Guatemala, Finland, and Norway. Madance Studio's dance groups will also perform a variety of performances, ranging from Afro-contemporary dance, Afro Urban, to Hip Hop.
Organizer: Ndjara Dance Company
Program
18:30
Before… is an Afro-futuristic and ritualistic piece inspired by the choreographer’s journey to Benin. Drawing from Vodun culture and the natural landscape, Before… invites audiences into an imaginary world where people rise, fight, and dream for hope — and for a peaceful future.
Choreographer: Njara Rasolomanana
Dancers: My Långfors, Anna Mäki, Hanna Lemmetty, Rosa Rantanen, Veronica hellberg, Saara Raatikainen, Joanna Konttinen.
Visual: Viivi “”Viv Magia”” Vierinen,
Live music: Marouf Majidi
18:45
Asio tabataba a! (Malagasy) Make some noise! (English)
This dance piece symbolically represents a society exhausted by repeated false promises from its leader. They stop their everyday routines, make noise, and demand change. ”The performers’ transition from repetitive, mechanical movements to chaotic, expressive gestures reflects the population’s growing frustration and desire for transformation.”
Choreographer: Njara Rasolomanana
Dancers: Linda Laukkanen, Maria Sarell, Sanna Vesala, Sari Rinta-Filppula, Johanna Koppinen, Veera Launis, Helena Wirta, Marika Laurson, Terhi Hautamäki, Charlotta Nordlund, Viivi Vierinen, Heidi Järveläinen, Virpi Lauri, Anni Rupponen, Tarja Kähkönen, Anniina Suomalainen, Hanne Hirsikoski, Pilvi Kettunen, Laura Yli-Kaitala.
19:00
Madance Studio’s crews: DIAFRO, VAIAV, MADACREW, and our Hip Hop Crew will take over the stage with powerful Afro-Urban and Hip Hop choreography.
Choreographers: Yoshi (Belgium), Moikana (Angola), Laura (France), Njara (Madagascar), and Augusto (Brazil).
Performers: Anna Maki, Lotta Lampola, Eeva Pohjanoksa, Elina Lammintausta, Aada Pesonen, Anastasia antokhina, Julia Wasenius, Marika Lahtivirta, Saila Vasama, Elisa Erkkilä, Kristina Vesanen, Emma Gurung, Reija Mikkola, Heidi Heinonen, Maija Sarpo, Kirsi Arbib, Saara Rinne, Sofia Rantanen, Sonja Lignell, Aniina Suomalainen, Anni Karttunen, Christine Rosenberg, Maria Pohjanoksa, Angelina Gorpynenko, Anna Louhelainen, Piia Aho, Virva Lehtola, Minna Pauliina Kataja, Nana Aro, Petra Ahokas.
19:30 BREAK
19:50
Reflets (Reflections) (40 minutes)
In African culture, elders have the responsibility to guide younger ones on their path in life. This practice is a heritage that is passed down from ancestors to new generations. A dialogue of forms between movements stemming from hip hop dance and traditional dances, the choreographic work Reflets is a moment of intersection of the past and a contemplated future. It evokes the violence of the past, but summons the desire for a better world by/for all living beings. As a witness to the effectiveness of a real communication between generations in the present in order to create a future that the past can no longer break. Without frontiers, it opens up to the youths of the World in this temporal crossroads. The process of sharing values settles in order to meet the Universal.
Interview with Njara Rasolomanana
Ticket information
Standard Ticket | 35 €
The seating is unnumbered.
For ticket inquiries, please contact: info@tanssintalo.fi
Credits
Artistic Director: Gacirah Diagne, Senegal
Artistic Director, choreographer: Njara Rasolomanana, Madagascar/Finland
Choreographer: Abdoulaye Diallo, Senegal
Choreographer: Nicolai Lopez, Norway.
Dancers: Angelukah Mauricio Françoisy Rehava, Madagascar; Demba Ndiaye, Senegal; Gato, Guatemala-Norway
Beatmaker: Adolphe Gomis, Senegal
Scenography/costumes: Terje Grimmen, Norway
Light design: Pietu Pietiäinen, Finland
Reflets/reflections is supported by:
Nordic Culture Point
Helsinki City
Pace
Ndj’art Residency Center
Mcu dakar
Kayfecc
Madance Studio
Just Dance Finland ry
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