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Ramanenjana<\/em> is a docufiction performance about a mysterious \u2018dance epidemic\u2019 which swept Madagascar for four months in 1863, bringing thousands of people to the streets to dance nonstop to the magnetic music of the drums. Examining conflicting accounts of the event, the work traces its political and religious implications, and how colonialism may have spread misconceptions about an extraordinary movement – and questions the role of dance itself in society.<\/p>\n

Choreographers Simona Deaconescu (Romania) and Gaby Saranouffi (Madagascar) collaborated with Malagasy ethnomusicologist and musician Olombelo Ricky and three versatile performers to create a witty and intriguing exploration of dance, disease, and revolution.<\/p>\n

PROGRAM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Post-show artist talkback January 20
\nFree artist lecture January 21 | 4pm
\nDigital stream<\/a> also available<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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