PUBLIC PROGRAM

FREE ENTRY

ANTANANARIVO
APRIL 11 AND 12, 2025

Fondation H presents a cultural and artistic program to mark the opening of its new exhibition Safiotra [Hybridités/Hybridities] by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare, the announcement of the winner of Prix Paritana 2025, and the launch of the book Lova [Heritage] by photographer François-Xavier Gbré on Friday, April 11, and Saturday, April 12, 2025.

Friday 11 April

·    Ceremony – Prix Paritana

14:00 – 15:00  
Announcement ceremony of the winners of the 9^th edition of Prix Paritana at Institut Français de Madagascar

·     Round table – Voices from Safiotra

15:30 – 17:00  

Yinka Shonibare  
Artist

Gus Casely-Hayford
Director, V&A East, London, UK

Smooth-Ugochukwu C. Nzewi
Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA

Moderated by Margaux Huille
Director of Fondation H

Introduced by Hassanein Hiridjee
President of Fondation H

·     Performance – Beyond Borders

17:00 – 18:00

A multidisciplinary performance under the artistic direction of Harivola Rakotondrasoa (choreographer, Artistic Director of project D.I.H.Y.)

Lalaina Oliva Rafanomezantsoa  
Vocalist, Dancer

Marin Dementhon  
Hip-Hop

Toavina Rahary aka Thug X  
Krump

Manakasina Rajaonarivony  
Slam Poetry

Nambine Lima  
Circus Artist

Saturday 12 April

·     Book launch – Lova [Heritage]

11:00 – 12:00  

‍Launch of the book Lova [Heritage], followed by a discussion and book signing

François-Xavier Gbré  
Franco-Ivorian photographer

VANF
Columnist, editor, and contributing author of the book ‍

·     Performance – Hybrid Kabary

14:00 – 14:30

A contemporary trilingual (Malagasy, French, English) take on the traditional speech artform

Radoniaina Stephan Ravalison, aka Orad  
Slam Poet

·     Round table – Safiotra, Hybridités, Hybridities : identités en mouvement [Identities in motion]

14:30 – 16:00  

A series of trilingual keynotes (Malagasy, French, English), followed by an open discussion with the audience.

Tamsin Hong
Curator at Serpentine Gallery, London, UK

Pr. Dominique Tiana Razafindratsimba
Professor at the University of Antananarivo, Director of the Centre for Research and Studies on Identity Construction, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Pr. Harilala Ranjatohery
Historian and Academician, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Solofonantenaina Mika Randria, aka Vanga
Anthropologist and Poetician, Antananarivo, Madagascar

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