Lasseindra Ninja

Lasseindra Ninja is a dancer and choreographer who has been based in Paris for over ten years.

Trained in France and the United States, she has developed her artistic production by organising large-scale balls, choreographic creations and performances, both solo and in partnership with other artists.

In her work, she is interested in the identities and spaces that exist between the real and the virtual, from the stage to the screen and back again: when and under what conditions movement can be performed, as well as how it is perceived and judged. Her work is based on pan-African and transatlantic perspectives within a contemporary reflection on the history of bodies, the traces and reminiscences of collective dance experiences.

A pioneer of the Ballroom Scene in Europe, she founded the Eurasian chapter of the International & Iconic House of Ninja. Recognised by the title of Legend in the international ballroom community, she now explores the fields of contemporary creation, musical composition and digital arts (photo and video) within prestigious institutions such as the Centre National de la Danse or the Ballet National de Marseille.

The choreographic project which Lasseindra Ninja carried out for her residency at Villa Medici is inspired by ballroom culture and is situated at the crossroads of digital art (photo, video and 3D animation) and live performance (dance, theatre and performance). The theme of this piece is the notion of fair play as it questions and critiques the ability to judge within and outside the communal paradigm, a palimpsest of transformative and performative critical experience.

This creation is a piece lasting approximately one hour, for eight to ten dancers from the international Ballroom Scene.
The live dance performance is complemented by multimedia projections that enhance the powerful choreographic language of voguing: dramaturgical elements necessary to make the transgressive narrative that inhabits the choreographer explicit.

© Daniele Molajoli