The company
Valitsα is an artistic company that was created in Grenoble in 2022. Inspired by the Greek word βαλίτσα [valίtsa] which means suitcase, the company is essentially a result of the will of the artist Danae Papadopoulou to create multidisciplinary performances in perpetual mouvement. This need originates from her several inspirations (coming from the disciplines of Phillology, Dance and Performing Arts) as well as her collaborations with other artists. The company is therefore like a mobile suitcase that accommodates both choreographic creation and its dialogue with site specific performance and the issues of the body's cultural identity. Valitsα's artistic creations are inspired by the intimate history of the body and the sociopolitical environment from which it comes. Valitsα's creations establish a dialogue between the performing arts and the human sciences of anthropology and linguistics through the lenses of oral testimony and lived experience.