Phax Ahamada

“The more space you give to others, the more you share, the greater your own space becomes.”

Street dance, mime, physical theatre, educational projects and collaborations across the globe. The multidisciplinary artist Phax Ahamada, born in Madagascar and raised in Paris, is now based in Gothenburg. His audience might find him performing in public squares as well as on the grand stages of cultural institutions, or teaching and mentoring the next generation of artists in search of their own expressive voices. Within the international worlds of dance, performing arts, and hip hop, Phax is since  long regarded a legend, celebrated for his distinctive slow-motion style, in which influences merge into a profoundly personal form of storytelling.

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Dancer and performing artist Phax Ahamada, born in Madagascar, raised in Paris and based in Gothenburg since 1991, is active both in Sweden and on an international stage. With the natural ease of a true polymath, he moves fluidly between street dance, mime, physical theatre, pedagogical projects, and international collaborations.

He has appeared in productions at Angered Theater, The Göteborg Opera, and Gävle Folk Theatre, performed on major European stages, and earned great respect as a teacher and mentor. Within the world of street dance, Phax is a legend, renowned for his unique slow-motion technique, transforming his influences into deeply personal narratives.

For his distinctive artistic profile, his generous mentorship, and his continual creative evolution, Phax Ahamada is awarded the 2025 Scholarship from the Sten A Olsson Foundation for Research and Culture.