from rock to rock
...aka how magnolia was taken for granite - Jeremy Nedd
Inspired by a rapper's copyright lawsuit against a video game company, Basel-based choreographer Jeremy Nedd's latest work explores a dance move known as "the Milly Rock." Five performers (including the multi-talented Brandy Butler, Zen Jefferson, Nasheeka Nedsreal and Jeremy Guyton) examine the Milly Rock, a dance move inspired by the rapper 2 Milly. In doing so, they search for the hidden poetry and virtuosic freedom found in social and viral dance moves. Taking a look into the "algorhythm" of marginalized movement languages one asks: can a dance move belong to anyone? And, when yes, who actually profits from it?
Concept/Choreography/Performance: Jeremy Nedd
Performance: Brandy Butler Nasheeka Nedsreal, Zen Jefferson, Jeremy Guyton, (original cast: Serge Desroches)
Technical management & lighting design: Sebastian Sommer
Stage design: Laura Knüsel, Jeremy Nedd
Sound design: Fabrizio Di Salvo, Rej Deproc, Xzavier Stone
Dramaturgy: Anta Helena Recke
Choreographic assistant: Kihako Narisawa
Diffusion ART HAPPENS
Production: Caroline Froelich (Moin Moin Productions)
Co-Producers: Kaserne Basel, De Singel, Festival DDD Porto, Gessnerallee Zürich, Les Halles de Schaerbeek
Supported by: Fachausschuss Tanz & Theater BS/BL, Ernst Göhner Stiftung,
Jacqueline Spengler Stiftung
DATES
14.09.2023 Premiere, Reithalle Kaserne Basel, Switzerland
15. – 18.09.2023 Further 4 shows, Reithalle Kaserne Basel, Switzerland
09. – 10.11.2023 DeSingel, Antwerpen Belgium
26. - 27.04.2024 Festival DDD, Porto, Portugal
17.10.2024 fierce festival, Birmingham, UK