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Jeremy Nedd

from rock to rock… aka how magnolia was taken for granite

UCLA student on sale: Sep 23, 2025

Inspired by a rapper's copyright lawsuit against a video game company,  US-born Switzerland-based choreographer Jeremy Nedd's work explores "the Milly Rock," a viral dance move inspired by the rapper 2 Milly. 

Five performers examine the dance move, searching for the hidden poetry and virtuosic freedom found in social and viral dance moves. From rock to rock… explores the "algorhythm" of marginalized movement languages and asks: can a dance move belong to anyone? And, when yes, who actually profits from it?


Support provided by the Shirley and Ralph Shapiro Director's Discretionary Fund.


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)

In coproduction with
Kaserne Basel, De Singel Antwerp, DDD - Festival Dias da Dança Porto, Gessnerallee Zürich, Les Halles de Schaerbeek

With the kind support of
Fachausschuss Tanz & Theater BS/BL, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Jacqueline Spengler Stiftung

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