We, 11.2.2026

Th, 12.2.2026

Fr, 13.2.2026

Sa, 14.2.2026

17:30—18:45 Show

Dampfzentrale – Turbinensaal

Jeremy Nedd

from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite
←
→
Manuel Vason

Viral group move
Authorship
Social dance
Minimal repetition.

Can a «move» belong to anyone? Taking a cue from the copyright infringement lawsuit brought by the American rapper 2 Milly against a video game company, Jeremy Nedd’s group piece «from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite» dedicates itself to the viral dance phenomenon «The Milly Rock». Five performers examine this Hip-Hop «move» inspired by the rapper 2 Milly, which consists of minimalist and repetitive arm and leg movements executed in different variations. Together, they explore marginalized idioms of movement as well as the poetry and virtuosity inherent in such social and viral dance movements. This leads to a precise performance which unfolds with hypnotic power – intimate and touching.

Transparency Note: Brandy Butler is part of this year’s Swiss Dance Days jury and performs in this piece. She excused herself from the adjudication of the piece and did not cast a vote in this case.

Biography

Jeremy Nedd is a choreographer and performer from Brooklyn, New York who lives in Basel. After studying dance at SUNY Purchase College in New York, he worked with various choreographers such as Kyle Abraham, who mixes Hip-Hop, street dance and modern dance. Since 2010, Jeremy Nedd has lived in Europe. As a dancer, he had various engagements, e.g. at the Semper Opera in Dresden, at Ballet Basel and in works by Trajal Harrell at the Zurich Schauspielhaus. His own works, in which he integrates the dance styles of different communities into contemporary dance, have been presented at the Kaserne Basel, at the Arsenic Lausanne and at the Kammerspiele in Munich, among others. Nedd graduated with a master’s in Expanded Theatre from the Berne Academy of the Arts. In 2023, he received the Swiss Performing Arts Award and in 2025, the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Choreographer Award.

Accessibility

The performance spaces and toilets at the Dampfzentrale are accessible to wheelchair users via a stair lift. Please contact us by email at kasse@dampfzentrale.ch so that we can reserve a suitable seat in the auditorium for you.

Sensory Warnings

  • loud music

Language

English

Others pieces available for touring

the ecstatic (2019) | how a falling star lit up the purple sky (2022) | blue nile around the galaxy to olodumare * (2024) | slidn' thru (2025)

*with Impilo Mapantsula

Booking contact: Caroline Froehlich, caroline@moinmoinproductions.ch

Credits

Concept/Choreography Jeremy Nedd

Performance Brandy Butler, Nasheeka Nedsreal, Zen Jefferson, Jaime Lee Rodney

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

Choreografic assistant Kihako Narisawa

Distribution 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

Venue

Dampfzentrale – Turbinensaal
Marzilistrasse 47, 3005 Bern
Google Maps

Tickets

14.2.2026, 17:30—18:45
Dampfzentrale – Turbinensaal