Inspired by a rapper’s copyright lawsuit against a video game company, Basel-based choreographer Jeremy Nedd’s latest work explores a dance move centred on “the Milly Rock” – a single arm movement on which variations are made. Jeremy Nedd explores the world of popular dance movement on social media, presenting a new dance performance that’s both intimate and exuberant.
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? What could this dance movement achieve, not only choreographically, but also socially and economically?
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
| Date | Performance | City Country | Organisation/Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.02.2026 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | Bern (ch) | Swiss Dance Days |
| 28.03.2026 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | Los Angeles (us) | UCLA Live Performing Arts |
| 03.04.2026 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | Michigan (us) | UMS |
| 04.04.2026 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | Michigan (us) | UMS |
| 24.04.2026 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | Minneapolis (us) | Walker Art Center |
| 25.04.2026 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | Minneapolis (us) | Walker Art Center |
| 06.09.2025 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | Frankfurt am Main (de) | Mousonturm |
| 05.09.2025 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | Frankfurt am Main (de) | Mousonturm |
| 30.08.2025 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | Berlin (de) | Tanz im August |
| 29.08.2025 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | Berlin (de) | Tanz im August |
| 24.07.2025 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | London (gb) | Southbank Centre |
| 23.07.2025 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | London (gb) | Southbank Centre |
| 05.02.2025 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | Charleroi (be) | Charleroi danse |
| 31.01.2025 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | Marseille (fr) | Festival Parallèle / Centre culturel suisse |
| 17.10.2024 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | Birmingham (gb) | Fierce Festival |
| 27.04.2024 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | Porto (pt) | Festival DDD - Dias da Dança |
| 26.04.2024 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | Porto (pt) | Festival DDD - Dias da Dança |
| 14.10.2023 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | Antwerp (be) | DE SINGEL |
| 13.10.2023 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite | Antwerp (be) | DE SINGEL |
| 18.09.2023 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite (premiere) | Basel (ch) | Kaserne |
| 17.09.2023 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite (premiere) | Basel (ch) | Kaserne |
| 16.09.2023 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite (premiere) | Basel (ch) | Kaserne |
| 15.09.2023 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite (premiere) | Basel (ch) | Kaserne |
| 14.09.2023 | from rock to rock … aka how magnolia was taken for granite (premiere) | Basel (ch) | Kaserne |