Dive into a unique dance experience: an uplifting journey through hip-hop and club dances, guided by a new generation of artists. Be wowed by inspirational performances – from waacking to house to voguing – that twist conventions, fuse aesthetics and share marginal cultures. An intense day of shows, jams, workshops and a battle, with an emphasis on connections, spontaneity and freestyling. Feeling first!
S.T.U.C.K – Mounia Nassangar
15:30 – 16:30
In her first dance work, international
waacking icon Mounia Nassangar –
choreographer, actor, dancer, model
and DJ – explores dance’s ability to
fill in the blanks when words get
stuck. Her research directly echoes
waacking, an urgent and expressive
dance that developed, amid 1970s
oppression, in the gay clubs of Los
Angeles’ Black and Afro-Latin community.
Nassangar stretches the limits
of this club dance and, with her five
performers, sheds a subjective and
sensitive light on the culture.
Friday September 26th – 20:00
S.T.U.C.K. – Mounia Nassangar + Poder Se – Leïla Ka
Théâtre du Parc, Andrézieux-Bouthéon
Battle Feeling First – Mademoiselle Do'
16:30
“Feeling First means putting how you
feel above how you look. It’s about
being spontaneous, letting go – the
connection between music, self and
the moment. With this event, I want
to rethink the battle as a challenge
space, where expressive sincerity
has the upper hand over technique.
A space for freedom, where every
gestural vocabulary is at home, so
the performers can feel what they’re
dancing and convey those feelings.”
With the participation of The Legendary Vinii Revlon (subject to confirmation)
SLAM TOUR - Compagnie Relevant & La Fougue
20:00
In a concert context, ‘le slam’ refers
to crowd surfing, where audience
members in the pit lift a person up
and pass them around – sparking a
collective buzz and audience-artist
interaction, and adding a physical
dimension to the experience. Lyonbased
collectives Relevant and La
Fougue wanted to explore this idea
choreographically. Supported by
young dancers, they have conceived
an original, large-scale performance
of contagious energy… after which,
artists and spectators can jam
together.
Including amateur performers
Audience
10+
In Lyon metropolitan area
La Mulatière