Jeremy Nedd: from rock to rock... aka how magnolia was taken for granite
Jeremy Nedd, from rock to rock… aka how magnolia was taken for granite. Photo: Philip Frowein. Courtesy the artist.
Jeremy Nedd, from rock to rock… aka how magnolia was taken for granite. Photo: Manuel Vason. Courtesy the artist.
Jeremy Nedd, from rock to rock… aka how magnolia was taken for granite. Philip Frowein. Courtesy the artist.
Jeremy Nedd, from rock to rock… aka how magnolia was taken for granite. Philip Frowein. Courtesy the artist.
Tickets & Info
“This truly stunning production … was rightly met with a standing ovation.” —Voice (Cambridge, UK)
When rapper 2 Milly proclaimed, “I milly rock on any block,” he codified a cultural trend that, alongside other Black social dances like the Whip/Nae Nae and Hit Dem Folks, came to define the mid-2010s. A decade later, the US-born, Switzerland-based choreographer Jeremy Nedd deconstructs and reframes the Milly Rock. In from rock to rock… aka how magnolia was taken for granite, Nedd and his four-member ensemble iterate on the distinctive rocking arm motion, looping it across shifting figurations. A study on transformation and communal joy, the piece reclaims the popular dance move as an evolving language within Black culture.
Sensory note: This performance contains haze.
Audio description services will be offered for the Saturday performance.
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Dates & Tickets
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Fri Apr 24, 2026
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Sat Apr 25, 2026
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