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Jeremy Nedd is finally back on the big stage – opening our season with Slidin’ thru.
After his US tour, and line dances open air at Tanzfest, the Basel-based choreographer transforms the Reithalle into a space of joyful, danced resistance – somewhere between a ballroom and a gym.
As narratives of progress begin to crack and past achievements are called into question, Jeremy Nedd turns to what connects us: coming together, moving together. In Slidin’ thru, three performers draw on social dances from the US of the 1970s and 80s – and the sounds that carried them.
The choreography makes the energy of the spaces where these dances once emerged palpable – as an invitation to join in. Slidin’ thru asks how we can stay supple and cool, remain collectively resistant in uncertain times – and still keep the joy alive. Dance becomes a ritual, and a reminder that we have been here before, and that we will get through it together.
Duration: ca. 50 Min
Credits
Concept / Choreography / Performance Jeremy Nedd
Performance / Choreography Zen Jefferson, Nasheeka Nedsreal
Technische Leitung Thomas Giger
Production Caroline Froelich (Moin Moin Productions)
Diffusion Sarah de Ganck (ART HAPPENS)
In coproduction with Belluard, Kaserne Basel
Supported by Texas Commission on the Arts, Arcos Dance
With the kind support of Fachausschuss Tanz & Theater BS/BL, Pro Helvetia
Biografie
Jeremy Nedd is a choreographer and performer from Brooklyn, New York, who is based in Basel. As a performer he has had engagements at the Semperoper in Dresden and at Ballet Basel. Currently as a guest artist he is associated with the Zürich Dance Ensemble, under Trajal Harrell. Nedd’s works which interrogate the supposed borders between “high and low” dance forms have been realized and presented at various venues & festivals including Kaserne Basel, Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Arsenic - Centre d'Art scénique contemporain, Charleroi Danse, DeSingel and Kampnagel amongst others. Nedd has completed a master's degree in Expanded Theatre at the HKB - Hochschule der Künste Bern, and in 2023, he was awarded the Swiss Performing Arts Award.
