STUCK

In “STUCK”, her first piece as a choreographer, the international waacking icon Mounia Nassangar explores the way dance can provide a language, or a form of expression, for things that evade spoken communication – for when words fail us and we get verbally stuck. Her work builds directly on the history of waacking, a free dance that emerged as a reaction to oppression. The five performers on the stage each describe their personal version of this history as shaped by different bodies and stories, throwing light on the culture with sensitivity and from individual perspectives.

While voguing has its roots in New York, waacking emerged on the West coast of the USA, in Los Angeles, as the dance of the LGBTQ disco scene in the 70s – in a period when queer people were largely unseen and stigmatised. The style is mainly distinguishable by its rotational arm movements, posing and emphasis on expressiveness.

Choreographer: Mounia Nassangar
Dancers: Suzanne Degennaro, Serena Freira, Oumrata Konan, Nicole Kufeld, Carla Parcianello
Assistant choreographer: Sofia Staníc
Beatmaker: Mac L’Arnaque
Trainee and reprise de role: Fanny Figols
Set design, lighting: Xavier Lescat
Costumes: Lydie Tarragon

A production by Cie Nassangar. Executive producers: FAIR-E / CCN Rennes and Brittany, supported by the Ministry of Culture (Regional Department for Cultural Affairs / Bretagne), the City of Rennes, the Region of Brittany and the Département Ille-et-Vilaine. Coproducers: CCN-Ballet national Marseille as part of Accueil studio / Ministère de la Culture, La Villette – Paris. Supported by City of Rennes, as part of Appel à projet Accueil en résidence artistique. STUCK was awarded 1st Prize in the Danse élargie 2024 competition, coorganized by Théâtre de la Ville – Paris, Boris Charmatz and [terrain], Fondation d’entreprise Hermès, Cndc – Angers and La Comédie de Valence, CDN Drôme-Ardèche.

The guest performance is supported by HAU Hebbel am Ufer and by Institut français and the French Ministery for Culture.