Partnerships Festival TNB 2026 Edition Devenir Refuge by Patricia Allio Wednesday 18 November at 8.30 pm Thursday 19 November at 8.30 pm Friday 20 November at 8.30 pm Saturday 21 November at 8.30 pm At the CCN – Le Garage Straddling the line between art and activism, Devenir Refuge stems from Patricia Allio’s deeply personal and persistent concern: the plight […]
Programme UNDER/GROUND, danses au centre 2026 Edition UNDER/GROUND 2026 — From 2 to 17 October, UNDER/GROUND set the hearts of Rennes and its metropolitan area beating to the rhythm of hip hop dance, club culture and self-taught artists. For two weeks, artists, audiences and industry professionals came together for shows, performances, meet-ups, workshops, battles and parties, making this edition a space for […]
Residencies Residency opening: MUE (trɔtrɔ) de Jeannette Nomegnon Agbo « Jeanny Jeann » et DOWN TO EARTH de Deep Das Thursday 29 October 2026 from 6:30pm to 9pm A Togolese dancer and an Indian dancer, both with backgrounds in breakdancing and dance battles, present two ongoing projects to the public. They share a common theme: how the body responds to constraint, grounding and change. Jeannette Nomegnon Agbo, known as ‘Jeanny Jeann’, the national breaking champion of Togo, is developing her first solo piece, […]
Residencies Residency opening: Boloko de Karel Kouelany Thursday 5 November 2026 from 6:30pm to 8pm Karel Kouelany, a Congolese krump dancer and choreographer, has been the founder and director of the PIIRAMIID company since 2023. His first group piece, Les Vides Denses, premiered in Brussels in 2025, depicts everyday life in the Congo, a mix of passivity, anticipation and collective joy, and is currently touring in France and Africa. He […]
Education A guide to better understanding self-taught dance practices How can we name, document and pass on dances rooted in hip-hop and underground cultures without reducing them or erasing their histories? FAIR-E Collective / CCN de Rennes et de Bretagne is publishing a semantic guide dedicated to popping, locking, hip-hop, w*acking, house dance, electro, dancehall, krump and voguing. Designed both for people discovering these […]
Programme UNDER/GROUND opens its box office UNDER/GROUND opens its box office. Performances, parties, battles… Get your tickets from August 24.
CollaborationsEngagement Playground registrations are open! 2026-2027 Would you like to sign up for the new season of classes? It’s now possible; registration opened on 29 June by clicking on ticketing. To help guide you through the process, here’s a diagram explaining the steps to follow depending on your situation: User guide The Funk style (ages 12+) and Whacking (ages 15+) classes […]
Residencies Residency opening: Bound by promises, bound to home, bound to […] Thursday 17 September 2026, 6:30 pm Bound by promises, bound to home, bound to […] is a trio performance that explores the notion of connection, and how it shifts when placed under pressure in a context of urgency. The performance unfolds along a trajectory from acceptance to refusal, and from conflict to collaboration, shaped by a precarious balance between individual and […]
Residencies CANCELLED : Residence Open Studio – Maison Lou(p) by Oumrata Konan Thursday 9 July 2026, 6.30 pm Oumrata Konan challenges the taboo of incest through whacking, a dance born of the need to exist and survive. Inspired by her own story and the work of Dorothée Dussy, this solo piece explores the systemic violence concealed behind family facades. The wolf within, lurking at the very heart of intimacy. Oumrata Konan is a […]
Education Battle des écoles 2026 18 june 2026 Magali R. (@magalirphoto) photographs the Rennes scene. Collaborating with the Battle des écoles for the first time, she captured moments of joy, concentration and dancing among the 510 children who gathered at the Rennes ice rink on 18 June.
Education Battle des écoles 2026 18 june 2026 For the second edition of the Battle des écoles, photographer and dancer Jonathan Dacko (@L.A.V.A.) captured the emotional moments and dance moves of the 510 children who gathered at the ice rink in Rennes on 18 June.
