HIP-HOP STAGE 1
CARMEL LOANGA · L'Effet Mère
MARLÈNE GOBBER · Mantra
Est. 1h30
Two socially engaged solo works, two life journeys in which dance becomes an instrument to remedy, to anchor, and to transmit. Carmel Loanga and Marlène Gobber give form to their histories, navigating between tradition and resistance.
CARMEL LOANGA · L’Effet Mère (The Mother Effect) · Created in 2025
Through her choreography tinged with hip-hop and traditional dance, Carmel Loanga explores the invisible traces of maternal transmission. In this sensitive yet powerful solo performance, she explores her African origins, her experience as a black woman and immigrant mother in France. Each gesture becomes a carrier of memory, culture, struggle, and love. A vibrant solo piece that interweaves identity, heritage, and the desire for transmission.
MARLÈNE GOBBER · Mantra · INITIATIVES D’ARTISTES
In Mantra, Marlène Gobber turns dance into a space of caring, resistance, and revelation. Inspired by her own family history and the emotions and memories that run deeply through it, this solo work draws on hip-hop, yoga, martial arts, and somatic techniques. The body becomes a language, a force for emancipation, and a vector of transmission of inter-generational memories.
MARLÈNE GOBBER and CARMEL LOANGA are supported by Initiatives d’Artistes en Danses Urbaines, a program co-founded by the Fondation de France and La Villette.
Cultural action and Mediation
As part of its Artistic and Cultural Education (EAC) policy, La Villette will welcome in 2025/26 more than 16,000 pupils and participants from social-sector organizations or healthcare and medico-educational institutions, as well as 2,000 university students.
CARMEL LOANGA · L’Effet Mère (The Mother Effect)
Choreography and performance Carmel Loanga Set design and lighting concepts Carmel Loanga, Marine Stroeher Lighting design Marine Stroeher Music Adrien Kanter Dramaturgy Sarah Cillaire Lighting technician Romane Lavigne Production Charlotte Corre Distribution Cie Carmel Loanga Interns Éléonore Janny, Kaliana Rakatobe
MARLÈNE GOBBER · Mantra
Choreography, direction and performance Marlène Gobber Writing and voice-over Marlène Gobber Singing Jade Atangana Dramaturgy Olivier Atangana and Anne Le Mottais Lighting design Virgile Garcia I Revival: Célia Halard and Romane Lavigne Music and composition Adam Carpels and Tom Vaylo Set design Albane de Labarthe Rehearsal directors and outside eyes Léa Genet Colantonio, Olivier Atangana and Anne Sanogo Costume designer Nadine Pétrod
Partners and co-production DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Initiatives d’Artistes en Danses Urbaines (La Villette – Fondation de France), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, Prefect of Lyon, Théâtre de Vénissieux La Machinerie, Espace La Citoyenne FOL 26, CCN Rillieux-la-Pape, La Manufacture Aurillac, Théâtre de Suresnes Jean-Vilar, Théâtre de Roanne, Pôle en Scène (Espace Albert Camus and Pôle Pik), GPSEO Centre de la danse Pierre Doussaint, City of Bagneux, Auditorium Seynod, National Dance Centre (Lyon), Studio Chatha, City of Lyon, City of Vaulx-en-Velin, Théâtre de Gleizé, Théâtre de Bourg-en-Bresse, Pôle en Scène, Auditorium Seynod, MJC de la Roche-sur-Foron, La Machinerie Vénissieux
Practical information
Grande Halle – Salle Boris Vian
Métro
Ligne 5 - Porte de Pantin
Tram
Tram 3b - Porte de Pantin
Bus
Bus 75, 151 : Porte de Pantin
Parking
Q-Park
Philharmonie
Q-Park
Cité de la Musique - La Villette
Q-Park
Cité de la Musique - Conservatoire
Parking
Cité des Sciences
Bike GH
Vélib' docking points
Bike racks
Electric bikes
A battery container is located in front of the Grande Halle.
- PRM contact at +33 1 40 03 75 75
- This area is accessible for people with reduced mobility (PRM).
- This area is partially accessible for deaf people, depending on the program.
- This area is partially accessible for hearing aid users, depending on the program.
- This area is partially accessible for visually impaired and blind people.
- This area is accessible for people with psychiatric, cognitive, and intellectual disabilities.
- Several dining options are available in the park before or after the show. Discover them HERE.
- The artistic and cultural education department at La Villette works with numerous schools and social sector organisations around this performance. During certain shows open to the general public, a significant number of young people may be welcomed into the audience.
Access to the venue is subject to a security check.
- The following are prohibited: all glass containers, sharp or blunt objects, weapons of any kind or replica weapons, animals except guide dogs for the blind, large luggage or bulky bags, and batteries for electric bikes or scooters.
- Security officers have sole discretion over which items are allowed or not.
- Bringing food into the performance hall is not permitted.
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