Golden Stage celebrates the legends and up-and-coming stars of hip-hop at the Grande Halle de la Villette from April 10 to 12, 2025, with three choreographic creations.
At La Villette, Golden Stage once again offers a lively panorama of hip-hop culture, combining heritage and contemporary creation. This not-to-be-missed event will bring together three companies or collectives on stage for an evening lasting almost 1h45. Led by a French Sign Language MC – dancer and songwriter Jules Turlet – this 2025 edition would be organized around a series of choreographic performances punctuated by moments of sharing with the audience.
On the program: the new creation by Sons of Wind, a piece by Nicolas Huchard, and a dance tribute to emblematic figures of French hip-hop by the Artizans collective.
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Sons of Wind – Bounce
Created in 2024, this piece would offer a return to the roots of hip-hop freestyle, in a form resolutely turned towards the present. Inspired by music composed specifically for the piece, the dancers would embody the essence of freestyle: improvisation, connection, mutual respect and surpassing oneself. A crossing of eras, between old school and digital cultures, carried by the energy of the stage.
- Nicolas Huchard – The Barefoot Diva
The result of an encounter between choreographer Nicolas Huchard and five female dancers, this creation promises to be a celebration of collective power and transformation through movement. Between urban influences, crossed cultures and danced spirituality, Séréna Freira, Julie Laventure, Leila Miretti, Stéphie Téhoué and Mayvis William explore their identity through a dance that defies norms.
- Artizans – The dance of French hip-hop legends
The third highlight of the evening, this creation would bring together seven emblematic figures from the French hip-hop scene of the 1990s/2000s, all of whom emerged from the world of battles. Between DJ sets, solo performances and choreographic dialogues, the Artizans would revive the spirit of an era while passing on a living heritage. A moment conceived as a bridge between generations, combining memory, transmission and individual expression.
Golden Stage would appeal both to hip-hop dance insiders and to audiences curious about urban culture and the contemporary scene. Audiences familiar with freestyle, voguing or battles would find strong references, while newcomers could discover the diversity of current hip-hop choreographic writing. The show would be less suited to those seeking classical narrative forms or aesthetics far removed from urban dance.
This year, the role of MC in LSF (Langue des Signes Française) will be played by Jules Turlet, a well-known hip-hop dancer and songwriter. This accessible and inclusive dimension will reinforce the show’s openness to deaf and hearing-impaired audiences.
With this 2025 edition, Golden Stage at the Grande Halle de la Villette will offer an immersion into the world of hip-hop in all its forms: freestyle dance, artistic testimonials, tributes to founding figures and hybrid creations.
This article is written on the basis of information available before the show and without having attended the show.
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