III. Jazelynn Goudy
About
Ode to Club Sugar
Music & Composers
Music Mixed and Mastered by Sweet! JazéG (Jazelynn Goudy)
Artist Included
- DJBoobah
- KStylis
- Laya
- Dj Dice (Chicago)
- Prod. Freddy Fredd
- Gotti Boi Chris
- MyaaP
- DJ Nyla Symoneee
Cast
Jasmine Williams she/her
Destiny Cloud she/her
Hattie Greene she/her
Alyssa Marten she/they
Bria Nance she/her
Claire Wagner* she/her
Alyssa Marten she/her
Juliyanna Ramos she/her
Emily Roche she/her
Isa Cano-Hoyos they/them
*Unable to perform due to injury
Costume Designer
Gabrielle Corrigan & Jazelynn Goudy
Lighting Designer
Burke Brown
Dramaturg
Alesondra Christmas, ABD
WHACK, WHAM! YHOP ABOW! Get In Mode!!! “Ode 2 Club Sugar” is a (re)imagined day in the life of teenagers in Milwaukee as they transition from after-school detention to a fun night at Club Sugar. This piece is an homage to Club Sugar, a teen club in Milwaukee, WI (MKE), from 2007 -2010. Club Sugar was a teen haven every weekend, and some weekdays, from 9:00 pm - 1:30*-ish in Milwaukee’s Southside neighborhood, Walker Point. The nights spent at Club Sugar were a catalyst for the MKE dance style Bangin/Twangin, which is intensely centered on improvisation and battling. At Club Sugar, MKE dances grew and blended with other popular Black social dances of the Midwest and U.S. mainstream to create a subculture that shifted, expanded, and represented MKE culture.
Rooted in the principles of Sankofa, “Ode 2 Club Sugar” invites the audience on a journey to the special place that encouraged MKE teens to honor their humanity, explore evolving identities, and liberate themselves from the stress of living. As teens relish in one of a few spaces where they are centered and celebrated for all that they are and are making themselves to be, we see the sacred tracings that define MKE dance.
Special shout out to Milwaukee Artist DJ Boobah, MyaaP, Steve Da Stoner, 4Waukee.
Special shout out to Alesondra Christmas, Davianna Griffin, Jordan Pettis, Joline Collins, Timeka Boone, and for the inspiration and support xoxo