We Solo Men (2009)

We Solo Men
We Solo Men
We Solo Men

A group of dancers: different egos and yet they form a unit. The urge to express themselves and to connect controls them. On stage everything is possible; it is a powerful place. A sense of dread befalls them. Action and withdrawal, strength and weakness, confrontation and alienation. Their attempt to communicate is failing. The repercussions of non-communication. Bodies under scrutiny. Bodies in ignominy.

This choreography by Ann Van den Broek is a masculine piece of work. We Solo Men deals with the conflict between on the one hand the desire to entertain and the inability to communicate on the other. The cry for attention becomes a cry of desperation. We Solo Men is an entertaining and, in the end, a lonely sketch.

Ann Van den Broek has created a rhythmic composition made up of sounds, words, movement and body language aimed at connecting with the audience. Arne van Dongen has created another composition for Van den Broek, which will be performed and adapted live on stage based on the sounds produced by the dancers.

We Solo Men was selected for De Nederlandse Dansdagen (Dutch Dance Festival) as one of the most important productions of the 2009/2010 season.

concept and choreography Ann Van den Broek
original cast Jan Deboom, Jan Martens, Andreas Kuck, Cecilia Moisio, Judit Ruiz Onandi, Dario Tortorelli
music composition Arne Van Dongen
set design Niek Kortekaas
lighting design Bernie van Velzen
styling costumes Ann Van den Broek
advice Marc Vanrunxt
make-up artist Jos Brands
sign language coach Marie De Corte
photography Maarten Vanden Abeele
premiere July 5, 2009, Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam, Amsterdam (NL)

We Solo Men is a co-production of WArd/waRD (NL/BE), Korzo Productions (The Hague, NL) and ccBerchem (Antwerp, B), with the financial support of the Dutch Fund for the Performing Arts (NL) and the Government of Flanders (BE).

WArd/waRD

Date City Venue
20 Oct 2017 We Solo Men Choisy-le-Roi (FR), Théâtre Paul Eduard
07 Mar 2017 We Solo Men Parijs (FR), Theatre de Vanves
04 Oct 2016 We Solo Men Heerlen (NL), Parkstad Limburg Theaters
03 May 2016 We Solo Men Amsterdam (NL), Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam
11 Jun 2015 We Solo Men Antwerpen (BE), ccBerchem
13 May 2015 We Solo Men Rotterdam (NL), Rotterdamse Schouwburg
13 Sep 2014 We Solo Men Hannover (DE), TANZtheater
05 Apr 2014 We Solo Men Rotterdam (NL), Motel Mozaïque
29 Aug 2012 We Solo Men Düsseldorf (DE), Central in der Alten
16 Mar 2012 We Solo Men Groningen (NL), Grand Theatre
18 Feb 2012 We Solo Men Purmerend (NL), Theater De Verbeelding
10 Nov 2011 We Solo Men Lublin (PL), Chatka Zaka Theatre
20 May 2011 We Solo Men Turijn (IT), Interplay
18 May 2011 We Solo Men Fano (IT), Marche – AMAT
15 May 2011 We Solo Men Bari (IT), Festival Danza a Bari,
19 Feb 2011 We Solo Men Beveren (BE), CC Ter Vesten
16 Dec 2010 We Solo Men Hoofddorp (NL), Schouwburg De Meerse
05 Nov 2010 We Solo Men Alphen a/d Rijn (NL), Theater Castellum
04 Nov 2010 We Solo Men Geel (BE), CC De Werft
30 Oct 2010 We Solo Men Houten (NL), Theater aan de Slinger
18 Oct 2010 We Solo Men Amsterdam (NL), Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam
01 Oct 2010 We Solo Men Maastricht (NL), Nederlandse Dansdagen
11 Sep 2010 We Solo Men Almeren (NL), Schouwburg Almere
26 Aug 2010 We Solo Men Bassano del Grappa (IT), Opera Estate Festival Veneto
15 Apr 2010 We Solo Men Bremen (DE), Tanz Bremen
01 Mar 2010 We Solo Men Amsterdam (NL), Theater Bellevue
09 Feb 2010 We Solo Men Drachten (NL), Schouwburg De Lawei
08 Feb 2010 We Solo Men Groningen (NL), Stadsschouwburg Groningen
03 Feb 2010 We Solo Men Den Bosch (NL), Verkadefabriek
20 Jan 2010 We Solo Men Genk (BE), CC Genk
15 Dec 2009 We Solo Men Haarlem (NL), Toneelschuur
03 Dec 2009 We Solo Men Tilburg (NL), De Nieuwe Vorst
02 Dec 2009 We Solo Men Leiden (NL), LAKtheater
27 Nov 2009 We Solo Men Breda (NL), Chassé Theater
26 Nov 2009 We Solo Men Rotterdam (NL), Lantaren/Venster
25 Nov 2009 We Solo Men Rotterdam (NL), Lantaren/Venster
21 Nov 2009 We Solo Men Maastricht (NL), AINSI Theater
24 Oct 2009 We Solo Men Den Haag (NL), Korzo
23 Oct 2009 We Solo Men Den Haag (NL), Korzo
17 Oct 2009 We Solo Men Frankfurt (DE), Künstlerhaus Mousonturm
16 Oct 2009 We Solo Men Frankfurt (DE), Künstlerhaus Mousonturm
06 Jul 2009 We Solo Men Amsterdam (NL), Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam
05 Jul 2009 We Solo Men Amsterdam (NL), Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam – première
25 Jun 2009 We Solo Men Antwerpen (BE), ccBerchem – try-out

“We Solo Men is well thought-out and fleshed-out. It takes hold of the audience and does not let go.”

– NRC Handelsblad (NL)

“Strong points of the piece are the tightly orchestrated, rudimentary movements. (…) The distinctive soundscape of stuttered words and drummed applause is extraordinary as well.”

– de Volkskrant (NL)

“It is nearly impossible not to be bowled over by her unrelenting metronome.”

– Het Parool (NL)

“Highly erotic, yet human and a devastating power of esthetics.”

– Braunschwieger Zeiting (DE)
We Solo Men (2009)