What unites us and what separates us? And how does the distance between the two affect our relationships? In echo_re_echo choreographer Ann Van den Broek and singer Gregory Frateur explore the attraction and distance between their personal and artistic identity to allow it to resonate with power and vulnerability. Together they take to the stage, along with musician Nicolas Rombouts and two dancers/performers.
echo_re_echo focuses on the resonance between their reality, mystery, and fantasy. Their echoes create a field of tension in which intense human emotions, frustrations, desires, and expectations are portrayed. Reflecting on the transformative times we live in, where fluidity, identity, and physical reality struggle for acceptance.
echo_re_echo takes place on the edge between concert and dance piece, from grand gestures to silence and intimacy, with images both monumental as well as personal.
concept and direction Ann Van den Broek, Gregory Frateur
choreography Ann Van den Broek
artistic assistant Marion Bosetti
performers Ann Van den Broek, Gregory Frateur, Nicolas Rombouts, Jean-Gabriel Maury, Frauke Mariën / Marion Bosetti
music/composition Nicolas Rombouts, Gregory Frateur
text Gregory Frateur
scenography Niek Kortekaas
light and video Bernie van Velzen
costumes Mariëlle Vos
outside eye Marc Vanrunxt
photography Rio Staelens
premiere May 13, 2025, Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam (NL)
echo_re_echo by WArd/waRD is produced in conjunction with Theater Rotterdam and with the financial support of the Fonds Podiumkunsten and the City of Tilburg. Special thanks to Toneelhuis Antwerpen (BE).
WArd/waRD
| Date | City | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Mar 2026 | echo_re_echo | Antwerpen (BE), Bourlaschouwburg | Tickets |
| 30 Oct 2025 | echo_re_echo | Antwerpen (BE), Corso | Tickets |
| 23 Oct 2025 | echo_re_echo | Hasselt (BE), CCHA | Tickets |
| 21 Oct 2025 | echo_re_echo | Geel (BE), CC De Werft | Tickets |
| 20 Oct 2025 | echo_re_echo | Amsterdam (NL), ITA | Tickets |
| 10 Jul 2025 | echo_re_echo | Amsterdam (NL), Julidans | Tickets |
| 10 Jun 2025 | echo_re_echo | Tilburg (NL), Schouwburg Concertzaal Tilburg | |
| 07 Jun 2025 | echo_re_echo | Breda (NL), Chassé Theater | |
| 05 Jun 2025 | echo_re_echo | Groningen (NL), Grand Theatre | |
| 03 Jun 2025 | echo_re_echo | Den Bosch (NL), Theater aan de Parade | |
| 21 May 2025 | echo_re_echo | Haarlem (NL), Schuur | |
| 20 May 2025 | echo_re_echo | Delft (NL), Theater de Veste | |
| 14 May 2025 | echo_re_echo | Rotterdam (NL), TR Schouwburg | |
| 13 May 2025 | echo_re_echo | Rotterdam (NL), TR Schouwburg – première |
“echo_re_echo is a clash of worlds: the raw dance of Ann Van den Broek – finally back on stage herself – versus the melancholic alternative pop of Gregory Frateur (Dez Mona).”
– Trouw (NL)
“Being liked is unimportant in this crackling dance concert.”
– de Volkskrant (NL)
“Hypnotic to watch the performers try to keep up with two spinning spotlights, while Frateur sings about a ‘conspiracy of silence’.”
– Theaterkrant (NL)