In Joy Enjoy Joy choreographer Ann Van den Broek takes a different approach. Her dark and heavy side gets a lighter edge and lands in the melancholic regions of pleasant, but past memories. Joy Enjoy Joy follows the flow of life, down-to-earth and dynamic. It is a steady, driving and pulsating stream, moving constantly, never stopping. A stream that shimmers like reflecting light. A glamorous dream, restless and full of energy.
Joy Enjoy Joy also blurs the lines between the various disciplines with WArd/waRD’s characteristic combination of movement, music, texts and video.
Joy Enjoy Joy illustrates a transition: putting aside accusations and reproaches, regrets and untenable desires. Lust transforms into deep love, resistance into acceptance. On the road to solace and safety for a perennially restless soul.
“Things need to be moving constantly. On the move, no more stagnation. We have had more than enough of that.“
concept and choreography Ann Van den Broek
original cast Frauke Mariën, Louis Combeaud, Nik Rajšek, Jean-Gabriel Maury, Marion Bosetti, Carla Guerra, Kamil Pilarski, Isaiah Selleslaghs
understudy Karolina Krynicka
music Nicolas Rombouts
prerecorded vocals Gregory Frateur
conversation fragments Tom Barman
video and lighting design Bernie van Velzen
scenography Niek Kortekaas
styling costumes Ann Van den Broek in collaboration with Marielle Vos
rehearsal director Pol Van den Broek, Gregory Frateur
outside eye Marc Vanrunxt
photography Rio Staelens
trailer Thorsten Alofs
first presentation January 12, 2022, La Filature, Mulhouse (FR)
dutch premiere February 19, 2022, Theater Rotterdam, Rotterdam (NL)
Joy Enjoy Joy is a production of WArd/waRD in coproduction with permanent partners Theater Rotterdam (NL) and corso, Antwerp (BE). Coproduction partners are La Filature, Mulhouse (FR), Theater Freiburg (DE) and Podium Bloos, Breda (NL). The project is financially supported by Fonds Podiumkunsten (NL) and the city of Rotterdam (NL).
WArd/waRD
| Date | City | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 2025 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Lokeren (BE), CC Lokeren | |
| 22 Feb 2024 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Eeklo (BE), CC De Herbakker | |
| 19 Feb 2024 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Rome (IT), Auditorium | |
| 15 Feb 2024 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Lille (FR), La Rose des Vents | |
| 14 Feb 2024 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Lille (FR), La Rose des Vents | |
| 25 Nov 2023 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Parijs (FR), Théâtre de la Cité | |
| 24 Nov 2023 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Parijs (FR), Théâtre de la Cité | |
| 23 Nov 2023 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Parijs (FR), Théâtre de la Cité | |
| 21 May 2023 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Madrid (ES), Theatros del Canal | |
| 20 May 2023 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Madrid (ES), Theatros del Canal | |
| 04 Mar 2023 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Wiesbaden (DE), Staatstheater Wiesbaden | |
| 20 Jan 2023 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Utrecht (NL), Stadsschouwburg Utrecht | |
| 18 Nov 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Vélizy (FR), L’Onde Théâtre | |
| 12 Nov 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Lublin (PL), International Dance Theatres Festival | |
| 21 Oct 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Roeselare (BE), CC De Spil | |
| 18 Oct 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Heerlen (NL), Parkstad Limburg Theaters | |
| 07 Oct 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Dordrecht (NL), Schouwburg Kunstmin / Energiehuis | |
| 05 Oct 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Delft (NL), Theater de Veste | |
| 30 Sep 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Maastricht (NL), Nederlandse Dansdagen (extract) | |
| 29 Sep 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Haarlem (NL), Schuur | |
| 17 Sep 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Antwerpen (BE), Zuiderpershuis | |
| 15 Sep 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Groningen (NL), Grand Theatre | |
| 08 Sep 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Rotterdam (NL), TR Schouwburg | |
| 04 Sep 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Hannover (DE), TANZtheater | |
| 08 Jul 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Amsterdam (NL), Meervaart / Julidans | |
| 07 Jul 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Amsterdam (NL), Meervaart / Julidans | |
| 07 Jun 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Parijs (FR), Atelier de Paris | |
| 02 Jun 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Praag (CZ), Tanec Praha Festival / Ponec | |
| 01 Jun 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Praag (CZ), Tanec Praha Festival / Ponec | |
| 01 Apr 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Breda (NL), Chassé Theater | |
| 29 Mar 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Tilburg (NL), De Nieuwe Vorst | |
| 23 Mar 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Amsterdam (NL), ITA | |
| 18 Mar 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Nijmegen (NL), LUX | |
| 17 Mar 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Drachten (NL), Schouwburg De Lawei | |
| 03 Mar 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Den Haag (NL), Theater aan het Spui | |
| 01 Mar 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Antwerpen (BE), corso | |
| 26 Feb 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Haarlem (NL), Schuur – CANCELLED | |
| 25 Feb 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Haarlem (NL), Schuur – CANCELLED | |
| 24 Feb 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Tilburg (NL), De Nieuwe Vorst – CANCELLED | |
| 20 Feb 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Rotterdam (NL), TR Schouwburg | |
| 19 Feb 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Rotterdam (NL), TR Schouwburg | |
| 28 Jan 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Freiburg (DE), Theater Freiburg | |
| 13 Jan 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Mulhouse (FR), La Filature | |
| 12 Jan 2022 | Joy Enjoy Joy | Mulhouse (FR), La Filature |
“Joy Enjoy Joy is a double-edged ode to the joy of life, with a sharp edge.”
– de Volkskrant (NL)
“Ann Van den Broek’s ode to joy is very composed, making it unbelievably thrilling.”
– Het Parool (NL)
“My work will never be entirely without other feelings. An emotion is never straightforward, it’s more complex and always contains more layers.”
– Ann Van den Broek in Movement Exposed (NL)