Ana Pi – Atomic Joy

Joy as a form of resistance

Backed by eight young street dancers from Paris and inspired by the energy of dance battles, Ana Pi creates a space where tension and contrariness come together. Ana Pi previously appeared at the Holland Festival in 2024. Her performance The Divine Cypher was selected as one of the HF Young Favourites that year.

Atomic Joy draws on dance practices of the Trans-Atlantic African diaspora, in which movement is passed down from generation to generation, often in times of struggle. The history of this is palpable, but the performance also focuses on the future: every gesture connects memory with the longing for a shared horizon.

Through pianist CHASSOL's live composition, an energetic and layered dance emerges in which tenderness, technical virtuosity, and raw power coexist. In this way, Atomic Joy becomes an exuberant, hopeful reinterpretation of reality.

Anna Pi is also giving the dance workshop " Joy is not a metaphor" on Sunday, June 7, where you learn to experiment with joy as inspiration.