The Joy List

The Joy List is a powerful original dance theater production that follows one man’s journey through love, loss, and rediscovery.  Inspired by the play “Every Brilliant Thing” (coming to Broadway featuring Daniel Radcliffe) this dance theater production brings to life all the little things that spark joy.  

As a child, Chris’ mother encourages him to begin a list of things that spark joy—ice cream, water balloons, soccer—but as life takes its turns, the list is lost, then found again at just the right moment. Through emotional storytelling and evocative movement, The Joy List is a moving celebration of hope, resilience, connection and the everyday sparks of joy that keep us going. 

This performance runs 75 minutes with no intermission.

Content Warnings/Age Recommendations

Contains themes such as mental health, death and grief. This performance is recommended for all ages with parent/guardian discretion.

Themes

• This show highlights the ways that even small things in life can keep us going, when we pay attention to them and celebrate them. What is a small thing in life that you deeply enjoy? 

• This show depicts deep, profound loss, and explores how we can move forward while experiencing this loss. This year, as well as the last several years, we in Minnesota have experienced profound loss in multiple forms. What are ways that we can support each other in trying to heal and move forward in a healthy way?

Accessibility

Many performance venues offer accessibility accommodations such as wheelchair seating, assistive listening, sensory ear plugs, ASL interpretation, open captioning, or audio description, among other options. These accommodations are specific to each event, and may not be available everywhere. When registering with us, please let us know what accommodations you need and we will follow up with you!

Transportation

If you do not have access to a ride, call Project Success and we can provide transportation for you. Please let us know if you need a ride when you make your reservation. We will need at least 2 days’ notice to set up transportation.

Additional Media

Here is a trailer: