6 & 7 september 2026
6 & 7 september 2026
Grown up in the hamlet of Molenstraat, last year his first design for Klein-Zundert, and now with his second design – Virtuosity – into the streets with the hamlet of The Lent: Jarno van Rijen follows a remarkable path as a young designer. His corso life started with Molenstraat. “As a young builder I learnt welding there and I ran on the scaffoldings. All my friends are still there.” Last year he grabbed the chance of designing for the hamlet of Klein-Zundert with both hands. “I got a good feel. The solidarity was great and fortunately I already knew a lot of people. It is impressive seeing how many people work at your float in such a big hamlet.”
Adapting to a new hamlet worked out well for him, and he hopes that will be the case again at The Lent. Many youngsters in the hamlet chose for Jarno’s design. “In terms of ambition The Lent fits in the same picture as myself. You see your own ambition and you see the ambition of the hamlet.”
Jarno feels that his design Virtuosity can be a next step, not only to himself but to The Lent as well. The title refers to someone that excels in a form of art and likes to show that to others – a striking metaphor for the corso builder. On the float we see a monkey that shows his musical talent with a violin and triangle. Jarno: “That monkey represents us being corso builders. We also want to excel in what we are doing, we also want to let people enjoy during the corso parade.”
He is enthusiastic about how the design is going to come to life. “Not everything needs to be moving to impress, but last year I already saw impressive movements in The Lent’s float. That is exactly the direction I am heading for.” By his movements the little monkey becomes THE street artist of the corso: a playful float that immerses the spectators musically in the form of art of the corso.
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Jarno van Rijen (21) is a student to be a middle management official in the building branch, and a carpenter. Jarno sarted his corso career with the hamlet of Molenstraat. He designed his first corso float for the hamlet of Klein-Zundert and is starting with The Lent this year.
Original Dutch Text: Kris Verdonk
Translation: Emile Wassenaar
Photo: Kim Hereijgers
Hamlet De Lent
www.buurtschapdelent.nl
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