Labs & Workshops, LAYOUT EN, Upcoming events
The public: one place among many. We appear where we are not expected. We swarm out, a collective body, streaming through train stations, streets and squares. We irritate, stand out, become visible and … disappear again. An unlimited movement collective that changes public space with performative interventions. Once a month, we meet at different locations throughout the city, create forms of movement and try them out in public. Participation is possible at any time, open to theater enthusiasts of all ages, free of charge, no previous experience required.
Please register by the Friday before the next session at the latest.
All information and registration at: tanzen@ehrenfeldstudios.de
Artistic direction: Silke Z.
DATE
Schwärmerei takes a summer break in July & August. From September 1, it will continue on the first Monday of every month.
Overview 2025:
Mon, 01.09.2025 | 5 – 7 pm
Mon, 06.10.2025 | 5 – 7 pm
Mon, 03.11.2025 | 5 – 7 pm
Mon, 01.12.2025 | 5 – 7 pm
free of charge
Meeting point: ehrenfeldstudios
LAYOUT EN, On stage, Upcoming events
How much planning does the uncertain need? How many agreements does letting go need? How much trust does the maybe need? How much security does the audience need?
After 3 days of joint research, the performers Jennifer Hoernemann (Bonn), Lisa Thomas, Martina Gunkel (Stuttgart) and Caroline Simon (Cologne) invite the audience to watch dance develop in the moment.
DATE
Thu, 04.09.2025 | 8 pm
TICKETS
Admission on a donation basis
Barrier-free access.
Accompanying persons receive free admission.
On request we offer a touch tour before the performance. Please contact us via karten@ehrenfeldstudios.de
Photo: B. Schröer
Labs & Workshops, LAYOUT EN, Upcoming events
Under the title KINGS & QUEENS, we invite all people over 55 to explore traditional gender roles and their own positioning within them through dance art under the direction of Silke Z. and Caroline Simon. How do labels and stereotypes of gender roles become entrenched on a physical level? How can we express these in movements, challenge them and transform them into something new? What biographical imprints and self- and external attributions are there? We want to explore all these questions together with you through dance. The lab will culminate in a final performance.
DATES
Performance lab #1: 27.01. – 01.02.2025
Performance lab #2: 31.03. – 05.04.2025
Performance lab #3: 08.09. – 13.09.2025
Performance lab #4: 10.11. – 15.11.2025
REGISTRATION
Participation fee: 50€ nota (no one turned away)
No one will be excluded from participation for financial reasons.
Registration and info: tanzen@ehrenfeldstudios.de
Barrier-free access.
Accompanying persons receive free admission.
Funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Photo: © Adobe Stock Photos
LAYOUT EN, On stage, Upcoming events
For whom are cowboys actually still sexy? In the night we have become REAL men. Or heroes? We cry under the beer table and one thing is for sure: the fries in the swimming pool are fattier than my bum. Someone had to win the mating dance. And lose the antler fight. Sure, the two of us can be a band.
Die Nacht in der wir Männer wurden is an entertaining evening of physical theater with a night-life vibe, drag and original live music that explores positive forms of modern masculinity. From a non-binary and trans*-masculine perspective, the (i)dentityteam questions what masculinity actually is and how we want to be masculine. The artists use a wide range of artistic elements such as movement, choreography, music, stand-up comedy, acting and, of course, drag! You can expect a humorous, artistic and raw deep dive into the open-air pool of identity formation, puberty, coming-outs and transition. There are songs about feelings and male roles in relationships; there are cowboys, swimwear and courtship dances; and above all, there is one important question: Is this masculine now?
Barrier-free access.
Accompanying persons receive free admission.
On request we offer an open live audio description.
On request we offer a touch tour before the performance. Please contact us via karten@ehrenfeldstudios.de
CREDITS
Concept and performance: S. Rudat, Performance: Elina Brams Ritzau, Outside Eye: Sascha Malina Hofmann, Dramaturgy: Nina Weber, Music and Audio: S(i)R Music (Jakob Lorenz, S. Rudat), Kolya Wulf, Elina Brams Ritzau, Audio description: Ursina Tossi, Lena Visser, Stage and costume: Hannah Wolf, Dorothea Mines, Lighting: Jan Widmer, Photos: Oliver Stroemer, VK: Theresa Hupp
DATES
Fri, 12.09.25 | 8 pm
Sat, 13.09.25 | 8 pm*
*On Saturday you can also look forward to the opening act of our THE AGEING BODY performance laboratory KINGS & QUEENS – Geschlechterrollen im Wandel.
TICKETS
Sliding Scale: 10 – 20 Euro
Reservations at: karten@ehrenfeldstudios.de
A production by Saskia Rudat & das (i)dentityteam in co-production with HochX Theater and Live Art Munich and FFT Düsseldorf and in cooperation with Barnes Crossing Köln e.V..
Supported by the conceptual funding of the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the Cultural Office of the City of Cologne.
The LOOK 2025 guest performance series is supported by the Cultural Office of the City of Cologne and the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Photo: Oliver Stroemer
LAYOUT EN, On stage, Upcoming events
“I’m confused. Thus, I’m going to make a confused dance.”
– Francesco D’Amelio
In a parallel universe to the well-known fairy tale, two dancers explore the repertoire of sibling gestures – from the repetition of familiar routines to utopian departures. The future is clear: fragmented dances and the same facial expressions over and over again. Tick. Tack. Ticket bag. We need to look at things from a different perspective. Going sideways helps.
DATES
Thu, 18.09.2025 | 7 pm
Fri, 19.09.2025 | 10 am
Performance for schools
TICKETS
Sliding Scale: 10 – 20 €
Reservations at: karten@ehrenfeldstudios.de
In co-production of performing:group with Theater im Bauturm and tanzhaus nrw. In cooperation with Stiftung FUTURZWEI.
Supported by the Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of NEUSTART KULTUR; take-off: Junger Tanz; Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia; Cultural Office of the City of Cologne.
Photo: © Christopher Horne
