LAYOUT EN, ON STAGE, UPCOMING EVENTS
The escalation of various acute global crises seems to be increasingly condensing into a collective state of fear and shaping human behaviour in the process. fear:less explores the social conditions of fear and questions the role of the body within this context.
How much uncertainty can a body endure?
Does touch become a risk?
Are we losing our sense of connection to one another?
In a relentless and challenging pas de deux, dancers Dmitrijus Andrušanecas and Hanna Held seek an intense physical connection with each other. They surrender themselves to the other, challenge their counterpart, and resolutely explore what it means to be fear:less.
“With beguiling clarity, Silke Z. proves that the appearance of analog bodies can constitute an event”
– Thomas Linden, Kölnische Rundschau (November 6, 2025, translated by ehrenfeldstudios)
DATES
Tue, 05.05.2026 | 8 pm
TICKETS
Click here for online ticketing
Reservations can also be made by phone:
Tel.: +49 221 846 395 80
Barrier-free access.
Largely accessible toilet in the neighbouring building, No grab rails or height-adjustable mirror available.
Accompanying persons receive free admission.
On request we offer a touch tour before the performance. Please contact us via karten@ehrenfeldstudios.de
CREDITS
Artistic direction and choreography: Silke Z.
in collaboration with Performers: Hanna Held, Dmitrijus Andrušanecas
Light design: Garlef Keßler
Sound design: Liam Giles
fear:less is funded by Kulturamt der Stadt Köln.
AUSGEFLOGEN – in-house productions, LAYOUT EN
MOMENTOLOGY explores the moment between the lines.
Caroline Simon moves between humor and poetry, between the expected and the surprising, between body and language, between the certain and the maybe. She creates the performance live in front of the audience.
The starting point for this dance performance is the dancer’s imagination, the mood of the room, the present moment. The audience witnesses the creation, the search, and the unfolding of the dance performance. The theme is not predetermined, but crystallizes, deepens, and develops associatively over the course of the performance.
A unique experience for the audience.
DATE
Sat, 02.06.2026
Sala Albert Camus – San Lluís, Menorca (Spain)
Foto: K. Vanek
LAYOUT EN, ON STAGE, UPCOMING EVENTS
A bearded nun performing miracles? The surviving videos from prehistoric times seem irrefutable. Sister Mary Wendy and the Order of Brah Brah are confident that a lasting solution to global crises and conflicts is not far off, and are already recruiting new members. Who wouldn’t want to join them?
The Miracle uses contemporary, physical and wildly exuberant clown storytelling that complicates genre and gender boundaries while charmingly inviting the audience to expand their own freedom. Absurd, surprising, playful and fun, the show embarks on a search for myth-enshrouded, queer-feminist ancestors from a not-so-distant past, whose knowledge of the miraculous power of ambiguity and humor wants to be rediscovered! As Sister Mary Wendy, Olivia Platzer draws on a rich canon full of wild women and genderqueer pioneers— from Baubo, who reveals her vulva to the depressed goddess Demeter to cheer her up and thus end a global famine, to the popular saint Wilgefortis, who as a crucified virgin with a beard became the patron saint of women in distress. The Miracle tells of a community in which non-conformity, not conformity, is sacred.
Combining physical theater, humor and English text, The Miracle is equally suitable for audiences with different language skills.
DATE
Fri, 08.05.2026 | 8 pm
TICKETS
Click here for online ticketing.
Reservations can also be made by phone:
Tel.: +49 221 846 395 80
Barrier-free access.
Largely accessible toilet in the neighbouring building, No grab rails or height-adjustable mirror available.
Accompanying persons receive free admission.
On request we offer a touch tour before the performance. Please contact us via karten@ehrenfeldstudios.de
CREDITS
Performance & Artistic Direction: Olivia Platzer
Outside Eye & Technical Assistance: Bryce Kasson
Video & Artistic Assistance: Ale Bachlechner
Stage & Costume: Olga Steiner
Mentoring: Lila Monti
Writing Coach: Lory Leshin
Flyer: Mario Frank
Funded by the Federal Ministry for Housing, Art, Culture, Media and Sport and the City of Innsbruck.
Photo: Dino Bossnini
CLASSES, LAYOUT EN
In collaboration with Ayberk Esen, ehrenfeldstudios invites you to a professional training class in contemporary dance. A rotating roster of regional and international instructors leads the classes, bringing diverse artistic perspectives, training methods, and movement approaches. The program is designed for dance students and professional dancers and provides a space for ongoing practice and artistic development.
DATES
10:00 am – 11:30 am each day
Mon, 30.03 – Thu, 02.04.2026 | Ayberk Esen
Mon, 06.04 – Thu, 09.04.2026 | with Catalina Carrasco
Mon, 11.05 – Fri, 15.05.2026 | with Jovana Petrovska
Mon, 25.05 – Fri, 29.05.2026 | with Beljana Metje
Further dates (instructors to be announced)
Mon, 01.06 – Fri, 05.06.2026
Mon, 22.06 – Fri, 26.06.2026
Mon, 06.07 – Fri, 10.07.2026
Participation in individual sessions is also possible.
REGISTRATION
We kindly request that you register at tanzen@ehrenfeldstudios.de
Or by phone at +49 221 846 395 80
PARTICIPATION FEE
Single ticket: 9 euros
5-ticket pass: 40 euros
About the artist
Ayberk Esen (1984) is a Caucasian folk dance based freelance contemporary dancer who lives & works in Europe since 2009. He received his BA from ZZT Köln , in addition to his previous studies in Istanbul and Salzburg , SEAD (2009) . Since 2010 he has been working in several projects in Austria, Bosnia, Germany, Spain and Holland with Georg Hobmeier (AU) // Flow Berger (AU) // Haris Pasovic (BIH) // Edward Clug (RO) // Georg Reichl (AU) // Jelena Kostic (SRB) // Helder Seabra (PT) // Karl Schreiner (DE) // Sandra Marin Garcia (ES) // Maura Morales, (CU) // Hakan T. Aslan (DE) // Michael Schmidt (DE) // Reut Shemesh ( ISR ) // Marguerite Donlon (IR)
In addition to performing, he has taught professional dance lessons and workshops at several institutions, including Tanzhaus Basel, the Henny Jurriëns Foundation in Amsterdam, Marameo in Berlin, Tanzhaus Zürich, Tanznetz in Freiburg, ZAIK in Cologne, Tanzhaus in Mannheim and Tanzhaus in Düsseldorf. He is also planning to teach at universities and dance colleges.
Eintanzhaus Mannheim, Company training, Copyright: Ayberk Esen
& HJS Amsterdam -Copyright: Henny Jurriëns Studio
Photo © Martin Miseré
Photo © Marta-Olszewska
Photo © Marta-Olszewska
Photo in the background © Almut Elhardt
LABS & WORKSHOPS, LAYOUT EN, UPCOMING EVENTS
From a dynamic approach, this training prioritizes expressive physicality and musicality. We begin with a high-energy warm-up designed to activate the entire body, followed by targeted mobility and strength work—specifically focusing on the hips and shoulders. The training transitions into detailed floorwork, exploring highly physical endurance and musicality. We conclude with technical phrases that challenge endurance and play with contrasting musical qualities, encouraging to refine individual timing and dynamic range, playing creatively with timing, texture, and dynamic.
In collaboration with Ayberk Esen, ehrenfeldstudios invites you to a professional training class in contemporary dance. A rotating roster of regional and international instructors leads the classes, bringing diverse artistic perspectives, training methods, and movement approaches. The program is designed for dance students and professional dancers and provides a space for ongoing practice and artistic development.
Click here for all further dates and information.
DATES
Mon, 11.05 – Fri, 15.05.2026 | 10 am – 11:30 am each day
Further dates (instructors to be announced)
10 a.m. – 11:30 am each day
Mon, 25.05 – Fri, 29.05.2026
Mon, 01.06 – Fri, 05.06.2026
Mon, 22.06 – Fri, 26.06.2026
Mon, 06.07 – Fri, 10.07.2026
Participation in individual sessions is also possible.
PARTICIPATION FEE
Single ticket: 9 euros
5-ticket pass: 40 euros
About the Artist
Jovana Petrovska (she/her) is a performer, choreographer and dance mediator based in Cologne, originally from Skopje, North Macedonia.
Her core practice involves a deep commitment to building the contemporary scene in her homeland, continuously creating and sharing work for a local festival for the past three years. The artist explores the intersection of culture, traditional dance, and contemporary movement.
Photo: Slavjan Stojanov
