LAYOUT EN, On stage, Upcoming events
Our daily life is full of seemingly insignificant moments, merging one into another. We stumble over them without noticing them. But what surprises do they contain? What can we discover, when we stretch, extend, and inflate time? With One moment, please, Caroline Simon invites everyone aged 3+ to dive into a world full of fantasy, poetry and humor, where everything is possible, and nothing is obligatory. Every performance is different, just like every moment…
DATES
Sat, 20.09.2025 | 4 pm
Performance for families
TICKETS
Sliding Scale 10 – 20 €
Kids 5 €
Reservation & Infos: karten@ehrenfeldstudios.de
Photo: © Michael Zerban
Labs & Workshops, LAYOUT EN, Upcoming events
In this workshop, improvisation technique meets personal physical and dance possibilities as well as individual fantasy, imagination and creativity.
Various principles and basics of dance improvisation are introduced and explored in solo, duo or group situations.
The focus is on the fun of dancing and the (democratic!) values of dance improvisation.
For everyone aged 16 and over, with or without previous experience.
DATE
Fri, 26.09.2025 | 6 – 9 pm
REGISTRATION
Participation fee: 45 – 145 Euro nota (no one turned away)
No one will be excluded from participation for financial reasons.
Registration & Info: tanzen@ehrenfeldstudios.de
Photo: © ehrenfeldstudios
Archive, LAYOUT EN
Come a little closer. Even closer. Super close. Can you feel our age? Can you taste our experiences? Do you desire our knowledge? Which body do you reveal to me?
In TEMPTATION, 10 performers aged over 55, move between lust and loss, flirtation and shame, pleasure and pain and create a statement on sexuality in old age(s) in biographical excerpts and physical snapshots. TEMPTATION embarks on a journey to stimulating, lost and obscure places and is dedicated to the visibility of individual pleasure in old age(s).
TEMPTATION is a production by the Silke Z. company and was created in 2024 in cooperation with Schauspiel Köln. The performers are made up of the OLDSCHOOL theatre ensemble from Schauspiel Köln under the artistic direction of David Vogel and performers from the Silke Z. company.
Artistic direction: David Vogel, Silke Z. Director: David Vogel Choreography: Silke Z. Performance: Friedhelm Friebe, Uta Gärtel, Anne Kaute, Felicitas Martin, Hartmut Misgeld, Bettina Muckenhaupt, Guido Preuss, Mina Rahimzacleh, Gabriele Seiler-Seidler, Majid Taatizadeh, Caroline Simon Costume: Julia Misiorny, Anette Köhler Set design: Anna Lachnit Lighting design: Garlef Kessler Sound design: Liam Giles Production management & assistance: Hanna Held, Matthis Volkmar
DATES
Sun, 22.06.2025 | 6 pm at ehrenfeldstudios
Thu, 26.06.2025 | 7.30 pm at Festival PERFORMAGE in Lucerne (Außer Haus)
Fri, 27.06.2025 | 10.30 am at Festival PERFORMAGE in Lucerne (Außer Haus)
TICKETS
Sliding Scale: 10 – 20 Euro
Reservations at: karten@ehrenfeldstudios.de
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
A cooperation with Schauspiel Köln and OLDSCHOOL.
Funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Cultural Office of the City of Cologne.


Archive, LAYOUT EN
The workshop focuses on “instant composition”, a game with decisions, letting go, trust, perception …. and, above all, having fun with your own movement!
We will explore various tools, methods and strategies to create our own dance in real time.
How can we perceive, play with and compose unexpected and surprising possibilities by “not planning”?
For everyone with and without prior dance experience.
Barrier-free access. Accompanying persons receive free admission.
DATE
Fri, 13.06.2025 | 18 – 21 pm
REGISTRATION
Participation fee: 65 – 150 € (sliding scale) nota
no one turned away: No one will be excluded from participation for financial reasons.
Registration & info: contact@carolinesimon.com
Photo: © S. Große-Wortmann
LAYOUT EN
Dance ALL IN is an artist-led touring platform by five partners from Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Portugal and Spain, presenting five diverse dance performances in three countries through the principles of solidarity and fairness. Dance ALL IN focuses on intergenerational, diverse and inclusive dance productions which are accompanied by a series of workshops and talks open for everybody, i.e. – ALL IN.
Vilnius, Lithuania
20 – 23 March 2025
Mallorca, Spain
24 – 27 April 2025
Dance ALL IN x Sharing Across Borders Edition 3
Cologne, Germany
29.05.-01.06.2025
You can find the festival program here!