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This workshop creates an intergenerational space for connection where the body becomes a place for play, exploration, and expression. The session begins with a guided session (approx. 60 minutes) in which movement is explored as a form of drawing in space through contemporary dance, dance theater, and improvisation.
Using simple materials—paper, brushes, sticks, or everyday objects—participants explore line, form, and the transformation of the body, developing moving images and small compositions from these elements. The object acts as a mediator, facilitating access to movement and opening up new possibilities for expression.
This is followed by an informal opportunity for discussion during a break. The event concludes with a brief performative segment: a short presentation, an artistic intervention, or an open-format activity in which the audience can participate. The focus is on shared experiences, creativity, and connection.
DATE
Sat, 16.05.2026 | 2 pm – 4 pm
Sat, 13.06.2026 | 2 pm – 4 pm
2 pm – 3 pm: Intergenerational Workshop
3 pm – 3.30 pm: Break for cake and drinks
3.30 pm – 4 pm: Show
It is possible to participate on each date separately. You can also choose to participate only in the workshop or attend the presentation as part of the audience.
PARTICIPATION FEE
Adults: 20 – 40 euros (sliding scale)
Children: 15 euros
REGISTRATION
Please register in advance.
By email to: tanzen@ehrenfeldstudios.de
Or by phone at +49 221 846 395 80
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Catalina Carrasco is a dancer, choreographer, and educator with an international career. Since 2012, she has directed the BAAL company and developed artistic projects. Her work has been recognized with awards such as We·Now and CENIT and has received support from programs such as Culture Moves Europe and Perform Europe.
ACCESSIBILITY
The workshop is open to everyone and requires no prior experience. The exercises are flexibly adapted to different physical abilities and age groups. Participants may choose to take an active or observational role. Communication can be verbal or nonverbal.
Barrier-free access. Participation with a rollator or wheelchair is possible.
Largely accessible toilet in the neighbouring building, No grab rails or height-adjustable mirror available.
Accompanying persons receive free admission.
Photo: Alejandra Conrado
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Ageing affects us all – throughout our entire lives. This is precisely why questions about how age(ing) affects us, how we want to move in old age, and how we shape age(ing) are both personal and social issues for artistic practice and cultural education in dance. Age(ing) is a social issue that is often charged with stereotypical ideas that reflect society’s ideal of youthfulness and performance. This is where the AGEING BODY project comes in, because the performing arts and formats of cultural education in old age offer scope for addressing the tension between social images and attributions of age, the realities of life, and self-positioning.
THE AGEING BODY is a multilayered, designoriented dance art project for and with older people. The physical and dance-based approach to the topics in a non-hierarchical and non-judgmental environment offers participants the freedom to explore, question, and experience.
DATES
Fri, 12.06.2026 | 6 – 7.30 pm (trial session)
Sat, 13 & 14.06.2026 | 10 am – 2 pm
REGISTRATION
We kindly request that you register at tanzen@ehrenfeldstudios.de
Or by phone: +49 221 – 846 395 80
PRICES
Trial session:
Free of charge
Weekend workshops:
Sliding Scale: 15 – 30 euros for both days
No one will be excluded from participating for financial reasons.
ACCESSIBILITY
We want to make the workshop as accessible as possible so that everyone can participate. Please feel free to let us know in advance via email at organisation@ehrenfeldstudios.de about any specific access requirements you may have, for example by sending us an Access Rider. We will then do our best to accommodate your access requirements as much as possible and in communication with you.
Barrier-free access. Participation with a rollator or wheelchair is possible.
Largely accessible toilet in the neighbouring building. No grab rails or height-adjustable mirror available.
Accompanying persons receive free admission.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Silke Z. is committed to exploring methods for the artistic development of contemporary dance. She and her ensemble view dance as a direct form of expression for human sensibilities and needs, and artistic production as an opportunity to reflect society and highlight perspectives on a given topic. Silke Z. has developed over 40 dance productions at home and abroad with her mixed-age team. Her work has received numerous national and international awards. Z. founded and directs the ehrenfeldstudios and the international network studiotrade.
Funded by
Photo: Hanna Held
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The workshop “Queering the Stage” examines acting and dance approaches to rehearsal and stage work from an intersectional queer-feminist perspective. Theoretical impulses from Judith Butler, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and Donna Haraway serve as the basis for a physical, practice-oriented implementation. (No prior knowledge necessary) Through small content-related impulses, participants are encouraged to question the dance, physical, and acting portrayal of characters in relation to gender/sexuality. At the same time, rehearsal structures should also be questioned in this regard. The aim is to draw attention to patriarchal patterns that are anchored in rehearsal processes and performance and, if necessary, to break them down.
DATES
Fri, 29.05.2026 | 6 – 7.30 pm (trial session)
Sat, 30 & 31.05.2026 | 10 am – 2 pm
REGISTRATION
We kindly request that you register at tanzen@ehrenfeldstudios.de
Or by phone: +49 221 – 846 395 80
PRICES
Trial session:
Free of charge
Weekend workshops:
Sliding Scale: 15 – 30 euros for both days
No one will be excluded from participating for financial reasons.
ACCESSIBILITY
We want to make the workshop as accessible as possible so that everyone can participate. Please feel free to let us know in advance via email at organisation@ehrenfeldstudios.de about any specific access requirements you may have, for example by sending us an Access Rider. We will then do our best to accommodate your access requirements as much as possible and in communication with you.
Barrier-free access. Participation with a rollator or wheelchair is possible.
Largely accessible toilet in the neighbouring building, No grab rails or height-adjustable mirror available.
Accompanying persons receive free admission.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Malin Assmus studied performing arts at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. After a permanent engagement at the Theater Heilbronn, Malin began working as a freelancer in Cologne in 2020. Her career has been shaped by her own work, film and theater productions, and her collaboration with dancer Lisa Hellmich. Her work focuses on intersectional queer-feminist and human rights issues. Malin is currently pursuing a master’s degree in gender and queer studies.
Funded by
Photo: Stefan Henaku
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In this movement workshop, we explore the theme of traces in various ways. Traces can be found everywhere – in nature, in movement, and in memory. During these two days we will explore together what traces are, how they emerge, and what they can reveal or carry with them. Our starting point will be dance: How does movement leave a trace in space, in the body, or in perception? What remains from a movement once it has passed? We will work with elements from Instant Composition, Body-Mind Centering, and Authentic Movement.
The workshop is conceived as a shared space for exploration – curious, open, and experimental. We will dance, observe, follow movements, and sense the traces they leave, while also taking time to exchange and reflect together.
DATES
Sat, 23.05. & Sun, 24.05.2026 | 10 am – 4 pm (one-hour lunch break)
PRICES
Sliding scale:
Both days: 160 Euro / 180 Euro / 200 Euro
Saturday only: 80 Euro / 90 Euro / 100 Euro
LANGUAGE
English (German translation possible)
REGISTRATION
Please register at: susirosenfeld@web.de
www.susirosenfeld.com
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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
