LABS & WORKSHOPS, LAYOUT EN, THE AGEING BODY – Generation + (EN), UPCOMING EVENTS
During one week, ehrenfeldstudios will focus on GENERATION Plus.
Aging affects us all—and it does so throughout our entire lives. Precisely for this reason, questions about how aging affects us and how we shape our experience of aging are relevant in the social and in the context of dance art. The physical and dance-based approach to these themes in a non-hierarchical and non-judgmental environment offers participants the freedom to explore, question, and experience.
DATES
Mon, 30.11.2026 – Fri, 04.12.2026 | 10 am – 3 pm
REGISTRATION
250 – 450 Euro (Sliding Scale)
Registration via email: tanzen@ehrenfeldstudios.de
Or by phone at +49 221 846 395 80
ACCESSIBILITY
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. The entrance to the toilet is 68 cm wide.
Accompanying persons receive free admission.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Silke Z. is dedicated to exploring methods for the artistic development of contemporary dance. In this process, she and her ensemble view dance as a direct form of expression for human emotions and needs, and artistic production as a means of reflecting society and bringing perspectives on a given theme to light. Silke Z. has developed over 43 dance productions in Germany and abroad with her intergenerational team. Her works have received numerous national and international awards. Z. founded and directs the ehrenfeldstudios and the international network studiotrade.
Caroline Simon is a dancer and dance educator who has been working in Cologne for 25 years, where she has danced in over 30 productions by Silke Z., among others. Since 2022, her artistic focus has been on methods of dance improvisation—both in performance and in education. She performs her solos Momentology and Einen Moment, bitte (for young audiences) in North Rhine-Westphalia and abroad. She is a founding member of the European network *studiotrade* and a co-founder and co-director of the ehrenfeldstudios.
FUNDERS
Stadt Köln, Europäische Union,
Residenz COLONY, winter dance summit 26/Low Air Vilnius City
Foto: Peter Pöschl
LAYOUT EN, ON STAGE, THE AGEING BODY – Generation + (EN), UPCOMING EVENTS
“The Ageing Body Pro Series #1” is a dance-based reflection on the professional challenges and unique aspects of artistic careers in general, and Liisa Pentti’s career as a dancer in particular, in the context of aging.
In a dialogue with the choreographer Silke Z., Pentti reflects on stage about her past and present experiences as a professional, freelance dancer and artistic director of her ensemble.
The focus is equally on movement and conversation. Z. and Pentti share memories, reveal current concerns, and sketch out future perspectives. They offer an authentic insight into artistic processes, artistic identity, and the aging process.
DATES
Thu, 03.12.2026 | 8 pm
Sat, 05.12.2026 | 8 pm
TICKETS
Thursday: Click here for online ticketing
Saturday: Click here for online ticketing
ACCESSIBILITY
Barrier-free access.
Largely accessible toilet in the neighbouring building, No grab rails or height-adjustable mirror available. The entrance to the toilet is 68 cm wide.
Accompanying persons receive free admission.
On request we offer a touch tour before the performance. Please contact us via organisation@ehrenfeldstudios.de
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Silke Z. is dedicated to exploring methods for the artistic development of contemporary dance. In this process, she and her ensemble view dance as a direct form of expression for human emotions and needs, and artistic production as a means of reflecting society and bringing perspectives on a given theme to light. Silke Z. has developed over 43 dance productions in Germany and abroad with her intergenerational team. Her works have received numerous national and international awards. Z. founded and directs the ehrenfeldstudios and the international network studiotrade.
Liisa Pentti is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher who has been shaping the Finnish dance scene since the 1980s. After graduating from the School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam in 1986, she created numerous works that were performed throughout Europe. In 2000, she founded her own company, Liisa Pentti + Co, which explores new forms of expression at the intersection of dance, performance, and theater. She was a co-founder of Zodiak – Center for New Dance in Helsinki and has been teaching in Finland and internationally for decades. She has received numerous awards for her artistic work, including the National Prize for the Performing Arts.
CREDITS
Dance & Choreography : Liisa Pentti
Concept & Choreography : Silke Z.
Souddesign: Silke Z.
Lightdesign: Kauri Klemelä
Music: Goldberg Variationen, J.S. Bach 13 Angels Standing‘ Guard Round the side of your bed, silver Mt. Zion, It’s gonna rain part 1, Steve Reich, La Traviata/Akt 1, Guiseppe Verdi
FUNDERS
Stadt Köln, Europäische Union,
Residenz COLONY, winter dance summit 26/Low Air Vilnius City
Dieses Werk wurde mit finanzieller Unterstützung der Europäischen Union produziert. Die hierin geäußerten Ansichten spiegeln in keiner Weise die offizielle Meinung der Europäischen Union wider.
Foto: Elina Tanskanan
LAYOUT EN, ON STAGE, UPCOMING EVENTS
A work about physical resistance and living memory. Bodies that want to disappear, and bodies that want to linger. This is the story of a body that, without saying so, has decided to stay.
DATES
Fri, 04.12.2026 | 8 pm
TICKETS
Click here for online ticketing
ACCESSIBILITY
Barrier-free access.
Largely accessible toilet in the neighbouring building, No grab rails or height-adjustable mirror available. The entrance to the toilet is 68 cm wide.
Accompanying persons receive free admission.
On request we offer a touch tour before the performance. Please contact us via organisation@ehrenfeldstudios.de
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Roberto Torres ist ein erfahrener Tänzer, Choreograf, Schauspieler und Kulturmanager. Er hat mit seinen künstlerischen Projekten die kanarischen Inseln, Spanien und das Ausland bereist. Er ist Gründer des Teatro Victoria und Leiter zweier Festivals.
Diego Reinfeld, Geschichtenerzähler mit mehr als 26 Jahren Erfahrung und narrativer Therapeut, verbindet seine künstlerische Arbeit mit seiner Spezialisierung auf immaterielles Kulturerbe und Psychologie. Er hat an nationalen und internationalen Festivals teilgenommen.
CREDITS
Performance: Roberto Torres, Diego Reinfeld
Idea & Dramaturgy: Diego Reinfeld
Sounddesign: Alex Catona
Lightdesign: Hugo Carugatti Cortes
Movement assistance: Laura Marrero Marcelino
Costums: Élida Dorta Andrade
FUNDERS
Cabildo de Tenerife, Regierung der Kanarischen Inseln, ICDC Instituto Canario de Desarrollo Cultural, Centro Coreográfico de La Gomera – Unidad DAD La Gomera
Foto: Ponce de Leon
IMPROVISATION, LAYOUT EN, ON STAGE, UPCOMING EVENTS
Caroline Simon creates a one-woman performance, a completely improvised dance solo. Each performance comes into being in the moment—and disappears with it. Thus, every performance is unique and can never be repeated. In this age of reproducibility, dernière! draws attention to the value of harmony in a creative, poetic, and humorous way.
DATES
Fri, 11.12.2026 | 8 pm (in german language)
Sat, 12.12.2026 | 8 pm (in english language)
TICKETS
Friday: Click here for online ticketing
Saturday: Click here for online ticketing
ACCESSIBILITY
Barrier-free access.
Largely accessible toilet in the neighbouring building, No grab rails or height-adjustable mirror available. The entrance to the toilet is 68 cm wide.
Accompanying persons receive free admission.
On request we offer a touch tour before the performance. Please contact us via organisation@ehrenfeldstudios.de
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Caroline Simon is a dancer and dance educator who has been working in Cologne for 25 years, where she has danced in over 30 productions by Silke Z., among others. Since 2022, her artistic focus has been on methods of dance improvisation—both in performance and in education. She performs her solos Momentology and Einen Moment, bitte (for young audiences) in North Rhine-Westphalia and abroad. She is a founding member of the European network *studiotrade* and a co-founder and co-director of the ehrenfeldstudios.
CREDITS
Conzept & Performance: Caroline Simon
Lightdesign: Garlef Keßler
Administration: Daniela Riebesam
PR: Franziska Nagel & Corinne May
FUNDERS
Kulturamt der Stadt Köln
Foto: Caroline Simon
ARCHIVE, LAYOUT EN
*A mental, emotional, and (meta)physical geocaching journey through transgenerational, transgressive, (post)political, intercultural, neural, medial, hypoinstitutional, cellular, cognitive, creative, and spiritual states of body and mind, expressed in physical, verbal, and nonverbal, visible, tangible, and experiential forms.
DATES
Fri, 09.10.2026 | 8 pm (PREMIERE)
Sat, 10.10.2026 | 8 pm
TICKETS
Friday: Click here for online ticketing
Saturday: Click here for online ticketing
CREDITS
Idea & Concept: Post Meta Institute
Choreography: Karel Vanek, Silke Z., Guido Vanek-Preuß, Caroline Simon
Performance: Guido Vanek-Preuß, Caroline Simon
Set: Silke Z., Karel Vanek
Supervisor: Tchekpo Dan Agbetou
A production by Post Meta Institute (Tanzwerke Vanek Preuß e.V., Bonn
ehrenfeldstdudios e.V., Cologne; DansArt Tanznetworks, Bielefeld)
ACCESSIBILITY
Barrier-free access.
Largely accessible toilet in the neighbouring building, No grab rails or height-adjustable mirror available. The entrance to the toilet is 68 cm wide.
Accompanying persons receive free admission.
On request we offer a touch tour before the performance. Please contact us via organisation@ehrenfeldstudios.de
Supported by:
Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia as part of the Regional Culture Program NRW (RKP)
Foto: Lilly Krama
