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How does our use of imagery and instinct for imitation shape our dance? To what extent we can go beyond the norms and patterns embedded in our dance in order to challenge and refresh our familiar pathways while moving both alone and with others ?
Our bodies are a potential of constantly opening, muting and moving energy which naturally gets patterned in relation to its surroundings, with its culture, norms and routines. During the workshop we are going to play with different kinds of imagery -both somatic and fantasy-like- in order to explore our possibilities of a bodily metamorphosing.
DATE
Fri, 20.03.2026 | 6 – 9 pm
REGISTRATION
tanzen@ehrenfeldstudios.de
Participation fee: 30 – 60 Euro (Sliding Scale)
almost finished
Recherche-, Workshops- und Präsentationsreihe von Caroline Simon & Gästen
almost finished stands for exploration and curiosity to discover new, unfamiliar, and surprising ways of “live creation.”almost finished is an improvisation format based on method and experience exchange, and the joy of discovery. In this project, international and experienced improvisational stage artists are invited to share their perspectives, methods, and performance art in workshops and performances.
Foto: Ismo Helen
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‘Dance to the Music!’ is the title of a 1968 song by the band Sly & the Family Stone. But what does it mean to dance to music? How can musicality be expressed? Is it by following the beat, rhythms, vocals or melodies? Or does it involve physically capturing the vibe of a piece of music to tell a story?
In this workshop, dance is taught as a sensory experience and a means of communication. Participants with varying levels of vision explore their own movement language and creativity by dancing through descriptions, tactile interactions and auditory impulses.
About the artists
Khadidiatou BANGOURA is a dancer and choreographer. Together with Sabine Kuxdorf, she has been offering dance workshops for blind, visually impaired, and sighted dance enthusiasts since 2024. Sabine Kuxdorf is a blind social worker, access consultant, performer (Diphtong Kollektiv, KHARABA & GUESTS), and audio describer for dance and theater (Analogtheater Cologne, Studiobühne, Sticky Fragements).
DATE
Sun, 15.03.2026 | 1 – 5 pm
REGISTRATION
Organizational information about the process and registration procedure
Directions
Funded by
Photo: Lorena Spülbeck
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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, nine performers aged over 60 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.
CREDITS
Artistic Direction: David Vogel, Silke Z.
Direction: David Vogel
Choreography: Silke Z.
Performance: Friedhelm Friebe, Uta Gärtel, Anne Kaute, Felicitas Martin, Hartmut Misgeld, Bettina Muckenhaupt, Mina Rahimzacleh, Gabriele Seiler-Seidler, Majid Taatizadeh, Caroline Simon
Costume: Julia Misiorny, Anette Köhler
Facilities: Anna Lachnit
Lighting design: Garlef Keßler
DATE
Saturday, 14.03.2026 I 7:30 pm
VolXbühne, Mülheim an der Ruhr
https://www.volxbuehne.de/?stucke=gastspiel-temptation-kompanie-silke-z-schauspiel-koeln
Funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Photo: © Sophia Ebner
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in collaboration with Rebecca de Toro und Shauna Fischer
veline repertoire is a choreographic study on Italian tv showgirls, fantasised over as a lesbian romance. ‘veline’ is a showgirl duo whose task is to perform the Stacchetti: 30-second dance breaks of cheerful routines and ever-present smiles. Restaging their repertoire—from the 90s to today—the performers break their bond with the camera and start dancing for each other. What begins as mirroring becomes seduction as frivolous gestures turn into erotic tension, smiles to camp enchantments, till the choreography romantically entwines them. veline repertoire blends the gestures of Million Dollar Smile with the choreography of culo 2 aka le veline, deconstructing the glossy surface of Berlusconian femininity to reveal desire—and defiance—beneath.
DATES
Fri, 06.03.2026 | 8 pm
Sat, 07.03.2026 | 8 pm
TICKETS
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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
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Gaia Pellegrini is a choreographer and performer based in Cologne. Completing her studies in Physical Theatre at Folkwang University of Essen and specialising in choreography at the Conservatori Superior de Dansa in Barcelona, Gaia’s work explores intimacy, sexuality, and femininity as a spectrum. Moved by a quasi-documentary interest, she challenges narratives around misogyny and homosexual desire, transforming them into spaces of reappropriation and empowerment. Collaboration is central to Gaia’s practice, with key partners including Rebecca de Toro, Shauna Fischer, Alice Minervini, and Giulia Parenti. Her work has been presented at Tanzhaus NRW, Folkwang Museum, MOLT, and Fondazione Sozzani, among others.
CREDITS
Artistic direction: Gaia Pellegrini
Performance and choreography: Gaia Pellegrini in collaboration with performers Shauna Fischer and Rebecca de Toro
Show dance coach: Ley Akpinar
Set design and lighting: Miranda Simón Abelló
Styling: Giulia Parenti
Music: Tim Pauli, GFOTY, Gaia Pellegrini, KatKit
Assistant artistic director: Luca Frati
Artistic collaboration and text: Alice Minervini
Photo: Rafał Stefanski
Co-production: Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf; ehrenfeldstudios, Cologne
With the support of: Antic Teatre; Dansa Metropolitana 2026; ehrenfeldstudios, Cologne and Tanzresidenz 2026 Quartier am Hafen
Special thanks to Saskia and Fine for coaching the owner.
veline repertoire is presented as part of the guest performance series LOOK – Choreographies from feminist perspectives.
Photo: Rafał Stefanski
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This workshop invites children to imagine beings from other worlds and realities—each one different, unique, and magical. Through playful movement games, they explore what it feels like to be human, animal, plant, or something entirely new. Using simple natural materials like sticks, fabrics, and soft textures, children invent hybrid creatures and experiment with extraordinary shapes, discovering new ways of moving and being. Together, they create stories, habitats, and tiny ecosystems, communicating through rhythm, gesture, and imagination. The workshop encourages curiosity, celebrates difference, and gently introduces themes like queer identity and being unique, all in a safe, joyful space where every child can transform, express themselves, and explore the limitless possibilities of body and imagination.
DATES
Sat, 21.02. & Sun, 22.02.26
Group 1 children ages 4-7: 2-3 pm
Group 2 older children ages 8-12: 3-4 pm
REGISTRATION
Please register at tanzen@ehrenfeldstudios.de
Children: €5
No one will be excluded from participating for financial reasons.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Gaspar Morey holds a doctorate in biomechanics (German Sport University Cologne) and is a stage artist. After years of researching human movement, he turned to the performing arts and now combines science, technology, and the body. As co-founder of BAAL (2013), he develops performances, dance pieces, and workshops for children and families. His poetic, playful, and experimental works have been presented in theaters and at festivals in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Panama, and elsewhere.
Photo: Alvaro-Maldonado
