LAYOUT EN, Recent program
The performance 1,000,000 ways to try and stop the rain was created as a touchdown dance piece by Angus Balbernie, who performs on stage together with blind dancer Stuart Jackson. Angus and Stuart speak of darkness and light, of silence and noise, of their dreams and sometimes of owls. The performance is an improvised experiment and poses questions on the themes of “otherness” and “growing older”.
On Saturday, 21 September, there will be an additional introduction before the performance at 5 pm as well as the panel discussion ‘Touch, Dance & Disability’ with Katy Dymoke (artistic director of Touchdown Dance) and guests at 6 pm.
DATES
Fri, 20. September | 8 pm
Sat, 21. September
5 pm: Physical introduction with Katy Dymoke (artistic director of Touchdown Dance)
6 pm: Panel discussion ‘Touch, Dance & Disability – Perspectives on inclusion in cultural work’.
8 pm: Performance
Admission: Sliding scale 10-20 €
Reservations at: karten@ehrenfeldstudios.de
LAYOUT EN, Recent program
KEIN ENDE by Carla Jordão with Sônia Mota
KEIN ENDE embodies special moments in the life of 76-year-old artist Sônia Mota. She states: “(…) in my current decade of life, my mind is beginning to adapt to my body.”
MOMENTOLOGY #5 and #6
Dance improvisation solo by Caroline Simon
MOMENTOLOGY explores the moment between the lines. Caroline Simon moves between humor and poetry, between the sure and the maybe. She creates the performance live in front of the audience. Every evening is different!
DATES
Fri, 13 September | 8 pm
Sat, 14 September | 8 pm
Admission: Sliding scale 10-20 €
Reservations at: karten@ehrenfeldstudios.de
LAYOUT EN, Recent program
Las Muchas speaks of fragility, the kind that has to do with age, with bodies that no longer belong to the “corpus” of the social, that have ceased to be part of the official market, but are more alive than ever and, above all, freer: bodies that breathe, weigh, dance, seduce, move, and position themselves differently. Letting oneself be heard and letting oneself be penetrated by lived experiences: physical, emotional, accidental, political, of concealment and commitment.
A school of fish, of an emergent system, of an organism that is composed of many and manifests in a single movement. The common images that we all gather, because in the end, we all share similar emotions and situations. That shared identity that is, at the same time, an intimate one that belongs to many.
Las Muchas explores the fragility and freedom of aging bodies that no longer conform to societal norms. Directed and created by Mariantònia Oliver, this performance art piece features Oliver and a group of local women, capturing their shared emotions and experiences through dance and movement. The project highlights the collective identity and unique individuality of these women, embracing their physical, emotional, and political journeys and offering a profound reflection on the resilience and vibrancy of life.
Las Muchas is the second contribution to the LOOK guest performance series for dance art and diversity 2024 at ehrenfeldstudios.
Las Muchas teaser: http://vimeo.com/78424199
Direction and Creation: Mariantònia Oliver Performance: Mariantònia Oliver and a group of local women Images: Cecilia Molano Music: Santiago Latorre, Paolo Conte, and Dalida Lighting: Manu Martínez Assistants in direction and production: Jordi Nadal and Joana Maria Pastor With the help of: Consell de Mallorca / creation center l’Animal a l’esquena / EiMa creació
TICKETS
Entry: Sliding scale 10-20 €
Tickets: karten@ehrenfeldstudios.de
Photo: © Javier Fernández
LAYOUT EN, Recent program
This project is science fiction. A choreographic piece in process that pushes the human body to experiment with its physical and biological limits and to fantasize about the possibilities to connect, update or mutate in relation to its present and future historical context. We are at the gates of a technological revolution that can fundamentally affect the way we live, work and build relationships.
After 2 weeks of residency at ehrenfeldstudios, the company Baal from Mallorca opens the doors to present their new sci-fi production.
Concept / Choreography / Dance: Catalina Carrasco, Gaspar Morey
DATE
Sat, 17 August 2024 | 6 pm
Admission on a donation basis
Reservation at: karten@ehrenfeldstudios.de
Photo: © Alvaro Maldonado
LAYOUT EN, MITTENDRIN, Recent program
From October 2nd to 4th 2024, venues in Cologne will open their doors for three days and the city becomes a hotspot for dance, theatre, performance and contemporary circus. You can find the entire festival programme here: https://fddk.de/programm/
On October 4th, it will be the turn of the Ehrenfeld area – and we look forward to welcoming you here too. From 8 pm, we’ll be showing a different performance every hour:
8 pm: MIT UNS! (David meets Hanna)
A dance performance by Silke Z. with David Winking and Hanna Held
Photo: © Sirpa Wilner
Hanna and David meet. The two performers, who differ in their ability and (dance) biography, visualise the diversity of human bodies. They trace their physical landscapes, measure their forms and strengths and encounter each other in a very human way.
9 pm: HNSL/GRTL (excerpt)
A dance piece by performing:group for everyone from the age of 13
Photo: © Christopher Horne
HNSL/GRTL is an intuitive dance piece. An absurd ‘coming of age’ scenario between fairy tale, science fiction and absurd theatre. Two versions of a single cell must break out of their familiar patterns to find new strategies for old problems. It is a special world through which Bianca and Francesco move. A world after our own. A fairytale-like microcosm with its own laws and rules. Perhaps a parallel universe. Nothing seems to exist here. Except for themselves. How are you supposed to find your way around here? How do you create a home for yourself? And what can that look like? The two of them have to come up with something: They have to set up a new camp every day and find a common language. Fun quickly turns into bitter seriousness. And wait a minute… Isn’t there a witch in every good fairy tale?
10 pm: MOMENTOLOGY
A dance improvisation performance
Photo: © Sabine Große-Wortmann
MOMENTOLOGY explores the moment between the lines. Caroline Simon moves between humour and poetry, between the expected and the surprising, between body and language, between the certain and the possible. In collaboration with Silke Z. (sound) and Garlef Keßler (light), the performance is created live in front of the audience.
11 pm: Eye Contact
A dance solo by Ido Grinberg
Photo: © David Kaplan
What remains in our bodies when all screens, filters and masks are removed? How does ubiquitous technology affect us, even when we put the screens aside and reconnect with our inner selves? What impact does technology have on our bodies? A solo that explores the technological takeover of our private space in contrast to the longing for the magical simplicity of life.
12 am: Memo
A short holiday with Konnective
Photo: © Konnective
Summer 2024 in Grosseto, Italy. Three performers reflect on their friendship while on holiday together. They negotiate jealousy and conflicts between friends, forms of care and their limits in a society centred on romantic relationships.
