Labs & Workshops, LAYOUT EN, Upcoming events
Do you feel like dancing? Do you want to act? Or combine both? Then my workshop is just right for you! Anyone who is curious about movement theater is welcome to join – with or without previous experience. Maybe you already dance, play an instrument, or enjoy expressing yourself with your body and voice? Or maybe you’ve never done anything like this before, but something inside you is saying: I want to try dance theater! – Then you are also very welcome here.
This time, the workshop will focus on the theme of family. Feel free to participate as a family: children with their parents, grandparents with grandchildren, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings—all constellations are welcome! We want to get moving together, be creative, and spend a wonderful, inspiring time together.
DATES
Fri,16.01.26 | 6–7:30 pm (taster session)
Sat, 01.17.26 & Sun,18.01.26 | 10 am – 2 pm each day (weekend workshop)
REGISTRATION
We kindly request binding registration at tanzen@ehrenfeldstudios.de.
Taster session: free of charge
Weekend workshop:
Adults: sliding scale 15-30 euros.
Children: 5 euros.
No one will be excluded from participation for financial reasons.
Barrier-free access.
Accompanying persons receive free admission.
About the artist
Arthur Schopa is a freelance dancer, choreographer, and dance educator. He has performed internationally in numerous productions and collaborated with various choreographers, directors, companies, and artists. In 2013, he founded the FREIRAUM ENSEMBLE in Cologne and has choreographed for the Schauspielhaus Bochum and DNT Weimar, among others. He also works as a lecturer and educator, accompanying artistic projects in educational contexts.
Funded by
LAYOUT EN, On stage, Upcoming events
in collaboration with Rebecca de Toro und Shauna Fischer
Veline are a showgirl duo created by the Italian television production company Mediaset, whose job is to perform the stacchetti: a 30-second dance break characterized by cheerful routines and ever-present smiles.
“VELINE repertoire” is a choreographic study of these Italian television showgirls, fantasizing about their relationship with lesbian romance. While the performers trace the Stacchetti repertoire from the 1990s to the present day through dance, the girls on stage gradually turn away from the camera. What begins in mimicry turns into seduction where frivolous gestures become erotic tension, smiles become enchantment, till the choreography binds them into a romance. “VELINE repertoire” deconstructs the glossy surface of berlusconian femininity and reveals the desire—and defiance—beneath.
In this new production, Gaia Pellegrini continues the gestures and aesthetics of her previous choreographic works “Million Dollar Smile” and “culo 2 aka le veline.”
VELINE repertoire is presented as part of the LOOK guest performance series for dance art and diversity.
DATES
Fri, 30.01.26 | 8 pm
Sat, 31.01.26 | 8 pm
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
Live audio description on request.
CREDITS
Artistic Direction and Choreography: Gaia Pellegrini // In collaboration with the performers: Shauna Fischer and Rebecca de Toro // Choreography Assistant: Ley Akpinar // Music: GFOTY, Tim Pauli, Gaia Pellegrini // Lights: Haiqing Wang // Styling: Giulia Parenti // Curation: Alice Minervini
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Gaia Pellegrini is a choreographer and performer based in Cologne. Her work explores intimacy, sexuality and femininity as a spectrum. Gaia’s work has been presented at Tanzhaus nrw (Now & Next, 2024), Folkwang Museum (’54 Hours Performances’, 2023) and other venues such as MOLT (2023), NEW FEARS (2024), DAS Bologna (2025) and Fondazione Sozzani (2025). Gaia graduates in Physical Theatre at Folkwang University (Essen, 2020-2024) and specialised in choreography at the Conservatory of Dance in Barcelona (2023). This year she is researching Miss Italia and queering choreographic strategies, awarded with the research grant ‘Tanzrecherche NRW 2025’.
Foto: Rafał Stefanski
Archive, LAYOUT EN
Not every dream can be lived. Some voices remain unheard, some wishes invisible. Social boundaries often determine who is allowed to dream—and who is not. But dreams cannot be imprisoned. Through encounters, movement, and shared stories, a space is created in which everyone becomes visible and visions can take shape.
The dancers of cie.nomoreless explore this theme together with choreographer Anna Grakhanova. Over five intensive days, the group explores personal experiences and perspectives – and at the end invites the audience to a performative showing at the ehrenfeldstudios.
Performance Showing
Sun, 26.10.25 | 5 pm
Duration approx. 30 minutes.
Admission is free.
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
CREDITS
Choreography: Anna Grakhanova
Performers: Lara Bergs, Aaron Fischer, Rabea Jürging, Paula Kinzinger, Florian Menzel, Lara Mettendorf, Hartmut Misgeld, Iris Schweitzer, Maike Seibt, Tuula Simon, Stephanie Terbrüggen, Clara Vilarinho
Mentoring | Dramaturgy: Gitta Roser, Paulina Jürges, Denise Albert
Music: MinorSurprise
Lighting design: Wolfgang Pütz
Photo and video documentation: Ben Drücker
The project is a collaboration between cie.nomoreless and Anna Grakhanova, who is creating her first choreography with a mixed-abled dance ensemble.
Website: www.nomoreless.eu
Funded by:
Archive, LAYOUT EN
CANCELED!
Unfortunately, the workshop with Adam Chienjo on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, has to be canceled. Sadly, the artists did not receive their visas in time to arrive in Germany on schedule.
In this inclusive dance workshop, Adam Chienjo invites participants to learn the basic steps of the traditional East African nyatiti dance—accompanied by live music on the nyatiti, a traditional stringed instrument from Kenya.
Nyatiti is a lively, rhythm-based dance that brings the body and music into harmony. The workshop is aimed at people with and without physical disabilities and creates a space where everyone is invited to move, discover, and experience the joy of dance within their own physical capabilities.
No previous experience necessary—all levels welcome!
Barrier-free access. Participation with a rollator or wheelchair is possible.
About Adam Chienjo:
Adam Chienjo is a Kenyan born creative based in Nairobi. He started out as a break-dancer and has worked his way up experimentally as a contemporary dancer and has since developed his own work and continue to work as a performer/dancer/ choreographer, curator, dance critique, and creative consultant. His passion is focused on collaborative work, interdisciplinary work, wellness and teaching. Adam is also thefounder and curator of the annual Dance Life Festival in Nairobi.
Gefördert von:
Photo: Raymond Ndikwe
Archive, LAYOUT EN
Rooted in African history, JANANGA speaks to a global audience, examining how attire reflects the human experiences of heritage, cultural interference, spirituality, resistance, conformity, and socio-political change across cultures and eras. Its exploration of identity through dress resonates with universal themes of belonging, transformation, and self-expression that transcend geographic boundaries. The term “Jananga” carries historical weight: it was once used to describe colonial conformists, Jonanga (plural), who were seen as betraying traditional African values by adopting the European style of dressing. This project reclaims and redefines the term, using it as a lens to explore global narratives around identity and the politics of appearance.
CREDITS
Choreography and dance: Adam Chienjo
Music: Charles Wakake
Photo and Videography: Raymond Ndikwe.
DATE
Sat, 04.10.2025 | 8 pm
TICKETS
Sliding Scale: 10 – 20 Euro
Reservation: 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
Foto: Raymond Ndikwe
