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sur-facing II – a dance intervention at Ebertplatz, Cologne

Friday, 25 September 2026, 12 noon and 3 pm – Premiere

Saturday, 3 October 2026, 12 noon and 3 pm

 

The site-specific dance performance sur-facing II by cie.nomoreless explores, drawing on the complex dynamics of Ebertplatz, the interplay and tension between visibility and invisibility, rapprochement and polarisation, and art and everyday life. The ensemble, comprising more than twenty performers with and without disabilities, of varying ages and levels of dance experience, engages directly with the flow of movement, the social environment and the architecture of Ebertplatz, developing a choreographic structure that oscillates between dance intervention and urban life.

sur-facing II deliberately opens up to the urban space: passers-by become part of the situations, and the boundaries between audience and art become blurred – the spectators help to shape the moment. New forms of coexistence are explored, routines are disrupted, and artistic processes are made visible.

Credits:

Choreography: Gitta Roser, Paulina Jürges

In collaboration with the performers:

Lara Engisch, Aaron Fischer, Maria Fremmer, Rabea Jürging, Paula Kinzinger, Brigit Kofmel, Natalia Kozakiewicz, Corinne May, Florian Menzel, Hartmut Misgeld, Nele Müller, Natascha, Clara Neff, Christina Pantousi, Elli Pieper, Tuula Simon, Iris Schweitzer, Katja Struif, Clara Osório Vilarinho, Annika Vogt, Lea Weigel and NN

External eye: Denise Albert

Sound design: Tuula Simon

Rehearsal support/production assistant: Elli Pieper

Project manager: Britta Renes

Production manager: Raphael Spiegel

PR/Public Relations: neurohr&andrä

Artistic Director: Gitta Roser
Sound Engineering: Benedikt Fuchs

Press photos: Ralf Jesse

Graphic design: Alex Ketzer

An event as part of ‘20 Years of Barnes Crossing – JUBILEE!’

Supported by / in partnership with

Heidehof Foundation

Sparkasse KölnBonn

RheinEnergie Foundation

Funding from the City Centre District Council

In cooperation with

ehrenfeldstudios

Barnes Crossing

Unser Ebertplatz

 

A production by

cie.nomoreless

Aus dem Raster e.V.

Dance and Paint! Instant composition with dance and painting

 

Saturday, 31 October 2026, 5.00 pm – 7.00 pm

Alert and curious, playful and precise – this is how the magic of the moment is created: Instant composition.

Through the combination of dance and painting, an inspiring evening unfolds in which the various artistic languages interweave, layer, fold, challenge one another and continually surprise and reinvent themselves.
This evening is explicitly not a ‘classical’ performance but an invitation to get involved yourself or to watch as the creative process unfolds in the very moment.
In doing so, we explore through improvisation – in ever-changing constellations and over varying durations – both the communication between the dancers and performing artists and the interaction with the visual artists.

Dear dancers and painters: Come along and dance with us, or paint with us, or watch us dance and paint, or simply switch from one to the other!
And please bring whatever you need. We’ll be setting up a framework with both structured and free-form improvisation, and we’re looking forward to exchanging ideas with you. Please register with us by 28 October 2026 if you’d like to take part by dancing and/or painting. That way, we can prepare everything to suit your needs.

Dear audience: Throughout the evening, you’re free to choose new spots whenever you like, both to discover fresh perspectives on dance improvisation and to experience the various artists at work up close. Just pop along – you don’t need to prepare anything; we simply ask that you register to help us plan better (though spontaneous guests are also very welcome).

After the ‘Tanz Mal!’ sessions, we’ll round off the evening with a warm soup; what you’ve experienced, seen, learnt, danced and painted can all sink in at your own pace.

The paintings and sketches created during the evening will be exhibited on Sunday 1 November 2026 [feel free to link to the other event page!] as part of the Wachsfabrik’s Art Sunday.

Please register or direct any enquiries to Andrea Lucas on 0163-9719837

You can also register via rausgegangen

 

Tanz Mal! Exhibition

Sunday, 1 November 2026, 2.00 pm – 6.00 pm

During Art Sunday, you can admire, experience and view the paintings and sketches created by the visual artists the previous day at ‘Dance Away! Instant Composition’ [please feel free to link to the other event page!] on the grounds of the Wachsfabrik Art Centre in our premises at Barnes Crossing.
Do pop along – we look forward to seeing you!