Conjunctio – a choreographic workshop presentation by IPtanz

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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

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Aus dem Raster e.V.

flies&tales “CRIMINAL PLEASURES”

 

Friday, September 25, 2026, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 26, 2026, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 27, 2026, 6:00 p.m.

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Where there are advantages for some, there are always disadvantages for others. An imbalance that, from time to time, amounts to a criminal act. And yet, dealing with crime has become a topic of immense entertainment value. CRIMINAL PLEASURES makes crime consumable by ironically questioning the high culture of our time and venturing into the “true crime” genre.

Who is the victim? Who is the perpetrator? Or has that question long since become irrelevant?

The performers are searching for the ultimate misfortune and, in the end, find only themselves.

A production by flies&tales, somewhere at the intersection of performance, dance, text, and music.

 

 

Artistic Direction, Concept & Choreography: Lenah Flaig, Josefine Patzelt

Dance: Mihyun Ko, Josefine Patzelt, Nona Munnix (original cast: Laura Schönlau)

Music: Eric Eggert

Lighting: Thomas Mörl

Costumes: Scene 1 – Jaqueline Hen

Project Management: Ronja Bader

Social Media Reels and Trailer: Emilio Holguin

Photo: Paloma García de Juan

This performance is supported by the City of Cologne’s Office of Cultural Affairs.

Production was supported by: City of Cologne’s Office of Cultural Affairs, NRW State Office for the Independent Performing Arts, Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Supported by: Tanzresidenz 2024 at Quartier am Hafen

FAUL&HÄSSLICH

GERD, I’ll stay with you

Friday 2 October 2026, 7.30 pm – Premiere

Saturday 3 October 2026, 7.30 pm

Sunday 4 October 2026, 7.30 pm (Followed by a discussion with Biba Oskar Nass)

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Picking up where you left off. Filling in the blanks. Fragmenting the body. Piecing your name together from letters. Writing me out of stories and reclaiming the gaps. Drawing closer to a person who is no longer here.

Gerd, what do you think of my name?
He doesn’t reply.
Of course he doesn’t reply.

GERD is a documentary theatre performance about Gerd Katter, a transmasculine person who lived in Berlin at the start of the 20th century and was one of the first to officially apply for a change of civil status.
Drawing on their essay *Blau*, Biba Oskar Nass has developed a text that combines documentary and fictional elements. The production brings this text together with archive material, autobiographical audio recordings by Gerd Katter and voices from the queer community.

At its heart are bodies as sites of memory and self-determination. The performance explores what queer history can preserve – and what is lost when names, biographies and spaces are erased. Where are the historical points of reference in a present in which trans and queer people are once again fighting for their rights?

Following the 2023 performance *anastasius – don’t call me by my deadname*, the queer-feminist collective FAUL&HÄSSLICH. Once again, it focuses on the historical realities of transmasculine lives and their visibility, marking the third collaboration between Mare Kraus and Ria Unverzagt.

Funded by the NRW State Office for the Independent Performing Arts and the City of Cologne.

Text: Biba Oskar Nass
Stage adaptation: Mare Kraus, Ria Unverzagt
Production / Concept: Mare Kraus, Ria Unverzagt
Direction: Mare Kraus, Ria Unverzagt, Malin Assmus
Performers: Mare Kraus, Malin Assmus
Set / Costumes: Annika Garling
Sound / Lighting design: Vito Oliveira Azevedo
Graphic design: Peter Kraus
Photography: Tizian Hollweck

CONTENT NOTE / Content of the performance:
Transphobia, dysphoria, self-harm, (family) trauma, blood, death. Please assess for yourself whether you wish to and/or are able to expose yourself to this content.

30 Years of DIN A 13 Dance Company

MOVEMENT UNBOUND

Documentary film by Miriam Jakobs and Gerhard Schick

Friday, October 9, 2026, 7:00 p.m.

MOVEMENT UNBOUND is a moving journey into the lives of dancers with and without disabilities who, through the art of dance, transform our perception of diversity in society.

MOVEMENT UNBOUND celebrated its world premiere this past May at DOKfest Munich. DOKfest Munich is Germany’s largest documentary film festival and one of the most important platforms for documentary film in Europe. “It’s a wonderful honor that the film is being shown there,” says Miriam Jakobs.

And not only did MOVEMENT UNBOUND make it into the festival program, but the film was also nominated for the All Inclusive Documentary Film Award 2026, which honors film productions in which filmmakers with disabilities play a leading role.

As part of a theater tour, MOVEMENT UNBOUND will be shown in several cities and numerous schools throughout Germany, making it accessible to a wide audience.

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