Tanja Kodlin

At The Core

On 4 September 2025, Tanja Kodlin will present a performance at the Schwanen Teich in Ratingen-West.

Inspired by animal states of immobility in response to fear, threat or cold, Tanja Kodlin’s performative intervention explores the boundaries between withdrawal and resistance, between adaptation and agency. She approaches survival strategies such as hibernation or torpor as active processes. In this context, withdrawal is not a sign of weakness or passivity but a conscious act of self-care and resilience.

The performance will take place at the Schwanen Teich and invites people from the area to reflect on (emotional) isolation, and dynamics of closeness and distance in urban life. It explores ways in which we can support and empower each other in times of inward retreat, and how we can allow moments of encounter and connection to emerge.

Exact time to be announced.

Tanja will also offer the workshop Surviving the Cold in August, which you can register for via the VHS Ratingen website or by emailing mail@parrotsandswans.com.