Lena Schattenberg

A recap from last night’s tripple bill with beautiful performances and a very interesting artist talk, thanks to everyone who made this evening so special!

THE SEASON OF NARRATIVES by @archipelagovienna photos taken during rehearsal by Anna Nowak Opening: 8th of April 2026 Der Betrieb - Vogelweidplatz 13, 1150 Vienna

MUSICAL BODIES #3 with @annatsombi & @lenaschattenberg 27.03.2026, 19:00 at Strenge Kammer Tickets: pay as you wish Info: porgy.at/events/12964 The ticket income will be given to the incredible dancer @kezia_jonah and her family. Recently, a cyclone hit their hometown in Madagascar and completely destroyed their house. They’ve lost everything and are still without a roof over their heads.

In this three-hour workshop, Lena Schattenberg and Michael Akstaller explore the intersection of movement, sound, and space. Taking their collaborative work Stillstand as a starting point, repetition and stillness are approached as an active practice of perception. An open research format working with bodily scores, sound as an autonomous material, and spatial listening. Movement, attention, and duration intertwine through shared practice. For dancers, performers, musicians, sound artists, and anyone interested in process-based, embodied, and experimental approaches. No prior experience required. ----- workshop cancelled, new date tba ---- In diesem ca. 3-stündigen Workshop erforschen Lena Schattenberg und Michael Akstaller die Schnittstelle von Bewegung, Klang und Raum. Ausgangspunkt ist die gemeinsame Arbeit Stillstand: Wiederholung und Innehalten als aktive Praxis der Wahrnehmung. Ein offenes Forschungsformat mit körperlichen Scores, Klang als eigenständigem Material und räumlichem Hören. Bewegung, Aufmerksamkeit und Dauer greifen ineinander – im gemeinsamen Tun. Für Tänzer:innen, Performer:innen, Musiker:innen, Klangkünstler:innen und alle, die prozessual, körperlich und experimentell arbeiten möchten. Keine Vorkenntnisse nötig. ----- workshop cancelled, new date tba ---- Fassfabrik West Lastenstraße 19, 1230 Wien initiated by: @lenaschattenberg Michael Akstaller @im_flieger @westspacevienna @fassfabrik image credits 1 - Space Academy Workshop at @nopa.sound image @mitya_lyalin 2 - Fassfabrik Daniel Dutkowski 3 - performance shot "stillstand" @ilkcagla 4 - @lenaschattenberg foto Michael Akstaller 5 - @veravishnevaya foto @mitya_lyalin 6 - Michael Akstaller @z.i.m.m.t

STILLSTAND // Michael Akstaller (DE) & Lena Schattenberg (AT) Residency @Im_flieger Work-in-progress showing 30.1.2026 pictures: Franzi Kreis In their collaboration, Lena Schattenberg and Michael Akstaller explore the relationship between repetition and apparent stasis, how internal loops manifest themselves physically and sonically, and how new impulses can arise from this. In an age of constant stimuli, STILLSTAND deliberately focuses on the small, the easily overlooked - repetition becomes means of shifting perception, an act of reusing, a political gesture. The two artists pursue their individual research and remain in dialogue with each other and with the space. Akstaller explores architecture with sound, Schattenberg with the body - they meet in searching, in friction, in subtle shifts. STILLSTAND consciously rejects linear narration, opening fields of associations and individual perspectives instead, in which viewers and performers alike may lose, observe, and reorient themselves. @michaelakstaller @franzikreis @im_flieger

Today we’re releasing this small gem — a video from the collaboration between Michael Akstaller and Lena Schattenberg, recorded during our project “Stillstand” at @beim_bast Stillstand explores how repetition and apparent pause can become a source of new impulses. Movement and sound collide, shift perception, and open space for what is usually unseen. Between exhaustion and the longing for rest, the body seeks connection — with architecture, sound, and the audience. An acoustic-performative intervention without narration, inviting association rather than explanation. Special thanks to @blzt_tanz and @beim_bast for the support. Concept & edit: @fintism Camera: @david.anton.design ----- performance cancelled, new date tba ---- DM for further infos

STILLSTAND (Workshop) // Lena Schattenberg (AT) & Michael Akstaller (DE) Thu 19.2.2026 // 14.00–17.00 WEST/FASSFABRIK, Lastenstraße 19, 1230 Wien (S-Bahn Atzgersdorf) // free participation // max. 15 participants // Registration with a brief informal introduction/interest/practice/bio (approx. 400 characters) at michael.akstaller(at)gmx.de WEST/FASSFABRIK @westspacevienna @fassfabrik in cooperation with @im_flieger . Based on their artistic work STILLSTAND and their research within the framework of RESIDENCY@Im_flieger , @lenaschattenberg and @michaelakstaller invite participants to explore the interplay between movement, sound, and space in a practical way. The workshop is an open research format in which simple, clearly defined tasks are worked on through repetition, duration, and attention. Physical movement sequences encounter sound phenomena and spatial hearing. Inner and outer loops are made visible and audible – and explored through joint activity. An open research format for dancers, performers, musicians, sound artists, and curious individuals – with a focus on the process, joint exploration, perception, and sharing of practice. The intensity of the body-based aspects can be chosen individually and adjusted at any time. On Saturday, 21.2.2026 at 19.00, the work-in-progress performance STILLSTAND, previously presented at Im_flieger, will also be shown at WEST/FASSFABRIK! Photo: Michael Akstaller

STILLSTAND // Michael Akstaller (DE) & Lena Schattenberg (AT) RESIDENCY@Im_flieger Fri 30.1.2026 // 19.30 Work-in-progress showing // Bräuhausgasse 40, 1050 Wien // pay as you wish/can // drinks & food In their collaboration, @lenaschattenberg and @michaelakstaller explore the relationship between repetition and apparent stasis, how internal loops manifest themselves physically and sonically, and how new impulses can arise from this. In an age of constant stimuli, STILLSTAND deliberately focuses on the small, the easily overlooked – repetition becomes a means of shifting perception, an act of reusing, a political gesture. The two artists pursue their individual artistic research but remain in dialogue with each other and with the space. Akstaller explores the architecture with sound, Schattenberg with the body – they meet in searching, in friction, in subtle shifts. STILLSTAND consciously rejects linear narration, opening fields of associations and individual perspectives instead, in which viewers and performers alike may lose, observe, and reorient themselves. Photo: Michael Akstaller

Building loudspeaker panels with @michaelakstaller @heizhaus.nbg November 2025

THE MANY DANCE celebrates the joy of dancing and the many different ways (forms and strategies) of moving, being moved, and moving each other! The workshop alternates between guided exercises and collaborative improvisations. In this, we discover our ability to deliberately shift the focus of our observation and openly approach the unknown. We use exercises in which we explore the self through consciously relating to space, sound and other organisms; we train mindful interaction and vigorously shift our focus to musicality and rhythm. While improvising we allow ourselves to alternately and simultaneously direct our focus inward and outward, to listen and observe, to release tension and to curiously immerse ourselves in different universes. The workshop wants to be conceived as a river that is in continual motion and constantly changes direction. Together, we want to create an energy that nourishes, inspires, and connects us. We want to lead and be led, touch and be touched, move and be moved. I wish to create a space for exploration, physical challenge, creative play, and, above all, the joy of dancing! PRICE:
1 workshop: 40€ 2 workshops: 75€ The workshops can be booked separately or together.
*10% discount for professional dancers LOCATION: Raum für Tanz Neubaugasse 31 1070 Wien REGISTRATION/QUESTIONS: 
Mail: [email protected] Instagram: just DM me! Photo: Michael Akstaller from ‚STILLSTAND‘ Graphic Design: Claudia Holzinger @claudia_holzinger @michaelakstaller #contemporarydance #movementpractice #danceworkshop #somaticdance #viennaevents #embodiment #tanzwien #movementresearch #somaticpractice #mindfulmovement #performingarts #creativeprocess #wienworkshop

The Many Dance - Workshop October 2025, @tanzquartierwien filmed by @natashamabille sound: Blue Rocket on a Rocky Shore, Op. 170 (2013): Métamorphose des Nuages - Denis Dufour: Complete Acousmatic Works, Vol. 1

PREMIERE HEUTE 19 UHR In Stillstand erforschen die Tänzerin und Choreografin Lena Schattenberg und der bildende Künstler und Musiker Michael Akstaller die Grenzen zwischen Klang, Körper und Wahrnehmung. Ausgehend vom musikalischen Prinzip des Loops – der endlosen Wiederholung eines Fragments – entsteht eine begehbare, akustisch-performative Installation, die Stillstand als Zustand permanenter Veränderung begreift. Bewegung und Klang zirkulieren, verändern sich minimal, verschieben den Fokus: weg vom Offensichtlichen, hin zum Detail. Im Zusammenspiel von mikrophysiologischer Bewegung und räumlich erfahrbarem Klang entfaltet sich eine fragile Spannung zwischen Präzision und Abweichung, Kontrolle und Erschöpfung. Wahrnehmung wird gelenkt, verlangsamt, geschärft – bis neue Bedeutungen im Loop entstehen. Stillstand verzichtet bewusst auf lineare Erzählung. Stattdessen entsteht ein offenes Feld, in dem sich Publikum und Performer*innen gleichermaßen verlieren, entdecken und neu orientieren können. Die Arbeit wird ortsspezifisch kreiert und verbindet skulpturalen Klang, choreografische Intervention und architektonische Resonanz zu einer vielschichtigen Erfahrung. 24.+ 25. Oktober // 19 Uhr // Eintritt auf Spendenbasis ‚mini bar broken hearts‘ von Simone Körner Vielen Dank an die Coloured Fields GmbH für die Bereitstellung der Räumlichkeiten, sowie an Claudia Holzinger für die Grafik & Elodie Grethen für ihre Hände! Diese Veranstaltung/ dieses Projekt wird ermöglicht durch den Bayerischen Landesverband für zeitgenössischen Tanz (BLZT) aus Mitteln des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für Wissenschaft und Kunst. @michaelakstaller @lenaschattenberg @smon.koerner @claudia_holzinger @elodiegrethen @beim_bast