Video Archive

The Video Archive follows and documents the process of the performance creation. It consists of recordings made during creative methodology, artistic creative process and a final product – the performance.
It is divided in three parts:

Work in progress video material made each month during local work on the performance of each partner (from June 2023 until January 2024);
Three documentary films – Pre-creative methodology documentary which consists of materials taken during Exchange of methodologies workshop; Creative methodology documentary movie which consists of materials taken during laboratory work on the performance of each partner; A performance-movie Paradox of Justice will consist of edited recordings of the performances in three cities;
An on-line performance available after performing in Bielefeld (Germany) from June 2024.

Work in progress – January 2024

PLAVO Theatre

This video provides an insight how the theme of the performance is being analyzed and elaborated in discussions with the director, from personal point of view by each member of the artistic team.

The video also shows the work on creation of the actors’ materials. Actors work together or individually in the room where through the laboratory approach they search for the most adequate and truthful physical and vocal actions. The improvisations are triggered by a personal experience or a text related to the context of work.

Appearances in the video: Maša Jelić, Dejan Stojković, Marko Potkonjak, Nenad Čolić, Ivana Čolić, Vera Jovanović, Svetlana Ivanov Directing: Dejan Stojković Camera: Dejan Stojković Editing: Dejan Stojković

Grotowski Institute

The material shows see the final moment of rehearsal when when we put together material after a series of improvisations.

It is related to the previous material shown but now is in the phase of staging. It is documenting a moment of transformation from a studio laboratory to the stage in a testing phase.

Appearance in the video: Ekaterina Egorova, Marie Walker, Gey Pin An, Elisa Guarraggi, Marie Suze Jean Baptiste (Mambo Nini), Monika Wachowicz, Aleksandra Kugacz- Semerci, Jarosław Fret. Directing: Jarosalw Fret Camera and editing: Teatr ZAR/ The Grotowski Institute

Theaterlabor Bielefeld

Our fourth video shows research into the arrangement of the muscles of the back.

Based on the book “Albinus on Anatomy” (Robert Beverly Hale,Terence Coyle), we will try to familiarize ourselves with the details. It’s less about studying anatomy and more about gaining an understanding of the complexity of each individual movement. We zoom in, so to speak, into the four orders of the muscles – modeled by Albinus – in order to approach the topic of movement.

Appearances in the video: Indira Heidemann, Thomas Behrend, Alina Tinnefeld, Stefanie Taubert Directing: Indira Heidemann Camera: Jörn Josiek Editing: Jörn Josiek

Work in progress – December 2023

Grotowski Institute

Material related to fundamental, practical issue of work of Teatr ZAR. Actors are focusing on work with the breath in connection with the body and voice.

Theaterlabor Bielefeld

In our fourth video, a research on the quality of movement for the production can be seen in a first experimental arrangement.

Appearances in the video: Indira Heidemann, Thomas Behrend, Alina Tinnefeld, Stefanie Taubert Directing: Indira Heidemann Camera: Jörn Josiek Editing: Jörn Josiek

PLAVO Theatre

The video presents one of the most important and basic elements of the methodology of PLAVO Theatre, which is the actor’s daily training.

Appearances in the video: Maša Jelić, Dejan Stojković, Marko Potkonjak, Nenad Čolić, Ivana Čolić, Vera Jovanović, Svetlana Ivanov Directing: Dejan Stojković Camera: Nikola Mitrović Editing: Dejan Stojković

Work in progress – November 2023

PLAVO Theatre

This video provides an insight how the theme of the performance is being analyzed and elaborated in discussions with the director, from personal point of view by each member of the artistic team.

Grotowski Institute

The material shows see the final moment of rehearsal when when we put together material after a series of improvisations.

It is related to the previous material shown but now is in the phase of staging. It is documenting a moment of transformation from a studio laboratory to the stage in a testing phase.

Theaterlabor Bielefeld

Our fourth video shows research into the arrangement of the muscles of the back.

Appearances in the video: Indira Heidemann, Thomas Behrend, Alina Tinnefeld, Stefanie Taubert Directing: Indira Heidemann Camera: Jörn Josiek Editing: Jörn Josiek

Work in progress – October 2023

Grotowski Institute

Material related to fundamental, practical issue of work of Teatr ZAR. Actors are focusing on work with the breath in connection with the body and voice.

Theaterlabor Bielefeld

In our fourth video, a research on the quality of movement for the production can be seen in a first experimental arrangement.

Appearances in the video: Indira Heidemann, Thomas Behrend, Alina Tinnefeld, Stefanie Taubert Directing: Indira Heidemann Camera: Jörn Josiek Editing: Jörn Josiek

PLAVO Theatre

The video presents one of the most important and basic elements of the methodology of PLAVO Theatre, which is the actor’s daily training.

Work in progress – September 2023

PLAVO Theatre

This video provides an insight how the theme of the performance is being analyzed and elaborated in discussions with the director, from personal point of view by each member of the artistic team.

Grotowski Institute

The material shows see the final moment of rehearsal when when we put together material after a series of improvisations.

It is related to the previous material shown but now is in the phase of staging. It is documenting a moment of transformation from a studio laboratory to the stage in a testing phase.

Theaterlabor Bielefeld

Our fourth video shows research into the arrangement of the muscles of the back.

Appearances in the video: Indira Heidemann, Thomas Behrend, Alina Tinnefeld, Stefanie Taubert Directing: Indira Heidemann Camera: Jörn Josiek Editing: Jörn Josiek

Work in progress – August 2023

Grotowski Institute

Material related to fundamental, practical issue of work of Teatr ZAR. Actors are focusing on work with the breath in connection with the body and voice.

Theaterlabor Bielefeld

In our third video, a research on the quality of movement for the production can be seen in a first experimental arrangement.

The actors move on inclined planes. Their task is to move according to the principle of “means whereby”. The usual, or more common approach to such a task would be characterized by – as Alexander would call it – “end-gaining”. In our practice, we ask the actor not to move towards a goal, but to stay with the process of the movement itself. For the artistic process, this rethinking of the actor means approaching what Donna Haraway calls “critter” in which we strip the actor’s movements of the “culture” of habits, preconceptions, imprints, and intentions of wanting to express something. By focusing on the “means of the movement apparatus” and placing them in the focus of our thinking, the goal in which the “culture” would express itself, can disappear from view.

Appearances in the video: Indira Heidemann, Thomas Behrend, Alina Tinnefeld, Stefanie Taubert Directing: Indira Heidemann Camera: Jörn Josiek Editing: Jörn Josiek

PLAVO Theatre

The video presents one of the most important and basic elements of the methodology of PLAVO Theatre, which is the actor’s daily training.

The actors practice mind-body-voice unity through the training as well as the ability to activate their will, energy and irrational playful capacities whenever it is necessary. They train to always be alive and authentic on the stage, no matter the circumstances. Specific body and voice work aims to unleash total capacities of expression of each individual, through transcending one’s limits and obstacles.

Appearances in the video: Maša Jelić, Dejan Stojković, Marko Potkonjak, Vera Jovanović Directing: Dejan Stojković Camera: Jelena Mitrović Editing: Dejan Stojković

Work in progress – July 2023

PLAVO Theatre

This video dives deeper into the musical material, giving an insight into music rehearsals of PLAVO and providing further motifs for selecting music of Rosa Balistreri, as a musical base of PLAVO’s local work.

In the methodology of PLAVO Theatre, music always functions as a sign, an integral element of the actor’s expression, and of the overall message. For this project, as a sign of injustice from the point of oppressed or marginalized people, of outsiders or those who are uprooted from their homeland, PLAVO chose harsh Sicilian sound from the past century, delivered by the hoarse voice of Rosa Balistreri.

Appearances in the video: Maša Jelić, Dejan Stojković, Marko Potkonjak, Vera Jovanović, Svetlana Ivanov Voiceover: Maša Jelić Directing: Dejan Stojković Camera: Nikola Mitrović Editing: Nikola Mitrović, Dejan Stojković

Theaterlabor Bielefeld

In our second video you will see an introductory lesson in the Alexander Technique.

Indira, besides being a director, is also a trained AT teacher and in this lesson she introduces two initial working thoughts about the Alexander Technique.

The Alexander Technique is the study of thinking in relation to movement.
The poise of the head, in relation to the body in movement, is the key to freedom of lightness of movement.

In the course of the video you can see how these two thoughts are implemented in the pre-expressive work of the actresses. Alexandertechnique is a resource for the project both in the practical use of his teaching methods for a good “use of self” for the actors, and through his theoretical reflections in his texts.

Appearances in the video: Indira Heidemann, Thomas Behrend, Alina Tinnefeld, Stefanie Taubert, Ninke Overbeek Directing: Indira Heidemann Camera: Jörn Josiek Editing: Jörn Josiek

Grotowski Institute

As a part of creative process we are realising series of sessions dedicated to vertical/accordal montage of the music material coming from different cultures.

Work in progress – June 2023

Grotowski Institute

Introduction to the project JustLab by Jaroslaw Fret. Aims and backgrounds.

Appearance in the video: Jaroslaw Fret Directing: Jarosalw Fret Camera and editing: Teatr ZAR/ The Grotowski Institute

PLAVO Theatre

The video of PLAVO Theatre reveals the reasons for choosing the literary and music material of PLAVO’s local work, which was proposed as a base of the creative process.

As a literary base PLAVO chose one of the most comprehensive authors on the existential paradox of human being in relation to justice and guilt, Franc Kafka, and his text “Before the Law”. Additional textual material, images, props etc. were proposed by actors individually, according to their personal approach to the theme. As a musical base for the performance, the sound of Sicilian icon of the twentieth century, singer and musician Rosa Balistreri, was chosen.

Theatrlabor Bielefeld

In our first video, the artistic team of the project introduces itself.

You will get an insight into the project, we talk about our initial thoughts on the work, texts, ideas and research on the subject. You will also learn about the history of our theatre, which has existed for over 40 years. We also talk about our working culture as an ensemble-based, free theater in Bielefeld, which operates and curates its own venue.

Appearances in the video: Indira Heidemann, Thomas Behrend, Alina Tinnefeld, Stefanie Taubert, Ninke Overbeek Directing: Indira Heidemann Camera: Jörn Josiek Editing: Jörn Josiek

Documentary films

Pre-creative methodology of laboratory theatre process

The documentary film titled Pre-creative methodology of laboratory theatre process, was created during Exchange of methodologies workshop, which took place in Plavo Theatre in Belgrade from May 31 – June 2, 2023. The project partners, Plavo Theatre – theatre laboratory (Serbia), Theaterlabor Bielefeld (Germany) and the Grotowski Institute (Poland), presented to each other and shared between themselves their core methodologies which are to be applied in the work on the mutual theatrical co-production.

Creative methodology of laboratory theatre process

The documentary film was created from the video material recorded from June 2023 until June 2024, and it encompasses the laboratory work of each partner on a mutual performance creation, common rehearsals and performance The Passage, performed in Wroclaw, Belgrade and Bielefeld.

Paradox of Justice – Reflections on Anthropocentrism

PARADOX OF JUSTICE – REFLECTIONS ON ANTHROPOCENTRISM is a performance-movie edited of four recordings of THE PASSAGE performance, created as European Laboratory Theatre co-production by three theatres, PLAVO Theatre – theatre laboratory (Serbia), Theaterlabor Bielefeld (Germany) and the Grotowski Institute/Theatre ZAR (Poland). The premiere of the performance took place in Wroclaw (Poland) at Studio na Grobli of the Grotowski Institute on February 17 and 18, 2024. The performance was performed also in Belgrade (Serbia) in Centre for Cultural Decontamination on April 4, 2024 and in Bielefeld (Germany) in Theater house TOR 6 of Theaterlabor Bielefeld, on June 6, 2024. This video is consisted of recordings of the performance in Wroclaw, Belgrade and Bielefeld, performed in English, Serbian, German and Polish languages with interpretation into Sign language.