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Audiovisual Documentation Centre for the Performing Arts

Mediathek für Tanz und Theater

The Media Library for Dance and Theatre is a centre for artistic and scientific research and discussion for those involved in the performing arts.

CONTACT AND INFORMATION

Contact for search queries:

mediathek@iti-germany.de

Search portal: https://archiv.mimecentrum.de/

Location: Kunstquartier Bethanien, Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin

Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00

With currently around 12,000 videos and supplementary materials, the Media Library for Dance and Theatre is one of the most extensive publicly accessible audiovisual documentation centres for the performing arts in Germany. It documents developments in contemporary dance, theatre and performative production formats.

The ITI’s Media Studio also continuously carries out the documentation of dance and theatre productions on film itself, which can be viewed in the Media Library. The digitisation and preservation of the audiovisual as well as supplementary documents are also an important field of work in this area.

Examining the documentation in the Media Library critically and in terms of content together with artists and researchers is also an important concern. Profound insights into artistic and cultural developments in the performing arts are provided in detailed descriptions and thematically organised visual materials.

The Media Library in Berlin’s Kunstquartier Bethanien can be used free of charge. Introductory talks on the Media Library’s work for groups provide insights into the workings of the Media Library. Prior registration is requested.

The Media Library is also a site for discussion on artistic, cultural-political and technological developments in dance and theatre, and thus an intersection of archival, theoretical and theatre practice.

The Media Library is an ITI Germany project, funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM).