Documenting and Archiving Artistic Work

Documenting and archiving your own artistic work is by no means a secondary concern; it is a central part of artistic practice. It forms the foundation for visibility, for communication with a variety of partners and, ultimately, for the further development of your own work.

On the basis of practical exercises with text, photography, video, audio and movement, we will look for suitable forms that can optimally represent our work and clarify the methods and techniques that can be planned and used. Together, we will look at how we can provide others with an adequate and expressive impression of our work with our documentation and how our materials can be prepared for different purposes and target groups – festivals, audiences, funding institutions, archiving.

This workshop is intended for members of the independent performing arts community who would like to document and archive past work or current rehearsal processes for presentation or work purposes. The participants are asked to bring comfortable clothing as well as their own tools, such as note materials, a laptop or a smartphone with them.


In German spoken language, it is possible to ask questions and make comments using English spoken language