Internationally acclaimed theatre-maker Sanja Mitrović invites performers from different disciplines — dancers, actors, spoken word artists, circus artists, and others — to participate in a unique series of workshops exploring the body as a site of memory, identity and transformation. In 2025, several sessions will be held, including a residency period at De Markten in Brussels.
About the Project
Mitrović’s work places the body at the heart of storytelling. Whether through words or movement, she seeks to activate physical presence as a means of connecting personal narratives with larger cultural and historical contexts. This research deepens that inquiry, asking how the body can serve as both a witness and a living archive of experience.
Workshop Focus
Participants will engage with:
The workshop offers a space for experimentation and reflection to those interested in process-driven research, with or without an immediate performative outcome.
Who is it for?
This call is open to professional artists working across diverse fields of performance, including dance, theatre, performance art, circus, and interdisciplinary practices. An open spirit, curiosity, and a strong commitment to physical and creative exploration are key requirements.
Practical Information
📍 Location: De Markten, Brussels
📅 Dates:
30 May – 4 June 2025
⏰ Time: Daily sessions from 10:00 to 17:00
👥 Capacity: Maximum of 20 participants
💶 Participation: Free of charge
⚠️ Full attendance and commitment are expected for the entire period.
How to Apply
Please send the following materials to sanja@standuptall.org:
🗓️ Application deadline: 24 June 2025
The research project Body as Document is supported by the Vlaamse Gemeenschap, De Markten, Kunstwerkplaats, and Stand Up Tall Productions.
From June 30 until July 7 the professionals from all backgrounds - dancers, actors, spoken word artists, circus artists - are invited to take part in a unique series of workshops exploring the body as a vessel of memory, identity and resistance. In this new phase of research Body as Document, Mitrovic continues to investigate how the body can deepen narrative and emotional resonance.
Dates: June 30 July 4 2025
Time: Daily sessions from 10:00 to 17:00
Capacity: Max 20 participants
Participation: Free of charge
Full attendance and commitment are expected for the entire period!
How to Apply? Please send your CV and short motivation letter to sanja@standuptall.org before June 24, 2025.
When
ma 30.06.2025 - vr 04.07.2025
op 30.06.2025 van 10.00 u. tot 17.00 u.
op 1.07.2025 van 10.00 u. tot 17.00 u.
op 2.07.2025 van 10.00 u. tot 17.00 u.
op 3.07.2025 van 10.00 u. tot 17.00 u.
op 4.07.2025 van 10.00 u. tot 17.00 u.
Place
Gemeenschapscentrum De Markten vzw
Oude Graanmarkt 5
1000 Brussel
Language
English
https://www.demarkten.be/activiteiten/workshop-body-document
15-19 December 2025
A creative workshop designed for CET students by Sanja Mitrović, at the invitation of Jonathan Châtel
This workshop will introduce Mitrović’s methodology, with a focus on the interplay between the body and writing as coexistent and intersecting forms of political expression. Drawing on her current post-doctoral and artistic research into student protest movements in Serbia, "Autonomy of a Sleepless City" encourages reflection on gesture, written word, stillness, and collective presence as performative acts of dissent. Through a critical and affectively attuned lens, Mitrović examines how bodies carry histories, how silence can become a form of resistance, and how writing and performance converge in acts of protest. Centering the idea that protest is not only political, but also intimate, embodied and deeply performative, the workshop offers an invitation to explore theatre as a site for witnessing, amplification and poetic intervention in times of crisis. Participants will engage with a range of materials related to recent protest movements and investigate their translation into performative language. The workshop unfolds in several stages, combining observation and discussion, physical and vocal training, scenic writing, and improvisation. The process will culminate in theatrical interpretation and the development of a dramaturgical through-line, resulting in stage proposals to be shared in a public setting.