Movies: Gabriele Stötzer

The documentary tells of women who asserted their ambitions during the GDR era....

The rough, unkempt facades in Prenzlauer Berg – as if the skin had been peeled off the houses, says photographer Tina Bara. Having grown up in a prefabricated building, the young woman was drawn to East Berlin. She quickly got in conflict with the st...

An animated documentary short about the central prison for women in the former GDR, based on interviews with former prisoners....

GDR August 31, 1985, Klubhaus in Coswig/Dresden - "Intermedia I - Farbraum/Klangbild"- the event was the first and, as it turned out, the last exhibition by the subculture in East Germany, in which over 40 visual artists and twice as many musicians,...

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Historically, the phenomenon of St Vitus’ Dance (Veitstanz) first appeared in the Middle Ages, when groups of adults and children danced in public until they lost consciousness. In 1988, 13 women and men attempted to revisit the power of this ancient...

Like a mantra, performer Gabi Stötzer repeats the question that gives the piece its title, which becomes increasingly unnerving. With her body paint, she opens up a wide field of associations ranging from loss and grief to activist determination....