The Conquest of Difference

A film about the history of Odin Teatret from 1964 to 2012

The film presents the history of Odin Teatret from 1964 to 2012 with scenes from performances, barters and training which the actors have created over the years. Furthermore, Eugenio Barba reflects on what theatre has meant to him personally and on the history of Odin Teatret as a group of people who have conquered their own difference.

A film by Erik Exe Christoffersen
Text and voiceover: Eugenio Barba
Editing, camera (2011-2012), graphics: Chiara Crupi
Camera assistant: Pierangelo Pompa
Picture and video research: Francesca Romana Rietti and Valentina Tibaldi
Restoring and digital remastering: Claudio Coloberti
Odin Teatret performances directed by Eugenio Barba
Actors: Torben Bjelke, Kai Bredholt, César Brie, Roberta Carreri, Jens Christensen, Ragnar Christiansen, Toni Cots, Jan Ferslev, Elena Floris, Tom Fjordefalk, Richard Fowler, Naira Gonzalez, Anne Trine Grimnes, Falk Heinrich, Malou Illmoni, Augusto Omolú, Donald Kitt, Tage Larsen, Else Marie Laukvik, Hisako Miura, Sofia Monsalve, Tina Nielsen, Francis Pardeilhan, Iben Nagel Rasmussen, Silvia Ricciardelli, Gustavo Riondet, Tor Sannum, Ulrik Skeel, Odd Strøm, Isabel Ubeda, Julia Varley, Torgeir Wethal, Frans Winther

Production: Odin Teatret Film, Holstebro, 2011-2012. Colour, 56 minutes.