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Essay

Slow-Motion Gives Forced Migrants the Chance to Move at Their Own Speed

15 April 2026

To make theatre with forced migrants in Serbia, Dmitrii Zenkov knew he had to slow down. He reflects on the ethics of tempo in the slow-motion Phiz-Drama project and offers exercises for others to bring into their own work. 

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