Marina Abramović: Balkan Erotic Epic
Balkan Erotic Epic is a bold new performance work created by performance artist Marina Abramović.
A four-hour ritual where ancient myth meets performance art, Balkan Erotic Epic explores the eroticism, spirituality and traditions of Abramović’s homeland through 13 visceral scenes.
Brought to life by a cast of over 70 performers, dancers, musicians and singers, the experience unfolds across Aviva Studios. Audiences are free to choose their own path—with pop-up encounters punctuating the action, bringing bodies together in dance, song and ritual.
Watch Fertility Rite, a fevered ritual where bodies writhe against the ground in a desperate call for fertility. Witness Massaging the Breast where women gesticulate over graves to awaken the earth. In Scaring the Gods, women bare themselves to the sky to banish storms. Listen closely as Elke—narrator and guide—reveals more of the mythology.
Balkan Erotic Epic asks its audience a timeless question: What are our bodies truly for?