"For many in the art world, Abramović's Balkan Erotic Epic will be the main attraction. The performance is centered around fertility rituals, many of which are performed in the nude, and generally takes up traditions in the Balkan region, from which the artist hails. The work recently premiered in the UK; one review praised the piece for its ability to "make sex new again by making it ancient.""
"That four-hour piece, titled Balkan Erotic Epic, will have its first US performance on December 8 next year. Also slated to run at the Park Avenue Armory are pieces by artists Steve Reich and Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, as well as a Simon Stone production of The Cherry Orchard and a Benjamin Millepied dance work based on Romeo and Juliet."
"The Boursier-Mougenot piece, clinamen, was first conceived in 1997 and will appear at the Armory in June. It comprises multiple basins that are filled with water, upon which floats ceramic bowls that make sounds as they hit each other. The installation was on view this past summer at the Bourse de Commerce museum in Paris."
Park Avenue Armory’s 2026 program will present Marina Abramović’s four-hour Balkan Erotic Epic, making its US premiere on December 8, 2026, in the Drill Hall. The performance centers on fertility rituals from the Balkan region and includes nudity. The program also includes works by Steve Reich, Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, a Simon Stone production of The Cherry Orchard, and a Benjamin Millepied dance work based on Romeo and Juliet. The Drill Hall is described as an extraordinary space that allows artists to challenge viewers intellectually. Boursier-Mougenot’s clinamen features floating ceramic bowls in water basins that create sound. Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians will be restaged by conductor Alan Pierson.
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