The piece incorporates theater, opera and visual art. Since this production might be considered to be director Robert Wilson’s “portrait” of Marina Abramovic, we pose this question to participating students: if you were to have an artist tell your life story – who would you select and in what art form might your story be told?
Please note: this production contains nudity and adult themes.
Additional information about the show in included below, for your reference.
“The collaboration of music, light, sound, text and design is exceptional … simply beautiful.”
– The Guardian (London)
– The Guardian (London)
At the intersection of theater, opera and visual art, director Robert Wilson’s reimagining of performance artist Marina Abramović’s extraordinary life and work begins with her difficult childhood in former Yugoslavia, and chronicles her journey to the present day. Abramović, who plays herself as well as her imposing mother, is joined by world-renowned actor Willem Dafoe and singer Antony, performing original music and songs created for this ‘quasi opera.’
Premiered at the Manchester International Festival in 2011, The Life and Death of Marina Abramović has played to sold-out audiences and rave reviews in Madrid, Basel, Antwerp and Amsterdam. For the Armory, Wilson is creating a new staging that uses the full sweep of the Wade Thompson Drill Hall to draw the audience in as though they are part of the story.
U.S. Premiere
Conceived and directed by Robert Wilson
With Marina Abramović, Antony, and Willem Dafoe
Conceived and directed by Robert Wilson
With Marina Abramović, Antony, and Willem Dafoe
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