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Breast-kneaders, skeleton orgies and five-metre-high penises: Marina Abramović on her most daring show ever

by Arifa Akbar

The great performance artist reveals all about her new four-hour Balkan Erotic Epic " a wild reinvention of ancient rituals that is sure to shock, move and amuse audiences Marina Abramović is sitting in a rehearsal studio in Manchester, tucking into lamb chops and ajvar. The latter is a red pepper and garlic relish, hailing from the Balkans. "It's homemade," she says, given to her by a friend. Her Irish assistant…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 2:42pm on October 1, 2025