Family Workshop

In the exhibition Balkan Erotic Epic, the artist Marina Abramović engages intensively with ritual practices and translates them into performative works of striking visual power. These works create scenes that move between myth, physicality and cultural heritage. The workshop invites participants to explore these visual worlds together: Where do these rituals come from? What meanings do they carry? And what effects do they produce within the field of contemporary art? The workshop understands ritual not as something fixed or belonging to the past, but as a living practice – something that can be shaped, transformed, and reinvented, and that is constantly in flux.

Starting with the exhibition at Gropius Bau, participants will develop their own performative approaches. Through practical exercises, individual rituals will be explored and reflected upon – as a form of expression, but also to make personal questions and themes visible and to experiment with presence. Key concepts from performance and ritual will be introduced to provide an accessible entry point into this artistic practice.

The workshop is suitable for adults and children aged 6 and above.