Balkan Erotic Epic

Cast

Artistic Team

Balkan Erotic Epic created by Marina Abramović

Marina AbramovićArtist, Director, Concept, Design
Georgine Maria-Magdalena BalkAssociate Director
Blenard Azizaj – Direction of Choreography
Billy ZhaoDurational Performance Director
Nabil ElderkinFilm Director
Marko NikodijevićComposer
Luka KozlovačkiComposer / Sound Designer
Urs SchönebaumLighting Designer
Anna SchöttlSet Designer
Roksanda IlinčićCostume Designer
Sonia Alcón, Fredrik NordbeckAnimation
Marco AnelliPhotography
Svetlana SpajićCreative Consultant / Singer
Aleksandar TimotićCreative Consultant / Singer
Dragana JovanovićCreative Consultant / Singer / Band Leader
Elke LuytenPerformance Artist / Co-Creator of the Role
Maria Stamenković HerranzPerformance Artist / Co-Creator of the Role
Rowan SchratzbergerAssistant Choreographer
Georg Veit Associate Lighting Designer
Helene SchönebaumAssistant Set Designer
Tigger BlaizeIntimacy Coordinator
Shanti FreedCostume Collaboration and Supervisor
Rafi Gokay WolCreative Consultant / Executive Producer for Marina Abramović 
Yasemin KandemiroğluCreative Consultant / Producer for Marina Abramović

Cast

Chiara Duccini, Elena Cattardico, Dominic Rocca, Vilim Poljanec, Emma Poyer, Gabriella Lemma, George Adams, JP Hon, Louis Baxter, Rowan Schratzberger, Sara Maurizi, TBC Dancers
Stylianos Tsatsos Dancer, Performer
Lily Antonia Coombes, Rowena Gander, Owen Gaynor, Tom Halls, Neil Jacob, Maisha Kungu, Ali MatthewsPerformers
Valerie Barr, Will Bird, Georgina MacDonell Finlayson, Grace Harman, Maxim Kemp, Sam Milton, Emilio Yañez Ruiz, James Seabrook Musicians
Maria Stamenković Herranz (MSH), Elke Luyten Performance Artists
Dragana Jovanović, Svetlana Spajić, Aleksandar TimotićSingers
TBC Performer / Make-up Artist

Tito’s Funeral Film Performers

Fahmida Afzal, Alexandra Alexandre, Maxine Blake, Christina Boden, Lin Bosomworth, Belinda Cunningham, Geraldine Curry, Joan Dewhurst, Rose Dewhurst, Jane Disley, Susan Elliott-Lyall, Ann England, Elaine Fell, Clara Fernandez Pakter, Cheryl Finnigan, Nicola Fitzgerald, Sue Frumin, Teresa Ghorbani, Karen Greenwood, Sharon Hall, Venus Hudnott, Kate Jobling, Anne Jones, Diane Kay, Maria Kay, Ping Kelly, Amanda Maugham, Christine McAlister, Helen Orme, Wendi O’Toner, Rosemary Phiri, Anne Preston, Rachel Puddick, Charlotte Quinn, Hilary Richards, Rio Roberts, Siobhan Roscoe, Denise Sides, Susan Skarratts, Alison Smeltzer, Sharon Sutherberry, Liliane Taylor, Caroline Thompson, Mimi Walder, June WeightsPerformers

Production Team

Jim LeaverProduction Manager
TBC Head of Stage
Shanti FreedCostume Supervisor
Leah Alice ButterworthCompany Stage Manager
Rachel GloverStage Manager
Rob ParkinsonProduction Sound Engineer
Akshay KhubchandaniLighting Programmer
TBC – Video Programmer

Film Production

Phil BarberFilm Producer
Sarah OglesbyFilm Assistant Producer
Matt GentlemanDirector of Photography
Alex Coldborn, Ben Sansom, Adam Shaikh1st Assistant Camera
Tim Fairhurst, Georgie Brown2nd Assistant Camera
Ian StevensGaffer
Charlotte StevensSpark
Jack Heels, Sean Kelly, Luke McEvoyGrip
Danile Jackson, Danny MartinAssistant Grip
Connor BennetDIT / VFX
James HamiltonSound Recordist
Rob Rowley, Rowley SFXRain FX

Film Post-Production

Sticker Studios
Luke Brookner, Sam Page-JonesExecutive Producers
Paul Bryan, Maia Lloyd, Duwayne Oram, Matt OwenEditors
Cam SanderColourist
Christos Mavridis, Connor Bennett, David CallanVFX
Will SellersPost-Producer

Animation

Sonia AlcónAnimation Director
Fredrik NordbeckAnimation Co-Director
Fredrik Nordbeck, Gideon PrinsAnimators
Sonia Alcón, Alessandra Cesarato, Natascha Jakobs-Linssen, Gideon PrinsRotoscoping
Sonia Alcón, Jojo Alcón Zavieh, Marianne Barendsen, Raquel Diniz, Adriana Fernandes, Lynn Hatzius, Dana Kamhawi, Fredrik Nordbeck, Deborah Resing, Kirk ZaviehLive Action

Factory International

Martha WilsonExecutive Producer
Steve VickersProducer
Rebecca JonesAssociate Producer
Rebecca BurgessAssistant Producer
Souren Srabonian, Candace TaiArtist Liaisons
Paul MooreDirector of Production and Building Operations
Richard OwenHead of Technical
Alex AdamsonHead of Scenic and Gallery Installations
Dean FentonDeputy Head of Stage
James UnsworthDeputy Head of Exhibitions
Rose Bradburn, Mark Ellidge, Paddy Roberts, Ellis Robison, Ollie TroupStage Technicians
Sorcha SteeleHead of Sound
Jay SmithDeputy Head of Sound
David WimpennyHead of Lighting
Kevin Williams, Dash WongDeputy Heads of Lighting
Jason CrouchHead of Video
Ewan FindleyDeputy Head of Video
Matt WilliamsHead of Rigging and Automation
Sam Goodwin, Joel Pendleton, Ben WylieRigging and Automation Technicians
Alannagh CookeTechnical Production Lead
Fraser MillwardSenior Technical Coordinator
Kelly Rossington-Otter, Sophie WrightTechnical Coordinators
John McGrathArtistic Director & Chief Executive
Karen BassChief Financial Officer
Low Kee HongCreative Director
Scott McVittieExecutive Commercial Director
Sheena WrigleyExecutive Director
Lee AshworthHead of Welcome
Lucy HepkeVisitor Team Lead
Elham AfzalVenue Volunteering Lead
Aimee Clark, Baz Ajanaku, Kyle Wilcock, Matt Forey, Nadiya Patel, Sidney WoodwardVisitor Team
With thanks to all of our Visitor Team Hosts and Volunteers
Helen FaulknerDirector of Audiences
Scott SimonitiHead of Audiences
Nolly Aicha BouameurSenior Audiences Manager (Marketing)
Bethany GarrettSenior Audiences Manager (Content)
Alex Mannion-JonesDigital Content Producer
Josh OwenSocial Media Manager
Maya JonesEditorial and Publications Coordinator
Alex DownieMarketing & Audiences Assistant
Antony HartHead of Design
Amy SayleStudio Manager
Rory Clifford, Mark Doherty, Raquel GuerreiroDesigners
Emma RobertsonHead of Press and PR
Shelly RamsdalePress & PR Manager
Bread & ButterPress / PR
AltairMedia Agency
Eva PepperHead of International Partnerships
Hannah FalveySenior International Manager
Marie HirstHead of Ticketing
Joseph DalyHospitality and Retail Operations Manager
Jay MillardAccess Manager
Bethany Garrett, Polly Checkland Harding, Maya JonesEditors Balkan Erotic Epic programme
Rory CliffordProgramme designer

With Special Thanks to

Martha Wilson, Shanti Freed, Mattia Bogianchino, Nariman Hamed, Cathy Koutsavlis, Declan Rooney, Joe McMahon, Thanos Argyropoulos, Serge Le Borgne, Paula Garcia, Rebecca Davis, Billy Zhao, Michael Robinson, Brooke Hilden, Emily Bissell, Academic Choir Collegium Musicum, Gideon Prins Animation, Natascha Jakobs-Linssen, Alessandra Cesarato, Lynn Hatzius, Jojo Alcón Zavieh, Deborah Resing, Marianne Barendsen, Dana Kamhawi, Adriana Fernandes, Raquel Diniz, Kirk Zavieh, Splinter Scenery, Todd Eckert, Adam Reed, Josef O’Connor, Hugo Huerta Marin, Petar Mirković, Iva Berković, Tsubi Du, Valeria Agostini, Christine McKay, Viva Halton, AJ O'Neill, Mike Pony and HarrisonParrott.

Commissioned by Factory International, Manchester; Ruhrtriennale; Berliner Festspiele; Gran Teatre del Liceu; Park Avenue Armory; Les Théâtres de La Ville, Luxembourg; and WestK Performing Arts, Hong Kong.

Produced by Factory International, Manchester.