Sean Kelly is delighted to announce that the Manchester International Festival and the Teatro Real Madrid will present the world premiere of The Life and Death of Marina Abramović, a biographical stage piece featuring scenes from Abramovic’s life from her Serbian childhood to her work as a performance artist, re-imagined by visionary director Robert Wilson. The show runs from July 9th through July 16th at the Manchester International Festival and will be presented at the Lowry Theatre.
The Life and Death of Marina Abramović is a once-in-a-generation cultural event, starring Marina Abramović, Willem Dafoe and an international cast of actors and performance artists. Featuring original and traditional music, including songs written and performed by the incomparable Antony of Antony & The Johnsons, this ground-breaking event brings together the worlds of theatre, art and music to thrilling effect.
As Gerard Mortier, Artistic Director of the Teatro Real Madrid describes: "Antony... brings a lyricism that in conjunction with Bob Wilson and Marina Abramović will make this production a real opera, just as Monteverdi would have loved."
The Life and Death of Marina Abramović was commissioned by the Manchester International Festival and the Teatro Real Madrid with Theater Basel, Art Basel, the Holland Festival, the Salford City Council and deSingel. It was produced by the Manchester International Festival and the Teatro Real Madrid and The Lowry. The Life and Death of Marina Abramović will debut in Spain at the Teatro Real Madrid in April of 2012.
Commissioned by Manchester International Festival and Teatro Real Madrid with Theater Basel, Art Basel, Holland Festival and Salford City Council.
Produced by Manchester International Festival and Teatro Real Madrid and The Lowry.
For show times and to purchase tickets please visit Manchester International Festival website
or call +44 (0)161 876 2198.
For press inquiries, please contact Maureen Bray at the gallery (212.239.1181) at maureen@skny.com. For all other inquiries, please contact Cécile Panzieri at the gallery (212.239.1181) or at cecile@skny.com.