Balkan Erotic Epic – Credits
Creative team
Balkan Erotic Epic created by Marina Abramović
Marina Abramović Artist / Director / Concept / Design
Georgine Maria-Magdalena Balk Associate Director
Blenard Azizaj Choreographer
Billy Zhao Durational Performance Director
Nabil Elderkin Film Director
Marko Nikodijević Composer
Luka Kozlovački Composer / Sound Designer
Urs Schönebaum Lighting Designer
Anna Schöttl Set Designer
Roksanda Ilinčić Costume Designer
Sonia Alcón & Fredrik Nordbeck Animation
Marco Anelli Photography
Svetlana Spajić Creative Consultant / Singer
Aleksandar Timotić Creative Consultant / Singer
Elke Luyten Performance Artist / Co-Creator of the Role
Maria Stamenković Herranz (MSH) Performance Artist / Co-Creator of the Role
Rowan Schratzberger Assistant Choreographer
Helene Schönebaum Assistant Set Designer
Tigger Blaize Intimacy Coordinator
Rafi Gokay Wol Creative Consultant / Executive Producer for Marina Abramović
Yasemin Kandemiroğlu Creative Consultant / Producer for Marina Abramović
CAST
SINGERS
Dragana Jovanović, Svetlana Spajić, Aleksandar Timotić
PERFORMANCE ARTISTS
Elke Luyten, Maria Stamenković Herranz (MSH)
DANCERS
George Adams, Blenard Azizaj, Louis Baxter, Jem Bentham, Maria Vittoria Bortolotti, Kennady Brim, Kibrea Carmichael, Elena Cattardico, Molly Crabtree, Daisy Dancer, Chiara Duccini, Ayesha Fazal, Myrto Georgiadi, Isaac Glenister, Silas Grocott-Cain, Lucy Harries, JP Hon, Joshua Hubbard, Esme Jobey, Spike King, Mak Korda, Gabriella Lemma, Ting Li, Andrea Louca, Margherita Mattia, Sara Maurizi, Nicole Nevitt, Zara Phillips, Vilim Poljanec, Ella Posti, Emma Poyer, Dominic Rocca, Clara Selberg, Marianna Sfyridi, Sophie Thomas, Jack Trotter, Stylianos Tsatsos, Yue Ying Ho
PERFORMERS
Ruby Abbas, Lily Antonia, Anton Apicella, Chris Brown, James Cale, Porcelain Delaney, Rowena Gander, Owen Gaynor, Vanda Hagan, Tom Halls, Tora Hed, Lewys Holt, Neil Jacob, Maisha Kungu, Ali Matthews, Lizzy Owen, Saskia Roy, Ian Sharpe, Yuma Sylla
PERFORMER/MAKE-UP ARTIST
Natalia Leniartek
MUSICIANS
Valerie Barr Accordion
Chris Barron, Maxim Kemp Tuba
Will Bird Trumpet
Grace Harman, Robbie Richardson Flugelhorn
Georgina MacDonell Finlayson Violin
Sam Milton, Emilio Yañez Ruiz Percussion
James Seabrook Sousaphone
Musician programming support provided by the Royal Northern College of Music.
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 Weights
Production team
Sam Collins Production Manager
Adam Gent Associate Production Manager
Shanti Freed Costume Supervisor
Chris Le-Good, Susan Limbert, Rebecca Swindells, Thirzah White Wardrobe Assistants
Leah Alice Butterworth Company Stage Manager
Tobias Lenfers Stage Manager
Ann Bailey, Jade Fearnley, Heidi Taylor-Wood, Haley Yiu Assistant Stage Managers
Rob Parkinson Production Sound Engineer 1
James Kenyon Production Sound Engineer 2
Luce Howson, Heidi Pashley Johnson Sound Technicians
Dan Bond Video Programmer
Andrew Featherstone, Guilherme Martins Production Video Engineers
Shkiesha Pryce Production Electrician 1
Grace Bastyan Production Electrician 2
Akshay Khubchandani Lighting Programmer
Angus Goodearl Associate Lighting Programmer
Latifah Stewart, Victoria Thomas Make-Up Artists
Simon Beech, Bella Casson Show Crew
Adam Reed Merchandise
With thanks to Rafi Gokay Wol and Yasemin Kandemiroğlu on behalf of HarrisonParrott
Film Production Team
Phil Barber Film Producer
Sarah Oglesby Film Assistant Producer
Matt Gentleman Director of Photography
Alex Coldborn, Ben Sansom, Adam Shaikh 1st Assistant Camera
Tim Fairhurst, Georgie Brown 2nd Assistant Camera
Ian Stevens Gaffer
Charlotte Stevens Spark
Jack Heels, Sean Kelly, Luke McEvoy Grip
Danile Jackson, Danny Martin Assistant Grip
Connor Bennet DIT / VFX
James Hamilton Sound Recordist
Rob Rowley, Rowley SFX Rain FX
Film Post-Production
Sticker Studios
Luke Brookner, Sam Page-Jones Executive Producers
Paul Bryan, Duwayne Oram, Matt Owen Editors
Cam Sander Colourist
Christos Mavridis, Connor Bennett, David Callan VFX
Will Sellers Post-Producer
Animation
Sonia Alcón Animation Director
Fredrik Nordbeck Animation Co-Director
Fredrik Nordbeck, Gideon Prins Animators
Sonia Alcón, Alessandra Cesarato, Natascha Jakobs-Linssen, Gideon Prins Rotoscoping
Sonia Alcón, Jojo Alcón Zavieh, Marianne Barendsen, Raquel Diniz, Adriana Fernandes, Lynn Hatzius, Dana Kamhawi, Fredrik Nordbeck, Deborah Resing, Kirk Zavieh Live Action
Factory International
Martha Wilson Executive Producer
Steve Vickers Producer
Rebecca Jones Associate Producer
Rebecca Burgess Assistant Producer
Souren Srabonian, Candace Tai Artist Liaisons
Paul Moore Director of Production and Building Operations
Richard Owen Head of Technical
Alex Adamson Head of Scenic and Gallery Installations
Dean Fenton Deputy Head of Stage
James Unsworth Deputy Head of Exhibitions
Rose Bradburn, Mark Ellidge, Paddy Roberts,
Ellis Robison, Ollie Troup Stage Technicians
Sorcha Steele Head of Sound
Jay Smith Deputy Head of Sound
David Wimpenny Head of Lighting
Kevin Williams, Dash Wong Deputy Heads of Lighting
Jason Crouch Head of Video
Ewan Findley Deputy Head of Video
Matt Williams Head of Rigging and Automation
Sam Goodwin, Joel Pendleton, Ben Wylie Rigging
and Automation Technicians
Alannagh Cooke Technical Production Lead
Fraser Millward Senior Technical Coordinator
Kelly Rossington-Otter, Sophie Wright Technical Coordinators
John McGrath Artistic Director & Chief Executive
Karen Bass Chief Financial Officer
Low Kee Hong Creative Director
Scott McVittie Executive Commercial Director
Sheena Wrigley Executive Director
Helen Faulkner Director of Audiences
Scott Simoniti Head of Audiences
Nolly Aicha Bouameur Senior Audiences Manager (Marketing)
Bethany Garrett Senior Audiences Manager (Content)
Alex Mannion-Jones Digital Content Producer
Josh Owen Social Media Manager
Maya Jones Editorial and Publications Coordinator
Alex Downie Marketing & Audiences Assistant
Antony Hart Head of Design
Amy Sayle Studio Manager
Rory Clifford, Mark Doherty, Raquel Guerreiro Designers
Emma Robertson Head of Press and PR
Shelly Ramsdale Press & PR Manager
Bread & Butter Press / PR
Eva Pepper Head of International Partnerships
Hannah Falvey Senior International Manager
Marie Hirst Head of Ticketing
Joseph Daly Hospitality and Retail Operations Manager
Jay Millard Access Manager
Balkan Erotic Epic programme edited by Bethany Garrett, Polly Checkland Harding and Maya Jones
Programme design by Rory Clifford
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.