Marina Abramovic - Free Interdisciplinary Performance Lab

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Marina Abramovic. Free Interdisciplinary Performance Lab is a powerful chronicle of the pioneering educational experiment led by world-renowned performance artist Marina Abramović during her time as Pina Bausch Professor at Folkwang University of the Arts (2022–2023).

The book captures a unique pedagogical approach, in which Abramović brought together more than 20 students from various artistic disciplines—including classical and jazz music, dance, theater, photography, design, and directing—to engage in collective and solo performance work. These projects were developed through her signature method of process-based exploration.

At the heart of the lab was the intense “Cleaning the House” workshop, a ritual devised by Abramović to push students into deep states of awareness, focus, and personal introspection. This immersive exercise challenged each participant to face their inner limits and reimagine their artistic boundaries.

Fully illustrated and rich in reflections, the publication offers a rare window into a new generation of performance makers shaped by one of the most iconic and uncompromising figures in contemporary art. It is an essential document for anyone interested in experimental education, performance theory, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.