Sky Arte to Air Marina Abramović Documentary 'The Space in Between'
Sky Arte HD will broadcast Marco Del Fiol's documentary 'The Space in Between. Marina Abramović and Brazil' on June 12, 2017, in collaboration with the Biografilm Festival in Bologna. The film, released in Italian cinemas last October, follows Abramović as she explores Brazilian religious communities, participating in purification ceremonies and psychedelic trips to examine the intersection of performance art and ritual. This screening coincides with the announcement of her first Italian retrospective at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, scheduled for 2018.
Key facts
- Sky Arte HD airs 'The Space in Between. Marina Abramović and Brazil' on June 12, 2017.
- The documentary is directed by Marco Del Fiol.
- The screening is in collaboration with the Biografilm Festival in Bologna.
- The film was released in Italian cinemas in October 2016.
- Abramović's first Italian retrospective will be at Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, in 2018.
- The documentary explores Abramović's encounters with Brazilian religious communities.
- It examines affinities between performance art and sacred rituals.
- The film is described as a road movie and spiritual thriller.
Entities
Artists
- Marina Abramović
Institutions
- Sky Arte HD
- Biografilm Festival
- Palazzo Strozzi
- Artribune
Locations
- Italy
- Bologna
- Florence
- Brazil