The performance critically examines various mechanisms of normalization, oppression, and exploitation in personal spheres such as gender, sexuality, desire, emotions, and the body, into which capitalism, patriarchy, and other systems of repression constantly infiltrate. Drawing from queer Marxism – which re-examines traditional Marxist analyses and queer politics – the performance emphasizes the fluidity and complexity of identity as a foundation for critical action and the envisioning of a more just future. Through a comparative analysis of the intersections of queer culture, art, and Marxist ideology in different socio-economic contexts, from socialist and Western societies during the Cold War to post-socialist Eastern Europe, the artistic research and choreographic work sought examples of artistic practices directed against social and state dogmatism. The performance explores the legacy of queer emancipation as an ongoing process of constituting and distorting resistance, influenced by both Western 'liberal' societies and socialist values aimed at a more just society. It examines queerness as a space of empathy, vulnerability, intimacy and eroticism, perception, the challenging of norms, and, of course, expression
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Concept and choreography: Igor Koruga
Dramaturgy and text: Dimitrije Kokanov Music: Vladimir Pejković Light designer: Boris Butorac Performance: Mariana Gavriciuc, Tamara Pjević, George Alexandru Pleșca, Hunor Joseph Varga, Jakša Filipovac Photos: Vladimir Opsenica Production: Marijana Cvetković, Olivera Kecojević, Teona Milićević, Station Service for contemporary dance Co-production: National Center for Dance Bucharest & Brain Store Project Foundation Sofia through South-East European Dance Stations (SEEDS), APAP-Feminist Futures, The Culture moves Europe mobility grant and the Goethe-Institute; program Creative Europe of European Union; Ministry of Culture Republic of Serbia; Residential program TanzFabrik Berlin e.g.; Tenerife LAV Residential Program; Thank you: Magacin Cultural centre Belgrade; Atelje 212 Theatre Belgrade; *This work was produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union. 
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Igor Koruga: “Emancipation of queer culture is not just a Western creation”
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