A POWER BALLAD is the new creation by Mariana Tengner Barros / EIRA. A piece co-created and performed by Mariana Tengner Barros and the north-american choreographer and dancer Mark Tompkins.

A POWER BALLAD is a duet for two decadent and eccentric characters dealing with the emptiness of post-fame and the issues of becoming old. The body no longer matches the “ideal”, Western Society's canons of beauty based on the consumption of goods. Music is a key factor for the work, specially the use of song. The title also originates from a definition of a type of song associated to romantic pop/rock and heavy metal songs, that become mainstream in the early 70’s when rock stars attempted to convey profound messages to audiences. One of the main inspirations for this work is the oldest, still active, burlesque star alive: Tempest Storm, an amazing woman that defies convention and time. A Power Ballad will build itself around the dialectics of power, the dynamics of illusion and delusion, winning and loosing, ageing and survival.