Re-Performances Programme
Katarina Stegnar and Primož Bezjak will reperfomre Work Relation (1978), A Similar Illusion (1981), Light / Dark (1977), AAA-AAA (1978), and Breathing In / Breathing Out (1978).
The re-performances constitute the live component of the exhibition: they reactivate iconic performances in the present, sharpen our perception that history remains in flux with and through us, and open up performance/art as a field for social change. In preparation for the performances, Stegnar and Bezjak participated in the Cleaning the House workshop at the Marina Abramović Institute in Karyes, Greece. For five days, the artists refrained from eating, speaking, reading, and were without watches, phones, and other electronics. During the workshop, they completed a series of long durational exercises expanding focus, stamina, and concentration.
Historical performances by Ulay and Marina Abramović are re-performed by Katarina Stegnar and Primož Bezjak as part of ART VITAL.
As part of the programme, the performers will reperforme Work Relation (1978) and A Similar Illusion (1981) multiple times, while the canonical performances — Light / Dark (1977), AAA-AAA (1978), and Breathing In / Breathing Out (1978) — will be presented only once.
Schedule:
9 December 2025 at 6:30 pm — Work Relation (1978)
16 December 2025 at 8:00 pm — A Similar Illusion (1981)
10 January 2026 at 7:30 pm — Work Relation (1978)
24 January 2026 at 7:30 pm — A Similar Illusion (1981)
1 February 2026 at 7:30 pm — Light / Dark (1977)
15 February 2026 at 7:30 pm — Work Relation (1978) NEW DATE!
22 February 2026 at 7:30 pm — A Similar Illusion (1981)
1 March 2026 — Work Relation (1978) NEW DATE!
8 March 2026 — AAA-AAA (1978) NEW DATE!
12 March 2026 — A Similar Illusion (1981) NEW DATE!
Dates for the re-performance Breathing In / Breathing Out (1978) will be announced at a later time.
Tickets:
Reperformance
Adults: €18
Primary and secondary school students, university students, seniors, unemployed persons, persons with disabilities: €15
Reperformance + exhibition (on view from 10 am to 7 pm)
Adults: €25
Primary and secondary school students, university students, seniors, unemployed persons, persons with disabilities: €20
Tickets avaliable at >>mojekarte.si
Performers: Primož Bezjak, Katarina Stegnar
Curators: Alenka Gregorič, Felicitas Thun-Hohenstein
In collaboration with: Lena Pislak – ULAY Foundation; Sydney Fishman – Marina Abramović Archive
Reperformance program: Billy Zhao, Rebecca Davis – Marina Abramović Institute; Mara Anjoli Vujić, Alenka Gregorič – Cukrarna Gallery
Production: Marija Veljanovska Nemec
PR: Mojca Podlesek
Technical crew: Martin Lovšin, Žan Rantaša