Performance — Apr 18, 2026, 9, May 10, 2026, 13, Jun 14, 2026

For Beyond the Manosphere. Masculinities Today, Zhana Ivanova has devised a new work that continues her longstanding inquiry into how bodies relate to structures of authority and control. Cadence is a durational performance involving six men, presented in the exhibition space over five afternoons spanning April to June.

Price
Museum ticket, no extra charges
Location
Exhibition 'Beyond the Manosphere. Masculinities Today'
Time
Apr 18, 1.30 pm until 4 pm
May 9, 1.30 pm until 4 pm
May 10, 1.30 pm until 4 pm
Jun 13, 1.30 pm until 4 pm
Jun 14, 1.30 pm until 4 pm

Zhana Ivanova examines how masculinity is suggested and assumed through gestures, postures and movements: expressions that are often small, subtle and perceived as “natural” in everyday life. Ivanova’s work produces subtle shifts within clichés, modulating existing patterns of perception and subverting expectations.

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Zhana Ivanova (born in Bulgaria 1977) is a cross-disciplinary artist working with performance, installation, video, sound, and text. She studied at Queen Mary University College, London, and DasArts, Amsterdam; she was a resident at Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam (2012–13) and an artistic research fellow with THIRD, DAS Graduate School, Amsterdam (2021–24). Her scriptbased practice uses language to probe power structures, staging rule-governed live situations that surface relational tension while exposing the instability of their own systems. Recently she has exhibited at Kunsthalle Basel; Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo; Fondation d’Entreprise Ricard, Paris; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Lafayette Anticipations, Paris; Oude Kerk, Amsterdam. Ivanova lives and works in Amsterdam.

Credits

Commissioned by Stedelijk for Beyond the Manosphere. Masculinities Today

Concept, script and direction: Zhana Ivanova
Performers: Billy Mullaney, Gerindo Kartadinata, Nikolaj Fondt Salzwedell, Tom Oliver Jacobson, Virginio Papa, Wensley Kléberg
Dramaturgical advice: Konstantina Georgelou
Choreographic advice: Amparo González Sola
Costume advice and coordination: Janneke Raaporst
Audio production: eva susova

Curator: Melanie Bühler
Production management: Daphne Geerdes
Special thanks to Joel Galvez, Nikolai Galvez
With the support of the Mondriaan Fonds