When hell froze over – A performance in 4 parts

5 hour performance consisting of a fictitious negotiation regarding the Equal Opportunities Agreement, YES! Association/Föreningen JA!, Röda Sten, Gothenburg 2009.


As part of the exhibition A Space on the Side of the Road curated by Kajsa Dahlberg and Henrik Andersson at Röda Sten in 2009, YES! Association/Föreningen JA! staged the performance When hell froze over. The performance consisted of a fictitious negotiation, primarily between the board of Röda Sten and YES! Association/Föreningen JA!, concerning the agreement demanding gender and ethnic equality in art institutions that YES!/JA! formulated in 2005. A starting point was Augusto Boal’s idea that through performances and fiction one can “rehearse” certain situations to gain experiences that can be used to change the reality we live in.



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below: photos from the fictitious negotiation regarding the Equal Opportunities Agreement,

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When hell froze over – A performance in 4 parts was realized after a longer period of communication between YES! Association/Föreningen JA!, the curators of A Space on the Side of the Road, and the staff, board and members of Röda Sten. After five intense hours at the negotiation table the parties agreed on a new version of the agreement. Also present at the table were representatives from artists, visitors, A&B, and a few who had lost their way.


read more and watch a short video documentation of the signing of the agreement