Katarina Stegnar is an actress, performer, movement artist, researcher, deviser who has been active in Slovenian theatre since 1999. With her creativity she has left a mark particularly in the independent scene – she was of the most active collaborators of the platform for research, development and production of contemporary stage art Via Negativa and a member of Betontanc, and still is part of its spin-off, the Beton Ltd. In resignation, a collective that has staged a number of successful performances, e. g. Ich kann nicht anders, Große Erwartungen and Fun Fact. She has been collaborating with Glej Theatre, Anton Podbevšek Theatre, SNT Drama Ljubljana, E.P.I. Center, Wax Factory, Ljubljana Dance Theatre, Ex-Ponto, Maska etc., and since 2002 also with the Mladinsko, of which she became a full-time member in 2014. She created several acclaimed roles in films, particularly important were Rascals! (2000), The Tree (2014) and Family Therapy (2024), as well as the series Trigrad (2022). From 2017 till 2023 she was a crucial collaborator of The New Post Office, where she co-created three editions of the Performance Festival. As a dramaturg, she regularly collaborates with the duo Uroš Kaurin-Vito Weis on projects from the Hero series. She is a recipient of many national and international awards, including the Golden Bird Award, Prešeren Fund Award and Borštnik Award for acting (together with her acting colleagues from the performance The Man Who Watched the World).