Lining up Marina Abramović for any occasion takes some coordinating, but the itinerant artist broke out of her routine for a Q&A Sunday night in New York.

Following a performance of “Masquerade,” the immersive take on “Phantom of the Opera,” where her art is featured in the set, she spoke about her practice, divas, influencers and audiences with the show’s creative director Shai Baitel. About 80 people — most of whom had just performed in the Diane Paulus-directed show — sat on velvet chairs beneath a giant chandelier in what was once Lee’s Art store. Addressing the unusual hour, she said, “Normally I am in bed at 10:30 [p.m.]”

Her recent endeavors have included receiving the 2025 Praemium Imperiale for Sculpture at a ceremony in Tokyo, staging “12 Years of Ulay,” putting on “Balkan Er

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