Prøverommet Fall 2024

9.9 – University of Bergen Library (Arts & Humanities)
7.10 – Åsane kulturhus
21.10 – Hordaland kunstsenter (Oktoberdans)
3.11 – The Textile Industry Museum (Salhus)
25.11 – den uferdige institusjonen (DUI)
12.12 – Østre

Prøverommet kicks off the season at one of the university’s beloved libraries, for Arts and Humanities, and brings together a range of artistic practices, including performance art, archival research, dance and student theatre. Then it’s on the road to Åsane Kulturhus, with multimedia theatre, piano, film, animation and poetry. A dance special edition, involving scenography, film, sound and of course, dance, is presented at Hordaland Kunstsenter, during BIT Teatergarasjen’s Oktoberdans festival. The final Prøverommet på Veien (on the Road) takes place at The Textile Industry Museum in Salhus, with puppet theatre and dance. At the same time getting a tour of their fantastic knitting machines! Then Prøverommet will collaborate with the studio collective den unferdige institusjonen (the unfinished institution), presenting some of their studio members and guests. The season ends with a bang at Østre, which combines bold performance lectures, sculpture, costumes and music.

Prøverommet is an autonomous program that has been running at BIT Teatergarasjen since 1998, and pops up at various venues throughout the seasons. It is a space to try out new artistic material in front of an audience, using any medium: dance, theatre, poetry, visual art, music… there have been almost 2500 projects presented so far!
Approximately half of the participants are reached through an ongoing open call. All people aged 18+ are welcome to apply, regardless of experience or education. If you would like to participate, send a short description of your project to program producer Laurie Lax on email: laurie@bit-teatergarasjen.no. Alternatively, a meeting or telephone conversation can be arranged. Remember that presenting experiments and works-in-progress is Prøverommet’s main purpose.

Usually several projects are presented on the same evening. For this reason, it is recommended that durational works are less than 20 minutes (unless you have a very good reason!). The format is flexible however; many Prøverommets have been combined with workshops, publication launches, activism and more! Prøverommet provides support for the presentation of projects, photo documentation and a small participation fee. There is no budget for travel. Letters of intent are possible to support participants’ own applications.
+47 55 23 22 35 (office)
laurie@bit-teatergarasjen.no
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Support

Prøverommet 2024 receives its own line of continuous support from Bergen kommune, from Vestland fylkeskommune between 2021-2024, and from the Kulturrådet between 2024-2025. As part of the BIT Teatergarasjen, Prøverommet is also supported by the Ministry of Culture and Equality.

Photo credits

1: a score by Zofia Jakubiec, with dancers Berit Einemo Frøysland, Karen Eide Bøen, Zofia Jakubiec, and music by Julie Silset at Landmark, Bergen Kunsthall / ICE WET 10.2.2024 (photo: Sasha Azanova)
2. Take all my resources and trickle some down on me, Daddy by Frida Vige Helle & Nami Kitagawa Aam at Samvirket / Teaterfestivalen i Fjaler 7.9.2023 (photo: David Zadig)
3. Poolside Bear by Gulli Sekse / WALK OF SHAME at Nordnes Sjøbad 3.6.2024 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
4. A site specific performance by Ana Matey at University of Bergen Library – Arts and Humanities) 9.9.2024 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
5. Gauak (Lea Marie Uria Garcia & Naia Burucoa) at Østre 12.6.2023 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
6. Skog by Guliz Portaloglu at Åsane kulturhus 7.10.2024 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
7. Wow Sailor (Kim Reenskaug) with Human Trance Moniker (Truman Chance)at Østre 12.6.2023 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
8. Emily Adomah at Lydgalleriet 28.8.2023 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
9. Liminal Beauty by Carima Neusser at Visningsrommet USF / Meteor 20.10.2023 (photo: Thor Brødreskift)
10. The Crowd by Teater Leikhus at Landmark, Bergen Kunsthall 9.2.2023 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
11. Hosting Infrastructure (Dub Version) by Fergus Tibbs with Hildisviini at Visningsrommet USF / Meteor 20.10.2023 (photo: Thor Brødreskift)
12. Malerier by Tumo Thamuku at Lydgalleriet 9.3.2024 (photo: Ronja Michelsen)
13. VAMPIRE STATE BLUES by Brudini (Erik Brudvik) at Samvirket / Teaterfestivalen i Fjaler 7.9.2023 (photo: David Zadig)
16. Butterfly by Ine Terese Hogstad / ImproLaBergen at Nordnes Sjøbad 3.6.2024 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
15. Rawr: Kitchen, Rage, Judith and I by Maud Ceuterick’s at Visningsrommet USF / Meteor 20.10.2023 (photo: Thor Brødreskift)
16. I Don’t Like The Colour Red by Zainab Aldehaimy at Landmark, Bergen Kunsthall / ICE WET 10.2.2024 (photo: Sasha Azanova)
17. TV installasjon by Søren Krag at Lydgalleriet 28.8.2023 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
18. Ceramic sculptures by Lorie Ballage at Nordnes Sjøbad 3.6.2024 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
19. Poetry by Jorunn Sjøthun, read by Vilde Venges at Åsane kulturhus 7.10.2024 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
20. Photo exhibition Liquids by Mørkerommet photo collective at Nordnes Sjøbad 3.6.2024 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
21. Sound sculptures by Sonja Ovaskainen at Lydgalleriet 28.8.2023 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
22. Performance by Sayeh Kazemi at Østre 12.6.2023 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
23. THE CAUSE by Tine Adler at Visningsrommet USF / Meteor 20.10.2023 (photo: Thor Brødreskift)
24. Scampi Chips Dip & Campari at Nordnes Sjøbad 3.6.2024 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
25. Enough(?) by Teresa Kurowska’s at Visningsrommet USF / Meteor 20.10.2023 (photo: Thor Brødreskift)
26. Wakati by Shelmith Øseth at Voss bibliotek 27.4.2023 (photo: Ingerid Jordal)