Prøverommet Fall 2025

28.8 Bergen inkluderingssenter
15.9 Bergen Internasjonale Kultursenter
20.10 Bergen Kjøtt
19.11 Visningsrommet USF
15.12 Studio USF

This autumn, Prøverommet will travel to a mix of new and long-time collaborators around Bergen. It begins at Bergen Inkluderingssenter in Landås, an adult education centre, where participants will present a variety of works across genres. Then the programme then moves to Bergen Internasjonale Kultursenter for the first time since 2017, where a mix of freeform performance and music projects will resonate in the space. At Bergen Kjøtt, home of the GRIP technician training initiative, Prøverommet will be a testing space both on-stage and behind-the-scenes. This year’s METEOR festival edition takes place at Visningsrommet USF, with a focus on theatre. Prøverommet concludes at Studio USF, USF Verftet, where BIT’s artist-in-residence in Fjaler will present an excerpt from their new dance piece, alongside other short experiments spanning various artistic fields.

What is Prøverommet?

Prøverommet has been running since 1998, originally in BIT’s former venue Teatergarasjen for 10 years, now popping up at various venues throughout the seasons. It’s a low threshold environment to try out new artistic material in front of an audience using any medium: dance, theatre, poetry, visual art, music… The programme is open to participate in and attend, with at least 10 events per year. Almost 2500 projects have been presented so far!

Stay tuned by signing up to the mailing list, following on Instagram or checking this webpage again.

Anyone over 18 years old are welcome to apply, regardless of experience or education. If you would like to participate, please send a short description of your project to the Curating Producer, Laurie Lax (contact information below). Alternatively, a meeting or telephone conversation can be arranged.

Note: Remember that presenting new work, experiments and work-in-progress is Prøverommet’s main purpose (hence the name, roughly translated to ‘The rehearsal room/testing space’). Most often, 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!). However, the format is flexible; many events have been combined with workshops, publication launches, various forms of activism and more! Prøverommet provides practical support for the presentation of projects, photo documentation and a small participation fee. There is no budget for travel. Letters of intent are sometimes possible to support participants’ own applications.
In addition to BIT’s newsletter, you can stay up-to-date with Prøverommet-specific news and opportunities by:

1. Signing up to Prøverommet’s own mailing list
2. Following on Instagram
3. Checking the webpage
Laurie Lax
Curating producer (Prøverommet)
+47 55 23 22 35 (office)
laurie@bit-teatergarasjen.no
Prøverommet is currently working to make its archive accessible on this website. If you wish to have more information about past events, please get in touch. There is an extremely large Excel spreadsheet of all the participants since 1998, posters, and other ephemera to explore!

There is also a Prøverommet YouTube channel with documentation of a few past events.
Support

As a part of BIT Teatergarasjen, Prøverommet is supported by the City of Bergen, Vestland County Council and the Ministry of Culture and Equality. Prøverommet is additionally supported by Arts Council Norway 2024-2026.

Photo credits

1: 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)
2. 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)
3.A site specific performance by Ana Matey at University of Bergen Library – Arts and Humanities) 9.9.2024 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
4. Gauak (Lea Marie Uria Garcia & Naia Burucoa) at Østre 12.6.2023 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
5. Skog by Guliz Portaloglu at Åsane kulturhus 7.10.2024 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
6. Wow Sailor (Kim Reenskaug) with Human Trance Moniker (Truman Chance)at Østre 12.6.2023 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
7. Emily Adomah at Lydgalleriet 28.8.2023 (photo: Mila Elisabeth Larvoll)
8. Poolside Bear by Gulli Sekse / WALK OF SHAME at Nordnes Sjøbad 3.6.2024 (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)

Upcoming Prøverommet events

Prøverommet Fall 2025

What is Prøverommet?

Support

Photo credits

Upcoming Prøverommet events

Prøverommet at Bergen inkluderingssenter

Prøverommet at Bergen International Cultural Center

Prøverommet at Bergen Kjøtt

Prøverommet at Visningsrommet USF

Prøverommet at Studio USF