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Prøverommet

Prøverommet

at Bergen International Cultural Center

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Accessibility (partly) Unkown No blackout No stage smoke/scents  No strobe/rapid lights  Non verbal/Language no problem Not wheelchair accessible Seated/seating options Understandable in English

Prøverommet with Bryn Bowen, Sune Dommersnes & Herman Krogh, Finlay J Hall, Eva Hansen Slay Strøm Sjøvold, Sunniva Skeide, Sverre Sæbø

For the first Prøverommet of BIT’s autumn season, we return to Bergen International Cultural Centre, established in 1993 as a multicultural meeting place for a wide range of organisations in the Hordaland region.

Located on Kong Oscars gate, the building is home to a rare gem: Fensal, an early 20th-century ballroom. This will be the last Prøverommet outside Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus in a while.

Prøverommet is BIT’s lively testing ground, where artists working in any medium present new works to a supportive audience. It has been running for 28 years and is as vital today as when it began in 1998 in Teatergarasjen.

Bryn Bowen

Bryn Bowen is making visual art. He’s a writer and he does music. He’ll be playing stripped down versions of songs from his bands The Real Jobs and The Shalfonts.

© Runa Andersen

Sune Dommersnes & Herman Krogh

Guitarist Sune Dommersnes and drummer Herman Krogh will explore open improvisation in a duo format, blending acoustic and electric sounds. The duo has played together extensively in recent years and know each other better than they probably should. It promises to be powerful and delightful!

Who’s Going To Win?

By Finlay J Hall

Nothing is for certain and everything is to play for in this highly interactive and improvised performance. Who’s Going To Win? takes the form of a game show, where the audience must decide upon the rules, the prizes and ultimately, the winner. It might be you!

Finlay J Hall is an artist and musician from Scotland currently based in Oslo where he graduated with a Masters in Art and Public Space from KHiO in 2025. He makes performances, radio, music and events. At the heart of his practice is creating a sense of togetherness, and creating fun, engaging environments through humour, play and improvisation.

© Diana Putavet

Massive queer body of art

By Eva Hansen Slay Strøm Sjøvold

In Massive queer body of art Eva challenges the format of painting and explore contexts beyond the traditional gallery space. Their subjects are playful images that address pressing political themes related to queer identity and love. They want people to relate to their paintings as they would to another person, creating a dialogue between the two.

Eva Hansen Slay Strøm Sjøvold (they/them) studies in Bergen and works in Oslo. They have exhibited at venues such as Kunstnernes Hus and Gamle Munch, and created several murals commissioned by Street Art Oslo. Eva also performs live painting at raves and events and has participated in the Portrettmesterskapet TV series, though their work is rooted in subculture.

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På Stående Fot

By Sunniva Skeide

På Stående Fot is a dance performance about being and creating in the moment; about letting go of control but at the same time being in full control. Sunniva will walk on stage with no plan, prepared to compose only in the here and now. Coming from a generation obsessed with achieving and surrounded by a society that keeps on producing material to be viewed, liked, shared and accepted, she dares to be in the moment without a plan, stripping away any guarantee of pleasing the audience.

Sunniva Skeide is a Norwegian dancer, choreographer and actress. She holds a BA in Performing Arts from the University of Stavanger. From 2024 to 2025 she lived in Brussels, Belgium, where she studied improvisation, and the floorwork technique and improvisation methods Flying Low & Passing Through of David Zambrano and other artists.

Sverre Sæbø solo

Through exploring the instrument and venue’s fundamental possibilities, Sverre’s bass playing expresses flexibility, flow and a search for instinctive musical development. Improvisations aligned around thoughts and practices of feedback, where one state inherently changes the next, continuously unfolds new musical ideas into a tapestry of sounds neatly sewn together as a whole.

Sverre Sandnes Sæbø is double bass player, composer and bandleader based in Bergen. He dedicates most of his artistic activities to different forms of jazz and improvised music with a love for exploring new expressions. After graduating from the Grieg academy in 2023 he has been active in many bands and projects, receiving great recognition for both album releases and concerts. His projects include Sverre Sæbø Quintet, Avian Art with Stein Urheim, and more.