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TESTIVAL<\/h1>

September\u2013December 2026<\/h2>\n

…a special autumn season…<\/h2>\n<\/div> \n
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Step into Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus \u2013 before it opens<\/h1><\/div>

The programme is launched!<\/h2>\n

After 18 years without a permanent home, Bergen Internasjonale Teater is finally moving into Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus <\/strong>\u2013 Bergens new performing arts hub.<\/p>\n

Although the official opening won’t take place until March 2027, we’re inviting curious audiences inside already this autumn. From September to December, we’ll leave the door ajar for a very special season in which new performances, spaces and ways of working will all be put to the test<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This autumn’s programme is one big TESTIVAL<\/strong> \u2013 an invitation to experience new performing arts while helping us test an entirely new venue. It’s a unique chance to get an exclusive first look inside Sentralbadet long before its official opening.<\/p>\n

Tickets will go on sale later this autumn. In the meantime, explore the programme and find your favourites. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome to the TESTIVAL!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus \u00a9HLM arkitektur in collaboration with Howorth Thompkins.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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TESTIVAL \u2013\u00a0BIT TESTS SENTRALBADET SCENEKUNSTHUS<\/h1><\/div> \n \n\n
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Pr\u00f8verommet | Testival<\/div>\n
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Pr\u00f8verommet<\/h3>\n

at Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n
\n 24. September<\/span>
\n Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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Dance | Performance | Testival<\/div>\n
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Soft Landing<\/h3>\n

by RYA Dansekunst (NO)<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n
\n 01. – 03. October<\/span>
\n Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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Dance | Performance | Testival<\/div>\n
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Event Horizon<\/h3>\n

by ESC Youth Company, Johannes Gudbrandsen-Stavland & Maria Johanne Liab\u00f8<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n
\n 10. – 11. October<\/span>
\n Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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Performance | Testival | Theatre<\/div>\n
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Marthas Hus<\/h3>\n

by Olof Runsten (SE)<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n
\n 16. – 17. October<\/span>
\n Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n More information<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n
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Pr\u00f8verommet | Testival<\/div>\n
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Pr\u00f8verommet<\/h3>\n

at Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n
\n 22. October<\/span>
\n Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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Dance | Performance | Testival<\/div>\n
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SYV FIGURER BLIR SYKE<\/h3>\n

by Ole Martin Meland (NO)<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n
\n 30. October- 01. November<\/span>
\n Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n More information<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n
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Exhibition | Performance | Testival<\/div>\n
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Before it hardens<\/h3>\n

by Olga Regitze Dyrl\u00f8v H\u00f8egh (DK\/NO)<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n
\n 30. October- 07. November<\/span>
\n Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n More information<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n
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Performance | Testival<\/div>\n
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the cut<\/h3>\n

by Alexandra Tveit, Marie Ursin & Niko Ursin (NO\/DK)<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n
\n 06. – 07. November<\/span>
\n Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n More information<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n
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Dance | Testival | Workshop<\/div>\n
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Workshop with Alexandra Tveit & Marie Ursin<\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n
\n 07. November<\/span>
\n Bergen Dansesenter<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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Dance | Discourse | Testival<\/div>\n
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DRIFT Showcase<\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n
\n 13. – 14. November<\/span>
\n Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n More information<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n
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Discourse | Free | Testival<\/div>\n
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Conference of Best Practices<\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n
\n 21. November<\/span>
\n Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus | Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n More information<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n
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Performance | Testival<\/div>\n
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Terms & Conditions (work-in-progress)<\/h3>\n

by Ingrid Berger Myhre \/ Foot Forward (NO)<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n
\n 21. – 22. November<\/span>
\n Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n More information<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n
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Dance | Performance | Testival<\/div>\n
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The Court<\/h3>\n

av Ingri Fiksdal & Louis Schou-Hansen (NO\/DK)<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n
\n 21. – 23. November<\/span>
\n Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n More information<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n
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Pr\u00f8verommet | Testival<\/div>\n
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Pr\u00f8verommet<\/h3>\n

at Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n
\n 26. November<\/span>
\n Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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Discourse | Free | Testival<\/div>\n
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Round table for the performing art scene<\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n
\n 03. December<\/span>
\n Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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Pr\u00f8verommet | Testival<\/div>\n
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Pr\u00f8verommet<\/h3>\n

at Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n
\n 10. December<\/span>
\n Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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Concert | Performance | Testival<\/div>\n
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Re~Percussion reimagined<\/h3>\n

by Stephan Meidell (NO)<\/h4>\n <\/div>\n
\n 04. – 05. December<\/span>
\n Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n More information<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n
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Gjestekunstneropphold | TESTIVAL | Testival<\/div>\n
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Residency Cristina Kristal Rizzo<\/h3>\n \n <\/div>\n
\n 07. – 13. December<\/span>
\n Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus | Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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About Bergen Internasjonale Teater<\/h2>\n

Bergen Internasjonale Teater (BIT) was founded in 1984 and has long been an integral part of Bergen\u2019s cultural life.<\/p>\n

BIT co-produces and presents Norwegian and international performing arts, and is the organisation behind the performing arts festivals METEOR and Oktoberdans, as well as the artistic testing platform Pr\u00f8verommet.<\/p>\n

For many years, BIT was based in their venue Teatergarasjen. Since the building was demolished in 2008, BIT has, in the absence of its own theatre, presented performances at various venues across the city. In the summer of 2026, BIT will move into its new home: Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus, together with Carte Blanche \u2013 Norwegian National Dance Company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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