{"id":12550,"date":"2026-05-26T09:45:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitteater.no\/testival\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:56:00","slug":"testival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bitteater.no\/en\/testival\/","title":{"rendered":"TESTIVAL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <section class=\"hero transparent no-padding-top  bit\">\n        <div class=\"grid-12 wrapper full rg-50 rg-s-15\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"hero-text start-1 end-12 start-m-1 end-m-12 start-s-1 end-s-12 grid-12 rg-30 side-padding grid rg-30\">\n                <h1 class=\"start-1 end-12\">TESTIVAL<\/h1>                                <div class=\"start-1 end-7 start-m-1 end-m-9 start-s-1 end-s-12 light\"><h2>September\u2013December 2026<\/h2>\n<h2>&#8230;a special autumn season&#8230;<\/h2>\n<\/div>                \n                                    <div class=\"hero-buttons start-1 end-12\">\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                             \n                    <div class=\"hero-image start-1 end-12 grid\"><div class=\"image-wrapper start-1 end-12\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bitteater.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Testival-tease-web_V1-04-1920x900.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div>                        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n    <section class=\"text-content section-padding-none transparent\">\n        <div class=\"grid-12 wrapper rg-50 rg-s-20 side-padding\">\n                                                    <div class=\"start-2 end-11 start-s-1 end-s-12 grid rg-20 standard\"><h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Step into Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus \u2013 before it opens<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After 18 years without our own theatre, Bergen Internasjonale Teater will move into our brand-new, permanent home in June 2026: Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the official opening of the venue is in March 2027, we&#8217;re inviting curious audiences to join us as we test our new facilities this autumn. The artists on the programme are also taking part in this special trial period. With a brand new venue, everyone must be prepared the unexpected \u2013 both audiences and artists. Will the lights go out? Are there doors missing? Will an alarm go off?<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s much to be tested and explored \u2013 together we&#8217;ll make space for failure and fabulousness!<\/p>\n<h3>BIT\u2019s autumn season will be one big TESTIVAL!<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The programme for this special autumn season will be released on 20 June.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Tickets will go on sale in August 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"content-buttons start-2 end-11\">\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n    <section class=\"hero transparent   bit\">\n        <div class=\"grid-12 wrapper side-padding rg-50 rg-s-15\">\n            \n                             \n                    <div class=\"hero-image start-1 end-12 grid\"><div class=\"image-wrapper start-1 end-12\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bitteater.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sentralbadet-1-1920x1146.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"image-text start-1 end-7\"><p>Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus \u00a9HLM arkitektur in collaboration with Howorth Thompkins.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>                        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n    <section class=\"text-content section-padding-none transparent\">\n        <div class=\"grid-12 wrapper rg-50 rg-s-20 side-padding\">\n                                                    <div class=\"start-2 end-11 start-s-1 end-s-12 grid rg-20 standard\"><h2><!-- wp:kodeks\/text-and-image {\"name\":\"kodeks\/text-and-image\",\"data\":{\"field_6684480257c21\":\"\\u003ch3\\u003e\\u003cimg src=\\u0022https:\/\/bitteater.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sentralbadet-1-scaled.jpg\\u0022 alt=\\u0022\\u0022 data-name=\\u0022image\\u0022 \/\\u003eOm Bergen Internasjonale Teater\\u003c\/h3\\u003e\\r\\nBergen Internasjonale Teater (BIT) ble grunnlagt i 1984 og har lenge v\u00e6rt en viktig del av Bergens kulturliv.\\r\\n\\r\\nBIT co-produserer og presenterer norsk og internasjonal scenekunst, og er organisasjonen bak scenekunstfestivalene METEOR og Oktoberdans, samt den \u00e5pne pr\u00f8vearenaen Pr\u00f8verommet.\\r\\n\\r\\nI mange \u00e5r holdt BIT til i Teatergarasjen p\u00e5 N\u00f8stet. Siden bygningen ble revet i 2008 har BIT, i mangel p\u00e5 et eget teater, presentert forestillinger p\u00e5 forskjellige steder over hele byen. Sommeren 2026 flytter BIT inn i sitt nye hjem: Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus sammen med Carte Blanche \u2013 Norges Nasjonale Dansekompani.\",\"field_6684487b8e9b8\":\"\",\"field_6684488a9d2dc\":\"\",\"field_68c2ca725bd23\":{\"6a1985962fbbd\":{\"field_68c2ca915bd24\":{\"title\":\"Les mer om reisen til Sentralbadet\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/bitteater.no\/om-oss\/sentralbadet\/\",\"target\":\"_blank\"},\"field_68c2caaa5bd25\":\"purple\"}},\"field_668448971f861\":\"right\",\"field_68c276ce0a1dc\":\"standard\",\"field_668448edccf7c\":{\"field_668448edccf7c_field_666308fd1e4df\":\"transparent\"},\"field_6684493724b83\":{\"field_6684493724b83_field_6683df8d89532\":\"section-padding\"}},\"mode\":\"preview\"} \/-->About Bergen Internasjonale Teater<\/h2>\n<p>Bergen Internasjonale Teater (BIT) was founded in 1984 and has long been an integral part of Bergen\u2019s cultural life.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>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                                                        <div class=\"content-buttons start-2 end-11\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/bitteater.no\/en\/about-us\/sentralbadet\/\" target=\"_blank\"  class=\"button purple\">More about Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus<\/a>                                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":12467,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12550","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>TESTIVAL - 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