{"id":13683,"date":"2026-10-06T16:07:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitteater.no\/?p=13683"},"modified":"2026-10-06T16:07:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:07:58","slug":"open-call-delegate-programme-for-the-drift-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitteater.no\/en\/news\/open-call-delegate-programme-for-the-drift-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Call: Delegate Programme for the DRIFT Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <section class=\"hero transparent   no-profile\">\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\/2026\/04\/Drift-Project-1920-1080-c-Romain-Tissot.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><div class=\"image-text start-1 end-7\"><span class=\"image-caption\">\u00a9 Romain Tissot<\/span><\/div><\/div>                        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n    <section class=\"text-content section-padding-bottom transparent\">\n        <div class=\"grid-12 wrapper rg-50 rg-s-20 side-padding\">\n            <div class=\"start-1 end-12\"><h1>Open Call: Delegate Programme for the DRIFT Showcase at Bergen Internasjonale Teater<\/h1><\/div>            <div class=\"start-2 end-9 lead\"><p>Are you a curator, programmer, or artistic director looking to discover new performance and dance artists from across Europe?<\/p><\/div>                            <div class=\"start-2 end-11 start-s-1 end-s-12 grid rg-20 standard\"><p>We invite applications from proffesionals to take part in <a href=\"https:\/\/bitteater.no\/en\/program\/drift-showcase\/\"><strong>DRIFT Showcase<\/strong><\/a>, taking place at <strong>Bergen Internasjonale Teater (BIT)<\/strong> on <strong>13\u201314 November 2026<\/strong>. The showcase presents the work of ten artists from the <a href=\"https:\/\/bitteater.no\/en\/insight\/networks\/drift\/\">DRIFT programme<\/a> through short works-in-progress presentations and feedback sessions with international partners. Delegates will also have access to a special pitching session featuring leading Norwegian artists and companies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who\u2019s it for?\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nApplications are open to artistic directors, curators, and programmers whose interests align with the artistic practices and themes explored by the DRIFT artists. Successful applicants may receive a travel grant of up to <strong>\u20ac1,000<\/strong> to cover travel, accommodation, and subsistence costs, as well as complimentary showcase tickets.<\/p>\n<p>The DRIFT Showcase takes place as part of BIT&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/bitteater.no\/en\/testival\/\"><strong>TESTIVAL<\/strong><\/a>, a season of artistic experimentation marking the theatre&#8217;s first months in its new home, Sentralbadet Scenekunsthus, a former public swimming pool transformed into a performing arts venue.<\/p>\n<p>Join us in Bergen to encounter new artistic voices, connect with peers from across Europe, and experience the future of contemporary performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"content-buttons start-2 end-11\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/driftdance.eu\/p\/bit_open_call\" target=\"_blank\"  class=\"button secondary\">Read more and apply<\/a>                                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a curator, programmer, or artistic director looking to discover new performance and dance artists from across Europe?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":12000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,263],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-opportunities"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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