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From February 12-14, 2027, Østfold International Theater invites theater groups in Østfold participating in DUS - Den unge scenen (The Young Stage) to a regional festival. Groups wishing to participate must register by spring 2026.

Særp Tropez |Pappen| is the second in the trilogy Særp Tropez, taking place in some of Sarpsborg's iconic, empty buildings.

Join Særp Tropez' Kvartal 99 behind closed curtains in Sarpsborg's eastern district. This is the final performance in Særp Tropez's site specific trilogy : a raw, boisterous, intimate and beautiful theatre experience close to everyday life.

What would Arnold do? The Austrian artist collective KRA is in residence at ØIT, where they are working on developing a new performance. Mission Arnold Schwarzenegger deals with topics such as car culture, community - and who actually saves the world. Meet KRA in an open artist talk on Saturday, January 10th 2026!

Østfold Dance Company for Youth invites all dancers aged 13 to 23 to Strekk dansefestival: A dance festival for young dancers in Østfold.

An energetic and interactive performance about democracy!

Can art and theatre contribute to better urban development and increased participation? Yes, says Østfold International Theater and Company New Heroes. We draw your dream for the city of the future!

We are proud to present Live Skullerud as choreographer for Østfold Dance Company for Youth and the project "Young talents meet young choreographers" in 2025!

How are protest and performance connected? Direct Action Theater (D.A.T.) combines art and activis in artivism.

Østfold Internasjonale Teater invite you to "Future Østfold," a thought-provoking collective exhibition and free events series in Østre bydel in Sarpsborg!

The Art of Play(ing Man) is a dance performance rethinking masculinity.

KunstFest vol.7 at Østfold Internasjonale Teater celebrates change and nature's own transformative power!

Join artist Durga Bishwokarma in creating a big, colorful mandala outside ØIT during Barnas verdensdag Fredrikstad!

See children's dreams come to life in the performance Ønskedrøm (Wishful Thinking)!

On April 5. 2025 ØIT invites you to our sixth KunstFest - an evening of high spirits, low shoulders and artistic surprises! Bring old friends, make new ones, and experience art you didn't know was missing in your life!

The Norwegian Theatre Academy at Østfold University College and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in collaboration with Østfold Internasjonale Teater, welcome you to a seminar connecting ecology, social justice and art practices.

Welcome to an open wrap up event for §112 Fredrikstad 2024, where we will share conversations, discussions, retrospectives - and thoughts on a new festival!

Join the great drama of our daily bread in Korn, an outdoor performance by Tiril Pharo!

Motorpsycho and De Utvalgte join forces to create "Det Siste Værste"; a spectacular work that will premiere at old Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted during §112 Fredrikstad!

Join Nana Francisca Schottländer on an exploration of how modern consumer society shapes and connects people, nature and cities! Material Displacements will be presented as pop-up installations and internventions in Fredrikstad town center.

Get a new perspective on consumer society in "Watchtower" by Johannes Bellinkx; unique interactive installations along Fredrikstads coastal path!

Become a traveler in your own city! The Reception by Alexandros Mistriotis is an artistic city tour in a class of its own.

When was the last time you were touched by a performance - literally? Hudriket (Skindom) is a performing arts work for the skin and the sense of touch

How can we understand, read and talk about the city? Østfold Internasjonale Teater and Alexandros Mistriotis invite you to the event series Samtaler om byforståelse - conversations on Urban Literacy.

With KunstFest vol5: Artivism ØIT and a dream team of international artists invite you to an evening all about art, activism and taking social responsibility in a creative way.

Verden sa ja (The World Said Yes) is a fascinating show for the little ones about the development of our world.

In February 2024 The Norwegian Theatre Academy at Østfold University College invites you to participate in events of sharing practices of the MA Students in Performance.

The Sound and The Silence is an international seminar dedicated to exploring and discussing sound from a scenographic perspective!

Østfold Dance Company for Youth perform "Sandstorm" by Carl André Johansson on several events in 2024.

We repeat last year's success: KunstFest HalloWeen is the party for curious, free spirits and art lovers! This year's dress code and theme: Punk is not dead!

Are you curious about artistic work in public space? Join us for a four-day workshop in site-specific work in public space with choreographer Kitt Johnson!

Are you ready for a new theatre season? Thursday 24.8, Theatre Director Thomas Østgaard will launch Østfold International Theatre's fall program. Watch the filmed presentation here!

UrbanSoundArt invites you to an international conference on sound and sound art!

Dance meets extreme sports in this cross-aesthetic work by performing artist Antero Hein in collaboration with actors from Fredrikstad's parkour community!

Østfold Dance Company for Youth invites all dancers aged 13 to 23 to Strekk dansefestival: A dance festival for young dancers in Østfold.

World premiere! Østfold Dance Company for Youth performs their own works and Sandstorm by Carl Andre Johansson on Saturday 4.11.2023

Want to contribute to the making of a performing artwork? The Proximity Project is looking for workshop participants from Fredrikstad and the surrounding area!

Did you miss last year's magnificent outdoor performance at Isegran? Join us for the last part of Vadmelsbanden's trilogy, the final battle between The Man and the crow!

Særp Tropez is explosive, beautiful and rowdy theater experiences in some of Sarpsborg's most iconic, closed buildings.

In the research project “Resting with the Land”, the Hungarian artist Eva Bubla invites the audience to participate in an artistic mapping of the Gudeberg soil in Fredrikstad, the local ecosystem and our relationship with soil and food production.

On Barnas Verdensdag in Fredrikstad, performance artists Livia and Petros invite the audience to transform the streets to a playground!

Experience Panta Rei and Østfold dansekompani for ungdom in the Fredrikstad version of Oslofjorden danser; an urban dance performance in the town centre!

Østfold Internasjonale Teater's main stage production for autumn 2023 will be Don Quixote – in a rewritten version set in Østfold.

Østfold Internasjonale Teater are happy to announce a voice workshop with Ditte Berkeley: "Voice Tale. Speaking Song"!

You are invited to a new KunstFest at Østfold International Theatre! KunstFest Vol. 3 is inspired by the modernist salons: The guest list includes, amongst others, Kate Pendry, joining us with her critically acclaimed monologue "My Dinner with Putin".

Vadmelsbanden lights up the November darkness with torches, music and a performance at Isegran!

A professional seminar exploring how art in, of and for public space may be a catalyst for new perspectives as society confronts existential challenges of increasing complexity.

OppHav, choreographer Edwin Cabascango's tribute to water as the source of all life, will be performed by Østfold Dance Company for Youth on Saturday 26. November 2022.

This autumn, six internationally renowned artists will come to explore Østfold, as part of the EU-supported project (UN)COMMON SPACES.

This performance by Durga Bishwokarma explores the spectre of caste and violence, weaving together participatory moments, personal and archival fragments - and some ghostly acts.

Queer or straight, weird or normal, shy or outgoing, arty or farty? KunstFest HalloWeen is the Halloween party for curious free spirits and art lovers!

Emerge yourself into this surrounding soundscape by ØIT's artist in residence!

During Kulturnatt Fredrikstad Østfold International Theater invites you to a party and open house!

During Culture Night in Fredrikstad, Østfold International Theater invite you to imagine what Trosvikstranda could be like in a close future. Join us for art, atmosphere, music and refreshments!

When and why does a woman's body become invisible? This participatory performance opens a poetic breach in daily life and defends the presence of the experienced woman in the public space.

A groundbreaking monologue based on real life events, about a young man's alienation, radicalization and disillusion.

Let conversation become an art form.

Being Here for You is an experimental work by Rita Hoofwijk (NL) and Hannah Loewenthal (ZA). It involves a protocol for an artist to create a site-specific work without being physically present;

Snu ryggen til innarbeidede vaner og mønstre og se Fredrikstad på en helt ny måte!

Residents of Moss - of all ages - join this autumn's most fantastic construction project: A 22 meter high reconstruction of the Pulp Tower, made from cardboard boxes!

2020/2021 ble et spesielt år – også for alle deltakerne

Welcome to FrokostPrat, an informal breakfast chat with Tony Tran.

On Friday September 4th, you are welcome to an open

-A tragicomedy about isolation, mental illness and detachment. Så leste

Østfold International Theater is proud to present Tyngde – an

A philosophical, surprising and exclusive art walk through Moss –

A fun, close and personal look back at a life

Tired of struggling with project applications alone? Come get tips

Unique, digital series on art in public spaces reopens! What

Are you curious about or do you work with artistic

Thursday June 4th, 19:00-22:00Østfold Internasjonale Teater, Dokka 3a, Værste, Fredrikstad

Can a foreign artist contribute with creative methods that can

Welcome to a very special evening with the internationally renowned

– freedom of artistic expression and its boundaries NB! Seminaret

Grand piano – the impossible journey is an art journey in

Welcome to a magnificent and spectacular experience at the venerable

Dansekunst i Østfold in collaboration with Østfold kulturutvikling and Østfold dansekompani

… and it is important to me that you know

Moss is changing. After a long-standing identity as an industrial

A poetic circus walk in the moonlight where the stories

Sound and light installation shaped together with musician and curator

Picture Budapest-Østfold 2017 explores artistic interventions in post-industrial environments.

by Kristine Andreassen | 25. mai 2016 | Kunst i offentlig rom, Scenekunst Exciting things are