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Saturday, September 24
Festival Opening: FRUITS, 18:00, at Skippergata 15
FRUITS: The sweetest of the tree, carrier of seeds, the spreader of new roots, the vibrant, the forbidden… Join us for the 2022 edition of the Festival!
The opening of a collective exhibition that will feature the works of Anastasia Vepreva (she/her) (RU), (Co)Opulence Collective (DK), Dominika Szpinda (any/all) & Karolina Skrzyniarz (she/her) (PL), Eva Svaneblom (she/her) (SE/NO), Filip Kijowski (he/him) (PL/UK), Karo Zacharski (they/them or he/him) (PL), Liliana Zeic (she/her) (PL), Marie Cole (she/her) (NO), Marie Saure (they/them), Margunn Kilde (they/them or she/her) (NO), Marina Shamova (they/them) (RU/LT), Marit Silsand (she/her) (NO), Michael(a) Daoud (they/them) & Zain Saleh (he/him) (PS/SY/DE), Noah Holtegaard (they/them) (SE/DK), Paweł Świerczek (he/him or they/them) & Mateusz Trzebiatowski (he/him) (PL), Status Queer (Kolbrún Inga Söring (they/them) & Sam Message (they/them)) (SE), Veera Nivalainen (she/her or they/them) (FI), Vishnia Vishnia (a.k.a Vi Vi or Double Cherry) (they/them) (UA).
There will be drinks and food. Free of charge, everyone welcome!
Concert by NORADRENALIN and Lil Prince Mischief, 20:00 at Skippergata 15
NORADRENALIN is a project with an intriguing mix of hyperpop, witch house and indie.Their debut EP “För Alla Men Mest För Mig” (For Everyone But Mostly For Me) is an accurate description for their music, there’s something for everyone. They will also be joined by Lil Prince Mischief on stage who features on both released and unreleased songs.
DJ Set by DJ Sattam & Sanj, 23:00 at Tromsø Kunstforening
Dance the night away to the DJ brothers Sattam and Sanj! There will be a bar service.
Sunday, September 25
FRUITS collective exhibition is open starting from 12:00 at at Skippergata 15
Card Making Workshop: The Ginger and Vanilla Game, 11:00-18:00, at Skippergata 15
Join Delphine Trouche (she/her) & Anna Mimouni (she/her) (FR) to make cards for The Ginger and Vanilla Game that will take place on Monday, 26 September! This workshop is designed exclusively for women and non-binary folk.
The workshop is a collective construction of an erotic card game for women and gender minorities. It questions the diversities of practices, body representations, and imaginaries. The purpose of this workshop is to help free our imagination and creativity, to exchange on each other’s eroticisms, to unlock the representations of our bodies, and above all, to share moments of joy outside the patriarchal diktats in place.
Performance: Fruits of the Sea by Malin Lin Nordström, 15:00 at at Telegrafbukta
The project has been realised with support of the Swedish Arts Grants Committee.
An underwater choreographed performance by Malin Lin Nordström (SE).
The performance will take place in the sea and was developed together with the performers who come from backgrounds in synchronized swimming, freediving and underwater rugby.
Monday, September 26
FRUITS collective exhibition is open starting from 12:00 at at Skippergata 15
Contact Improvisation Workshop: Let’s Decide Together Where This Takes Us by Filip Kijowski, 16:00-19:00, at Skippergata 15
Join Filip Kijowski’s (PL/UK) workshop that addresses the norms that govern how we live and experience our queer bodies.
How we can stay connected to ourselves, our surroundings, and each other? Additionally, how can we build, strengthen and sustain these connections?
Game Session: The Ginger and Vanilla Game, 19:00, at Skippergata 15
A card game led Delphine Trouche (she/her) & Anna Mimouni (she/her) (FR) using the cards created during the workshop on 25 September. This game is designed exclusively for women and non-binary folk.
Tuesday, September 27
FRUITS collective exhibition is open starting from 12:00 at at Skippergata 15
Launch of Open Out Publication: LUOMEPARADIIJÁS/CLOUDBERRY PARADISE, 18:00, at Skippergata 15
An Open Out Publication featuring collected texts by Sámi writers Mai Elise Hammer, Camilla Tranås Kristiansen, Ingá Elin Marakatt, Čállán Anne Solfrid Nymo Olli, Elina Waage Mikalsen, Helvi Skittmyrstrupen, Hilde Skancke Pedersen and Katarina Dorothea Isaksen. Reviewed and selected by writer and translator Ánne Márjá Guttorm Graven.
Performance: Citrus Paradisi by Paweł Świerczek & Mateusz Trzebiatowski, 19:00 at Skippergata 15
“When white straight man described a grapefruit for the first time in 1750, he called it the forbidden fruit. The Latin name of this fruit – Citrus Paradisi – still carries this connotation of biblical paradise. The grapefruit itself contains naringin, which is an inhibitor of liver enzymes that neutralises most of the conventional medications. For people like us, taking pills regularly, grapefruit is indeed the forbidden fruit. ”Citrus Paradisi” is an invitation for queer meditation and reflection on social relations and biopolitics in context of HIV and metal disorders.”
Wednesday, September 28
FRUITS collective exhibition is open starting from 12:00 at at Skippergata 15
Performance: You Will Never Know How It Feels by Michael(a) Daoud & Zain Saleh, 15:00-18:00 at Skippergata 15
You Will Never Know How It Feels is a durational performance-installation on the silencing of freedoms of speech, it’s an artistic protest, a sit-in against the power structures and the current international political atmosphere, reflecting on inner queer identities living under apartheid and outer struggles of the displaced individuals living in exile.
Performance Talk by Queerdos Kollektiv, 18:00, at Skippergata 15
“The Queering Moment: Deconstructing identities through Drag Performance Art” is a collaboration between Tromsø Academy of Art and Open Out Festival. Learn more about Queerdos Kollektiv’s (DE) practice at the artist talk.
Performance: Let’s Decide Together Where This Takes Us by Filip Kijowski, 19:00, at Skippergata 15
A performance by Filip Kijowski (PL/UK) that will be joined by the workshop participants and the audience.
Thursday, September 29
FRUITS collective exhibition is open starting from 12:00 at at Skippergata 15
Performance: Let It Pour, Let It Rain by (Co)Opulence Collective, 16:00, at Skippergata 15
The collective work by xiri tara noir (they/them/princess) and Sall Lam Toro (they/them/hir) (DK) that explores parallel realities of pro-hoe/heaux queer/trans pleasures, and the power of eroticism as ritualistic and choreographic practices.
Artist Guided Tour of the Festival Exhibition: FRUITS, 17:00, at Skippergata 15
Performance: Dendrocoelum Lacteum by Marina Shamova, 19:00, at Skippergata 15
Dendrocoelum Lacteum is a performance by Marina Shamova (they/them) (RU/AT) where DL becomes a metaphor for queer identity. Bodies are neuroplastic and fall into evolutionary memory and species kinship. Our genes contain knowledge about non-human beings and prehistoric ancestors, as well as those images that we usually consider to have never existed outside the human imagination.
Friday, September 30
FRUITS collective exhibition is open starting from 12:00 at at Skippergata 15
Performance: TransForm by Margunn/Morgan Kilde, 17:00, at Skippergata 15
A performance springing from a late blooming queer gaze by Margunn/Morgan Kilde (they/them or she/her) (NO). Keywords are sensuality, sexuality, lust, skin and gender fluidity. Expressed through text, photo and dance.
Workshop: Fruit Carving Hybrid Workshop by Marit Petshiri Silsand, 18:00-20:00, at Skippergata 15
A workshop by Marit Petshiri Silsand (NO) based on non-traditional perspectives of Thai fruit carvings in relation to Norwegian conditions.
Saturday, October 1
FRUITS collective exhibition is open starting from 12:00 at at Skippergata 15
Festival Closing Night, 19:00, at Skippergata 15
Concert by OCTOPUSSY PRIME & VJ Lamamama, 20:00 at Skippergata 15
OCTOPUSSY PRIME perform her music with engaging beats, intense eye contact and provocative lyrics about her womanhood, while VJ Lamamama makes audio reactive video collages and works with video mapping live. OP and Lamamamma will in combination create an audiovisual performance that can turn the room into a full sensory immersive experience. Get ready for a rough ride.
Performance: Let It Pour, Let It Rain by (Co)Opulence Collective, 22:00, at Skippergata 15
The collective work by xiri tara noir (they/them/princess) and Sall Lam Toro (they/them/hir) (DK) that explores parallel realities of pro-hoe/heaux queer/trans pleasures, and the power of eroticism as ritualistic and choreographic practices.