Each year, the act of curating IN2IT begins long before the program is assembled. It begins with listening. Listening to the rhythms of the time we are living in. Listening to the questions moving through artists. Listening to what bodies are carrying — often before language arrives. Gradually, a landscape starts to appear. Not a collection of performances, but a field of encounters. Because a festival, at its deepest level, is not something we simply attend. It is something

Between control and freedom, visibility and disappearance The idea of the Panopticon was first imagined in the eighteenth century by philosopher Jeremy Bentham as a prison built for constant surveillance. Later, Michel Foucault described it as a powerful metaphor for modern society — a world in which we internalise external control and begin to watch ourselves. In PANOPTICON , this idea takes shape through the body. Red hands appear as a persistent presence, symbols of contro

Beyond Emergency – Dance as a Practice of Agency: Welcome to In2IT 2026 On Saturday, 31 January, we invite the public to the programme launch of the In2IT International Dance Festival 2026 at 14:00 in Lillesal at Normoria. Here we will highlight the festival’s key moments, present the performances, and offer insight into this year’s theme—while also opening the door to the curatorial process behind the festival. When spring arrives in Kristiansund, Normoria and the city are f