Mottaket, W43: Karmaklubb* goes Ålesund!!

av Karmaklubb*

Karmaklubb* will inhabit Ålesund for 7 days in October. Besides moving our office to Mottaket, we will invite to conversations and presentations during these days — and hopefully contribute to a queer oriented focus uniting local as well as visiting forces. Look for the green light. We are open for a chat Monday–Saturday, 11–17 (and most likely till late night).

We will also be part of the Torsdagsscene’s programming, Thursday, 23 October at 19:00.

Programme Torsdagsscene

19:00: Welcome! Mingle.

19:15: Presentation by Tine Semb on Karmaklubb* and ‘trojan horsing’. Lo-key and very open for questions. After a short break:

19:55: Special guest: Jens Martin Hartvedt Arvesen (Brødskive) on Abjectified Project (further reading below). Followed by a conversation Tine & Jens Martin + Q&A.

20:40: Feel free to stay and talk with us! There will be flowers and snacks (liquid and crispy).

Please note that times are approximate. The event is free! NB: Please contact us in advance if you are below the age of 18 (karmaklubb at protonmail dot com).

Mottaket is ground level and accessible.

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Abjectified Project is a newly established drag art company based on a collective drag practice and abject art. Through Moving Identities, Åshild Livsdatter Løvvig Brinchmann (Grimscribe / Briar The VaudeVillain), Peter David Ramthun (Eliza Fierce), Katinka Steensgaard (Elektra Puzzz), Sofie Bøttger Bratberg (Veela Voulez Vous), and Jens Martin Hartvedt Arvesen (Brødskive ) will travel to Hammerfest, Norway with Davvi — Centre for Performing Arts; Cēsis, Latvia with Fonds INITIUM, and Dresden, Germany with HELLERAU during fall 2025–26, spending ten days at each location, conducting research on individual and collective performance practices, abject art, and the project’s theme: the four humors. Tine Semb from Karmaklubb* is the project coordinator.

The 3-year residency programme Moving Identities (throughout May 2026) offers a European network of residencies and organisations who wish to open a new world for performing artists to play within. The focus is European identities today, and the dream is to connect performing artists, venues, and organisations across borders in an inclusive and eco-friendly way. Co-funded by Creative EU.

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Photo of Tine Semb by Paulina Tamara Cid. Jens Martin Hartvedt Arvesen: Courtesy of Abjectified Project.

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Mottaket
Nedre Strandgate 9 A
6004 Ålesund