Are we allowed to buy a beer?

Can we get access to full-length videos of your shows?

All JSK productions are well documented with multi-cam edited full length videos. However, copyrighted third-party material, like music, needs digital rights clearances before being made accessible in public domain. We don’t see this as a priority, mainly because we believe our shows are best experienced in its right element – live on stage. If you are a student, a journalist, a researcher, a family member, or someone extremely interested in our work, we can grant password protected access for a limited time. Please make an inquiry to the office. Note that there is no download function on our videos.

Do you have open rehearsals?

Yes. We are quite inviting in terms of opening the doors to our rehearsals. We experience a growing interest from people who want to work with us, both on and off stage, and a peek into our working situation is an efficient way of starting potential dialogues. We do of course give priority to guests with a certain familiarity with our style. For inquiries please contact the office.

Can we book tickets to your shows through you?

No. JSK is strictly a touring company with no responsibilities whatsoever concerning either local PR or ticket sales on each venue. However, you will find links to ticket sales for most of our performances in our Schedule. And please, if either PR or ticket sales are conducted in a poor manner at your location, notify us and we will do what we can to improve the situation.

Do you have auditions?

Rarely. We get a lot of questions about this and receive applications and CVs frequently. We would like to keep a dialogue with as many as possible, even though work positions in the company are always limited. The workshop situation is however a good place for us to get to know people on a deeper level.

Can I get in contact with Jo Strømgren to present an idea of mine?

All ideas are welcome. The most efficient channel is through the administration for a first judgement. Depending on the nature of the idea, we can either discuss it with within the administration or pass on his email for direct dialogue. We advise all inquiries to be as specific as possible and ask for understanding if replies take time. Both the office and Jo Strømgren may be very occupied at times.

I am a student and need to interview Jo Strømgren for a project. What do I do?

There is quite a lot of material on this website for different types of research. Additional articles and interviews are of course available on the internet with any good search engine. If this does not cover your needs, please contact the office. We give priority to press interviews in relation with our touring schedule. Other interviews should preferably be conducted by e-mail. A restraint in the number of questions is appreciated. Serious answers to serious questions require time, and many students underestimate the effort their questions involve.

Do you have available internships for dancers/actors/students?

We are often receiving requests from dance and theatre students regarding internships. We truly appreciate the interest. However: our general activity and working environment differ from institutional theatres as well as bigger companies in a way that makes artistic internships difficult to organize. We do not have a house, nor any stable production facilities, nor any regular company classes. Apart from intensive production periods hosted by co-producers at different locations, we are mostly on tour with as small crews as possible. Therefore, unfortunately, we rarely have the possibility to host artistic internships.

Do you have available internships for producers?

Our office work follows the principle of few but highly competent brains and a patchwork of shortcuts. The time needed to train and guide temporary staff is also limited. We do however look on each application or request with interest and have previously had many good experiences with interns. But this has only happened when the requested period has matched specific plans of ours.

Do you perform outdoors? Or site-specific?

No. We only perform in traditional theatres or alternative indoor venues with sufficient equipment. There are however many excellent groups who specialize in such areas. If in search for out of venue performances, it’s rather wise to contact the experts themselves.

Do you listen to feedback from strangers?

Yes. Receiving e-mails from people who have attended shows is highly regarded. The face-to-face situation usually allows only positive feedback to get through. We are of course interested in getting also the negative comments. Preferably in a constructive manner. All e-mails with feedback, good or bad, will be read and considered seriously.

Do you contribute to non-profit or fund-raising events?

No. We are a marginal entity partly based on idealistic labour and much of our activity is already dedicated to non-profit causes. Our support from the state and other parties is also strictly defined in terms of spending.

We are having a seminar and want to engage you for an artistic contribution?

We basically focus on the magic we can create in a theatre. Other foras and locations tend to lesser the quality and the impact of the work. Extracts likewise. If the main frame has no relevance to our general activity or philosophy we usually reject such inquiries. We do however consider each possibility seriously.

Can we get your support for a political campaign?

This is a tricky issue for JSK. Our international activity, often in areas with political tensions and conflicts, does not allow us to have any political bias. This is a precaution matter to avoid problems for our vast network of local collaborators. The radio silence does however allow us to present political messages on stage, disguised as associative art. For campaigns that treat Norwegian issues, especially in the art field, we are more likely to grant our support.