Open Call for Queer / FLINTA / Newcomers for ANATOMALIA Community Chorus in Tromsø

ANATOMALIA anatomy + anomaly + femalia

ANATOMALIA – TROMSØ

an immersive dance+ performance with chorus

(jogging, dancing and singing - no experience needed) 

Stand Up Dance, led by Meagan O’Shea

is bringing ANATOMALIA

to Tromsø Kunstforening this May.

ANATOMALIA is a queer, feminist, dance+ performance that tracks the recovery from violence/the damage done to femalia*, a collective healing, a reclamation, and a celebration of queer joy. Through cheeky, sensual and surreal choreographies and immersive installations, ANATOMALIA is a new kind of hero’s journey, attempting to change inner landscape and outer world.

*all femaleness

The audience follows the chorus through the immersive spaces to discover the next scene as they create pathways and patterns. The chorus is an ever-evolving, constant presence, orbiting the performers. Dancers embody and traverse states of shame, fear, repulsion and rage, before transforming through vocal and physical choreography to discover and embrace desire, curiosity, trust and joy. The chorus participates in some choreographies and represents the ancestors, the grandmothers, the future and an alternate us.

We are looking for local queer / FLINTA / newcomers to participate as a volunteer chorus. As a group you will be a jogging, dancing, singing backdrop for an immersive, multi-sited performance experience with ensemble choreographies, theatrical installations, partnering, singing and partial nudity.

PRACTICAL DETAILS

May 3: workshop in the afternoon   

May 4 - 8: Rehearsals in the afternoon/evening

My 9: Community Book Swap, Make Your Own Merch, Soup for all

May 11 + 12: Rehearsal afternoon + evening

May 13 – 16: Performances, call time 17h for 19h show

What we provide:

-       Community Kitchen at Tromsø Kunstforening from May 3 – May 16^th

-       Snacks at the workshops in April

-       Possible childcare (please let us know your needs)

-       12 hours of training in Ensemble Thinking™ / Ensemble Improv,

creative movement, vocal improv, devised creation, learning choreography.

-       Costume pieces to go over your basics (you need running shoes, leggings

or trousers, tank top / sports bra)

This is a volunteer opportunity.

Stand Up Dance, with ANATOMALIA, strives to create safe(r) and inclusive spaces. We create micro-climates of best practice in the workshop, rehearsal and performance process. Stand Up Dance is part of Balancing Act – an initiative to include artist-carers, creating a culture of care and sustainability  in the arts through care and compassion funds.

To Participate:

Send us an email with your name and pronouns, a bit about you, your age range (you must be over 18 to participate), any access needs you may have.

You must be available for the rehearsals and performances in May.

Please tell us your availability the week of April 13.

We will send out more information with requests for scheduling.

You can also send us a video telling us this information.

SEND TO:

meagan@standupdance.com

with QUEER CHORUS in the Subject Line

Please send by April 13, 2026

ANATOMALIA has been produced at Rechenzentrum Potsdam, PSR/Uferstudios Berlin in Germany and at The Dance Centre with Rainbow Refugee in Vancouver Canada and with the dance program in Outokumpo at Kiisu teater in Finland. This season ANATOMALIA will go to Oulu Pride during Oulu26 ECoC in Finland, Jokkmokk Pride at Jillat Dance Centre in Vuollerim, Sweden, and Egilssta∂ir, east Iceland. The production tours with a core team and adds local performers and queer community chorus in each place.