Winter guests was established in 2006 as production facility for stage work produced and directed by choreographer Alan Lucien Øyen.
Winter guests is part of the Lucien Foundation (founded by Øyen in 2004) and is supported by the city of Bergen and the Norwegian Arts Council. Winter guests is co-produced by BIT-teatergarasjen, Carte Blanche - Norwegian national company for contemporary dance, Dansens Hus (House of Dance, Oslo) and CODA - Oslo Contemporary dance festival.