Dance

The residency is linked to the project See Me See You. During her stay, Nina Lill will work on the artistic development of the project, as well as conduct workshops in the Gyrotonic method.

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Residency period: 7–10 May 2026

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Audience activity:

• Three Gyrotonic workshops with three participants per workshop

Hip-hop / Contemporary Dance

Cherche en Corps is a dance performance about the search for meaning and joy in a world of constant change. The title plays on both “searching with the body” and the echo of the French word encore (“again”), pointing to exploration, repetition and constant return. Through a series of interwoven scenes, the dancers move between tension and relaxation, community and solitude, vulnerability and resilience.

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Residency period: 18–24 May 2026

 

Audience activities:

• Open viewing of the work: 23 May 12:00–12:15

Dance

A dance solo about memories that disappear, and the fear and wonder that come with it. In a changing world, memories become carriers of identity, but some still slip away – perhaps they sit in the body, the heart or somewhere far in the back of the head. The performance also stems from a personal encounter with dementia, and examines what happens when a person begins to forget both stories and emotions. The work explores how memories shape us, and what remains when they are lost.

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Residency period: May 25–June 5, 2026

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Audience activity:

• Work viewing and meeting with the Dementia Choir in Østre Toten (1–2 hours)

Dance

Nara depicts distance in a close relationship and creates space for what cannot be expressed in words. Through a combination of jazz dance and contemporary dance, the work explores the mental struggle between people who try to find their way back to each other while their surroundings pull them apart. The work screening presents a nearly completed version of the performance and invites the audience to discuss and give feedback afterwards.

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Residence period: 15–18 June 2026

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Audience activity:

• Open work screening: 17 June (time to be announced)

Visual Arts and Photography

Mija Renström is using the residency to further develop new works for an upcoming exhibition at Vänersborgs Konsthall in 2027. The exhibition takes as its starting point the artist's father, a man shaped by the 20th century, and is an artistic exploration of the stories contained in his belongings. The project's title refers to a new work based on a letter he wrote to his dentist after missing an appointment.

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Residency period: June 21–28, 2026

Contemporary Dance

CMOS Retina examines how society is increasingly measured, analyzed and optimized. Smartwatches, apps and digital tools are recording more and more aspects of people's lives, and the project questions how this affects our choices, our freedom and our experience of everyday life.

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Residency period: June 22–July 5, 2026

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Audience activity:

• Open work viewing: July 4 (time to be announced)

Contemporary Dance / Experimental Performing Arts

Moving With Magic Cube explores the relationship between the human body and a kinetic object built from modular, magnet-based units. The object is constructed from lightweight materials such as reinforced paper, recycled plastic and flexible structural elements. Through an origami-inspired system, the object can be transformed into 72 different geometric shapes, and the performance explores the interplay between movement, space and transformation.

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Residency period: 7–20 July 2026

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Audience activity:

• Open work viewing: 17 July (approx. 20–25 minutes)

Dance

Aldrimett is a duet that explores the world of insects and the brutality, hierarchies and absurdity of nature. The project is inspired by the children's book The Little Larva Aldrimett and examines how human structures and relationships can be reflected through the logic and behavior of insect life.

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Residency period: 13–26 July 2026

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Audience activity:

• Open work viewing: 25 July (time to be announced)

Dance and Music

The residency is used to explore female anger and aggression, and different ways of taking ownership of this anger. The project examines how anger is expressed, when it is perceived as hysteria, and how historical and unresolved female rage can be given a new body and voice through performing arts.

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Residency period: 27–31 July 2026

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Audience activity:

• Open work viewing: 31 July (time to be announced)

Literary Translation

The project consists of curating and translating a French-language anthology of contemporary short stories by Norwegian authors for the French publishing house Magellan & Cie. The anthology will present six short stories by living Norwegian authors and is conceived as a literary journey through different parts of Norway. The project contributes to making contemporary Norwegian literature accessible to a French audience.

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Residency period: 30 July–12 August 2026

Dance and Performance Art

The project began as an investigation of altered sensory states in club environments, where sound, light and physical proximity create intense collective experiences. The artists explore how such states can be consciously evoked and transferred to contexts other than nightlife.

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Residency period: 10–16 August 2026

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Audience activity:

• Open work viewing (time to be announced)

Dance

Leikarringen is a performing arts project in which six dancers and a fiddler explore Norwegian folk dance through contemporary dance. Based on elements such as failure, rotation, rhythm and play, the project examines how traditional folk dance expressions can be further developed and transformed in the face of contemporary dance forms.

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Residence period: 17–20 August 2026

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Audience activity:

• Open work viewing: 19 August (approx. 30–40 minutes)

Dance

The project is based on a method for exploring time, existence and perspective through tight choreographic structures. The work is based on Newton's laws and William Forsythe's "Nine Points" method as a framework for movement development and composition.

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Residency period: 22–28 August 2026

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Audience activity:

• Open work viewing: 27 August

Performing arts, dance, acrobatics/circus, theater, music and film

I våre drømmer explores themes such as dreams, nature, femininity, the absurdity of life and the desire to create new worlds. The project is an interdisciplinary collaboration that combines dance, theater, acrobatics, sound, text, music, singing, costumes, props and film into a holistic performing arts experience.

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Residency period: August 31–September 6, 2026

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Audience activity:

• Open work viewing: September 6 (approx. 20 minutes)