It got musical in the studio this week because for "Wesenwelt" choreographer Kristin Ryg Helgebostad and composer and carillonist Laura Marie Rueslåtten transform the ensemble into a collective musical instrument. All the dancers hold at least one bell in their hands. Every movement leads to a sound and every sound requires a movement. On stage the ensemble acts as a collective subject. What happens, if they can’t join together like well-oiled cogs in a gearbox?

Kristin Ryg Helgebostad is a dancer and choreographer who combines a wide range of performative and choreographic strategies in her practice. She studied contemporary dance and choreography at the National Academy of the Arts in Oslo, Norway, and now works with a range of partners.