BEK – Bergen senter for elektronisk kunst
Welcome to Family Day at BEK! Entrance is free of charge and there's lots of fun stuff happening all day! Updates on workshops happening as part of this event will come soon. Keep your eyes peeled!
Listen, play and explore sound with Elin Már Øyen Vister!
Start times: 13:00, 14:00, and 15:00.
Each session lasts about 45 minutes. No registration is required, but once a session starts, no more participants will be admitted. So choose the time that suits you best and arrive early. Best suited for children aged 5 and up. Wear clothes that allow you to move freely.
Photo: Thor Brødreskift/Borealis
Bring the whole family for an afternoon of sonic experimentation for all ages at BEK – Bergen Centre for Electronic Arts.
Featuring workshops from festival artists and drop-in hands on sound play, the afternoon is open for all. Even if you’re not taking part in a workshop there’s plenty of room for colouring and space to roll around for the smallest, and lots of coffee and waffles for those who need it.
Stop by BEK to explore the universes of sounds at our fingertips.
LISTEN, PLAY, AND EXPLORE SOUND WITH ELIN MÁR ØYEN VISTER!
Artist and composer Elin Már Øyen Vister invites children and adults alike to listen, improvise, move, and discover new sounds together. We will explore how sound feels in the body, how we can find calm through listening – and even how we can sing together like a flock of birds! Expect a cozy space with mats, plants, and soft lighting, where we can sit on the floor and listen together. There will be technical gadgets for sound experiments, and those who want can try on bird masks! For the Family Day, Elin Már will be joined by Bodø/Bådåddjo based dancer/coreographer Yohei Yamada who will lead the physical part of the workshop.
About Elin Már Øyen Vister
Elin Már is a genderqueer Norwegian artist based in the Røst archipelago, the westernmost part of the Lofot/Lofuohhta islands in Sábme/The north of Norway. Their artistic research practice is slow-moving, curious, and site-specific, inspired by Deep Listening, intersectional and eco feminist perspectives, social justice movements and Indigenous philosophy and methodologies.
About Yohei Hamada
Yohei Hamada is a dance artist and dance thinker born in Osaka, based in Bodø/Bådåddjo. With a background in Liberal Arts and Philosophy, he investigates posthuman dance among living bodies and both natural and cultural “things”, and the state of the body that can dance with the things. For Hamada, dance is an intellectual act to recognise the dynamic world as it is.
SOUND AND MOVEMENT WORKSHOP
This workshop is all about letting kids explore sound and movement in a hands-on way. Children will have the chance to experiment with a custom-built instrument that translates movement into sound, designed so that anyone can play—no musical experience needed. The activities blend sound manipulation with dance, drawing, and spatial play. Through exploring these different forms of expression, kids can discover new ways to think about sound and movement. The focus is on exploration, having fun, and using all the senses to experiment and create in an inclusive and welcoming environment.
About Karina Sletten
Karina Sletten is a sound artist and the producer of In the Expanded Field, a platform looking to educate people on the topic of sound. Sletten studies pedagogy, and aims to use experimental tasks to explore ways of seeing and listening.
About Sean Minhui Tashi Chua
Sean Minhui Tashi Chua is bad at playing traditional instruments so he made his own and now you can play them too. When he isn’t doing that he works as a scientist doing climate research and tries to listen to the planet.