program 2023
saturday
november 18th
WORK IN PROGRESS SHOWCASE: Eden
Litla sviðið at the City Theater
5 PM
Our Eden exudes the scent of pike and freshly cut grass, accompanied by a pile of half-bitten apples in the corner. However, there is something peculiar, unsettling about our Eden. Adam & Eve deviate from their usual roles. In this piece, Embla Guðrúnar Ágústsdóttir and Nína Hjálmars explore the story of creation and inhabit the original orchard itself. Eden becomes a queer paradise that challenges societal norms and encourages viewers to embrace their own eroticism.
Embla Guðrúnar Ágústsdóttir (she/her) is a performer, independent scholar and activist who works within the intersection of disability and gender identity. Embla was nominated for Gríman 2023 as dancer of the year for her performance in the show Góða ferð inn í gömul sár.
Nína Hjálmars (she/they) is an artist, scholar, critic and producer. Nína is a lecturer and program director at the Performing Arts Department of the Iceland University of the Arts. Nína's research is in the field of decolonial theory and queer theory in the arts.
Embla Guðrúnar Ágústsdóttir and Nína Hjálmarsdóttir
Free tickets
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WORK IN PROGRESS SHOWCASE: HERDÍS
Litla sviðið at the City Theater
5:20 PM
Viktoría Blöndal, playwrite and director, Eva Halldóra, playwrite and dramaturg
Herdís is under house arrest in a cabin around Rauðavatn. She is a sex guru, a criminal who has the The Icelandic falcon words. The policeman Guðráður follows her around every step of the way like a wet dog.
Eva Halldóra Guðmundsdóttir has completed her Bachelor's degree from the Iceland Academy of the Arts, from the Theater and Performance Making. She is a stage writer and critic.
Viktoría Blöndal is a director, show producer and author.
Performed by: Aðalbjörg Árnadóttir, Hannes Óli og Jakob van Oosterhout.
Free tickets
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WORK IN PROGRESS SHOWCASE: CODAPENT - sviðslistaþerapía
Litla sviðið at the City Theater
5:40 PM
Hrefna Lind Lárusdóttir, Pétur Eggertsson and more
Codapent is a work in progress that Hrefna Lind is developing and is about placebo pills that cures codependency. Hrefna Lind, Pétur Eggertsson and others will perform suggestions for a recovery process.
Hrefna Lind Lárusdóttir is a performing artist who works at the intersection of visual art, music and design. Her work deals with the personal and public space where the recipient is activated in an unexplored situation. Self-compassion and social transformations are the subject and material of her works. Hrefna is a member of the band The Post Performance Blues band, co-artistic director of Krakkaveldi (Kidarchy) and Mannyrkjustöð Reykjavíkur (The Human expansion station).
Pétur Eggertsson is a composer who works through visual arts and performances. With his music, Pétur raises questions about the culture that surrounds music performance and looks for the ideological relationship between music and society. Pétur also publishes electronic music under the name Hjalti Kaftu, plays drums with the band Skelkur í bringu and is one half of the techno violin duo GEIGEN together with Gígja Jónsdóttir.
Choir
Svala Louise Leaman
Margrét Kristín Blöndal
Björk Níelsdóttir
Saga Kjerúlf Sigurðardóttir
Álfrún Helga Örnólfsdóttir
Salvör Gullbrá Þórarinsdóttir
Rebecca Lord
Gígja Jónsdóttir
Bergþóra Ægisdóttir
Guðrún Margrét
Ragnheiður Petra
Costume design
Guðný Hrund Sigurðardóttir
Graphic design
Búi Bjarmar Aðalsteinsson
Free tickets
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Party with reykjavík dance festival
Iðnó
10 PM
Free tickets
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sunday
november 19th
D.I.V.O.R.C.E.D. – OPEN RESEARCH
The City Library at Úlfarsárdalur
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
KVISS BÚMM BANG
Kviss búmm bang are back on the scene and are now opening the doors to participants into the first steps of their research work on a new autobiographical work that deals with the cultural inheritance of marriage and its ever so common byproduct, divorce.
The event is only intended for people who have gone through at least one divorce in their lifetime.
Participants are asked to bring one item from their past life as "married".
Free tickets, limited space
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New event: FOR PALESTINE WATER TURNS ME ON FIRE – OPEN RESEARCH
The City Library at Úlfarsárdalur
1:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Íris Stefanía Skúladóttir
ATTENTION! This event will be subject to change. We leave the topic of mindfulness and dedicate this moment to people from Palestine who live in Iceland. Considering that a lot of artists from Palestine have been canceled from events where they were supposed to be in the spotlight and have been completely silenced, while people who publicly claim to support Israel are not, we want to offer this platform to those who are interested. We invite people from Palestine living in Iceland to use this platform to share their stories. The format is a traditional story circle and everyone is welcome who can show respect and is interested in listening and learning and sharing. We sit in a circle and we all introduce ourselves and if we want we can tell a little about ourselves. Then we give the floor to people from Palestine and listen. You can ask questions, but be sure to show respect. We are aware that this is an extremely sensitive issue and those attending may always stop talking, sit back and just listen or simply leave. There is no pressure to do anything you are not comfortable with. We currently have facilities in Úlfarsárdal, but the goal is to move closer to the city center. The event will be held in English. It is enough to register with Lókal to participate. Best regards, Iris
What makes you feel good? What turns you on? What inspires you?
In the open research Water that turns me on, Íris explores with guests what it is that turns us on so that we can learn to step more into pleasure in everyday life. By being better connected with our core essence (the child, the play, the sexual being, the animal), an easier path to creativity opens up.
Íris Stefanía Skúladóttir, is a performance artist who has worked with women’s bodies and lives in her work. She emphasizes pleasure, taboos, shame and desire in her works. Among other things, she has collected and published women’s masturbation stories and held story circles where stories related to the topic are told. She has done a radio theater piece about older women and their right to be sexual beings, a story circle about women who choose not to have children, and performances about ecosexuality and orgasmic birth.
Free tickets, limited space
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THE TOP SHELF – WORKSHOP with the theater group Kriðpleir
The City Library at Úlfarsárdalur
5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Árni Vilhjálmsson, Friðgeir Einarsson and Ragnar Ísleifur Bragason
How long can we ignore our problems? Or maybe they don't need to be called problems if we don't think about them?
Workshop participants are asked to bring 4 jars or tubes of sauce that have been sitting for ages in the fridge. Together, we will investigate the past and origin of the jars, and strive to create circumstances that convey their story. At the end, we are going to invite visitors to get to know the jars.
Kriðpleir has been working since 2012 and attracted a lot of attention with his works. Kriðpleir recently received a nomination for the European broadcasting award Prix Europa in the category of feature radio works for his work Sjálfsalinn.
Free tickets, limited space
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The Pepper People – in collaboration with Reykjavík Dance Festival
Kornhlaðan, Bankastræti 2
1:30 PM
DÍÓ
The Pepper People is a performance about the fear of energy transition and the secret identity of a great grandfather.
Díó consists of artists Aðalbjörg Árnadóttir and Ylfa Ösp Áskelsdóttir.
Their goal is to lend an epic flair to the everyday, while getting historical and personal facts just a tiny bit wrong.
Dío's performance Its Volleyball Hallelujah, premiered in 2016 at the international performing arts festival Everybody's Spectacular. The piece received two nominations for the Icelandic Theatre Award, for dance and stage movements of the year and as the Sproti of the year. The piece was then selected for the More More More program at Ice Hot 2018.
Authors: Aðalbjörg Þóra Árnadóttir, Ylfa Ösp Áskelsdóttir and Guðni Eyjólfsson
Directors: Aðalbjörg Þóra Árnadóttir og Ylfa Ösp Áskelsdóttir.
Set and costumes: Brynja Björnsdóttir
Lighting design: Ólafur Ágúst Stefánsson
Composer: Georg Kári Hilmarsson
Assistance dramaturgi: Hannes Óli Ágústsson
Actresses: Aðalbjörg Þóra Árnadóttir and Ylfa Ösp Áskelsdóttir
Guest Star: New every show
Producer: Davíð Freyr Þórunnarson
3.900 ISK
Wheelchair access
One time only, performed in English