Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
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Øland At The National Theatre
I’m sitting at a marble table across from Katrín Gunnarsdóttir in the café of the National Theatre. She is one of the performers for Øland, an avant-garde dance performance three years in the making. “I think we’re all very excited,” she says…
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The Strength Of Sensitivity: Entanglements in New Dance Piece Þel
We strive to connect. We crave touch and intimacy. We want to belong and be a part of something. We strive to feel some shared experience. These are not questions to be answered in Þel, Katrín Gunnarsdóttir’s newest dance piece for the…
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A Quiet Wave Of Change: In Conversation With Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
“Crescendo”, the new work by the acclaimed choreographer Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, opens tonight at Tjarnarbíó. It is a conceptual piece, gentle and slow-paced, demanding the viewers’ full attention as they become immersed in the dreamy flow of a journey along with the trio…
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Músíktilraunir Winners Between Mountains Unveil Spectacular Debut Video
Between Mountains have unveiled a spectacular music video about a dystopian world where the colourful people have taken over the world of the grey suited people. The video was shot in the most rural part of Iceland, the Westfjords, using locals as…
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Down Pat: Dancer And Choreographer Katrín Gunnarsdóttir On Her Latest Piece
Katrín Gunnarsdóttir’s bare feet pat the plexiglass mirror on stage. It’s the only sound in the theater. The patter quickens with her pace, she starts to breathe louder, louder, louder, faster, and then cut. The movement changes. The theatre goes gentle again.…
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Today At The Reykjavík Dance Festival: Thursday, August 27
Much to the delight of dance enthusiasts, the August 2015 Reykjavík Dance Festival (RDF) kicked off yesterday. This past November, February and May, RDF created a platform for great performances spread out over several weeks at a time, but this is the…