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A Hub Of Activity: Reykjavík Arts Festival Hub Is Back With A Bold New Programme
“The most beautiful thing is when the events unfold. They’ve been in your phone and your excel sheet for so long, but so much of the worry goes away when people come together and meet each other,” Ása Dýradóttir says, her eyes…
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Les Enfants Terribles: Víkingur Ólafsson Brings Rameau and Debussy To The Harpa Stage
It’s 1918. World War I rages on as French composer Claude Debussy lies on his deathbed. His last few days are but a fever dream, but as the renegade artist waits for the end, one lament remains on his lips: in the…
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Experience This Amazing Living Artwork, While You Still Can
“Phoenix – Reykjavík Edition” is an interactive theatre/live-art crossover experience, in which participants walk, one at a time and eight minutes apart, along a planned trail through a little-used harbour area just outside of downtown Reykjavík. Along the way, participants wear a…
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The Giantess Speaks: Gerður Kristný Adapts Bloodhoof
Gerður Kristný Guðjónsdóttir, usually known more simply as Gerður Kristný, is one of Iceland’s most notable poets, well-known both at home and abroad. She represented Iceland at the Poetry Olympics in London in 2012 and was selected as writer-in-residence at the International…
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Making Reykjavík Strange: Wunderland’s Phoenix Project
One of the most intriguing events in the 2016 Reykjavík Arts Festival programme is an interactive performance by the Wunderland group. Entitled “Phoenix,” the event is the third of its kind, and promises an immersive experience as participants take a guided walk…
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Arts Festival ’16: Grapevine’s Quick ‘n’ Dirty Guide
The Reykjavík Arts Festival is a breath of fresh summer air to the city’s cultural scene, bringing together a rich mix of local and imported art, dance and theatre each May. The programme positively bulges with openings, performances and events, and it…
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This Complex World: Reykjavík Arts Festival Begins
Along with the ever-lighter nights and the occasional excitement of double-digit temperatures, the Reykjavík Arts Festival is a welcome harbinger that summer is here. Now in its 30th year, the festival gives the people of Reykjavík an opportunity to celebrate the change…
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Review: ‘Blæði: Obsidian Pieces’
For this year’s Reykjavík Arts Festival, Iceland Dance Company presents ‘Blæði: obsidian pieces,’ made up of four works by Belgian choreographer Damien Jalet. The premiere met with overwhelmingly positive reviews from dance aficionados and rookies alike. It’s an outstanding overall performance, but…
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Choreographer Damien Jalet on making ‘BLÆÐI: obsidian pieces’
This month, Iceland Dance Company will present ‘BLÆÐI: obsidian pieces’ as part of the Reykjavík Arts Festival. The show is a combination of four works by Belgian choreographer Damien Jalet, conceived both independently and with the help of collaborating choreographers Erna Ómarsdóttir…