Iceland’s biggest comedian (and first-ever Netflix star) hits the Fringe with his eagerly awaited third show in English, which includes Nordic observations on drumbeats, sleep, parenthood and much more. ‘As straightforwardly enjoyable and undemanding an hour of stand-up as you’ll find at the Fringe’. *(Scotsman) ‘A smart, savvy comedian with a hugely assured set’. **… Continue reading Ari Eldjárn: Saga Class
Date: 2022-06-30
Örlagaþræðir – Threads of fate
Historically, weaving and spinning has been an integral part of womanhood, and in some places had strong connotations with sorcery. These connections manifest in a myriad of ways: In the written record, mythologies and even archaeology. Endless examples are to be found of women spinning magical threads. From Scandinavia to Greece, goddesses and witches weave… Continue reading Örlagaþræðir – Threads of fate
70 skipti sem ég þurfti að vera sætur/70 times I needed to feel cute
Every time I take off my make up I keep the wipe. I noticed that they leave this beautiful pattern on them, like an abstract painting. 70 Times I Needed to Feel Cute is a series of 70 small paintings being exhibited together. Along with the show an 82 page art/poetry book will be released… Continue reading 70 skipti sem ég þurfti að vera sætur/70 times I needed to feel cute
Artificial Digital Scarcity: A Digital Art Showcase Without the Show
Seven USB-drives are on display. Each drive contains a unique work of digital art. No one has seen these works apart from their creator and no other copies exist in the world. Would you keep unique art to yourself, share it with a select few or share it with everyone? In this age of digital… Continue reading Artificial Digital Scarcity: A Digital Art Showcase Without the Show
Eldklárar og eftirsóttar
Eldklárar og eftirsóttar are an all-female improv group that performs long form improvised comedy in Icelandic. This collective of the smartest, hottest, funniest women in Iceland’s only goal is to make people laugh. Leave all your expectations at the door, cause Eldklárar don’t even know what’s going to happen!
Arctic Creatures
Every year three friends venture into the Icelandic wilderness. They get inebriated by the power of natural forces; creation, destruction and recreation. Whatever the ocean washes ashore is transformed into art; colourful plastic, old shoes, bottles and fishing nets. The influence is absorbed from the raw and harsh environment, the mystic atmosphere and our mutual… Continue reading Arctic Creatures
Arctic Creatures
Every year three friends venture into the Icelandic wilderness. They get inebriated by the power of natural forces; creation, destruction and recreation. Whatever the ocean washes ashore is transformed into art; colourful plastic, old shoes, bottles and fishing nets. The influence is absorbed from the raw and harsh environment, the mystic atmosphere and our mutual… Continue reading Arctic Creatures
A Study of Choices
A Study of Choices is a dance piece with a new cast of dancers for every new evening and location . Three different dancers are given instructions on stage, heard by them and the audience simultaneously. The performance is created by the way the dancers interpret these instructions. With uncertainty as a starting point this… Continue reading A Study of Choices
Lonesome Hunter (band)
Put on your clogging shoes! The duo Lonesome Hunter takes you straight to the Appalachian Mountains with foot-stomping dance tunes, mournful murder ballads, and a particularly catchy song about a chicken that lived way up yonder on Sourwood Mountain. We’ll introduce you to unique instruments—clawhammer banjo and mountain dulcimer—as well as the rich tapestry of… Continue reading Lonesome Hunter (band)
‘Sirens of Poland’ – Hajman solo exhibition in Café Pysja
Between blocks of flats by the river in the forest by the coast. Lazy days seem to blend together. Time slipping through fingers. When just enough to unveil piece of skin let the wind caress unashamedly. Bit of pleasure we yearn throughout the year. Summer moments caught in Hajman’s analog photography remind that there indeed… Continue reading ‘Sirens of Poland’ – Hajman solo exhibition in Café Pysja
