Vesturport: “A Bunch of Divas”
Since it was founded in 2001, Reykjavík-based independent theatre company Vesturport has been known for being innovative, unrestrained and provocative, never afraid to take on new
Reykjavík Arts Festival
Grand scale happenings featuring artists and performers from all over the world are presented at this year’s Reykjavík Art Festival, taking place at various venues across the ci
Film Club Fjalakötturinn
A recent addition to the Icelandic film cusine is the newly established filmclub “Fjalakötturinn,” which will have regular film screenings in Tjarnarbíó every Sunday and Mon
The Advanced Way to Experience Art
With the existence of YouTube and other internet video sites – where people can distribute as well as download a never-ending amount of movies and video clips onto their computer
Taking Dance to the Extremes: Trolls and Transformations in February’s Grand Premiere
This February will see the premiere of two new pieces performed by the Icelandic Dance Company, an independent national institution focusing solely on contemporary and modern dance
Filling the Klink & Bank Gap
With 140 artists working under the same roof for almost two years, Klink & Bank was 5,000 square metres of artistic energy. Later, the house was sold. What happens now? [&helli
A Christmas Flood of Books and Noah’s Freezer Trawler
So, what’s the deal with Iceland’s heavily condensed book market, where almost all of the year’s titles are published in the space of three months? Kristján B. J
Hot Spring River This River? (Or: Who’s Sheep is This?)
The aluminium smelter in Straumsvík, the slogan “Kanamella” (Yankee-whore) printed over a picture of Iceland, and a portrait of former Minister of Industry and Trade and curre
Chaplin’s Genius Meets A Finely Tuned Orchestra
Now, it is generally accepted that in films, music has a very specific purpose. It is meant to enhance and complement the mood the director is trying to establish, and […]
Spessi’s Locations
In the main hall at Hafnarborg, the art and cultural institute of Hafnarfjörður, Spessi is displaying his latest series of photographs, entitled Locations. As the name suggests,
Nýhil Poetry in the Grapevine:
And Then the Night Came The wood filled with creatures that sang with faded voice and flitted. As the warm breeze they surrounded me, filling me with such gladness that […]
The Invasion of the Visual Artists
The first Sequences – Real Time Festival, an international cross-media art festival focusing on time-based art phenomena will kick off Friday October 13th and perk up downtown Re
Modern Installations at Hafnarborg
The group exhibition entitled “Mega vott,” currently on display at The Hafnarfjörður Institute of Culture and Fine Art (Hafnarborg), features the works of contemporary sculpt
Pimped Up Party Mobiles
If you are the kind who has a PlayStation 2, flat screen TV and a million ISK sound system installed in the back of your newly polished sports ride, with […]
Minnesota Vikings to Fight Way Out Of Jungle
Iceland enthusiast and frequent visitor (six times so far), Andy Saur is seeking to take a bit of the Viking spirit home to Minnesota. Saur is championing an effort to […]
Change In the House of Arts
Last September, Hafþór Yngvason was appointed the director of the Reykjavík Art Museum. This September however, he is truly taking the reigns. During his first year on the job,
Flexible, Greased Up Comedy
“Where are my dirty, horny women!?!” a tanned and muscular man wearing only a black G-string, shoes and a collar shouted into a microphone, resulting in treble screaming, shaki
ICE-land Takes Puns to New Low Fronts
There are 56 words in the Icelandic language for “snow & ice”. In English, we have “snow” and “ice”. If there can possibly be that many words for the different [&he
Marathons in the Morning, Culture at Night – Menningarnótt in Reykjavík
Downtown Reykjavík will celebrate its 11th annual Culture Night on Saturday, August 19th. This festival has become an annual event in the capital, always held the Saturday closest
A Boat with Sails and All
The bakery had mixed up the order, so in the middle of the coffee table sat a chocolate cake bearing the iced inscription: ARON SNÆR 6 TODAY. The gaudy letters […]
The Building that Shaped the CityAusturstræti 16
The large grey concrete building located on the corner of Austurstræti and Pósthússtræti hardly catches your eye among the many distinct, if clashing, buildings of downtown. Bu