Dwelling somewhere in between, facing the forest gaze and playground maze inside an outlined space. Collective force and external source moving through the course of time.
The performance piece was created in collaboration with choreographer and artist Gígja Jónsdóttir and interactive composer Örlygur Steinar Arnalds. The work was done for and in collaboration with the graduating students of the contemporary dance department of The Iceland University of the Arts. The creation of the work was done in complete harmony between sound, movement and artefact in order to study how each factor can affect the ecosystem of the stage. Behavioural artefacts were the building blocks for musical instruments, generators of movement and functioned as translators between fantasy and reality.
A full video recording of one of the performances is available here: https://vimeo.com/716084692
Credit list:
Performers: Birna Karlsdóttir, Gabriel Marling Rideout, Inga María Olsen, Jóna Hlín Elíasdóttir, Lena Margrét Jónsdóttir, Marikki Nyfors, Ragnhildur Birta Ásmundsdóttir, Rebekka Sók Þórarinsdóttir, Sóley Ólafsdóttir, Tiffany Margelin.
Choreography: Gígja Jónsdóttir in collaboration with the performers
Costume and set design: Helga Lára Halldórsdóttir
Composer: Örlygur Steinar Arnalds
Lighting design: Valdimar Jóhannsson
Dramaturgy: Nína Hjálmarsdóttir and Valdimar Jóhannsson
Reykjavík, Iceland, 2022.
Costume design, fashion design, interactive, alternative instruments, behavioural artefacts