Final projects

Abstract

May 12th - 15th the Contemporary Dance department graduating class will perform their graduation show, two original works by choreographers Katrín Gunnarsdóttir and Gígja Jónsdóttir.Graduating students // Birna KarlsdóttirGabriel Marling RideoutInga María OlsenJóna Hlín ElíasdóttirLena Margrét JónsdóttirMarikki NyforsRagnhildur Birta ÁsmundsdóttirRebekka Sól ÞórarinsdóttirSóley ÓlafsdóttirTiffany MargelinPhygital Glitch Phygital Glitch 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. PSA. Strobe lights are used in the show.Original music by Örlygur Steinar Arnalds graduating from B.A. Music. 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 og Valdimar Jóhannsson Photographer // Owen Fiene Run/through An orchestra of dancing bodies has been given the virtuosic and daunting task of translating Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring musical score into movement, to be performed in silence. The Russian composer´s seminal work of the 20th century, written during turmoil and unrest, still haunts us with its dissonant and forceful beauty and its themes of ritual and sacrifice. Now we witness another spring ritual with 10 athletic dancers on stage, carrying the monumental weight of the past together, striving for the moment, in silence, as it runs through. Concept // Katrín Gunnarsdóttir Choreography // Katrín Gunnarsdóttir in collaboration with performers Costume design // Eva Signý Berger Lighting design // Valdimar Jóhannsson Photographer // Owen Fiene