Reykjavík Grapevine - 07.03.2008, Page 31

Fjalakötturinn
Mar 10: Leinwandfieber / Suden vuosi
/ Yella
Mar 16: Ketill + other short nordic films
/ Så som i Himmelen
Mar 17: Leinwandfieber / Suden vuosi /
Så som i Himmelen / Suden vuosi
Mar 22: Truffaut weekend: Le Dernier
Métro / La Peau Douce / La Femme d’à
côté / Jules et Jim
Mar 23: Truffaut weekend: Jules et Jim
/ Les Deux Anglaises et le Continent /
Le Dernier Métro / La Femme d’à côté
Mar 24: Truffaut weekend: Les Deux
Anglaises et le Continent / Le Dernier
Métro / Jules et Jim / La Peau Douce
Movie Theatres
Regnboginn, Hverfisgata 54
101 Reykjavík, Tel. 551-9000
Háskólabíó, Hagatorg
107 Reykjavík, Tel. 525-5400
Laugarásbíó, Laugarás
104 Reykjavík, Tel. 565-0118
Smárabíó, Smáralind
201 Kópavogur, Tel. 564-0000
Sambíóin, Álfabakki 8
109 Reykjavík, Tel. 575-8900
Sambíóin, Kringlan 4-12
103 Reykjavík, Tel. 575-8900
Sambíóin Akureyri, Ráðhústorg
600 Akureyri, Tel. 461-4666
Nýja-Bíó, Hafnargata 33
230 Reykjanesbær, Tel. 421-1170
Selfossbíó, Eyrarvegur 2
800 Selfoss, Tel. 482-3007
Events
Lókal Theatre Festival
March 5 – 9
Lókal is an non-profit international the-
atre festival held in Reykjavík. Lókal
blends Icelandic theatre artists and
traditions with influences from the the-
atre scene abroad. Among the artists
visiting Iceland to take part in the fes-
tival are Richard Maxwell, who Variety
listed as one of the most influential art-
ists in America, Pavol Liska and Gaetan
Vourc. With it’s unique goal and ex-
perienced participants, Lókal might
be the event which will have the most
profound effect on the dramatic arts in
Reykjavík today.
Icelandic Music Awards
March 18
The Icelandic Music awards have been
an annual event since 1993. Although it
started out as a small ceremony held
by The Icelandic Musicians Associa-
tion the awards are now a popular, tele-
vised event. The award ceremony will
be broadcast live on RÚV, the public
television channel.
Kvart - Station Gray: Last Stop
March 9 – March 14 – March 16
The Iceland Dance Company’s Febru-
ary performance promises to be one
of the largest this year. The company
will show two different dances by two
of the most influential dance compos-
ers today, Jo Strömgren and Alexander
Ekman. Strömgrens “Kvart” focuses
on dance styles that are not usually
displayed on stage but are used when
dancers show one another their skills.
“Station Gray: Last Stop” by Alexander
Ekman is a theatrical and comedic
piece about the unattainable wish of
eternal youth.
Lebowski Fest
March 8
A year ago, inspired young men de-
cided to honor their hero “The Dude”
by starting an annual “Lebowski Fest”
where participants bowl, drink White
Russians and watch the movie that
drove them to this feat of greatness. 20
people attended. This year the hosts
are hoping for a slightly larger crowd
and with the press coverage, better
organization and the ever growing fan
base of what has to be called the most
intellectually pleasing of stoner-come-
dies, their wishes might just come true.
A costume competition with prizes will
be held and the age requirement for
entry is 20.
Embassy Opening – NSK
March 22
The artistic group NSK will open an
“embassy” in Reykjavík on Saturday
the 22nd. Neue Slowenishe Kunst (NSK
for short) was formed in Ljubljana, Slo-
venia in 1984, when the experimental
music group Laibach and their artistic
collaborators declared NSK an inde-
pendent state - “the first Global State
of the Universe” - not of territory, but
rather a “virtual state in time”. NSK will
undoubtedly bring much of the raw
energy from the Eastern-European art
scene with it to Iceland. The opening
ceremony which will include a lecture
by Dr. Alexei Monroe, whos has a PhD
in cultural theory studies, will be held
at the Reykjavík Academy.
Listings | Reykjavík Grapevine | Issue 03 2008 | B7
Even Vikings Get the Blues
Music
The annual Reykjavík Blues Festival
returns this March, with a very respect-
able programme that should attract
blues lovers around the world. Out of
Mississippi, the heartland of the blues,
via Chicago and Nebraska, comes the
legend Magic Slim, guitarist and singer,
with his band The Teardrops. Slim cap-
tures the essence of the Delta-Chicago
blues sound that countless blues artists
have tried to emulate. From England
come the Yardbirds, the legendary band
that launched the careers of Jimmy
Page, Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. The
Yardbirds were at the forefront of the
British Invasion in the 1960s and one of
the catalysts in developing the modern
sound of rock ’n’ roll from 12-bar blues.
Chicago’s Deitra Farr is one of the top
blues vocalists in the world. In addi-
tion, the cream of the crop of Icelandic
blues musicians will perform.
Reykjavík Blues Festival – March 18-21
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