Reykjavík Grapevine - 09.05.2008, Side 39

Superhero Movie
Smárabíó, Borgarbíó, Sambíóin Kefla-
vík, Sambíón Selfoss
The Hunting Party
Sambíóin Álfabakki, Sambíóin Kring-
lan, Sambíóin Keflavík, Sambíóin
Akureyri, Sambíóin Selfoss
The Ruins
Regnboginn, Sambíóin Akureyri
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Laugarásbíó
Tropa de Elite
Regnboginn
Undrahundurinn (Underdog)
Sambíóin Álfabakki, Sambíóin Akureyri
What Happens in Vegas
Smárabíó, Háskólabíó, Regnboginn
Nim’s Island (May 14)
Harold & Kumar Escape from
Guantanamo Bay (May 14)
Never Back Down (May 14)
Love in the time of Cholera (May 22)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom
of the Crystal Skull (May 22)
Flawless (May 23)
Sex & the City (May 30)
The Forbidden Kingdom (May 30)
Deception (June 6)
Speed Racer (June 6)
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
Reinventing Harbour Cities
May 10
On Saturday, May 10, the second
part of the conference ‘Reinventing
Harbour Cities - Urban Planning and
Art in Public Space’ will be held at the
Nordic House from 10:00 to 17:00. The
conference is organised by CIA.IS in
cooperation with the Iceland Academy
of the Arts and the Nordic House and
is aimed to open discussions about
urban development and the role of
art in public spaces. Among the guest
speakers will be Martin Biewinga,
Louise Mielonen and Vito Acconci.
For more information visit www.cia.is/
news/conference.htm.
The Nordic House, Sturlugata 5
Micro-Dance Festival
May 10
This year, the sixth annual Micro-
dance festival will be dedicated to the
mental and spiritual aspects of danc-
ing and will therefore not take place
in the material realm. Last year, the
festival took place in the time-space
between 15:00 and 3 minutes past
15:00. Everybody in the world was a
participant. Seeing how the only limit
for the size of this year’s festival is the
human imagination there’s no telling
how massive it might get. The festival
will be held at 15:00 at Kaffivagninn in
Grandi.
Brazilian Samba Workshop
May 10 and May 11
Capoeira enthusiasts in Iceland
have organized a Brazilian Samba
workshop which will be held at Mjölnir
on Mýrargata from 14:00 to 18:00. Ca-
poeira is an exciting Brazilian form of
art that combines fight, dance, rhythm
and movement. Teacher Vilnius will
teach the basics of Capoeira and
samba for 5.000 ISK per day. For more
info and to register for the workshop
visit www.capoeira.is.
Mjölnir, Mýrargata 2
Experiment Marathon Reykjavik
May 15 – August 24
The centrepiece of this year’s Reykjavík
Art Festival is the project Experiment
Marathon Reykjavik at the Reykjavík
Art Museum (Hafnarhús). This is the
most broad reaching art event that
the Reykjavik Art Museum has under-
taken since its inception and will bring
together over forty renowned artists
and scientists from the international
community. The Experiment Marathon
Reykjavik is a two-fold event: a vibrant
laboratory conducting its work before
the public eye during the opening days
of the exhibition, and installations in
diverse media on display throughout
the summer. The exhibition and entire
enterprise are curated by Hans Ulrich
Obrist in collaboration with artist Óla-
fur Elíasson. A catalogue will accom-
pany the exhibition and will be distrib-
uted internationally.
Reykjavík Art Museum, Tryggvagata 15
Diamantina Deep
May 20 to May 23
As part of the Reykjavík Art Festival,
the international Berlin based artist
group ‘Hypno Theatre’ presents a
unique mix of music, puppet perfor-
mance and visual art in Hjörleifur
Jónsson’s children show ‘Diamantina
Deep’. This is a story of the marvellous
adventures of the young Indian Sea
Turtle Purbayan Ranjan Biswas and
his incredible curiosity. The audience
accompanies the turtle on a journey
where his quest is to find out what lies
at the bottom of the sea. The theatre
group will travel the country from May
20 to May 23. For more info see: www.
artfest.is
Contemporary Dance Theatre
May 23 to May 25
The Iceland Dance Company and The
Norwegian Company of Contemporary
Dance will collaborate for the Reykjavík
Art Festival and stage the dance piece
‘Ambra’ at the Reykjavík City Theatre.
A total of 21 dancers will appear in the
performance, which is choreographed
by Ina Christel Johannessen, who is
considered one of Europe’s most ex-
citing choreographers today. Original
music is composed by two Icelandic
female musicians, Kira Kira and Hildur
I. Gudnadottir, along with their German
counterpart Dirk Desselhaus. The show
starts at 20:00 and tickets at www.midi.
is
Reykjavík City Theatre, Listabraut 2
Open House at the Intercultural
Centre
Every Friday night
The Intercultural Centre plays host to
intercultural meetings every Friday at
22:00. The concept is to bring foreign-
ers and Icelanders together, and to give
them the opportunity to get to know
other people and to share experiences.
The meetings feature plenty of activi-
ties that allow attendees to stir things
up into a nice cultural broth. Entrance
is free.
The Intercultural Centre, Hverfisgata 18
Israel-Palestine Cinema
First Tuesday of each month
The Iceland-Palestine Association hosts
a screening of films related to the Israel-
Palestine situation. The screenings are
at Café Cultura inside the Intercultural
Centre, at 20:00 the first Tuesday of
each month. For more info see: www.
palestina.is
The Intercultural Centre, Hverfisgata 8
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Whale Watching
from Reykjavík
Take part in an adventure at sea
with an unforgettable trip into the
world of whales and sea birds.
Conveniently located in Reykjavík’s
Old harbour, a three hour tour can
bring you up close to whales in
their natural habitat.

Free entry to the Information
Centre for our passengers.
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