Reykjavík Grapevine - 13.08.2010, Blaðsíða 28

liT Walk
Literary walk of Grófarhús, where poets and
other performers recite poems. The programme
concludes with a performance of song and po-
etry by the poetry band Greitt til Hliðar Plús Tveir
including their winning act from the 2010 Poetry
Slam
boRgaRbókaSafnið, TRyggvagaTa
The erupTion! anD Þórsmörk bY The glaCier
Screening of two Icelandic nature films, The
Eruption!, which captures the eruption in the Vol-
cano in Eyjafjallajökull in a breathtaking manner
and Þórsmörk by the Glacier, filmed in one of the
most spectacular locations in Iceland.
cineMa no2, geiRSgöTu 7b
17:00 - 23:00
ConCoCTion
Artists Elísabet Ásberg and Svanhvít Valgeirsdót-
tir co-exhibit for the second time sculptures and
paintings on the walls of Elísabet’s studio.
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17:30 - 18:30
poems anD arias
Þóra Passauer, contra alt, performs Kindartoten-
lieder by Gustav Mahler and well-known arias by
Puccini, Tchaikovsky and Donizetty, accompa-
nied by piano player Lilja Eggertsdóttir.
fRíkiRkjan chuRch, fRíkiRkjuveguR
17:30 - 21:00
piano anD horn
Piano player Ása Dóra Gylfadóttir and horn play-
er Rakel Björt Helgadóttir, students at the Rey-
kjavík Music School, play classic Icelandic songs
and selected works for piano and horn.
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18:00 - 18:30
The oCTeT ómar
The Octet Ómar performs heartfelt pop classics
arranged for quartet and beautiful arrangements
for choirs, celebrating the beauty of life.
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QeQQani erinarsoQaTigiiT
The biggest choir in East Greenland performs
folk and religious music from Greenland.
hafnaRhúS, TRyggvagaTa
18:00 - 19:00
guiTar islanCio
The guitar trio Guitar Islancio plays old Icelandic
songs in Jazz arrangements outside the Nine
Worlds studio in Vesturport.
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Þingvellir – Where easT anD WesT meeTs
Nature film about Lake Þingvallavatn and the
surrounding area. Geo logical and biological his-
tory and life in and around the lake are put in
focus.
cineMa no2, geiRSgöTu 7b
la fanfare Du belgisTan
The Belgistan, a small autonomous (and purely
fictional) region of Eastern Belgium, proudly
presents its Fanfare: an ensemble of five horns
and two percussionists bringing the unique
sounds of Belgistani music to the world audi-
ence. Its hellish dances, wild and mysterious
rhythms, and hypnotic melodies.
kjaRvalSSTaðiR, flókagaTa
18:00 - 20:00
reYkjavík 1944
Screening of the film Reykjavík 1944 by Loftur
Guðmundsson. The film is a unique documen-
tary of life in Reykjavík in the first year of Icelan-
dic independence and the end of the World War.
Screenings at 18:00 and 19:00
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18:00 - 21:00
sTebbi anD eYfi
The kings of Icelandic pop music, Stefán
Hilmarsson and Eyjólfur Kristjánsson play their
most popular songs and discuss life and music
with the audience.
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garDen ConCerT
Hrólfur Jónsson plays original songs from his
new CD, Tímaglasið, with musicians Ragnar Jón
Hrólfsson, Albert Finnbogason and Úlfur Alexan-
der Einarsson. Concerts at 18:00 and 20:00.
bjaRkaRgaTa 2
18:00 - 23:00
noT all is WhaT iT seems
Fifteen people take off their trousers and shoes
to confront our preconceptions.
SkólavöRðuSTíguR by bankaSTRæTi
besTival
This project is an outdoors art festival compris-
ing paintings, photographs, performances, vid-
eo art, sculptures, graffiti and music.
hjaRTaToRg, laugaveguR 21
18:00 - 23:30
sex on The beaCh
Performance art piece Sex on the Beach by art-
ist Inga Sólveig takes place from 18:00 until the
break of dawn in Gallery Eye for an Eye.
hveRfiSgaTa 35
19:00 - 19:30
sunshine Yoga
Yoga instructor Auður Bjarnadóttir demonstrates
and teaches yoga with her students in the Wom-
en’s Day Off tent.
auSTuRvölluR
19:00 - 20:00
saga-sTeaDs
Photographer Einar Falur gives a guided tour of
his exhibition Saga-Steads. The exhibition re-
visits places in photographs by William Gershom
Collingwood, who photographed Iceland during
his travels in 1897.
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ChukoTka on The eDge of WorlD
A film about the life and hopes of people in the
Chukotka-territory by the Arctic Circle in Siberia,
where billionaire Roman Abramovich was elect-
ed governor in 2000.
cineMa no2, geiRSgöTu 7b
19:00 - 22:00
insTallaTion
A Transpatial Installation by the French artist
Yann Gautron. Poetry, Painting and music.
alliance fRançaiSe, TRyggvagaTa 8
19:30 - 20:00
T.n.T. (aC/DC TribuTe banD)
T.N.T is the first Icelandic AC/DC tribute band,
and this is their first live performance.
jci, helluSund 3
20:00 - 20:30
guiTar islanCio aT The naTional museum
Guitar Islancio consists of guitar players Björn
Thoroddsen, Jón Rafnson and Hjörtur Steinars-
son. The trio will play sweet guitar music as they
have been known to do.
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in C
The Icelandic Flute Choir performs one of the
most influential minimalistic flute pieces ever
written, In C by Terry Riely from 1964.
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in everY DireCTion anD baCk
Song trio Les Triples performs golden oldies.
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Þórunn anTonia sings
Singer Þórunn Antonia sings in the Women’s Day Off
tent.
auSTuRvölluR
20:00 - 21:00
iki ConCerT
IKI is a song improvisation troupe of nine wom-
en from four Nordic countries: Iceland, Finland,
Norway and Denmark. The troupe was formed in
Copenhagen in 2009, where all the singers were
studying at the Rytmisk Musik Konservatorium.
IKI sings beautiful cappellas based on sounds,
tones, languages and rhythm.
noRdic houSe, STuRlugaTa 5
DalTon in ConCerT
The band Dalton warms up the audience outside
JCI Iceland.
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spiDer in high heels
Live music and poetry in celebration of the 10-
year anniversary of the Reykjavík City Library at
its current location. Eðvarð Lárusson’s Trio plays
music to selected poems.
Reykjavík ciTy libRaRy, TRyggvagaTa
20:00 - 21:30
movie sCreening
Geologist Ari Trausti Guðmundsson and pho-
tographer Ragnar Th. Sigurðsson, authors of the
book Eyjafjallajökull, exhibit photos and discuss
the eruption. The short film The Eruption! by
Valdimar Leifsson will be screened.
cineMa no2, geiRSgöTu 7b
20:00 - 23:00
jói De vivre
Photography exhibition and a publishing party
for a new book by photographer Jói Kjartans.
The photos span a five-year period from 2005
to present day. DJ's, performances and refresh-
ments.
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Designers in an alleY
Icelandic designers exhibit their work in alley 17-
23 of the Icelandic Design Centre.
icelandic deSign cenTRe, vonaRSTRæTi 4b
20:20 - 23:00
rás 2 nova big bang ConCerT
A whole- evening concert by Exton Sound and
Lighting. Artists include:
Grafík - Iceland 80's top pop group with national
favourite singers Helgi Björns and Andrea Gylfa
Gunni Þórðar and his Rockestra - the Nestor of
Icelandic rock performs a medley of songs from
a career spanning half a century.
aRnaRhóll
20:30 - 21:00
performanCe
Ólöf Ingólfsdóttir, newly appointed Fjallkona
("Lady of the Mountain") 2010, reads poetry in
full costume.
WoMen’S day off TenT, auSTuRvölluR
in The beginning
The theatrical performance “In The Beginning”
was Ingi Hrafn´s gratuation project from the Rose
Buford College in London. The performance is
without words, it is very visual and evokes the
imagination of the audience.
hafnaRhúS, TRyggvagaTa
20:30 - 21:30
iCelanDiC pearls
Agnes Amalía Kristjónsdóttir soprano, Guðrún
Jóhanna Jónsdóttir soprano, Jóhanna
Héðinsdóttir mezzo-soprano and Nathalía Druz-
in Halldórsdóttir mezzo-soprano with piano play-
er Renata Ivan perform classic Icelandic songs
by Iceland’s most beloved composers.
dóMkiRkjan chuRch, kiRkjuSTRæTi
reYkjavik DanCe fesTival
Get a taste of the upcoming Reykjavik Dance
Festival which will run from 1. – 5. September.
kjaRvalSSTaðiR, flókagaTa
20:30 - 22:30
hljóðx bYlgjan ConCerT
Mannakorn - a league of virtuosos
Hjálmar - excellent arctic reggae band.
Not to be missed
Hjaltalín - one of the most exciting bands to
come out of Iceland
ingólfSToRg
21:00 - 22:00
The naTional gallerY
Guided tour of the three ongoing exhibitions
at the National Gallery of Iceland: Untitled Film
Stills, by Cindy Sherman; prints by Edward
Munch; and Strides, a selection of works from
the National Gallery collection.
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aCCorDion fun
Hilmar Hjartarson and Friðjón Hallgrímsson have
a reputation for playi ng fine old-fashioned ac-
cordion dance music. They will play a few songs
and hopefully get a few legs moving.
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ómar The saviour
The Salvation Trio performs a programme based
on texts by Ómar Ragnarson.
fRíkiRkjan chuRch, fRíkiRkjuveguR
ART Music PERFORMANcE WORKsHOP Misc ART Music PERFORMANcE WORKsHOP Misc
21:00 - 22:30
ouTDoors DanCe
The band Bermuda with singer Íris Hólm play
dance music courtesy of JCI Iceland.
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movie sCreening
Frozen Paradise. A documentary about a sea
kayak trip in Greenland. A lyrical account of kay-
aking and the habits and history of the people on
the east coast of Greenland.
cineMa no2, geiRSgöTu 7b
21:30 - 22:30
reggae from greenlanD
A concert with pop/rock band Liima Inui from
Greenland.
hafnaRhúS, TRyggvagaTa

22:00 - 23:00
sTella polaris - The Dream of The shaman
A performance inspired by Nordic mythology, a
ritual celebrating life, nature and history.
hljóMSkÁlagaRðuR by bjaRkaRgaTa
22:30 - 23:00
The erupTion!
Two screenings of the Icelandic film, The Erup-
tion!, which captures the eruption in the Volcano
in Eyjafjallajökull in a breathtaking manner.
cineMa no2, geiRSgöTu 7b
23:00
fireWorks DisplaY
The final boom of Reykjavík Culture Night is
sponsored by Vodafone..
aRnaRhóll
23:30
22 burning rafTs
Óskar Ericsson‘s installation of just that, 22
burning rafts floating in the sea.
The ShoRe eaST of The Sun voyageR SculPTuRe
program subject to change. please check
www.visitreykjavik.is for a final schedule.
CulTure nighT aT
lanDsbankinn
Art historian Aðalsteinn
Ingólfsson gives guided
tours of Landsbanki´s
works of art.
Icelandic children´s
favourite performers
Gunni and Felix
entertain.
15:30 Ómar Ragnarsson, one of Iceland´s
most beloved entertainer performs.
four choirs from the nordic Choir
festival perform
16:15 Concert Clemens (Denmark)
16:30 Chamber Choir Kamertonas
Kaunas (Lithuania)
16:45 Chamber Choir
Cantinovum (Finland)
17:00 Chamber Choir of North- Iceland
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12:00
12: 45
13:30
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14:00
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