Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.05.2011, Page 33

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‘We Saw Monsters’ is several Reykjavík artists’ tribute to utter insanity that will be on display as part of
the Reykjavík Arts Festival. It’s a dance-based performance that pays strong visual homage to ‘70s and
‘80s slasher-horror films, and utilises non-classically trained dancers (actually, three of Iceland’s premier
professional dancers participate, while some haven’t been trained at all) in a freeform realisation of a thor-
oughly post-modernist vision.
Among its creators are the piece’s artistic director Erna Ómarsdóttir, Valdimar Jóhannsson (together
they are known as the staunchly unclassifiable music act Lazyblood), prolific sonic/visual artist Sigtryg-
gur Berg Sigmarsson, member of noise collective Stilluppsteypa, and well-known conceptual artist
Gabríela Friðriksdóttir; in its roster of members, We Saw Monsters has already created a many-headed
monster, and is sure to surprise and invigorate this year’s Reykjavík Arts Festival. SE
Premieres May 20 at 19:00
Second showing May 21 at 20:00
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A Monster Rears Its Ugly Heads