Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.04.2014, Blaðsíða 37

Jeff Dunham Goes Nuts In Public At Harpa
Harpa | 20:00 | 7,900 ISK

Comedy king Jeff Dunham, whose
recording of Ahmed, the Silence-I’ll-Kill-
You puppet went viral a few years back,
returns to Iceland to bring the crowd to
tears with his multi-part adult ventriloquist
show. Expect to see more stereotypes
shoved into one standup show than you
thought humanly possible, each attempting
to deconstruct radical ideals. The
performance will be part of a documentary
on Jeff. YN
The Gag Gun
Jeff Dunham17 A p r i l
A Cinematic Celebration of Nordic Cultures
Nordic House | 21:00 | Free!

The Nordic House celebrates some of the
latest film treasures from the far north in
this upcoming Nordic Film Festival. Opening
on April 3 with 'Monica Z,' a renowned
biopic of Swedish jazz singer Monica
Zutterland, the festival runs for almost two
weeks, spanning multiple genres including
drama, thriller, romance, animations and
children's film, with up to four films shown
daily. Go check out the films you wouldn’t
see in a mainstream cinema, it’s free after
all, and each film is shown with English
subtitles. LC

Five Weeks
The Grapevine picks the events, places and what to experience in the next five weeks
Reykjavík Map Happy Hour Guide Places We Like Best Of Reykjavík Practical Info
Reykjavík April 4 - May 8 Keep it in your pocket
IN YOUR
POCKET
Eye Candy
Nordic Film Festival
WHAT'S
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April 23 AIN'T THE KING DEAD? Tomorrow's
technology is here now, and it allows us to
bring the King, Elvis Presley, back to life. Or
project him in front of an audience as if he
were there. Either way, catch his not-once-
in-a-lifetime post-mortem set at Harpa.
April 7-9 20 YEARS FLY BY Kigali Café is a new
coffee place that opened on Ingólfsstræti
8, one that specialises in serving up cof-
fee from Rwanda. To commemorate twenty
years passing since the Rwandan genocide,
Kigali is offering free filter coffee and sweets
for three days. Don't be a stranger.
April 10, 18 PSALMS TO SOOTHE THE SELF Re-
nowned poet Megas wrote music in 1973
to accompany the psalms of 16th century
reverend Hallgrímur Pétursson. Only now
are they being played in their entirety in
Grafarholtskirkja. Don't be obtuse, head
out and give 'em a chance.
April 4 HARDCORE BEGETS HARDCORE Über punk
band Elín Helena are fresh off of the re-
lease of their latest album and team up with
experimental hardcore powerhouse Muck
to deliver a set that promises to break every
bone, burst every single eardrum and melt
off each face in attendance. Be there or be a
fucking tosser. Free entry.
SOUVENIR SHOP
SHOP OF THE YEAR 2012
The viking:info
Laugavegur 1 · Reykjavík
Hafnarstræti 1 - 3 · Reykjavík
Hafnarstræti 104 · Akureyri
Adalstræti 27 · Ísafjördur
e:info@the viking
www.theviking.is TAX FREE
Ísafjördur
Akureyri
Reykjavík
Aural Seizures
Harpa | 21:30 | 5,000ISK

"How can an orchestra, the 19th century
beast, be more radical and experimental?"
is the question posed by Ilan Volkov,
composer and creator of Tectonics
Festival, which explores visionary space
through a fusion of traditional classical
music, experimental composition and
improvisation. This third instalment focuses
upon New Hampshirite composer Alvin
Lucier and new Icelandic orchestral works,
promising three profound days of earth -
moving, empirical performances for those
with more adventurous music tastes. LC
Ear-Quake
Tectonics Festival10 - 12 A p r i l