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WORLD THEATRE DAY MESSAGE 2012
Nordic Drama Train 2012 - 2013 Iceland's contribution
Leiklistarsambandið kynnir íslenskar sviðslistir í New York 6. - 10. janúar
ICEHOT Í HELSINKI Í DESEMBER 2012 – TÆKIFÆRI FYRIR DANSLISTAFÓLK
Opnað hefur verið fyrir umsóknir til að taka þátt í Ice Hot norrænum dansplatformi í Helsinki að ári.Leiklistarsamband Íslands / Kynningarmiðstöð sviðslista er fulltrúi Ice Hot á Íslandi.   Umsóknarfrestur rennur út 31. janúar og er fólk hvatt til að sækja sem fyrst um því umsóknarferlið tekur tíma.  http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/icehot_i_helsinki_i_desember_2012__taekifaeri_fyrir_danslistafolk/ http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/icehot_i_helsinki_i_desember_2012__taekifaeri_fyrir_danslistafolk/ 04. jan 2012
12 Nordic production at APAP this weekend
The Nordics on Stage in New York 2012 is coming up Jan 6-10th 2012.  It is a  collaboration between Nordic Partners Dance Info Finland, Performing Arts Iceland,  Performing Arts Hub Norway, Loco World and the Danish Arts Agency.  http://stage.is/english/news/12_nordic_production_at_apap_this_weekend_/ http://stage.is/english/news/12_nordic_production_at_apap_this_weekend_/ 04. jan 2012
Oddur Björnsson leikskáld - Kveðja frá Leiklistarsambandi Íslands
Oddur Björnsson, leikskáld féll frá þann 22. nóvember s.l.  Leilistarsamband Íslands veitt honum heiðursverðlaun Grímunnar, íslensku sviðslistaverðlaunanna, sl sumar, fyrir ómetanlegt framlag í þágu íslenskrar leiklistar.  http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/oddur_bjornsson_leikskald_-_kvedja_fra_leiklistarsambandi_islands/ http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/oddur_bjornsson_leikskald_-_kvedja_fra_leiklistarsambandi_islands/ 04. des 2011
ICELAND DANCE COMPANY seeks a new artistic director
The post of the artistic director of Iceland Dance Company is open for applications. Deadline for application is  26nd of November 2011.  http://stage.is/english/news/iceland_dance_company_seeks_a_new_artistic_director/ http://stage.is/english/news/iceland_dance_company_seeks_a_new_artistic_director/ 17. nóv 2011
Three Icelandic productions on stage in New York in January.
Three Icelandic companies have been chosen to perform in a showcase as part of the nordic project Nordics on Stage which will be launched in New York USA in the beginning of January.   Nordics on stage is a large scale promotion project of Nordic performing arts.  http://stage.is/english/news/three_icelandic_productions_on_stage_in_new_york_in_january./ http://stage.is/english/news/three_icelandic_productions_on_stage_in_new_york_in_january./ 03. nóv 2011
Þrjár íslenskar sýningar á fjalirnar í New York í janúar
Þrír íslenskir sviðslistahópar hafa verið valdir til þátttöku í norræna samstarfsverkefninu Nordics on Stage sem hefst í New York í Bandaríkjunum í byrjun janúar.   Um er að ræða sameiginlega  umfangsmikla kynningu á norrænum sviðslistum.  http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/thrjar_islenskar_syningar_a_fjalirnar_i_new_york_i_januar/ http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/thrjar_islenskar_syningar_a_fjalirnar_i_new_york_i_januar/ 01. nóv 2011
First we take Manhattan, then...The Nordics on Stage
Symposium held by Performing Arts Iceland at Tjarnarbíó, Reykjavik Sept 4th 11 am   Lecturer: Åsa Edgren, director, Loco World   In her lecture Åsa will introduce to the Icelandic performing arts community the joint Nordic action under way to gain higher visibility and recognition for the work of Nordic performing artists in North America. She will speak about the agency work of Loco World since 2004 and its working relationship with artists and give examples of how strategic planning has increased economic turnover and exposure of performing artists. She will speak of visions and how to put them to life, motivation as starting point for successful international achievement, elements of time, branding, planning and negotiation techniques with a focus on the international market.  http://stage.is/english/news/first_we_take_manhattan,_then...the_nordics_on_stage/ http://stage.is/english/news/first_we_take_manhattan,_then...the_nordics_on_stage/ 02. sep 2011
Fyrst tökum við Manhattan, síðan...Norðurlöndin á svið
Sviðslistaþing LSI í Tjarnarbíói, sunnudaginn 4. september kl 11.00   -haldið í tengslum við sviðslistahátíðina LÓKAL-   Fyrirlesari : Åsa Edgren, stjórnandi , Loco World  http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/fyrst_tokum_vid_manhattan,_sidan...nordurlondin_a_svid/ http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/fyrst_tokum_vid_manhattan,_sidan...nordurlondin_a_svid/ 02. sep 2011
Hátíð í bæ - Lókal og Reykjavík Dance Festival haldnar hátíðlegar í september
Í byrjun september mun sviðslistahátíðaralda skella á Reykjavík, en 1. - 4. september verður leiklistarhátíðin Lókal haldin og beint þar á eftir, 5. - 11. september tekur Reykjavík Dance Festival við.   Því fannst stage.is tilvalið að kynna sér hátíðarnar betur og mælti sér mót við þær Ragnheiði Skúladóttur frá Lókal og Steinunni Ketilsdóttur frá Reykjavík Dance Festival til ræða við þær um hátíðarnar tvær, stöðu þeirra í íslensku sviðslistalífi, upphaf og framtíðardrauma.  http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/hatid_i_bae_-_lokal_og_reykjavik_dance_festival_haldnar_hatidlegar_i_september/ http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/hatid_i_bae_-_lokal_og_reykjavik_dance_festival_haldnar_hatidlegar_i_september/ 08. ágú 2011
Bring on the festivals! Lókal Theatre Festival and Reykjavík Dance Festival both held in September!
In the beginning of September, a performance tsunami will hit Reykjavik. Lókal Theatre Festival will take place 1st until 4th of September and from the 5th. – 11th of September, Reykjavík Dance Festival will take take place. The festivals have been held at the same time for the last two years, but this year, they are held separately.   http://stage.is/english/news/bring_on_the_festivals_lokal_theatre_festival_and_reykjavik_dance_festival_both_held_in_september/ http://stage.is/english/news/bring_on_the_festivals_lokal_theatre_festival_and_reykjavik_dance_festival_both_held_in_september/ 25. júl 2011
Out and about - The world adventures of Icelandic performance artists this summer
Icelanders have been touring all over Europe this summer and it is time to go on a big journey, to see where they have been laying their hat over these few months.   http://stage.is/english/news/out_and_about_-_the_world_adventures_of_icelandic_performance_artists_this_summer_/ http://stage.is/english/news/out_and_about_-_the_world_adventures_of_icelandic_performance_artists_this_summer_/ 18. júl 2011
Beint frá hjartanu - Viðtal við Ernu Ómarsdóttur dansara og danshöfund
Viðtal mánaðarins á stage.is að þessu sinni er við einn af farsælustu dönsurum og danshöfundum landsins, Ernu Ómarsdóttur.  Stuttu eftir útskrift frá PARTS í Belgíu árið 1998, hóf hún vinnu með stærstu nöfnunum í evrópsku samtímadansenunni, til dæmis Jan Fabre (Erna dansaði sólóinn My Movements Are Alone Like Streetdogs sem var tilnefndur til “Benois de la Dance” verðlaunanna við Bolshoi leikhúsið í Moskvu árið 2002) og með Les Ballets C de la B og Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui (vann meðal annars að verkinu Foi). En það leið ekki á löngu fyrr en eigin verk hennar fóru að vekja athygli.  http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/beint_fra_hjartanu_-_vidtal_vid_ernu_omarsdottur_dansara_og_danshofund/ http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/beint_fra_hjartanu_-_vidtal_vid_ernu_omarsdottur_dansara_og_danshofund/ 04. júl 2011
Iceland's international artists win home awards!
Gríman, The Iceland Theatre Awards, were held in The Reykjavík City Theatre on the 16th of June and broadcasted live on Channel 2.   The awards, presented for the ninth time covered sixteen categories. Plus the Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Oddur Björnsson, one of the nation´s foremost playwright.  http://stage.is/english/news/icelands_international_artists_win_home_awards/ http://stage.is/english/news/icelands_international_artists_win_home_awards/ 20. jún 2011
Gríman, uppskeruhátíð íslenskra sviðslista, var haldin við hátíðlega athöfn í Borgarleikhúsinu 16. júní síðastliðinn og í beinni útsendingu á Stöð 2.   Verðlaunin voru nú veitt í níunda sinn, í sextán flokkum sviðslista, auk þess sem heiðursverðlaun Leiklistarsambands Íslands voru veitt Oddi Björnssyni, einu fremsta leikskáldi þjóðarinnar um árabil.   http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/handhafar_grimuverdlaunanna_2011/ http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/handhafar_grimuverdlaunanna_2011/ 20. jún 2011
Nominations for Griman, Icelandic Theatre awards,have been announced
Nominations for the Griman awards, the Icelandic Theatre awards, were announced in the City Theatre on 6th of June 2011. 80 performances were eligible for nomination this year, which were viewed by Griman´s professional committees.  http://stage.is/english/news/nominations_for_griman,_icelandic_theatre_awards,have_been_announced/ http://stage.is/english/news/nominations_for_griman,_icelandic_theatre_awards,have_been_announced/ 11. jún 2011
Tilnefningar til Grímunnar 2011
Tilnefningar til Grímuverðlaunanna voru tilkynntar við hátíðlega athöfn í Borgarleikhúsinu 6. júní síðastliðinn. Alls komu 80 verkefni til álita í ár, sem voru skoðuð af fagnefndum Grímunnar.  http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/tilnefningar_til_grimunnar_2011/ http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/tilnefningar_til_grimunnar_2011/ 07. jún 2011
NATIONAL THEATRE OF ICELAND presented at two major Festivals in May.
The Bergen International Festival Festspillen i Bergen     Gerpla - the happy warriors   DRAMATISED BY BALTASAR KORMÁKUR AND OLAFUR EGILL EGILSSON  BASED ON A NOVEL BY HALLDÓR LAXNESS  26 May–28 May 2011  The harsh satirical tale of the blood brothers Thorgeir Hávarsson and Thormódur Kolbrúnarskáld has been a huge success on the Reykjavik stage. Now the National Theatre of Iceland visits Bergen with this magnificent though slightly skewed saga from Viking times, presenting some of Iceland’s most highly profiled actors.   The sagas have significantly affected the way the Icelandic people see themselves, as they have to Norwegians. Halldór Laxness, the Nobel Literature laureate, took a new look at the idealized image of Norse culture in his 1952 novel Gerpla (The Happy Warriors). The book, an incisive satire on hero worship and Viking violence, caused a major stir when it was published. It has recently been dramatized for the stage, and the result is an powerful and humorous performance.   The director, Baltasar Kormákur, familiar from several stage plays and films (including 101 Reykjavik), has gone to town with visual and theatrical effects. Gerpla is also a crass comment on warfare, hero-worship and arrogance in our own time.   More about Gerpla:  http://www.fib.no/en/Programme/?TLp=469643   More about The Bergen International Festival:  http://www.fib.no/en     ASSITEJ Performing Arts Festival for Young Audiences 2011     SHIMMER THE SILVERFISH / SINDRI SILFURFISKUR   By Thjodleikhusid (The National Theatre of Iceland)  To be different – that is all right!  Colorful and compelling puppets in black light theatre. 24 - 26 May 2011   Hafdis is the owner of a small aquarium fish shop.  She opens her shop every day to visiting children. But she does not sell anything and certainly not her beautiful finned friends. She understands their language and they love her stories. She tells the story of her favorite friend, Shimmer the Silverfish.   Shimmer was the happiest silverfish in the sea until one day he was told that he was not good enough. Why, he should be much more stylish! Being a silverfish might even indicate that he was simply a defected goldfish …   Shimmer begins his dangerous journey to find somebody who can help him to become a proper goldfish. Shimmer meets both friends and foes amongst the fascinating creatures of the sea.   More about Shimmer:  http://www.assitej2011.info/side.asp?lang=3&side=15&id=282   More about the festival:  http://www.assitej2011.info/forside.asp?lang=3   http://stage.is/english/news/national_theatre_of_iceland_presented_at_two_major_festivals_in_may./ http://stage.is/english/news/national_theatre_of_iceland_presented_at_two_major_festivals_in_may./ 11. maí 2011
SSG - Samtök Skapandi Greina
Samtök skapandi greina, SSG, voru stofnuð í dag, þriðjudaginn 3. maí 2011.   Að samtökunum standa allar kynningarmiðstöðvar lista og skapandi greina og félagasamtök í hverri grein.  http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/ssg_-_samtok_skapandi_greina_/ http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/ssg_-_samtok_skapandi_greina_/ 03. maí 2011
Hér gefur að líta nýja heimasíðu Leiklistarsambands Íslands, regnhlífasamtaka sviðlistanna í landinu.  Hér er að finna upplýsingar  á ensku um öll nýfrumsamin íslensk leikhús og dansverk frá árinu 2008.  http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/ny_heimasida_leiklistarsambandsins/ http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/ny_heimasida_leiklistarsambandsins/ 02. maí 2011
Hver er ég? - Þorleifur Örn Arnarson
Þorleifur Örn Arnarson hefur á skömmum tíma náð árangri og athygli sem leikstjóri erlendis, sérlega í hinum þýskumælandi heimi. Fyrr á þessu ári hlaut uppfærsla hans á Pétrí Gaut eftir Ibsen, sett upp í borgarleikhúsinu í Luzern í Sviss, gríðarlega mikla viðurkenningu í gegnum leikhússíðuna www.nachtkritik.de . Þorleifur er bókaður tvö ár fram í tímann og fram undan eru verkefni á borð við Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder eftir Brecht, sjálfur Lér konungur og óperan Leðurblakan eftir Johann Strauss. Þorleifur nam við hinn virta leikhússkóla Ernst Busch í Berlín og útskrifaðist þaðan 2008.  http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/hver_er_eg_-_thorleifur_orn_arnarson/ http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/hver_er_eg_-_thorleifur_orn_arnarson/ 04. apr 2011
Samtök Skapandi Greina stofnuð
Samtök skapandi greina, SSG, verða formlega stofnuð, á morgun, þriðjudaginn 3. maí. Að samtökunum standa allar kynningarmiðstöðvar lista og skapandi greina á Íslandi og samtök í hverri grein. Þau samtök, sem eru bakhjarlar kynningarmiðstöðva, mynda breiðustu fylkingu fagfólks í skapandi greinum í landinu.  http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/samtok_skapandi_greina_stofnud/ http://stage.is/icelandic/frettir/samtok_skapandi_greina_stofnud/ 28. feb 2011
New website for the Performing Arts in Iceland
ITI Iceland - Association of the Performing Arts announces proudly the launch of this new website, to be the home of news for the performing arts in Iceland.   The website replaces the former publication of Theatre in Iceland, a bi-annual booklet with information about new creations in the performing arts in last 2 years.     The site has information about  new creations, in theatre and dance from 2008 to this day and will be updated regularly to bring the international performing arts community fresh information about new Icelandic performing arts work.   The site will also be  a news forum of various achievements in Icelandic performing arts, publish interviews with artists which have receive international recognition and give information about your opportunities go connect and co-operate with performing arts organisations in Iceland.   We hope you take time to browse the various productions listed on the site and bookmark it on your browser for more to come...  http://stage.is/english/news/new_website_for_the_performing_arts_in_iceland/ http://stage.is/english/news/new_website_for_the_performing_arts_in_iceland/ 25. feb 2011
Who am I? - Interview with Þorleifur Örn Arnarson
Þorleifur Örn Arnarson has in a short time received attention as director on the international stage, in particular in the German speaking world. Earlier this years his production of Peer Gynt, at the city theatre in Luzern in Switzerland, made news through the theatre website www.nachtkritik.de . Þorleifur is booked two years ahead in time and coming up are productions of Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder by Brecht, King Leer and a productions of Johann Strauss's opera Die Flaedermaus. Þorleifur studied at the renowned theatre school Ernst Busch in Berlin and graduated in 2008.  http://stage.is/english/news/who_am_i_-_interview_with_thorleifur_orn_arnarson/ http://stage.is/english/news/who_am_i_-_interview_with_thorleifur_orn_arnarson/ 18. feb 2011
Performing Arts in focus at the Reykjavik Arts Festival
Performing Arts in focus at the Reykjavik Arts Festival in May Performing Arts will be in focus at the Reykjavik Arts Festival starting on May 20th. 5 new Icelandic works will be premiered during the festival as well as various international productions. The new creations of Icelandic works are:     We saw Monsters by the renowned choreographer Erna Omarsdottir and her company Shalala  Further info  click here   for the artfest webpage   The Journey of the Phoenix an electic theatre experience were various artists from different corners of the performing arts , join forces.  Further info  click here  for the artfest webpage   Big Wheel Cafe an Icelandic – Danish rollercoaster from the shop of Kristján Ingimarsson  Further info:  click here  for the artfest webpage   Six Pairs – six new collaborative works of composers and choreograpers  Further info:  click here   for the artfest webpage   The Club .....a community, a cooperation, a cult, a band, an artistic movement, a clandestine revolution...  Further info:  click here  for the artfest webpage    http://stage.is/english/news/performing_arts_in_focus_at_the_reykjavik_arts_festival/ http://stage.is/english/news/performing_arts_in_focus_at_the_reykjavik_arts_festival/ 18. feb 2011