Education
- First Class with Distinction, Master in International Performance Research, University of Warwick.
- First Class with Distinction, Master in Theatre Theory, University of Amsterdam.
- First with Honours, BA in European Theatre Arts, Rose Bruford and the University of Manchester.
Positions Held
- Artistic and Managing Director of Rosendal Teater and Bastard International Performing Arts Festival (2021–present).
- Co-founder and Programme Director of the Master in Performing Arts at Iceland University of the Arts, and Associate Professor with an emphasis on artistic research (2016–2020).
- Co-Director, Teenagers in Reykjavík (2015–present).
- Co-Programme Director for Theory and Adjunct, Performing Arts Department, Iceland University of the Arts (2015–2016).
- Co-Director, Reykjavík Dance Festival (2013–2020).
- Associate Curator and Producer, Reykjavík Dance Festival (2012–2013).
- Co-Director of The Festival (2011–2013).
- Assistant Editor, Total Theatre (2009–2011).
Artistic and Curatorial Work (2009–2027)
- 2009 (2027, forthcoming). Co-created with Ásrún Magnúsdóttir. A brass band of 18-year-olds exploring what is and is not worth fighting for. Premieres at Volksbühne, Berlin.
- Album (2027, forthcoming). Co-created with Ásrún Magnúsdóttir. A stage work re-performing entire music albums with a house band, Iceland Dance Company dancers and local listeners. Premieres at Reykjavík City Theatre with Iceland Dance Company.
- EUphoric Youth (2026–2029). A European project coordinated by Rosendal Teater giving teenagers real decision-making power in cultural institutions through open-source curating.
- School of Emotions (2026). International performance and live radio project with young people from Norway, Iceland and Italy, developed with Ásrún Magnúsdóttir, Nicolai Amador, Marta Ákadóttir and project collaborators.
- Nothing Special (2025). Curatorial collaboration with Halvard Damm Laupstad and Carlos Correia. A city-wide exhibition unfolding across galleries and unexpected places throughout Trondheim.
- Fæst for byen (2022–present). Concept by Alexander Graham Roberts; artistically developed with Tonje Wik Olaussen and Guro Hustad Stugu. A 15-hour rave hosted by the neighbours.
- One Night in... (2022). Co-created with Ásrún Magnúsdóttir. Commissioned by Regionteatern Blekinge Kronoberg. Remade in Copenhagen at Sydhavn Teater (2024).
- BALL (2022). Co-created with Ásrún Magnúsdóttir. Commissioned by Iceland Dance Company. Nominated for Choreographer and Show of the Year at Gríman.
- Teenage Songbook of Love and Sex (2019). Co-created with Ásrún Magnúsdóttir in collaboration with composer Teitur Magnússon. A touring choir project made with local teenagers in each city, presented across Europe including Reykjavík Dance Festival, METEOR / BIT Teatergarasjen, NEXT, Kampnagel, Theaterformen, SPRING Performing Arts Festival, SAAL Biennaal, SPIELART, Zürcher Theater Spektakel and Theaterfestival Basel.
- Asparfell (2018). Co-created with Ásrún Magnúsdóttir. A one-day living jukebox and block party hosted by residents of Asparfell 2–12 in Reykjavík; produced by the City of Reykjavík and Reykjavík Arts Festival.
- The Great Gathering (2017). Co-created with Ásrún Magnúsdóttir. Commissioned by Iceland Dance Company for Norður og Niður; later presented at Reykjavík Arts Festival and Reykjavík Children’s Culture Festival.
- Listening Party (2017). Choreography by Ásrún Magnúsdóttir; dramaturgy by Alexander Graham Roberts. A stage party hosted by teenagers, premiered at Every Body’s Spectacular at the National Theatre of Iceland and subsequently presented across Europe.
- Made in Children (2016). Co-created by Ásrún Magnúsdóttir, Alexander Graham Roberts and Aude Busson with ten children aged 8–12; premiered at Reykjavík City Theatre.
- GRRRRLS (2015). Choreography by Ásrún Magnúsdóttir; dramaturgy by Alexander Graham Roberts. Commissioned and produced by Reykjavík Dance Festival. DV Audience Award 2017.
- FRONTING (2014). Co-created with Ásrún Magnúsdóttir. A triple bill of tribute solos performed by Gunnar Ragnarsson, Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson and Kata Mogensen; premiered at Reykjavík Dance Festival.
- Church of Dancy (2014). Choreography by Ásrún Magnúsdóttir; dramaturgy and curatorial development by Alexander Graham Roberts with Ásgerður G. Gunnarsdóttir.
Additional curatorial work includes programmes at festivals and platforms around Europe, including Centrale Fies in Dro, Onassis in Athens and Homo Novus in Riga, alongside the longer-term roles in Reykjavík and Trondheim. Co-curated and edited publications include Into the City, Onto the Stage (2019) and Creative Climate Justice in Norway. Peer-reviewed research includes texts in Performance Research (2012 and 2024) and Choreography: Autonomies (2019).
Boards
Board of Kunsthall Trondheim (2024–present).
Previous board memberships include Sláturhúsið (2018–2021) and the Icelandic Association of Choreographers (2016–2021). Additional responsibilities include Reykjavík Dance Festival’s two European networks, Festival in Transition and apap; committees at the Iceland University of the Arts including the Research Committee, Art Research conference committee and Performing Arts Department Internal Review Committee; and a professional review of the new Master in Performing Arts at Malmö in 2021.
Awards and Nominations
Selected awards, nominations and recognised work include Audience Developer of the Year (Norwegian Audience Development Agency); National Performing Arts Awards of Iceland (Gríman) for Artistic Direction of Reykjavík Dance Festival; National Performing Arts Awards of Iceland (Gríman) for Show of the Year and choreography for BALL; DV’s Cultural Award for Dance for Church of Dancy; DV’s Audience Choice Award for GRRRRLS; nominations for DV’s Cultural Award for Dance for Reykjavík Dance Festival and Choreography Reykjavík; nomination for Best Choreography for Listening Party; Best Choreography for Crescendo; and Shades of History winning Best Dancer at the National Theatre and Dance Awards of Iceland (Gríman).