A large group of adults and children dance together with buzz in the ears, stereo of sound and steamy fog. Splashing in puddles with bleeding noses, they live in another world where they are never invisible. Spinning round and round, holding hands, the whole world a blur.
The Great Gathering was commissioned by Iceland Dance Company and made especially for Norður og Niður, an arts festival curated by Sigur Rós. It later toured venues in Reykjavík and appeared at Reykjavík Arts Festival in 2018 and the Children’s Culture Festival in 2019.
Presentation history
- Norður og Niður / Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík - premiere, 29 December 2017.
- Reykjavík Arts Festival / Eiðistorg, Reykjavík - 2018.
- Children's Culture Festival / Kringlan, Reykjavík - 2019.
Credits
- Choreographers
- Ásrún Magnúsdóttir and Alexander Roberts
- Music
- Hermigervill, Gus Gus, Hot Chip, Peaches, Jarvis Cocker, Sigur Rós, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Stars of the Lid and Alexis Taylor
- Co-authors and performers
- Elín Signý Weywadt, Ernesto Camilo Aldazabal Valdes, Halla Þórðardóttir, Hannes Þór Egilsson, Inga Maren Rúnarsdóttir, Sigurður Andrean Sigurgeirsson, Þyri Huld Árnadóttir, Carmen Lea Einarsdóttir, Dagmar Edda Guðnadóttir, Jökull Nói Ívarsson, Kolbeinn Einarsson, Marínó Máni Mabazza, Rafn Winther Ísaksson, Sigríður V. Gunnarsdóttir, Una Yamamoto Barkardóttir, Ylfa Aino Eldon Aradóttir and Þóra Dís Hrólfsdóttir
- Duration
- 45 minutes
- Premiere
- Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavík, 29 December 2017