The Festivals 2008-2024
LÓKAL 2008
Nature Theater of Oklahoma (USA): No Dice
New York City Players (USA): Ode To the Man Who Kneels
Vivarium Studio (FR): L’Effet de Serge
Draumasmiðjan (IS): Óþelló, Desdemóna og Jagó
Sokkabandið (IS): Hér og nú
Erna Ómarsdóttir og Lieven Dousselare (IS/BE): The Talking Tree.
LÓKAL 2009
Borgarleikhúsið (IS): Dauðasyndirnar
Mindgroup (IS): Þú ert hér
Þjóðleikhúsið (IS): Utan gátta
Ég og vinir mínir (IS): Húmanímal
Herbergi 408 (IS): Ódauðlegt verk um stríð og frið, Ódauðlegt verk um samhengi hlutanna, Ódauðlegt verk um stjórn og stjórnleysi
Fishamble (IE): Forgotten
Kviss Búmm Bang (IS): Eðlileikarnir
UP&COMING:
Hlynur Páll Pálsson (IS): Homo absconditus
Leifur Þór Þorvaldsson (IS): Feedback
Ástbjörg Rut Jónsdóttir (IS): Red
LÓKAL 2010
Rimini Protokoll (DE): Black Tie
De Utvalgte (NO): The Dream
16 Elskendur (IS): Nígerusvindlið
Kviss Búmm Bang (IS): The Great Group of Eight
Teater Får 302 (DA): The Dwarf
Teatr Weimar (SE): Ibsendeconstruction I: Ghosts
Nya Rampen (FI): The Exception
LÓKAL 2011
Herbergi 408 & Mobile Homes (IS): School of Transformation
Ingibjörg Magnadóttir, Freya Olafson, Arne McPherson & Friðgeir Einarsson (IS/CA): The Island
Ég og vinir mínir (IS): Verði þér að góðu
Verk Produksjoner (NO): Eternal Smile
Oblivia (FI): Entertainment Island 1,2,3
2boysTV (CA): Phobophilia
Aldrei óstelandi (IS): Fjallaeyvindur
Up&Coming (IS):
Aude Busson: Svörður fyrir sálina
Tyrfingur Tyrfingsson: Grande
Ragnheiður Harpa Leifsdóttir: Dagskrá um eldingar
Núna/Now (CA): Now/Núna. Gestahátíð frá Winnipeg. Artists: Debby Patterson, Jaimz Asmundson, Jeremy Pillipow, Matthew Holm, Paul Butler.
LÓKAL 2012
Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir (IS): Kameljónið
Jared Gradinger og Angela Schubot (DE): What They are Instead of
Margrét Sara Guðjónsdóttir (IS/BE): Variations on Closer
Amy Conroy (IE): I ❤️Alice ❤️I
Brokentalkers (IE): The Blue Boy
Friðgeir Einarsson (IS): Blokkin
Mind Group (IS) : Map of the World
Kviss Búmm Bang (IS): Downtown 24/7
LÓKAL 2013 (21.08-01.09)
Verk Produksjoner (NO): Build Me A Mountain,
Juha Valkeapää (FI): Executed Storiessem
Kriðpleir (IS): Tiny Guy
Theatre Replacement (CA): Winners&Losers
Brogan Davison og Pétur Ármannsson (IS): Dance for Me
Ragnheiður Harpa Leifsdóttir (IS): Tómið/Void
GRAL (IS): Óðurinn
Diederik Peeters (BE): Red Herring
LÓKAL 2014:
Margrét Sara Guðjónsdóttir (IS/BE): Blind Spotting
Pétur Ármannsson og Brogan Davison (IS): Petra
Vala Höskuldsdóttir (IS): Gudda, an epic tale
Óskabörn ógæfunnar & Borgarleikhúsið (IS): Bláskjár
Aude Busson (IS): Ég elska Reykjavík
Dóra Jóhannsdóttir (IS): Haraldurinn
Kviss Búmm Bang (IS): Flækjur
Everybordy´s Spectacular 2015 (curated by LÓKAL and Reykjavík Dance Festival)
Zachary Oberzan (USA): Tell Me Love is Real
Florentina Holzinger og Vincent Riebeek (DE): Schönheitsabend
Ásrún Magnúsdóttir (IS): Grrrrrrls
Margrét Bjarnadóttir (IS): Opening drum performance
Halla Ólafsdóttir (SE): Gizelle
Herbergi408 (IS): Ódauðlegt verk um ást og ástleysi, Ódauðlegt verk um stjórn og stjórnleysi, Ódauðlegt verk um samhengi hlutanna, Ódauðlegt verk um draum og veruleika.
Thom Luz (CH): When I Die
Melkorka Magnúsdóttir (IS): Milky Whale
Kriðpleir (IS): Krísufundur
Snæbjörn Brynjarsson (IS): Series of Novels Never Written
Marta Nordal (IS): Nazanin
Macho Man
Anna Kolfinna Kuran (IS): Bríet
Borralho & Galante (PT): Atlas
Gígja Jónsdóttir (IS): The Drop Dead Diet
Stina Nyberg (SE): Splendour
Ragnheiður Harpa Leifsdóttir (IS): Söngur krananna
Dustin Harvey og Adrienne Wong (CA): Landline
Íslenski dansflokkurinn (IS): Blæði: obsidian pieces
Björn Leó Brynjarsson (IS): Frami
Everybody’s Spectacular 2016 (curated by LÓKAL and Reykjavík Dance Festival)
Peaches (CA): Peaches Christ Superstar
Sómi Þjóðar (IS): Just Pretend I´m not here
Aðalbjörg Árnadóttir og Ylfa Ösp Áskelsdóttir (IS): It´s Volleyball Hallelujah
Íslenski dansflokkurinn (IS): Double Bill: What a Feeling (Halla Ólafsdóttir/Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir) and The Valley (Rósa Ómarsdóttir/Inga Huld Hákonardóttir)
Hljómsveitin Eva (IS): Glæðingamessa
Magnea Björk Valdemarsdóttir (IS): If You Only Knew ... Ef þú bara vissir...
Dance for Me & Olga Sonja Thorarensen (IS): Stripp
Erna Ómarsdóttir/Valdimar Jóhannsson (IS): Hidden Moments in Nature: A Sacrifice Event
Innra Eyrað (IS): Lazaretto
Verk Produksjoner (NO): Beat the Drum
The Iceland Love Corporation (IS): Psychography
Theatre Replacements (CA): Town Criers
Contact Gonzo (JP)
Under Influence
Everybody’s Spectacular 2017 (curated by LÓKAL and Reykjavík Dance Festival)
Brogan Davison (IS): The Brogan Davison Show
Elina Pirenen (FI): Personal Symphonic Moment
Brokentalkers (IE): Have I No Mouth
Margrét Sara Guðjónsdóttir (IS/BE): Spotted
The Famous Lauren Barri Holstein (UK): Notorious
Gerald Kurdian (BE): Hot Bodies
Ásrún Magnúsdóttir & Alexander Roberts (IS): Listening Party
Ragnar Ísleifur Bragason & Ragnheiður Maisól (IS): Guided Tour
Steinunn Ketilsdóttir (IS): Overstatement/Oversteinunn
Bára Sigfúsdóttir (IS): Being
Iceland Dance Company (IS): No Tomorrow by Ragnar Kjartansson, Margrét Bjarnadóttir and Bryce Dessner.
Kviss Búmm Bang (IS): Horfin heimili
Everybody’s Spectacular 2018 (curated by LÓKAL and Reykjavík Dance Festival)
Superamas (FR): Chekov – Fast & Furious
Marble Crowd (IS): Moving Mountains
Krista Burane (LV) & Andy Field (UK): Nocturne
Ragnar Ísleifur Bragason (IS): Gamli
Sarah Vanhee (BE): Lecture for Everyone
Styrmir Örn Guðmundsson (IS): Gjörningahátíð
Stertabenda (IS) & Amalie Olsen (DK): Insomnia
Samira Elagoz (FI/EG): Cock, Cock…Who is There?
Kolbeinn Hugi Höskuldsson (IS): Secret of the Ooze
PME ART / Jacob Wren (CA): Authenticity is a Feeling
Margrét Bjarnadóttir (IS): Movement
Tim Darbyshire (AU): Significant Encounters
GRAL (IS): Svartlyng
16 elskendur (IS): Leitin að tilgangi lífsins
Dana Michel (CA): Mercurial George
After four spectacular festivals with Reykjavík Dance Festival under the title “Everybody´s Spectacular” LÓKAL went back to the basics. In order to focus on the local independent performance scene, we hired Eva Rún Snorradóttir as a programmer and she valiantly put together six editions of LÓKAL, 2019-2024. In addition to the live performances and workshops LÓKAL published A collection of manuscripts, scripts fragment and working methods of performing artists in Reykjavík (2009-2020).
The following artists showed work in progress and some full fletched productions in those editions:
Andrea Vilhjálmsdóttir
Eirún Sigurðardóttir
Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir
Margrét Bjarnadóttir
Snæfríður Sól Gunnarsdóttir
Ólöf Ingólfsdóttir
Aðalbjörg Árnadóttir
Ylfa Áskelsdóttir
Janus Bragi Jakobsson
Loji Höskuldsson
Íris Stefanía Skúladóttir
Steinunn Knúts Önnudóttir
Friðgeir Einarsson
Svanhvít Júlíusdóttir
Leikfélagið PólíS
Ragnheiður Harpa Leifsdóttir
Iggy Malmborg
Hrefna Lind Lárusdóttir
Búi Bjarmar Aðalsteinsson
Ragnar Ísleifur Bragason
Sviðslistahópurinn JHM
Hallveig Kristín Eiríksdóttir
Selma Reynisdóttir
Birnir Jón Sigurðsson
Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir
Embla Guðrúnar Ágústsdóttir
Nína Hjálmarsdóttir
Viktoría Blöndal
Eva Halldóra
Pétur Eggertsson
Kriðpleir
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