Reykjavík Dance Festival 2011. Raven premiere site specific work COURT 0.9144m.
For Reykjavík Dance Festival 2011 Raven collaborate with Icelandic folk duo HEIMA and international jazz trio ATOS.
Rýmið hefur áhrif á verkið og við höfum notað það til að búa til mismunandi persónur og aðstæður. Þessar persónur bregðast við mismunandi hluta af rýminu, bæði innan- og utandyra. Líkamstjáning þeirra passar við það sem rýmið gefur til kynna. Á mörgum stöðum í rýminu er sjónarhorn áhorfenda takmarkað svo við þróuðum hreyfingar sérstaklega með það í huga.
The work is predominantly influenced by the space, which has been used as a tool to create a series of characters and situations. These characters exist portraying different aspects of this space. Their physicality is a reaction to something that the space has suggested to them. The space offers many limited view points so they make movement specific to these limitations.
5th-11th September
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“Out of our hands” Dans og hljóðverk með Raven og Blauba- Sýningar 17. Og 18. Júní
Verkefnið er fyrsti hluti samstarfs íslenska danshópsins Raven, sænska hópsins Blauba, og tónlistarmannanna Medeleine Jonsson og hljómsveitarinnar HEIMA. En hóparnir vinna saman á Íslandi í Júní, og er uppspretta verkefnisins samstarf vinabæjanna Kópavogs og Norrköping en hóparnir eru einnig í samstarfi við Dansverkstæðið og Klassíska Listdansskólann.
Verkið er 15 mínútna dansverk fyrir 8 dansara með lifandi tónlist,samið fyrir óhefðbundið rými,og áhersla er lögð á að færa dansinn og listina nær almenningi og því höfum við valið að sýna verkið út á götu í almenningsrými, en við verðum einnig með eina sýningu á Dansverkstæðinu þar sem við munum halda opnar umræður um verkefnið. Verkið er nýtt og verður frumflutt á 17. Júní bæði í Kópavogi og Reykjavík.
Framhaldið af verkefni þessu verður tekið áfram til Norrköping í Svíþjóð sumarið 2012, En þetta er samstarf þriggja norðurlanda, Íslands, Svíþjóðar og Noregs.
Sýningardagar:
17. Júní 14:00 Reykjavík- Austurvöllur
17. Júní 17:00 Kópavogur- Rútstún
18. Júní 15:00 Reykjavík- Hjartatorg
18. Júní 17:00 Dansverkstæðið, Skúlagötu 28. (opnar umræður með listamönnum)
Opið Workshop með Raven og Blauba! 14. Júní kl. 17:00-19:00
Danshópurinn Raven og Sænski hópurinn Blauba eru stödd á Íslandi í júní þar sem þau vinna að samstarfsverkefni sem ber heitið ´Out of our Hands´ , en verkefnið heldur áfram næsta sumar í Norrköping í Svíþjóð. Í tengslum við verkefnið vill hópurinn bjóða upp á dans workshop fyrir almenning. Þar sem þáttakendur verða kynntir fyrir vinnuaðferðum hópsins í samstarfi við tónlistarmenn.
Workshopið byrjar á danstíma sem er gefinn af Sofia ´Sosso´Harryson og í seinni hlutanum lítum við á danssmíði og samsetningu hreyfinga.
Allir velkomnir – Frítt
14. Júní kl. 17:00-19:00
Klassíski Listdansskólinn, Grensásvegur 14
Fleiri upplýsingar í síma: 861-7236
Free open Classes with Sosso at Dansverkstæðið
Sofia “Sosso” Harryson, originally from Norrköping, Sweden studied in London at Laban and graduated in 2009. Sofia is a founding member and initiator of the Swedish based stage art collective Blauba funded in 2008. She has worked with Freddie Opoku-Addaie and Jorge Cresis at the Royal Opera House London in their summer collection, Shobana Jeyasingh London, Christina Tingskog Sweden and Peter Svenzons company Art of Spectra in Gothenburg. She will contracted at the Gothenburg Opera from July this summer. With Blauba she has choregraphed, performed and been project manager. She is currently in Iceland to work with a Raven Arts and Blauba collaborative performance.
Class description 6th-10th june 10.00-11-30; Dansverkstæðið Skúlagata 28. Reykjavík
I’m interested in dynamic changes, large fluent positions, speed, travels and jumps. Thus the class builds on modern and contemporary techniques. It aims to get the dancers on their legs, sooth into the floor, strengthen the whole body, fly across the space and jump as high and drop as low you can go.
Raven- Dance and Music weekend 17th-19th of September
The weekend everyone has been waiting for is finally here! During
three days the dancers of Raven Productions and the musicians of ATOS
(jazz trio) will be presenting works developed by different artists
within the group from the past year. During August and September the
dancers and musicians have been gathered in Reykjavík to develop
Hulda - falið verkefni and will now premiere the piece.
BOOKING
Phone: 616-2120
Email: midi@ballet.is
17. 18. 19 September kl. 20:00
Hulda - falið verkefni
Hrefna
19. September kl. 14:00 - 18:00
after the rain, I saw you
Hliðarspor
Are you going somewhere
they Met, they Loved, and Flew away
This is how
Body, Building
You
Waste more, want more
NEI
Dancers:
Anna Axiotis (SWE)
Brogan Davison (UK)
Clara Folenius (SWE)
Ellen Harpa Kristiansdóttir (IS)
Eszter Göncz (HUN)
Hrafnhildur Einarsdóttir (IS)
Martina Francone (IT)
Musicians:
ATOS
Gonçalo Almeida (PRT)
Lucas Acuña (ARG)
Wieland Möller (GER)
Workshop 11. - 12. september
Dans og Sviðslistahópurinn Raven sem samanstendur af dans- og tónlistarmönnum víðsvegar úr heiminum (Argentína, England, Ísland, Ítalía, Portúgal, Svíþjóð, Ungverjaland, Þýskaland) eru samankomnir í Reykjavík og verða með ýmsar uppákomur í Ágúst og September.
Ekki missa af skapandi spuna námskeiði, þar sem þáttakendur fá að kynnast því hvernig hópurinn vinnur. Áhersla er lögð á að draga fram listræna sköpun einstaklingsins í hreyfingum og túlkun í samvinnu við lifandi tónlist.
Staður: Klassíski Listdansskólinn, Grensásvegi 14, Reykjavík. Dagsetning: 11. og 12. september. Kl: 13:00-16:00
Verð: 2000 kr.
Nánari upplýsingar e-mail: midi@ballet.is eða í síma: 6162120
The dancers of Raven Productions (Iceland, Hungary, Sweden, Italy, and UK) and the musicians of ATOS (Argentina, Germany and Portugal) are gathered in Reykjavík, Iceland, during August and September to create Hulda - Falið Verkefni. This is an opportunity to take part of their working methods and get an insight in the creation of their new piece. The workhop will be accompanied live by the musicians of ATOS.
Date: 11. - 12. September
Time: 13:00 - 16:00
Location: Húsnæði Klassíski listdansskólinn, Grensásvegi 14, Reykjavík
Price: 2000 kr
For more information contact: midi@ballet.is or phone: 6162120
Raven´s collaborators ATOS jazz trio playing at Café Rósenberg, Reykjavík
Tuesday 7. september at 21:00
ATOS is a jazz trio consisting of Gonçalo Almeida on bass (PRT), Wieland Möeller on drums (GER), and Lucas Acuña on guitar (ARG). The trio is based in Netherlands, but now located in Reykjavík, Iceland, to play at Café Rosenberg and collaborate with Raven for the commencing performances in September. Check them out at myspace.com/atostrio
location: Café Rósenberg, Klapparstígur 25-27, Reykjavík
after the rain, I saw you at Reykjavík Dancefestival
The dancefilm "after the rain, I saw you" by Hrafnhildur Einarsdóttir will be shown at Reykjavík Dancefestival in Hafnarhúsið- Reykjavík Art Museum.
Premier: Thursday 2. september at 20:00 and 21:00
The film will also be shown at Hafnarhúsið in the opening hours of the museum during the festival 2-5 of september.
Surrounded by broken umbrellas and colors that had been hunting us, we started our performance, suddenly we became aware of every detail in our surrounding. We all shared a common feeling, being watched.
A NYC street artist, Joe Magrum, came to my mind. I´m not used to be creating my art in front of strangers, which he does all the time. I´m used to presenting my work when I have worked on it secretly for a while in a safe studio environment with only my collaborators close to me. When I finally present my work, I do it in a safe, dark place, wearing costumes and plenty of make up.
Are we so scared of strangers and what they might think? Why do we normally look away when we accidentally meet a strangers eye.
Director / Cinematography / Editing: Hrafnhildur Einarsdóttir
Dancers / Coworkers: Irene Cena and Wiebke Schuster
Music / Sound: Lucas Acuna and Hrafnhildur Einarsdóttir
Technical assistance: Sigurður Helgason
to see more about Reykjavík Dancefestival visit:
http://www.dancefestival.is/
Raven at Culture Night
The group will be performing two works at Culture Night, Reykjavík, Saturday 21. August. The work NEI by Hrafnhildur Einarsdóttir, which was presented at Jónsvaka festival in June, and the work Hliðarspor which is a collaborative work by the dancers Anna Axiotis, Brogan Davison, Clara Folenius, Ellen Harpa Kristinsdóttir, Eszter Göncz and Hrafnhildur Einarsdóttir.
Hliðarspor
When one is walking down the main street, it is hard to avoid meeting familiar faces. How do you react?
Looking at daily life circumstances and behavior down town Reykjavík. The group will be traveling between places, performing the work in different surroundings.
Hliðarspor 1 will be performed at 15:00 - Ingólfsnaust
Hliðarspor 2 will be performed at 15:30 - Lækjartorg, strætóskýli
NEI will be performed at Gallerí Crymo, Laugavegur 41a at 14:00
NEI on show at Jónsvaka
The performance is at Gallery Crymo, Laugavegi 41a, Reykjavík. Saturday 26th of june at 14:00 and 15:30 pm.
Raven in Abundance, Sweden
Raven has been invited to Abundance International dance festival In Karlstad, Sweden 15th -18th of June 2010, with the work Hrefna, choreographed and performed by Hrafnhildur Einarsdottir.
For more info visit: http://dans-i-varmland.regionvarmland.se/
NEI at Jónsvaka, Iceland
Raven’s dancer Eszter Göncz will be performing at Jónsvaka Art Festival in Reykjavík, 26th of June with our newest project NEI. NEI is a work in progress, choreographed as a duet- result: Solo.
Connections between places, thoughts and action which two people have been through together. Like a relationship that has gone through many break ups, but lived through it all.
Why do people think it is safer to say no to challange?
Do people enjoy the reflections of their lifes
Are people scared of understanding ?
Choregraphy: Hrafnhildur Einarsdóttir
Performer: Eszter Göncz
Music composition: Lucas Acuna
For more info visit: http://www.jonsvaka.is/
Short film in progress
Raven has been exploring the city of New York for the last two months. Meanwhile working on a short film in collaboration with performers Irene Cena and Wiebke Schuster. The rehearsals and the shooting of the film is now finished and the audio-visual editing has begun. Keep visiting raven.is to see excerpts and more about the development of the short film in the forthcoming weeks.