Something About Clouds
Eitthvað um skýin
© Melika Dez - Festival Quartiers Danses
Something About Clouds
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Choreography and performance: Ólöf Ingólfsdóttir
Dramaturgy: Thomas Schaupp
Set & costume: Bryndís Ósk Ingvarsdóttir
Lighting design: Ólafur Ágúst Stefánsson
Music: Vivaldi, Caldara, Vinci, Händel
Music concept and compilation: Ólöf Ingólfsdóttir
String Quartet: Júlíana Elín Kjartansdóttir, violin, Rósa Hrund
Guðmundsdóttir, violin, Sesselja Halldórsdóttir, viola,
Ólöf Sesselja Óskarsdóttir, cello
Sound recording and mixing: Hallur Ingólfsson
Sound operator: Kristín Waage
Premiere 11. September 2024
5'ieme Salle PDA
Festival Quartiers Danses, Montreal
Further performances:
Reykjavik Dance Festival, 17. November 2024
Tjarnarbíó, 11. December 2024
Tjarnarbíó, 19. January 2025
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​Emotions are a bit like clouds. They come and go! In her new full-length solo, choreographer, singer and performer Ólöf Ingólfsdóttir reflects them in an interplay of song and movement. The interweaving of different eras and generations through baroque arias and contemporary dance allows emotions to pass by timelessly in all their facets, sometimes cheerful, sometimes gentle, sometimes fast-paced, sometimes uplifting. Something About Clouds” gradually reveals a search for peace and authenticity unclouded by worldly bitterness in the midst of life's complexity.
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Something About Clouds is supported by
Performing Arts Fund Iceland.​​​​​​​​​​​
Review
"I totally recommend this beautiful and deep performance about emotions, humanness and clouds."
Sjöfn Asare - Lestarklefinn, RUV
