Performances overview

This project will take place in three different places in the south of Iceland. We will help the three local communities with different tasks related to their festivals.
The participants will have the opportunity to perform several times during the project. The first performance will be the 19th of August during the Cultural night of Reykjavik. The second performance will be the 25th of August during the “Blómstrandi dagar” in Hveragerði and the last one will the 01st of September during the “Ljósanótt” in Reykjanesbær.
The group will also perform in kindergardens and schools in Reykjanesbær and Hveragerði.
Those performances will give the participants the chance to present the products of their activities in different stages of the project and to engage in discussions and workshops with the local community. The group will stay together for the first and the third week but in between it will be split into three groups located in different areas.

Reykjavík – Cultural Night of Reykjavik 19th of August

The Cultural Night in Reykjavik has become an essential part of cultural life in Iceland with thousands of people strolling the streets of the city on this exciting and eventful night. The Cultural Night offers the chance to enjoy a variety of activities ranging from traditional shows and exhibitions to more unusual happenings. Number of cultural institutes such as galleries, ateliers, shops, cafes, churches, restaurants and bars in downtown of Reykjavik stay open until late. The popular Reykjavik Marathon takes place on the same day. The population of the Reykjavík Capital Area is about 200,000 (Icelandars in total are about 310.000). Situated on a peninsula, Reykjavík offers a panoramic view of the mountains and the Atlantic Ocean on almost all sides. In the summer, you can sit by the harbour at midnight and watch the sun dip slightly below the horizon before it makes its way up again. On a sunny day, the mystical Snaefellsjokull glacier appears crystal-like on the western horizon, while mountainous moonscapes spread to the southeast.

Hveragerði – Blooming days: 23rd – 26th of August

This festival is a mixture of art and culture with a taste of the flower power in the area. Hveragerði is a small town of about 1,700 inhabitants that lies some 45 km east of Reykjavík. This friendly little community sits on top of a highly active geothermal field, providing heat of hundreds of greenhouses where fruit, flowers and vegetables are produced throughout the year. The name Hveragerði means ‘hot springs garden’. Geothermal energy is Hveragerði’s lifeblood, and it would be difficult to find such a natural wonder in the middle of a populated area anywhere else in the world. Very interesting is Gufudalur, the lovely ‘Steam Valley’ behind the town. The whole valley explodes with hot springs, geysers, mud pots, fumaroles and steaming vents.

Reykjanesbær – The night of the lights 30th of August – 02nd of September

This festival is one of the biggest festivals in Iceland. Many artists are performing and the fireworks in the last night of the festival are amazing. Reykjanesbær is also known by the name "The Beatles Town" because of a sixties rock band called Hljomar. A rock and roll museum commemorates those times. Originally it was a trading post from the year 1590 and later a fishing and fish processing community started developing around the merchants houses. Nowadays, Reykjanesbær is a thriving service and industrial centre. Keflavik International Airport is an important factor in the everyday life of the inhabitants. Tourism has become an important basis of livelihood and to serve the visitors properly, new hotels and restaurants have been established.