Lovísa ósk Gunnarsdóttir

Current Artistic Director

Award-winning dancer and choreographer Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir has been dancing her whole life. She began performing in her living room at the age of four and spent sixteen years as a full-time member of the Iceland Dance Company. Lovísa toured worldwide with the company as well as with other independent dance groups, continually performing, creating, and collaborating with a wide range of wonderful artists.

Five years ago, she completed a master’s degree in Performance Practice at Iceland's University of the Arts, where she developed her artistic practice and conducted research on topics such as aging, and connecting to the body’s deeply embedded knowledge, history, and experience. This was followed by another master’s degree in Project Management at Reykjavík University.

Since then, Lovísa has been touring Europe with her graduation project, When the Bleeding Stops.

Lovísa has worked as an independent choreographer, lecturer, and stage artist in Iceland, creating works for the Iceland Dance Company, the Reykjavík Dance Festival, and Reykjavík City Theatre, to name a few. She has received awards and nominations for her work as both a choreographer and a dancer.