Romeo & Juliet
— Up Close

The Iceland Dance Company presents "Romeo and Juliet — Up Close" at the New Stage of the City Theater this spring.

The work is a contemporary reimagining of an older piece initially crafted in collaboration with the dancers of the Gärtnerplatz Theater in Munich. It premiered on the grand stage of the City Theater in 2021. In this new production, the audience is brought closer to the performance, creating a unique and immersive experience.

Shakespeare's classic tragedy is meticulously deconstructed, unfolding into numerous narratives that run parallel, forming a world teeming with lustful desire, bodily fluids, and flaming tongues of fire. The production explores the hurtful power of screams and the healing force of love, all set against the backdrop of a bright and neon-colored heart. The show is enhanced by adventurous scenery and costumes, captivating video work, and the enchanting music of Sergei Prokofiev. The result is a performance that resonates with everyone who experiences it, leaving no one untouched.

A work by Erna Ómarsdóttir & Halla Ólafsdóttir, music by Sergei Prokofiev.

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Romeo & Juliet- up close

Kaupa miða

„A brave, amazing, committed and disturbing ensemble performance and a triumph for the fearless Icelanders” – BR Klassik

„Never before has a dance performance repelled, fascinated and confused me. I just wanted to go home in between, but was completely mesmerised by the actions on stage” – Klassik Begeistert

„Romeo & Juliet glides over the sediments of consciousness – like a bloody river making its way into the sea”

– Munich and co.

Artistic Directors and Choreographers:
Erna Ómarsdóttir & Halla Ólafsdóttir

Music:
Sergei Prokofiev & Skúli Sverrisson
(Watching Water)
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by: André Previn

Set:
Chrisander Brun

Vídeo:
Valdimar Jóhannsson in collaboration with Erna Ómarsdóttir & Halla Ólafsdóttir

Costumes:
Karen Briem & Sunneva Ása Weishappel

Lighting:
Pálmi Jónsson

Technical director:
Ida Juhl

Project and rehearsal directors:
Andrean Sigurgeirsson & Kata Ingva

Stage manager:
Kata Ingva

Stage hands:
Þorbjörn Þorgeirsson & Guðberg Hrafnsson

Dancers:
Bjartey Elín Hauksdóttir, Elín Signý Weywadt Ragnarsdóttir, Erna Gunnarsdóttir, Félix Urbina Alejandre, Eydís Rose Vilmundardóttir, Inga Maren Rúnarsdóttir, Luca Pinho Seixas, Saga Sigurðardóttir, Sarah Fisher Luckow, Shota Inoue.