Ragnar Kjartansson
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IslandMany of the works by the Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson are about friendship, music and drama, with frequent use of repetition. For this project, he has asked two of his artist friends to co-create a static operatic sculpture and to repeat a single dramatic moment: A durational performance on the Saffainsel on four consecutive days for three hours daily. Kjartansson has drawn a forest cabin, which will stand on the island like the remnant of a set left behind by an itinerant operetta company. While the musician Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir plays the piano, Kjartansson and the star comedian Saga Garðarsdóttir will loop the essence of a dramatic scene.
Raised in an artistic family, Kjartansson has played in several bands and has, as a visual artist, masterfully teased with music and theatre. He graduated from art college with, as he calls it, a «sculptural opera». Kjartansson’s work has been exhibited widely. Recent solo exhibitions include the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Barbican Art Gallery in London, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington or the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. At the festival, Kjartansson will perform live for the first time in several years. (mvh)
Simple words
Ragnar Kjartansson is an artist. His shows are often about friendship, music and drama. For this show he has invited two friends. Together with them, he performs and they play music for three hours non-stop.
Artistic direction and cast
Von | Ragnar Kjartansson |
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Mit | Saga Garðarsdóttir, Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, Ragnar Kjartansson |
Musik | Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir |
Produktionsleitung | Lilja Gunnarsdóttir |
Bühne | Christoph Fischer, Camilla Hägebarth, Julia Krawczynski, Anda Skrējāne |
Kostüme | Helga Stefánsdóttir |
Künstlerische Beratung | Ingibjörg Sigurjónsdóttir |
Mit freundlicher Genehmigung | von Ragnar Kjartansson, Luhring Augustine (New York), i8 Gallery (Reykjavík) |
Bild | Christian Altorfer |
Saffainsel
Durational Performance, Looped Drama with Music
Premiere, Co-production
Duration
3 hrs.
An inclusive event
Open-Air Performance
In case of adverse weather, the performance will be cancelled. Information on potential cancellation on theaterspektakel.ch and Facebook no later than 2 hours before the start of performance
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