We Saw Monsters
Monsters are often born in our minds out of fear of life, nature, darkness, the unknown and death which makes them the product of fear. Therefore we sometimes inadvertently materialize our abstract conception of terror. With time the roles are reversed and the true monsters that can be found in modern society become the cause of terror. The monsters can be lurking everywhere, often they are disguised but sometimes they are easily recognizable. They can even possess our own bodies. Appearances can be deceiving and the boundaries between reality and imagination can become unclear.
"We saw monsters" is a poetical piece where dance, singing, music and visual art is used to inspect the difference of horror in religion, myths, movies and real life.
Created and performed by Erna Ómarsdóttir, Valdimar Jóhannsson, Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson, Ásgeir Helgi Magnússon, Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir and Sigríður Soffía Níelsdóttir.
Dance: Ásgeir Helgi Magnússon, Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir, Sigríður Soffía Níelsdóttir, Erna Ómarsdóttir, Valdimar Jóhannsson and Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson
Music: Valdimar Jóhannsson (of Reykjavik! & Lazyblood)
Advisor: Gabríela Friðriksdóttir
Dramaturgy: Karen María Jónsdóttir
Video by: Frosti Runólfsson
Read a review by Bob Cluness in Grapevine Magazine
Monsters are often born in our minds out of fear of life, nature, darkness, the unknown and death which makes them the product of fear. Therefore we sometimes inadvertently materialize our abstract conception of terror. With time the roles are reversed and the true monsters that can be found in modern society become the cause of terror. The monsters can be lurking everywhere, often they are disguised but sometimes they are easily recognizable. They can even possess our own bodies. Appearances can be deceiving and the boundaries between reality and imagination can become unclear.
"We saw monsters" is a poetical piece where dance, singing, music and visual art is used to inspect the difference of horror in religion, myths, movies and real life.
Created and performed by Erna Ómarsdóttir, Valdimar Jóhannsson, Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson, Ásgeir Helgi Magnússon, Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir and Sigríður Soffía Níelsdóttir.
Dance: Ásgeir Helgi Magnússon, Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir, Sigríður Soffía Níelsdóttir, Erna Ómarsdóttir, Valdimar Jóhannsson and Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson
Music: Valdimar Jóhannsson (of Reykjavik! & Lazyblood)
Advisor: Gabríela Friðriksdóttir
Dramaturgy: Karen María Jónsdóttir
Video by: Frosti Runólfsson
Read a review by Bob Cluness in Grapevine Magazine
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