- Name:
Milkywhale
- Created by:
Melkorka Sigríður Magnúsdóttir
- Icelandic title:
Milkywhale
- Director:
Melkorka Sigríður Magnúsdóttir
- Set design:
Magnús Leifsson
- Costume design:
Magnús Leifsson
- Music:
Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson
- Lighting design:
Jóhann Friðrik Ágústsson
- Choreographer:
Melkorka Sigríður Magnúsdóttir
- Performers: Melkorka Sigríður Magnúsdóttir
- Producer:
Melkorka Sigríður Magnúsdóttir
- When and where premièred?:
@Reykjavik Dance Festival 24th August 2015
- Webpage: www.milkywhale.com
- Artform:
Performance concert
- Production type: Dance
- Audience (suitable for?):
all audience
- Use of text:
Text is used in songs
- Language of text:
english
- Length:
50 minutes
- Excerpts from reviews:
"In my expert, scientific opinion, Milkywhale basically won Iceland Airwaves" Reykjavik grapevine
Milkywhale was without a doubt the climax of Melkorka's music happenings, fresh and entertaining work that will hopefully be staged in many places" MÁ - Morgunblaðið Newspaper
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Milkywhale won the DV culture prize in Iceland 2015 and was chosen as one of the dance performances of the year in Morgunblaðið newspaper.
- (Awards, other accomplishments etc.):
Milkywhale can be performed in a blackbox or in a club/concert venue
- Is the production available for tour?:
Yes
- Has the production toured?:
Yes
- Info on recent tours:
Milkywhale will be performing at the Roskilde Music Festival in 2016. The performance has also been performed in various venues in Reykjavik.
- Number off people on tour:
4
- Number of performers on stage:
1
- Stage/venue requirements:
A blackbox or a concert venue
- Outdoor?, unusal setting (club, venue):
Milkywhale can be performed in a blackbox or in a club/concert venue
- Founded year? By? Members? Contact?:
Milkywhale was founded in 2015 by performer Melkorka Sigríður Magnúsdóttir and composer Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson
- What is it?: Milkywhale is a brand new music project by choreographer Melkorka Sigríður Magnúsdóttir that dismantles the boundaries between a concert and a performance. Together with musician Árni Rúnar Hlöðversson they have created a series of pop songs, a visual trip through soundscape and choreography. This epic concert features trivial things like love, trampoline exercises, whales and white animals.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/139113953
Full performance: https://vimeo.com/139155220 (password: trampoline)
Milkywhale at Iceland Airwaves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjVaCVjw55w