SPRING IS HERE! (ALMOST)
It already feels like springtime in the festival office in Reykjavík, as more and more pieces of this year's festival program fall in place. We have already announced and opened the box office for two exceptional events: a recital by Russian pianist Arcadi Volodos and Berlioz' Romeo and Juliet. Both will take place in the magnificent new concert hall of Iceland, Harpa.
More international names will be announced within few weeks and the full festival program will be available in the beginning of April. The festival takes pride in the wide variety of events and venues that it offers every year and promises exiting theatre, inspiring music, lovely literature and daring dance at the 2012 festival.
Visual arts are given a special emphasis this year with (In)dependent People, a large-scale collaborative international visual arts project that will take over many of the museums, galleries and public space in Reykjavík with exhibitions, seminars and related events. This extensive project, curated by Swedish curator and theorist Jonatan Habib Engqvist focuses on artists' initiatives and collaborations, and will be launched with numerous events throughout the opening weekend of the festival.