viibra

The Icelandic flute septet viibra celebrates the release of its first album with a concert on Sunday, May 26th, in Norðurljós Harpa, where four of the album‘s pieces will be premièred. Their self-titled first album, viibra, exemplifies their collective creative prowess and invites friends and collaborators along for the journey. On the album, the septet explores the possibilities of expanded flute playing. viibra was founded in 2016 to support Björk's album Utopia. They are best known for their dynamic role in Björk's highly praised theatrical concert Cornucopia, which viibra performed in from 2018 to 2023. Margrét Bjarnadóttir, artist and choreographer has worked with viibra on stage movements for almost seven years and joins them for this unique concert experience. Margrét has an enigmatic way of weaving together movements in flow with the flutes that take the music to new depths. Pieces CD Players by Berglind María Tómasdóttir kvoða by Bergur Þórisson Venutian Wetlands by Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir Eyg by Björg Brjánsdóttir Members of viibra: Áshildur Haraldsdóttir Berglind María Tómasdóttir Björg Brjánsdóttir Dagný Marinósdóttir Sólveig Magnúsdóttir Steinunn Vala Pálsdóttir Þuríður Jónsdóttir Margrét Bjarnadóttir is an artist and choreographer who works at the intersection of dance, performance, visual arts and literature. Her diverse practice includes choreography, performance, photography and video, text pieces, writing, drawing, playing drum kits and cutting glass objects. Margrét choreographed Björk’s Utopia tour as well as Björk´s latest show, Cornucopia, which premiered at The Shed in New York in May 2019. In 2017, Margrét created the “guitar ballet” No Tomorrow with artist Ragnar Kjartansson and composer Bryce Dessner for the Iceland Dance Company. The piece was awarded “show of the year” at the Icelandic Theatre Awards and an award for its choreography. The concert is produced by marvaða