KVÖLDVAKA

KVÖLDVAKA is a unique experience to get to know Icelandic culture and folklore through an energetic hour of new and exciting arrangements of Icelandic folk music. KVÖLDVAKA is a theatrical concert that mixes together old Icelandic folk tales and new arrangements of Icelandic folk songs with a modern twist. In Kvöldvaka the audiences are taken back in time to 18th century “Kvöldvaka” in Iceland, where the people of the household came together, told stories, sung and made handiwork before they went to bed. Sigrún Harðardóttir: Arrangements, 1. violin Guðbjörg Hlín Guðmundsdóttir: 2. violin Þóra Margrét Sveinsdóttir: Viola Ásta María Kjartansdóttir: Cello Agnes Wild: Script, director, actress More info: www.kvoldvaka.com Concert dates: Friday July 14th – 8pm Saturday July 15th – 8pm Friday July 28th – 8pm Saturday July 29th – 8pm Tickets sale is on TIX.IS and at the Nordic House reception. The concert is performed in English. Price: 2 500 More information: www.kvoldvaka.com Video: https://vimeo.com/197342518