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Utopia
Utopia is a traveling, untraditional “school”; a place where young people come together to explore the issues that matter to them and all of us.
Now the experimental school is coming to Santarcangelo.The aim is to work with young people living there. The goal is to amplify the voices of young people and give space to be loud or be seen. It’s about activism and artmaking. Ásrún Magnúsdóttir, together with the youngsters they will imagine a better world. What do they burn for? What do they want to change or do differently? What does the future look like and how do they want it to look like? These questions and many more will be answered. We will try different ways to answer them. Try out different tools and methods to make the change.
Credits
Artistic director Ásrún Magnúsdóttir
Co-production Reykjavík Dance Festival and Barnamenningarsjóður
Ásrún Magnúsdóttir
Ásrún Magnúsdóttir was born in Reykjavík, Iceland and is based there. Currently, she is interested in working with people that have not given dance or dancing much thought and try to make invisible choreographies visible. She has a great deal of experience working with different social groups, especially young people, teenagers and children but also micro-communities like her own neighbours, residents of particular neighbourhoods or people that share an apartment building. Her work has toured all over Europe where she has also given workshops for professionals and amateurs alike.