Erna Omarsdottir
CV erna omarsdottir
(Updated April 2006)
Graduated from P.A.R.T.S. 1998
Professional experience:
created and performed under direction of the following artists:
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With Thomas Plischke and the BDC
“Events for TV (again)”
company: BDC, premiere Mousonturm, Frankfurt, 1991
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With Jan Fabre and Troubleyn:
“The fin comes a little bit earlier this cycle (but business as usual)”, premiere: De Singel, Antwerpen,1998
“As long as the world needs a warrior soul”, premiere: Bogota, Colombia,1999
“My Movements are Alone like Streetdogs”(solo), premiere: Festival de Avignon, 2000, nominated for the Benoit la Danse Prize 2002 in Bolshoi Moscow
“Warriors of Beauty” (a film directed from Pierre Coeulibeuf and Jan Fabre), ARTE, etc.
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With Sidi Larbi Cherkoui and Les Ballets C de la B:
“Foi”: premiere, Vooruit, Gent 2003
“Foi” (the film) by ARTE and ZDF, on screen May 2005
Winner of prize ARTE and ,??,,??
Nominated for the Nijinskji prize 2004
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With Gabriela Fridriksdottir, visual artist
“Katharsis” first exhibition, Reykjaviks Artfestival, 2004
“Tetrologia”, La Biennale di Venezia, 2005
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With the singer, musican Bjork and Gabriella Fridriksdottir, 2005
“Where is the line” (music video for Medulla DVD and also a part of “Tetrologia”)
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“Augnablik”a film directed by Karsten Liske, Sasha Waltz and guests, Berlin, 2005
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“Auf den Tisch” an impro project coordinated by Meg Stuart, 2006
in Vooruit, Gent; Tanzquartier, Vienna; and Scene Salzburg at 250 years birthday of Mozart
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Own creation and collectives::::::::::
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“Walkabout Stalk”, premiere: Helsinki, Finland, 2000
A project on location between dance, architecture and soundscape music
In the European Culture Capital Cities 2000, Reykjavik, Helsinki, Brussels, Marseille
In colloboration with Riina Saastamoinen, Eric Pringels, Martiens go home,
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Ekka dance theater
Established in Reykjavik 1996 together with Aino Freyja Jarvela, Karen Maria Jonsdottir and Kolbrun Anna
Amongst permormances, both played internationally also are:
“Ber”(naked), Tjarnarbio, Reykjavik, 1999
“Eva 3”, Tjarnarbio, Reykjavik, 2003
Received the Icelandic theater price for the best dance performance of the year 2003 and best performer and choreographer 2003, etc.
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“IBM 1401(a users manual)”
Danse M,Marseille, 2002”
A cooperation with the Iceland composer Johann Johannson
(performed around 60 times all over Europe)
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“Ofaett “(unborn), by erna and Damien jalet
premiere: National theater de Bretagne Rennes, Mettre en scene, 2005, created in cooperation with Damien Jalet and in cooperation with the visual artist Gabriela Fridrikssdottir
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“The Mysteries of love”2006 in cooperation with the composer Johann Johannsson
first try out; Festival de Avignon 2005 (at 25 hour) premiere in summer 2006
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“We are all Marlene Dietrich FOR”
premiere: The City Theater of Reykjavik, 2005
Directed and created by erna and Emil Hrvatin, with and for the Icelandic dancecompany, Maska, Poni and Alix Eynaudi, Alexandra Gilbert, Diedrik Peteers, Frank Pay, Lieven Dousselare
Received the Icelandic theater prize “Griman” 2005 for best dancer choreographer _______________________________________________________________________
PONI collective with Frank Pay, etc.
“Project 1, The Bacterial Tour” 2003
premiere: Kaaitheater, Brussels, 2004
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“The Unclearage”
Les Ballets C de la B production, (Vooruit, Gent; Theatre de la Ville, Paris; Tanzquartier, Vienna; Hebbeltheater, Berlin)
A experimental film by erna and Damien Jalet in cooperation with Dumspiro 2005
premiere:Vooruit, Gent, 2005
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Also mentioned as best dancer, young dancer and young choregrapher, etc., in BalletTanz 2002, 2003, 2005