Iceland Dance Company

What the

Critics Say...

"The Iceland Dance Company won the hearts and souls
of the audience with their energy and humor."

Heisse Marx / Ludwigshafen / 2004

"They’re a sexy group, plainly adept at theatrical dance with a high kinetic edge. I like the zeal with which they pour themselves into the repertory."

Donald Hutera / Dance Europe / 2006

"...The dancing was vivacious and funny, surprising newcomers pleasantly: Is this what modern dance is like?"
DV

"...the power of this group is just incredible... it is always a remarkable experience to watch the Company’s performance."
Kastljós TV Show

"...the performance is full of humor, lightness and joy."
DV

"Superb world-class company."
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

"Versatile, daring and explosive, the Iceland Dance Company is a treat for the senses and a challenge for your intellect."
The Varsity, Toronto, Canada

"Iceland dances onto the world stage."
Toronto Star, Toronto, Canada

"Tiny nation’s dance troupe offers spectacular contemporary program."
The Ottawa Citizen, Canada

"Magical moments in a feast of movement"
Salisbury Journal, Salisbury, England

"Unpredictable, crazy and horrific, a perfect performative platform, and a highly stylized moving image with provocative dance and theatre elements."
Der Standard, Vienna, Austria

DANCE ROSTER: [Flamenco Vivo / Carlota Santana ] [Iceland Dance Company] [Luna Negra Dance Theater] [North Carolina Dance Theatre] [Philadanco]

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Technical Information

Katrín Hall, Artistic Director

The Iceland Dance Company was founded in 1973 by the National Theatre of Iceland and continues to be the national dance company of this proud country in the North Atlantic. Since 1996 the company, under the artistic direction of Katrín Hall, has focused on an exclusively modern and contemporary repertoire, commissioning and nurturing Icelandic choreographers as well as those from Scandinavia and throughout Europe.

Many renowned choreographers including Rui Horta, Jirí Kylián, Jo Stromgren, Jochen Ulrich, Richard Wherlock, Itzik Galili, and Jorma Uotinen have worked with and been commissioned by ID to create new work for the company. Additionally, Iceland Dance mantains a strong tie to the vibrant music scene in Iceland, regularly commissioning composers and ensembles to create new music for the company.

photo by: Golli

The company consists of twelve dancers, all sharing a background in classical training but retaining a pronounced individuality. Iceland Dance has given numerous outstanding performances in major international dance theaters and festivals worldwide including the Holland Dance Festival, the Gothenberg Theatre and Dance Festival in Sweden, the Basel Theater Festival in Switzerland, and Harbourfront in Toronto, as well as important performances in Beirut, Prague, Copenhagen, Brussels, Glasgow, Geneva, Vienna, and Berlin. ID offers an annual season of performances at the City Theatre in their home city of Reykjavík.

Of the Iceland Dance Company’s Canadian debut, The Varsity in Toronto wrote, “versatile, daring and explosive, the Iceland Dance Company is a treat for the senses and a challenge for your intellect.”