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Profile of 18-Year-Old Artist Poèm Franzén
Cultureyle-uutiset3mo ago

Profile of 18-Year-Old Artist Poèm Franzén

An 18-year-old artist named Poèm Franzén, residing in France, is focusing on her music career while also seeking a publisher for her novel, currently performing in Finland with her mother, Irina Björklund.

„Með alla anga úti fyrir okkar fólk“
Worldmorgunbladid5mo ago

„Með alla anga úti fyrir okkar fólk“

„Það er búið að vera gríðarlegt álag hjá okkur síðustu rúma viku, allt frá því að átökin brutust út í Mið-Austurlöndum,“ segir Þurý Björk Björgvinsdóttir, deildarstjóri borgaraþjónustu…

Sara in Saudi Arabia: "Safe for now"
Worldmorgunbladid5mo ago

Sara in Saudi Arabia: "Safe for now"

Footballer Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir posted a status update on Instagram today, letting her followers know that she and her family were safe, as…

Solar Eclipse Sparks Scramble for Protective Glasses and Tourism Boom
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Solar Eclipse Sparks Scramble for Protective Glasses and Tourism Boom

A solar eclipse has led to a global scramble for protective viewing glasses, with stocks running low in many areas, and has also caused a significant surge in tourism to prime viewing locations. Concerns about public health and preparedness for safe viewing have also been raised.

Björk Reportedly Dating Artist Yara Polana
Culturemorgunbladid1mo ago

Björk Reportedly Dating Artist Yara Polana

Musician and pioneer Yara Polana shared a declaration of love for Björk on Instagram, and the two have been seen together across Iceland recently, sparking rumors of a new relationship.

Icelandic Ferry Service Suspension Impacts Tourism
Politicsruv2mo ago

Icelandic Ferry Service Suspension Impacts Tourism

The mayor of Vesturbyggð, Gerður Björk Sveinsdóttir, expressed strong concern over the temporary suspension of the Baldur ferry service across Breiðafjörður, stating that the decision by the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration was learned through the media and will severely impact local tourism.

Swedish Book Sale Recommendations
Culturesvenska-dagbladet5mo ago

Swedish Book Sale Recommendations

Anders Q Björkman selects top picks from the annual book sale, highlighting a classic, a lament for a deceased mother, and a book with stunning images of an unbuilt Stockholm.

Millions Across Europe Witness Partial Solar Eclipse
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Millions Across Europe Witness Partial Solar Eclipse

Millions across Europe gathered to witness a partial solar eclipse, with many describing it as a unique and fascinating celestial event. Crowds flocked to viewing events, and special glasses quickly sold out as people observed the sun transition from bright daylight to partial darkness.

Review of Ece Temelkuran's 'Främlingsnationen'
Culturesvenska-dagbladet1mo ago

Review of Ece Temelkuran's 'Främlingsnationen'

Anders Q Björkman reviews Ece Temelkuran's autobiographical book 'Främlingsnationen,' praising its refreshing cosmopolitan spirit as she answers 'When are you going home?' with 'Never'.

Steina Toy, Designed 65 Years Ago, Comes to Market
Culturemorgunbladid2mo ago

Steina Toy, Designed 65 Years Ago, Comes to Market

The Steina toy, designed 65 years ago by artist Elísa Steinunn Jónsdóttir, is now being produced by her nieces Þóra Björk Schram and Elísa Björk Schram, with the entire family involved in its manufacturing.

Festival of Lists Kicks Off in Iceland
Worldiceland-review2mo ago

Festival of Lists Kicks Off in Iceland

The Listahátið Festival, featuring exhibitions by Björk and James Merry, is set to begin in Iceland, marking the start of a week-long series of events.

Icelandic Cows Featured in Hollywood Blockbuster
Cultureruv3mo ago

Icelandic Cows Featured in Hollywood Blockbuster

Horned cows from the Daladýrð farm in Fnjóskadal, Iceland, run by Guðbergur Egill Eyjólfsson and Hrefna Björk Sigurðardóttir, have been selected by Hollywood filmmakers for an upcoming major motion picture. The farm is home to twelve animal species and even more subspecies.

New Leader Elected for Icelandic VG Party
Politicsmorgunbladid5mo ago

New Leader Elected for Icelandic VG Party

Rósa Björk Brynjólfsdóttir has been elected as the new leader of the Icelandic VG party, expressing gratitude for the support and trust shown by her colleagues at the national conference.

Bloody brilliant or toothless? Cynthia Erivo’s Dracula – reviews roundup
CultureBBCThe Guardiantimes-uk5mo ago3 sources

Bloody brilliant or toothless? Cynthia Erivo’s Dracula – reviews roundup

The Wicked star plays all 23 characters in a hi-tech London staging of Bram Stoker’s novel by Kip Williams. Here’s a bite-sized look at the critics’ verdicts Dracula, the Ur-vampire and ultimate outsider of the literary canon, is played by Cynthia Erivo, along with every other character, in this deliciously wicked tale of the blood-sucking count. Except it’s not deliciously wicked in adapter-director Kip Williams’ stage reinvention. Williams has proven himself a Midas-touched spinner of old stories to new. His one-woman version of The Picture of Dorian Gray was deliriously original. His take on Jean Genet’s The Maids was punk inspired. What has happened here? Arifa Akbar, the Guardian As in the Australian director’s hit adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray (immaculately interpreted by the Succession star Sarah Snook), the stage is sometimes so crowded with camera operators and stage crew that it’s not always easy to see Erivo. The shallow rake in the stalls makes this theatre a less than ideal setting for Marg Horwell’s handsome scenic design: I spent at least half the evening watching the action on the large screen hanging overhead. Yet it becomes a hallucinatory experience all the same. Erivo dons wigs and skirts and recalibrates her voice to play Harker’s fiancee Mina and her friend Lucy; then spectacles to play psychiatrist Dr Seward and comic Saruman tresses for a guttural Van Helsing. It’s to her credit, and Williams’, that one sometimes loses track of which character is being broadcast live and which is recorded. The integration is mostly seamless. Personifications of Irish and American characters are knowingly ridiculous, but Dracula always had a vein of camp. It’s refreshing to see Erivo get to own her queerness on stage, licking her lips lasciviously as a lace-decked Lucy who’s in sexual thrall to an androgynous Dracula – or strutting confidently in a masculine vest with silver chains (a welcome escape from her feminine get-ups in Wicked). She unleashes her ethereal voice to haunting, vulpine effect in the final scenes, where she finally gets to embody Dracula’s power on a bare stage, unobscured by tech and crowds. The multi-faceted approach speaks to the way that Stoker cut between first-person perspectives using a document-sharing and epistolary form. Equally, Williams’ boundary-breaking artistic toolkit brings out the thematic heart of the matter; it emphasises the way in which the predatory count stokes fears but also embodies deep-rooted desires. Erivo seems ill at ease with the material. There’s a hesitancy about her performance, as if she were wrong-footed by the technology that surrounds her. A scattering of arch, self-conscious moments and sly humour are part of the deal in Williams’ interpretation, but nothing feels truly felt and, as she switches between characters, the individual voices are not always properly differentiated. The overall effect is slightly ramshackle, sluggish and, in the end, frustratingly short on dash and drama. Erivo’s range is remarkable – alternately placid, pert, prowling and predatory. A Tony award-winning star of musical theatre in The Color Purple, she despatches one melancholy torch song by Clemence Williams with wistful nonchalance. Otherwise, her athletic efforts are magnified by a filmic soundtrack encompassing Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, Chopin, Björk and even a bit of electro-trance music. For truly this is a mind-bogglingly complex show, which goes beyond the kitchen sink in its attempts to create an audio-visual hallucination. The effects, with Craig Wilkinson as video designer, are impressive: a vampire flying by, Dracula crawling down the wall. The camera operators, wig providers, stage managers and props assistants are all assiduous and wonderfully efficient. Marg Horwell’s design is effectively flexible, Nick Schlieper’s lighting and the sound design by Jessica Dunn suitably dramatic, though Clemence Williams’ score becomes increasingly over-emphatic. Despite stumbling over the odd line, Erivo is charismatic, game, and essentially does her best as a cog in Williams’ elaborate machine. But if you agree to tie your big comeback to a very specific directorial vision, there’s not much even a superstar actor can do if that vision is faulty. Continue reading...