Borgarnes International Puppet Festival
Schedule
Workshop & a talk by Nicholas Gousseff
- March 28
10:00 - Workshop with Nicholas Gousseff (FR), co-organized with UNIMA Iceland - March 29
10:00 - Workshop with Nicholas Gousseff (FR), co-organized with UNIMA Iceland - March 30
10:00 - Workshop with Nicholas Gousseff (FR), co-organized with UNIMA Iceland
BIP Main Schedule
- March 31
18:00 - Opening of a temporary exhibition with Michael Meschke's puppet art (SE)
20:30 - Milk-Shake-Puppet-Kabarett: various artists - April 1
18:00 - Astrid Kjær Jensen: Lilith (DK)
20:00 - Nicolas Gousseff: Dormir (FR), followed by Q&A
22:00 - Concert with Pétur Ben - April 2
14:00 - Symposium: "Puppetry: An Interdisciplinary Art"
16:00 - Astrid Kjær Jensen: Lilith (DK)
18:00 - Sofie Krog: Diva (DK)
20:00 - Film Screening: Strings
21:30 - Post-talk with the puppeteers from Strings (DK/IS) - April 3
14:00 - Bernd Ogrodnik: Gilitrutt (IS/DE)
16:00 - Sofie Krog: Diva (DK)
18:00 - Bernd Ogrodnik: Metamorphosis (IS/DE)
20:00 - Final celebration in Englendingavík
Other events during the festival:
- Michael Meschke's (SE) puppet exhibition is open every day at 12:00-20:00.
- Sixfingers Theatre (FI) will perform the intimate performance Potions for the Incurable between 15:00-17:30 on Saturday and Sunday by the seashore. Performed for max. 2 audience members for the duration of 5 – 15 minutes.
- Sixfingers Theatre (FI) brings their musical hand theatre adventure Hakatumbala for children in the local elementary school of Borgarnes on April 1st.
- Bernd Ogrodnik (IS/DE) and Marie Keller (USA) will lead a workshop in the making of giant masks for the final celebration at the festival.
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A place to stay
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