A! is a four-day international festival held annually, now for the twelfth time. The festival is a collaboration between Akureyri Art Museum, Hof Cultural Center, Akureyri Theater, The Gil Society, Visual Art Department of Akureyri Comprehensive College, and Akureyri Visual Artists Association.

A! is one of very few festivals in Iceland that focuses solely on performance art, and it was the only one for a long while. Performance art is a very diverse artform that has grown from being on the edge and moved towards the middle of recognized contemporary art.

A variety of performances and theater-based projects of all kinds are on the agenda. Participants are young up-and-coming artists and theatre professionals. Every year the festival turns Akureyri into a bustling cauldron of exciting performances. All events are free of charge.

Project manager: Sara Bjarnason.