The Dansleikhúsið (theatre) Byrja, (bíb) búið talks about the choreography of everyday life and asks who can move, how, where and when? Every space we step into gives us signs that tell us how to move within it. Without these specifications, we lose our eight senses.

What happens if you go against the choreography, the unwritten rules of space? And how much does it take for it to be a deviation? If we ever allow ourselves such a thing?The exhibition was done in co-creation within the group. The method was a study of the regulations of different spaces and the material was created through experiments within the various public spaces, using the methods of Site-specific theatre. Finally, the study found a place in the space of the theater and its rules for movement were examined. Because the theater has its own specifications and unwritten rules like all other public spaces.

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Thanks: Anna Róshildur Katrín Lóa Hafsteinsdóttir Bjartey Elín Hauksdóttir, Inga María Olsen, Sóley Ólafsdóttir Elías Geir Óskarsson and Anna Róshildur Þorgeir K. Blöndal Egill Ingilbertsson, Dansverksstæðið, Elín from Akureyri's swimming pool, Nettó.

The work was originally shown as a graduation project from the Iceland Academy of Art's Stage Writing Program, April 2022.

The event is sponsored by VÉRDANDI art fund, which is a joint project of the town of Akureyri, Menningarhúsins Hof and Menningarfélag Akureyri.