CGFC (art group)

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CGFC is an experimental performance art group from Reykjavík, Iceland.[1] It was founded in 2015 by Arnar Geir Gústafsson, Ýr Jóhannsdóttir, Birnir Jón Sigurðsson and Hallveig Kristín Eiríksdóttir.[2] Their work is driven by experiments with textiles and performance,[3] and is often characterized by their use of recycled materials.[4]

Background[edit]

CGFC was originally formed as a punk band in 2015, but the group's work has since then expanded into theatre performance, live art, video and textile installations.[5] Its core members are Hallveig Kristín Eiríksdóttir (performer and director),[6] Arnar Geir Gústafsson (performer and sociologist),[7] Ýr Jóhannsdóttir (textile designer and performer)[8][9] and Birnir Jón Sigurðsson (performer and director),[10] who have all been with the group from the start.[11]

Their most notable production, in co-operation with the Reykjavík City Theatre, is Potatoes[12] which was nominated for Gríman - The Icelandic Theatre Awards as Best Play in 2020.[13] During the devising process, the group painted a portrait of Helga Gísladóttir, an unknown potato farmer, and donated it to the Icelandic Ministry of Industries and Innovation where it now hangs.[14] The play was picked up by the National Broadcasting Company of Iceland[15] and premiered as a three part radio drama on March 6, 2021.[16]

CGFC has collaborated with electronic musician Halldór Eldjárn of the band Sykur.[17][12]

Projects[edit]

Production name Year performed Written by Place performed
Radio Activity[11] 2015 Devised by CGFC Platform Nord - Kristiansand
""I Thought it was Brilliant, a Fantastic Performance" -Henrik Vibskov"[18] 2015 Devised by CGFC Kaktus Art Space - Akureyri
STOP CGFC[19] 2016 Devised by CGFC LungA Art Festival - Seyðisfjörður
HEADLINER[20] 2017 Devised by CGFC Pólar Festival, LungA Art Festival, Möðrudalur, Sláturhúsið Residency - Egilsstaðir, Raufarhöfn, Klaksvík, Luleå, Helsinki[21]
Brókun by CGFCrew[22] 2018 Devised by CGFC Háskar Art Festival[23] - Reykjavík
NAUJH! feat. Halldór Eldjárn[17] 2018 Devised by CGFC & Halldór Eldjárn Mengi - Reykjavík
Potatoes[24] 2019 Devised by CGFC & Halldór Eldjárn Reykjavík City Theatre
Potates: Peeled[25] 2021 Written by CGFC RÚV

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CGFC | Performing art companies". Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  2. ^ "Sviðslistahópur endurskrifaði sögubækurnar með kartöflum". www.frettabladid.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  3. ^ "From Iceland — CGFC: A Glitter-Spreading Disco-Dance Machine". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  4. ^ "Monster Sweaters: in conversation with Ýrúrarí". 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  5. ^ "Sviðslistahópur endurskrifaði sögubækurnar með kartöflum". www.frettabladid.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  6. ^ "Þakklæti fyrir að fá að sýna, leika og skapa". www.frettabladid.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  7. ^ "Verk eftir 'Arnar Geir Gústafsson 1993-' | Skemman". skemman.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  8. ^ "TALENTS: Ýrúrarí - Icelandic Designer". NORDIC STYLE MAG. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  9. ^ "This Icelandic Knitwear Designer Is Making the Trippiest Masks You've Ever Seen". Vogue. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  10. ^ "Birnir Jón Sigurðsson". Lestrarklefinn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  11. ^ a b "Radio Activity". Platform Nord. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  12. ^ a b "Umbúðalaust - Kartöflur". Borgarleikhúsið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  13. ^ Gunnars, Lilja. "Kartöflur – Gríman" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  14. ^ "Málverk af Helgu afhent landbúnaðarráðuneyti". www.bbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  15. ^ "From Iceland — Radio Theatre Launches Winter Program". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  16. ^ Ríkisútvarpið (6 March 2021). "Kartöflur: Flysjaðar". www.ruv.is. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  17. ^ a b "0818nauhj". Mengi. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  18. ^ Kópavogsbær. "Söfn og sund á Vetrarhátíð í Kópavogi". Kópavogsbær (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  19. ^ "From Iceland — The Festival That Never Sleeps: LungA 2016". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  20. ^ "From Iceland — CGFC: A Glitter-Spreading Disco-Dance Machine". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  21. ^ Jónsson, Starri Freyr (November 1, 2018). "Gefur gömlum peysum líf" (PDF). Visir. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  22. ^ "HÁSKAR". HÁSKAR. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  23. ^ "From Iceland — Háskar: March 30th "Doomsday Festival" Approaches In Reykjavík". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  24. ^ "Umbúðalaust - Kartöflur". Borgarleikhúsið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  25. ^ Kartöflur: Flysjaðar | RÚV Útvarp (in Icelandic), retrieved 2021-06-22
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