Whatever the weather by Hringleikur Circus Company - coming soon
Hringleikur Circus Company is an Icelandic circus organisation working towards developing the circus scene in Iceland, through the production of circus shows, cooperative projects and events, and through running a youth circus program called Æskusirkus.
Brief description - Whatever the weather
Whatever the weather is a contemporary circus show that examines the relationship between the weather and ourselves. Weather has always been a major factor of life in the northern latitudes, but modern technology, transportation, and culture has minimized the direct effect of weather on our daily lives. Through acrobatics, aerials, strong visual images and quirky humour Hringleikur draws out the effect that weather has on us - the emotions, the energy, the stories.
The show will premiere in Tjarnarbíó Theatre in Reykjavík in May and tour domestically June-August 2021.
Brief description - Whatever the weather
Whatever the weather is a contemporary circus show that examines the relationship between the weather and ourselves. Weather has always been a major factor of life in the northern latitudes, but modern technology, transportation, and culture has minimized the direct effect of weather on our daily lives. Through acrobatics, aerials, strong visual images and quirky humour Hringleikur draws out the effect that weather has on us - the emotions, the energy, the stories.
The show will premiere in Tjarnarbíó Theatre in Reykjavík in May and tour domestically June-August 2021.
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The team
Circus artists / creators
Bryndís Torfadóttir (partner acrobatics, duo trapeze)
Eyrún Ævarsdóttir (aerial rope, acrobatics)
Jóakim Kvaran (Chinese pole, acrobatics)
Nick Candy (acrobatics, comedy, music)
Thomas Burke (partner acrobatics, duo trapeze)
Direction / dramaturgy - Agnes Wild
Costume and stage design - Eva Björg Harðardóttir
Music - Sigrún Harðardóttir
Light design for inside version - Friðþjófur Þorsteinsson
Production - Karna Sigurðardóttir
Circus artists / creators
Bryndís Torfadóttir (partner acrobatics, duo trapeze)
Eyrún Ævarsdóttir (aerial rope, acrobatics)
Jóakim Kvaran (Chinese pole, acrobatics)
Nick Candy (acrobatics, comedy, music)
Thomas Burke (partner acrobatics, duo trapeze)
Direction / dramaturgy - Agnes Wild
Costume and stage design - Eva Björg Harðardóttir
Music - Sigrún Harðardóttir
Light design for inside version - Friðþjófur Þorsteinsson
Production - Karna Sigurðardóttir
Touring information
Duration - 50 minutes
Age suitability of the show - 5-99
Performers on stage - 5
People on the road - 6
Outdoors version
Space requirement - 14 x 10 m of flat ground, preferably grass. Space for audience members to watch from the front or sides.
What we travel with:
Aerial rig when packed - 50 cm x 50 cm x 160 cm, 80 kg
Chinese Pole when packed - 30 cm x 30 cm x 130 cm, 60 kg
2 bags for props and equipment
Show does not require electricity, but when traveling internationally we will need to be provided with a sound system.
Domestically we use a battery powered sound system.
Stage version
Stage requirement - 10 x 8 m minimum
Height - 7 m minimum
Light requirements - lighting plan available on request
Water is used on stage. Possibility of stage becoming wet during show.
Rigging points - Single rigging point for rope
Two point rigging for duo trapeze
Four anchor points at floor level for Chinese Pole
What we travel with:
Chinese Pole when packed - 30 cm x 30 cm x 130 cm, 60 kg
2 bags for props and equipment
Duration - 50 minutes
Age suitability of the show - 5-99
Performers on stage - 5
People on the road - 6
Outdoors version
Space requirement - 14 x 10 m of flat ground, preferably grass. Space for audience members to watch from the front or sides.
What we travel with:
Aerial rig when packed - 50 cm x 50 cm x 160 cm, 80 kg
Chinese Pole when packed - 30 cm x 30 cm x 130 cm, 60 kg
2 bags for props and equipment
Show does not require electricity, but when traveling internationally we will need to be provided with a sound system.
Domestically we use a battery powered sound system.
Stage version
Stage requirement - 10 x 8 m minimum
Height - 7 m minimum
Light requirements - lighting plan available on request
Water is used on stage. Possibility of stage becoming wet during show.
Rigging points - Single rigging point for rope
Two point rigging for duo trapeze
Four anchor points at floor level for Chinese Pole
What we travel with:
Chinese Pole when packed - 30 cm x 30 cm x 130 cm, 60 kg
2 bags for props and equipment
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Tour dates on schedule
2021 - Domestic tour in Iceland
May 15th Tjarnarbíó, Reykjavík PREMIERE
May 16th Tjarnarbíó, Reykjavík
June 18th Akranes
June 19th Borgarnes
June 20th Stóra-Sandvík, Reykjanes
June 21st Hveragerði
June 22nd Vogar
July 10th Stykkishólmur
July 11th Hólahólar, Snæfellsnes
July 23rd Dalvík
July 24th Jökulsá á Fjöllum
July 25th Akureyri
July 29th Vopnafjörður
July 31st Neistaflug festival, Neskaupsstaður
August 1st Loðmundarfjörður
August 3rd Egilsstaðir
August 4th Djúpivogur
August 5th Höfn
August 6th Kirkjubæjarklaustur
August 8th Reykjanesbær
Whatever the weather is created in cooperation with Tjarnarbíó Theatre, Fish Factory Creative Center and Midnight Theatre Company.
Whatever the weather has been made possible with funding from the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Artists' Salary Fund, Uppbyggingarsjóður Austurlands and Reykjavík City.
The domestic tour of the show is funded by Uppbyggingarsjóður Austurlands (East Iceland), Uppbyggingarsjóður Suðurnesja (Reykjanes peninsula), Uppbyggingarsjóður Norðurlands eystra (North-East Iceland) and Uppbyggingarsjóður Vesturlands (West Iceland).
Whatever the weather has been made possible with funding from the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Artists' Salary Fund, Uppbyggingarsjóður Austurlands and Reykjavík City.
The domestic tour of the show is funded by Uppbyggingarsjóður Austurlands (East Iceland), Uppbyggingarsjóður Suðurnesja (Reykjanes peninsula), Uppbyggingarsjóður Norðurlands eystra (North-East Iceland) and Uppbyggingarsjóður Vesturlands (West Iceland).
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