A! PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL
09.10.2025 – 11.10.2025
Galleries 10 11
A! Is a four-day international festival held annually, now for the eleventh time. The festival is a collaboration between Akureyri Art Museum, Hof Cultural Center, Akureyri Theater, The Gil Society, The Video-festival Heim, Visual Art Department of Akureyri Comprehensive College, and Akureyri Visual Artists Association. A! Is the only festival in Iceland that focuses solely on performance 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. Among those who have participated are Sigurður Guðmundsson, Icelandic Love Corporation, Dustin Harvey, Rúrí, Theatre Replacement, Hekla Björt Helgadóttir, Curver Thoroddsen, Brák Jónsdóttir, Tales Frey, Anna Richardsdóttir, HH Suersaq, Harpa Arnardóttir, Snorri Ásmundsson, Heather Sincavage, Olya Kroytor and Dýrfinna Benita Basalan.
Every year the festival turns Akureyri into a bustling cauldron of exciting performances. All events are free of charge.
Project manager: Guðrún Þórsdóttir.
