Embassy of Iceland - London, UK
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News and Events
Screaming Masterpiece at the Curzon Soho - December 16th
Soda Pictures, One Little Indian Records and Reyka Vodka present Screaming Masterpiece and Celebration of Iceland Evening. Curzon Soho, Friday 16th December, from 6:40pm prompt. Tickets cost £8.50. For further info and bookings please call 020 7734 2255.
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Icelandic Independence Day (1 December) celebrated 26.11.2005
At the Embassy of Iceland at 15:00
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Icelandic Artist, Margret Gudnadottir, at Chelsea Craft Fair London 18-23 October 2005
Europe's Finest Crafts Fair at Chelsea Old Town Hall, Kings Road London SW3, 11-16 October and 18-23 October, Tuesdays-Fridays 11:00-20:00, Saturdays and Sundays 10:00-18:00.
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Icelandic/Danish Film on London Film Festival
"Dark Horse (Voksne Mennesker)", Director Dagur Kári
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Daniel Ágúst at ICA London 05.10.2005
One Little Indian at the ICA: featuring Daníel Ágúst, Songdog, HK119 and Fluke, Wed 05 Oct 2005 at 19:30.
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Vesturport Theatre performs "Woyzeck"
as part of the Young Vic Young Genius Season at the Barbican.
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The Beautiful World of Icelandic Songs
Performance by Sigurður Bragason, Baritone, and Hjálmur Sighvatsson, Piano.
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Olafur Kjartan Sigurdarson in Andrea Chénier
Mr Olafur Kjartan Sigurdarson, baritone, will be singing the role of Gerard in the opera Andrea Chénier by Umbero Giordano, at the Opera Holland Park in London.
Augnablik - The Blink of an Eye
The Icelandic artist Hildur Margretardottir takes part in this exhibition Thursday 30 June - Sunday 3 July.
A Recital in Leighton House
Mrs. Björg Þórhallsdóttir, soprano, Mrs. Þórhildur Björnsdóttir, piano, and Mr. Hjörleifur Valsson, violin, will perform at a recital in Leighton House Museum, Holland Park Road, London, on 14 June.
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Macbeth
Mr. Ólafur Kjartan Sigurdarson, baritone, will perform the lead role in the opera Macbeth by Giuseppe Verdi, based on the tragedy by William Shakespeare, at the Opera Holland Park in London on several performances in June, starting on the 7th.
The Little Green Swallow - British Premiere
The Guildhall School’s 2005 summer term’s opera production will be the British premiere of an opera by Jonathan Dove, which was commissioned by Musica Nel Chiostro to mark the 20th anniversary of the Batignano Festival in 1994.
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Icelandic Dancing in London
Choreographer/dancer Erna Ómarsdóttir presents a stunning solo accompanied by live music by fellow Reykjavík resident Jóhann Jóhannsson at the Robin Howard Dance Theatre.
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Emiliana Torrini and Jaguar perform in the UK
The Tate Britain Gallery will host an acoustic performance of intimate and atmospheric songs from Emiliana Torrini on 3 June.
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Scandinavian Design
An exhibition, “Scandinavian Design – Beyond the Myth”, which is a travelling exhibition commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers, will be open at the Lighthouse Gallery in Glasgow from 19 June to 29 August.
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Icelandic Horse Show
The Icelandic Horse Society of Great Britain is hosting its annual championship show on 11-12 June at Hedge End Farm, Winterbourne Stickland, Blandford in Dorset, South West England.
Iceland's National Day
The Icelandic Society in London is celebrating the national day of Iceland, 17 June, in St. Paul’s Church in Covent Garden on 12 June.
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Studmenn in Cinema/ Stuðmenn í bíó
On Good Friday 25 March, 11:30 am and 2:30 pm/ 25. mars, föstudaginn langa klukkan 11:30 og 14:30.
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Mass service in London / Guðsþjónusta í London
On Easter Day, Sunday 27 March, at 3.00 pm. / Á páskadag, 27. mars nk., kl. 15.00.
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Studmenn in London / Stuðmenn í London
In Royal Albert Hall on 24 March. / Í Royal Albert Hall á skírdag, 24. mars. nk.
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Exhibition by Tolli / Málverkasýning Tolla
In The Air Gallery, 32 Dover Street, London W1S 4NE, in March. / Í The Air Gallery, 32 Dover Street, London W1S 4NE, í marsmánuði.
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Exhibition by painter Karólína Lárusdóttir / Málverkasýning Karólínu Lárusdóttur
In Cambridge Contemporary Art from 4-26 March. / Í Cambridge Contemporary Art listhúsinu dagana 4.-26. mars nk.
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