Benni Hemm Hemm premier new music video - 25 March, 13.00-17.00
Flying messiaen and foxy cha cha
by Benni Hemm Hemm and the melting diamond band.
Director Helgi Örn Pétursson
Upplýsingar um verkið:
Flying Messiaen / Foxy Cha Cha er myndband sem Benedikt H. Hermannsson óskaði eftir frá Helga Erni Péturssyni fyrir tvö verk af annarri plötunni í útgáfuseríu Mengis og Benna Hemm Hemm & the Melting Diamond Band. Benedikt óskaði eftir dansmyndbandi og Helgi Örn fór út í skóg í Danmörku til að taka upp. Upptökurnar voru þó ekki af dansi heldur trjám, endalaus tré sem halda athyglinni á dularfullan hátt, þangað til áhorfandinn áttar sig á að þetta er í raun dansmyndband þar sem áhorfandinn er sá sem dansar.
Leikstjórn: Helgi Örn Pétursson
Helgi Örn Pétursson, 1975, er fæddur í Reykjavík. Hann hefur verið búsettur á Seyðisfirði síðan 2006 en hann lauk B.A. prófi frá Listaháskóla Íslands sama ár. Helgi Örn vinnur í fjölmarga miðla en þar má helst nefna gjörninga, hljóð og teikningu. Í verkum sínum vinnur Helgi Örn gjarnan með öðrum listamönnum og dansa verkin þá oft á mörkum myndlistar, tónlistar, dans og leikhúss. Helgi Örn hefur að auki sinnt sýningastjórn, leikmyndahönnun, kennslu, hönnun og öðrum verkefnum er tengjast myndlist.
Upplýsingar um höfund tónlistar:
Benni Hemm Hemm & the Melting Diamond Band er hljómsveit Benedikts H. Hermannssonar. Hann semur tónlistina sem hún flytur og stýrir upptökum á hljómplötum hennar.
Fyrsta útgáfa Benna Hemm Hemm var smábreiðskífan SummerPlate, sem gefin var út í 30 eintökum árið 2003. Síðan þá hefur Benni Hemm Hemm gefið út 14 breiðskífur, 4 smábreiðskífur, eina plötu með leikritatónlist og eina bók og flutt tónlist sína margvíslegum vettvangi í öllum mögulegum hljómsveitarmyndum og einn síns liðs
International Piano day - 29 March, 20:00
with Miro Kepinski, Sævar Jóhansson and Eðvarð Egilsson
with video art from Cel Crabeels (BE) https://www.pianoday.org/
What's a better place to celebrate a Piano Day than a mystical and mesmerizing Iceland? The founder of this sophisticated day - Nils Frahm says it all:
“Why does the world need a Piano Day? For many reasons. But mostly, because it doesn’t hurt to celebrate the piano and everything around it: performers, composers, piano builders, tuners, movers and most important, the listener.”
– Nils Frahm
“Piano Day, an annual worldwide event founded by a group of like-minded
people, takes place on the 88th day of the year – because of the number of keys on the piano.
In 2023, it’s the 29th of March.
Special concert with Agalma IMPROV Ensemble - 31 March, 20:00
with selected FILM works from New Narratives
Agalma is a collective that focuses on exploration and improvisation.Founded by Guðmundur Ari Arnalds and Ragnheiður Elísabet in 2019, theyhave steadily put out experimental records for the past years with atotal of 27 releases. The ensemble for Physical Cinema Festival will bea special collection of friends and colleagues connected with the labelcoming together to put a unique and one-off concept, not to be missed!
Guðmundur Arnalds is an electronic musician based in Reykjavík. He's been prolific in the Reykjavík scene over the past couple of years working in different fields mainly through the collectives such as Mengi, Spectral Assault Records, Agalma, and Post-Dreifing. His catalog ranges from understated and delicate to harsh and gritty with ease, showcasing versatile interests and influences which can be seen throughout his evergrowing catalog of projects and collaborations. At heart, he remains an improviser and is committed to DIY approaches in music, being self-taught and very involved in his local scene.
His band Final Boss Type Zero was recently awarded the Icelandic Kraumur prize and he has several new projects coming out this year. Some with his own projects and some as a collaborator and producer. Guðmundur has performed and collaborated with a number of musicians such as Skúli Sverrisson, John McCowen, Flaaryr, IDK IDA, ZAAR, russian.girls, Magnús T. Eliasson, Geisha Cartel, sideproject, and Andy
Morin to name a few.
Treiler agalma.bandcamp.com