The Iceland Dance Company, ID, is the national dance company of Iceland. It is an independent public institution with residence at the City Theatre in Reykjavík, one of Europe’s finest theatres for dance. ID is responsible for developing, creating and nurturing contemporary dance and choreography. The company consists of ten to fourteen dancers, all sharing a background in classical training but retaining a pronounced individuality. ID puts special focus on new creations in dance as well as developing partnerships and collaborations with other artistic sectors, in particular music. ID is recognized as a contemporary dance company on a world-class scale. The company has consistently built a repertoire of choreography by many of Europe’s leading modern choreographers. Parallel, ID, has led the development of Icelandic choreography and nurtured the talent of Icelandic choreographers who have consequently received attention from abroad. The combination of these two developments has created a unique position for ID on the international dance market. Not only does it hold a repertoire of choreography by Europe ´s best but also the talent of new emerging Icelandic choreographers, hosting an element of excitement and surprise for a market always on the search for new discoveries. Rui Horta, Jirí Kylián, Didy Veldman, Jo Stromgren, Jochen Ulrich, Richard Wherlock, Itzak Galili, Stijn Celis, Rami Be’er, Jorma Uotinen, Ina Christel Johannessen and Alexander Ekman are among those who have worked with and been commissioned to create new work for the company as well as Icelandic choregraphers Erna Ómarsdóttir, Lára Stefánsdóttir and Ólöf Ingólfsdóttir, to name a few. Iceland Dance Company has given numerous outstanding performances in major international dance theaters and festivals worldwide including the Holland Dance Festival, the VIA International Arts Festival in France, Les Hivernales in Avignon, France Tanz im August, Berlin, Impulztanz, Vienna and Harbourfront in Toronto as well as important performances in Beirut, Prague, Copenhagen, Brussels, Glasgow, Shanghai, Beijing, New York, Geneva, Vienna and Berlin. All together Id has performed in 32 countries, 46 cities over 70 performances from 2001. At home, Id offers an annual season of performances at the City Theatre as well as holding regular choreographic workshops to support young and upcoming choreographers.

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