In 2015, curators Alexander Roberts and Ásgerður G. Gunnarsdóttir founded a new platform under the title Teenagers in Reykjavík. The focus of this platform was to bring challenging and experimental approaches to the performing arts into conversation with young people in the city. The platform is geared towards empowering the voices and agency of young people in the city through significant collaborations with artists working in the performing arts field.
Since the beginning, Teenagers in Reykjavík has been commissioning works, workshops, symposiums and festivals and has become recognised internationally for the founding of a teenage curatorial platform.
The platform has worked with artists including Sarah Vanhee, Mammalian Diving Reflex, Þordís Zoega, Alexander Roberts, Anna Kolfinna Kuran, Ásrún Magnúsdóttir, Ingri Fiksdal, Dance for Me, among others.
The platform is artistically led by Alexander Roberts and Ásgerður G. Gunnarsdóttir in collaboration with a team of teenage curators. Teenagers in Reykjavík are increasingly touring abroad to give talks and workshops, as well as curate programmes.
In November 2016, Reykjavík Dance Festival hosted a Teenagers in Reykjavík festival with artists including:
Mammalian Diving Reflex
Elin Hansdóttir
Andri Snær Magnason
Ásrún Magnúsdóttir
Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson
Events took place at Tjarnarbío, Mengi, the Reykjavík Dance Atelier, the Reykjavík Art Museum, Harpa and the Iceland University of the Arts. The events were supported by Reykjavík City and the Iceland Ministry of Culture and Education.
