Fronting (2014)
by Alexander Roberts and Ásrún Magnúsdóttir

"This movement is for Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger, Tina Turner, Eminem, Ian Curtis, Joe Cocker, Fred Durst, Avril Lavigne, Gunnar Ragnarsson, Kata Mogensen, Högni Egilsson, David Byrne..." by Ásrún Magnúsdóttir & Alexander Roberts

FRONTING is a triple bill of solos, which take as their starting point the act of paying tribute to those frontmen and frontwomen that don’t so much dance – as move, wobble and shake.Danced by two frontmen (Gunnar Ragnarsson of Grísalappalísa and Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson Retro Stefson) and one frontwoman (Kata Mogensen of Mammút), FRONTING is a tribute act that pays special attention to the legacy of bodies and movements of those that stand at the front, as well as the bodies and movements of those that stand before them.

Cast & crew

Conceived and realised by:  Ásrún Magnúsdóttir and Alexander Roberts in collaboration with Gunnar Ragnarsson, Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson and Kata Mogensen.
Performed by: Gunnar Ragnarsson, Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson and Kata Mogensen.

DETAILS

Duration: 50 minutes

FRONTING was previewed in August 2014 at Reykjavík Dance Festival #12 and later that year premiered at Reykjavík Dance Festival #13 in November, 2014.

The project was supported by the Ministry of Education and Culture, and Tjarnarbíó.