Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir (IS)

In «When the Bleeding Stops» Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir wants to take part in changing the narrative on women’s aging in Western society. She addresses the silence and taboo that seems to engulf menopause, as well as her own personal experience of aging as a dancer. Working with local women, the work transports us into the privacy of the participants' homes. It dives deep into the many layers of the female experience associated with menopause and invites us to celebrate life in all it´s stages.

Artist / Company Bio

Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir is an Aerowaves Twenty23 artist, and was a full time member of Iceland Dance Company for sixteen years. Five years ago, at the age of forty, she suffered an injury that forced her to reconsider her relationship with dance, the body, and her artistic practice. This led her to a masters degree in Performance Practice at Iceland ́s University of the Art, and out of this research her stage piece «When the Bleeding Stops» was born. The piece was nominated as «the Most innovative performance of the year» at the Icelandic Theatre Awards 2022.

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