Hallveig Kristin Eiriksdottir

Biography

Hallveig Kristín Eiríksdóttir is a theatre director living and working in Reykjavík & Helsinki.
Themes that are recurring in her work and that she finds eternally interesting and inspiring are tradition, breakups and hidden encounters, which she explores through theatre, performances and contemporary music, both within institutional theatre and independently. Most of her work happens within collaboration and she is a founding member of multi-art group CGFC & performance group Losti Collective, with whom she is active. She is also a founding member and curator of artist run theatre space ”tóma rýmið” in Reykjavík. Upcoming works include contemporary opera ”NEST” with composer Tytti Arola (Helsinki, 2027) and performance ”STINK OF DEATH” with CGFC (Reykjavík, 2026).

Professional dream

I would like to direct a play in Finnish.

Language skills

• Icelandic (mother tongue)
• Finnish (basic)
• Swedish (excellent)
• English (excellent)
• Spanish (excellent)

Thesis project

Artistic work

FÖRLORARNA, 2024
Director and author of concept: Hallveig Kristín Eiríksdóttir, devised with working group
Production: Åbo Svenska Teater
Role: Director and author

Written component

HOW CAN WE PLAY TOGETHER: survival kits for devising and process-based theatre within instituions or on trust

Other education

Bachelor’s degree: Theatre and Performance Making, Iceland University of Art, 2018

University diploma: Scenography, Escuela Universitaria de Arte y Espectáculos TAI, 2014

Selected CV

Kartöflur, 2019/20
Co-created by CGFC
Production: Reykjavík City Theatre
Role: Author and performer

Fuglabjargið, 2021
Concept and implementation: Hallveig Kristín Eiríksdóttir, Birnir Jón Sigurðsson, Ingibjörg Ýr Skarphéðinsdóttir
Production: Reykjavík City Theatre
Role: Director