What we do
Dansverkstæðið is a non-profit organization and creative hub for contemporary dance and movement-based arts in Reykjavik, Iceland. We support independent artists through studio facilities, professional development opportunities, artist residencies, workshops, performances, and international collaborations.
Our mission is to strengthen the field of dance and performing arts by fostering artistic development, exchange, and community.





All workshops in September are free of charge
Events in September
16. - 30. September: Writing side-by-side (Skrifað hlið við hlið)
Let's come together and work on our applications for Sviðslistasjóður.
Request a meeting with Ólöf, Steinunn or Pétur by e-mail to info@dansverkstaedid.com
16. & 18. Sept. at 17 - 20: ULGA / FRÖ - dance workshop with Polish artists.
Teachers: Monika Błaszczak and Filip Kijowski
"In an age that often celebrates individualism, we see a necessity and opportunity in bringing our resources together as dance artists to co-lead workshops. By combining our distinct practices, perspectives, and experiences, we create a more nuanced learning environment that offers participants broader insight, and multiple layers of context. We are combining Monika Błaszczak’s ‘Hauntological Somatics’ workshop and Filip Kijowski’s ‘Becoming Allies’ workshop into a single series. We are interested in how these two socially engaged practices intersect and complement one another, whilst also raising the question of what we can achieve together and what we are unable to achieve on our own.
We strongly recommend taking part in both workshops for the best and most complex experience."
27. September at 13 - 14: Daddy rave
Open workshop for fathers and their teenagers with Anna Kolfinna Kuran
27. September klat16 - 18: Botanics of the Body
Workshop with Costanza Givone
"Botanics of the body proposes a dialogue between scientific research into plants and the practice of movement. A laboratory for imagining the body as a living organism, in constant dialogue with its environment."
Coming up


Guest Artists 2026 - 27
Dansverkstæðið provides Guest Artists with working facilities and professional support in their artistic research and creative process.
The following artists ar at Dansverkstæðið in the season 2026 - 27:
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Aðalheiður Halldórsdóttir
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Sigrún Ósk Stefánsdóttir
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Sally Cowdin
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Anna Kolfinna Kuran
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Felix Urbina
Aðalheiður Halldórsdóttir
Sigrún Ósk Stefánsdóttir
Sally Cowdin
Felix Urbina
Anna Kolfinna Kuran
Studio 3
Artists with projects that do not require traditional rehearsal spaces can apply for the Studio 3 project. The artist will then make use of Dansverkstæðið's smallest studio, Studio 3, and a professional dialogue. The projects can be of various types, but an engagement with the dance community is an advantage.
Studio 3 artists 2026 - 27:
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Snædís Lilja Ingadóttir
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Yelena Arakelow
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Sesselja Guðmunda Magnúsdóttir
Steinunn Knúts Önnudóttir works on her project Brothætt (Fragile) in Studio 3 in 2026. The project is a series of rituals. The first one is Heilunin (The Healing) - a wall mosaic and sound mosaic culminating in an event at Dansverkstæðið 8. April 2026. The second ritual is Viðgerðin (The Repair) during 13. - 30. May 2026. Finally Fyrirgefningin (The Forgiveness) is revealed in November 2026.
Snædís Lilja Ingadóttir
Yelena Arakelow
Sesselja G Magnúsdóttir
Steinunn Knúts Önnudóttir











