R.E.C Arts Reykjavík

House of Revolution x Belonging? Presents: “THE UPRISING” ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏼

After 3 wonderful seasons, our series of shows at Þjóðleikhúskjallarinn is coming to an end. And we’re doing it with a bang!

📆 Sat, 11 April 2026 “THE UPRISING”
📍Location: Þjóðleikhúskjallarinn 🎭
🎟️ Ticket prices are on a sliding scale (see below for more info ) *TICKET LINK: https://checkout.tix.is/is/leikhusid/buyingflow/tickets/16271*

Featuring a diverse array of stand-up comedians and performers who call Iceland home- telling stories of identity, community, revolution; all the beautiful and all the ugly that goes along with it.

🪩 FEATURED ARTISTS, 11 April:

✨Dan 병찬 Roh (Host)
✨Sindri Sparkle Freyja & Aspen the puppy
✨Dan Nava
✨Anya Shaddock 🎵
✨MV Elyahsyn, Tara Mobee & Luis Lucas 🎙️🕺🏿
🎧 DJ Elsa Bje will keep the uprising going with a dance party at the end of the show!

🤟🏽Sign Language interpretation by Adda & Magga from Hraðar Hendur Tánkmálskúlkar

♿**All venue facilities, including the stage, are wheelchair accessible**

This season is also made possible with a generous grant from

📣Audience participation with awesome prizes from our sponsors, including and more

🎟️ Tickets:

5.200isk (suggested) OR 7.000isk (includes donation)

**We accept sliding scale, “pay what you can” tickets at the door on the day of the show! However, we recommend you purchase in advance if you can**

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Introducing a new collaboration for Spring 2026:
“House of Revolution x Belonging?”

Acclaimed inclusive variety shows, “House of Revolution”, will be merging with the successful stand-up comedy series “Belonging?” to finish out the last two shows of the 2025-26 season in Þjoðleikhuskjallarin!

“TEMPTED” 🔥
📆 Sat, 7 Feb, 2026, 21:00/ 9PM
📍Location: Þjóðleikhúskjallarinn 🎭
🎟️ Ticket prices are on a sliding scale (see below for more info and link )

Featuring a diverse array of stand-up comedians and performers who call Iceland home- telling stories of temptation, desire, lust, and all the chaos that can ensue from our natural human emotions.

🪩 FEATURED ARTISTS, 7 Febrúar:

✨Dan B. Roh (Host)
✨Gabriela Rubio
✨Ahmed Rana
✨Joy
✨Persephone (pole artist)

🤟🏽Sign Language interpretation by Adda & Ingibjörg from Hraðar Hendur Tánkmálskúlkar

♿**All venue facilities, including the stage, are wheelchair accessible. If you have any access questions, you may message **

This season is also made possible with a generous grant from
Other sponsors include

🎟️ Tickets:
https://checkout.tix.is/is/leikhusid/buyingflow/tickets/16271

5.200isk (suggested) OR 7.000isk (includes donation)

**We accept sliding scale, “pay what you can” tickets at the door on the day of the show! However, we recommend you purchase in advance if you can**
Doors open at 20:30

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House of Revolution, vol. 10 “FAMILY, INTERRUPTED.” 🪾
🗓️ Sat, 8 November, 21:00/9PM
📍Location: Þjóðleikhúskjallarinn 🎭
🎟️ Ticket prices are on a sliding scale (see below for more info ) *TICKET LINK: https://checkout.tix.is/is/leikhusid/buyingflow/tickets/16271

“FAMILY, INTERRUPTED.” is all about our families; functional or dysfunctional, chosen or biological…we dig deep to reveal the many paths the roots and branches of our family trees have taken.
Featuring an amazing variety of local performers storytelling using multiple art forms.

A curation in collaboration with The National Theatre of Iceland

🪩 FEATURED ARTISTS, 8 Nóvember:

✨Dan B. Roh (stand up/ storytelling)
✨Kamilla Klörudóttir (pole theatre)
✨Kara Mia (spoken word)
✨Sindri “Sparkle” (stand-up comedy)
✨Kolbrún Dögg (storytelling/performance art)
✨Nina Basdras & Jón Sigurður Eyólfsson (singing, poetry, live music)
✨Aoife (singer-songwriter)
✨DJ Seth Sharp will keep the beats flowing at the end of the night with a dance party!

🤟🏽Sign Language interpretation by Adda & Ingibjörg from Hraðar Hendur Tánkmálskúlkar

📣Audience participation with awesome prizes from our sponsors, including

♿**All venue facilities, including the stage, are wheelchair accessible. If you require special reserved seating for access needs, please email us at [email protected]**

This season is also made possible with a generous grant from

🎟️ Tickets:

5.200isk (suggested) OR 7.000isk (includes donation which helps us offer lower prices to those in financial need)

**We accept sliding scale, “pay what you can” tickets at the door on the day of the show! However, we recommend you purchase in advance if you can**

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House of Revolution, vol. 9 “IN THE BEGINNING…” 🫧
🗓️ Sat, 13 September, 21:00/9PM
📍Location: Þjóðleikhúskjallarinn 🎭
🎟️ Ticket prices are on a sliding scale (see below for more info )
TICKET LINK: https://tix.is/is/leikhusid/buyingflow/tickets/16271

“IN THE BEGINNING…” is about our creation stories; what does the “beginning” of the universe look like through our unique eyes? How have our own beginnings, or new beginnings, shaped us to walk forward in this mad world? Featuring an amazing variety of local performers storytelling using multiple art forms.

A R.E.C Arts Reykjavík curation in collaboration with The National Theatre of Iceland Þjóðleikhúsið

🪩 FEATURED ARTISTS, 13 September:

✨Ceddie B (stand up comedy)
✨Perseophone (pole dance)
✨Elva Dögg a.k.a “Madame Tourette” (stand up comedy)
✨Mario Infantes, Gabriel Gold & Mack Wordsmith (live music & slam poetry)
✨Jose Elegipcio (Flamenco guitar)
✨rem (singer-songwriter)
✨Ewka (hand- balancing & contortion)
✨Moxxi DeMime (drag)
✨DJ Melerito de Jeré will keep the beats flowing at the end of the night with a dance party!

🤟🏽Sign Language interpretation by Ingibjörg & Nóel from Hraðar hendur táknmálstúlkar

🎙️ Hosted by Rebecca Hidalgo, Eva Yggdrasil & Chaiwe Sól ( .yggdrasil )

📣Audience participation with awesome prizes from our sponsors, including CenterHotels

♿**All venue facilities, including the stage, are wheelchair accessible**

❤️This season is also made possible with a generous grant from ÖBÍ réttindasamtök

🎟️ Tickets:
5.200isk (suggested) OR 7.000isk (includes donation)

**We accept sliding scale, “pay what you can” tickets at the door on the day of the show! You can also DM us if you are very much in need of a discounted ticket (limited amount available). However, we recommend you purchase in advance if you can**

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Save the dates! Our third season of “House of Revolution” is coming in hot 🔥
Packed with new artists, new acts and returning artists from past seasons. An inclusive variety show that uplifts the voices and talents of folks from marginalized communities & backgrounds who live in Iceland. Bringing us all together for a night of stories with music, dance, theatre, comedy, circus, entertainment and most of all, community.

TICKET LINK WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON!
🗓️ Show dates & titles:

13 Sept, vol. 9: “In The Beginning…” 🪾
8 Nóv, vol. 10 “Family, Interrupted.” ⛓️‍💥
7 Feb, vol. 11 “Tempted” ❤️‍🔥
11 April, vol. 12 “The Uprising” ✊🏾✊🏼✊🏿

All shows take place at at 21:00/9pm , and are part of our collaboration with for the third year in a row!

We are so grateful to have received a grant from this season for our incredible Sign Lamguage Interpreters, (all shows are interpreted) 🤟🏽

Also we are once again happy to be sponsored by this season!

All shows have two available prices online (suggested price & price with added donation), and “pay what you can” sliding scale tickets are always available at the door or via DM/email, to ensure financial accessibility.

♿️All shows are wheelchair accessible and include access volunteers.

{R.E.C Arts Reykjavík is a non-profit organization and relies on grants, donations and community volunteers. All artists and staff of the House of Revolution shows are paid for their work. If you would like to make a donation to help us fund our work, any amount helps❤️}

KT: 521022-1910
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Iceland-based performers! Only ONE DAY LEFT to apply for our first two shows of season 3!

Applications are due by 23:59 on Wednesday 16 July

Application/digital audition HERE:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefLAwFHKnu95SGQptN2OQPsLfKf4g2TYrmFISCxnnzlMIKLg/viewform?usp=send_form

ICELAND-BASED PERFORMERS!
We are now casting for season 3 of our acclaimed inclusive variety shows, “House of Revolution” at the National Theatre of Iceland!

We are currently casting acts for the FIRST TWO of four shows in the 2025-2026 season:

✨13 Sept 2025, Vol.9 “IN THE BEGINNING…”
✨8 Nóv 2025, Vol. 10 “FAMILY, INTERRUPTED.”

As our mission is to uplift marginalized voices in Iceland, we are seeking acts by artists of Color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, Disabled folks, refugees, etc.
New and returning artists (with new material) are encouraged to apply!

🗓️Apply by 16 July 2025!
♿️ 🤟🏽Accessible stage & Sign Language interpreters at every show!
🎭All performance genres & languages welcome to apply!
💰All selected performers are paid!

For more info & to apply, click HERE: https://forms.gle/eYX5mNVt4FgiUdcZ6

SEEKING: All types of performance acts. Including but not limited to: musicians, stand-up comedians, dancers/dance crews, burlesque performers, drag artists, storytellers, poets/spoken word, etc…

🎭🕺🏻💃🏾🥁🎤📝🎩🪭

We are very excited to announce our Open Call/Digital Auditions for the first two shows of Season 3 of House of Revolution!

SUBMISSION LINK: https://forms.gle/eYX5mNVt4FgiUdcZ6

🎭These variety shows/performance parties celebrate and uplift the diverse voices within the Icelandic performing arts scene.

Dates, Titles & Themes:

✨13 Sept, Vol.9: “IN THE BEGINNING…” (Themes: Creation stories; your own myths or thoughts of the creation of the universe or your own universe; your own beginnings, new beginnings, etc...)

✨8 Nóv, Vol. 10: “FAMILY, INTERRUPTED.” (Themes: Family drama, family stories; dysfunctional or functional; skeletons in the closet (family secrets), chosen family, dream family, etc...)

*Second two shows of the season will be 7 Feb & 11 April 2026, with an open call announced in November)

*As our mission is to uplift marginalized voices, we are seeking acts by artists of marginalized backgrounds and communities (i.e, People of Color, LGBTQIA+, Immigrants, Disabled folks, Refugees, etc)

🗓️*SUBMISSION DEADLINE TO APPLY IS WEDNESDAY(MIÐVIKUDAGUR) 16 JULY, kl 23:59 (11:59PM)

📍The show will take place in Þjóðleikhúskjallarinn (the cabaret space at the National Theatre of Iceland), and we have full access to the stage, lights, and sound systems.

♿️ ACCESS: The space and stage are wheelchair accessible.
🤟🏽Every show features Sign Language interpreters from Hraðar hendur táknmálstúlkar, sponsored by a project grant from ÖBÍ réttindasamtök

All selected artists will be paid!

🔗TO SUBMIT AND FOR MORE INFO, PLEASE HEAD TO THE LINK:

https://forms.gle/eYX5mNVt4FgiUdcZ6

HOUSE OF REVOLUTION vol.9 & 10- Open Call, Submission Form PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY BEFORE FILLING OUT FORM! Artist-Activist collective R.E.C Arts Reykjavík () is seeking acts for our third season of upcoming variety shows also known as “Performance Parties” called HOUSE OF REVOLUTION (), in collaboration with The National Th...

NEWS!!! We are SO happy to announce that we will have ADDA Adda Rut Jonsdottir (pictured below, standing with the wonderful performer Kora) and LILJA from Hraðar hendur táknmálstúlkar, as SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS at The Midnight Sun Kiki Ball- Iceland's First Ballroom Event! | Rvk Fringe this coming Saturday!

We always strive to be as accessible as possible with our events, and we are so lucky to have these amazing interpreters joining us ready to slay the night away and welcome our Döff/ Deaf fam!

Photo by Eva Ágústa Aradóttir

Check out two of our wonderful collective members, Dan and Joy, sharing their stories of being immigrants in Iceland!

What life is like for migrants in Iceland - RÚV.is Dan and Joy came to Iceland from opposite sides of the world. For q***r and trans immigrants like them, belonging requires more than paperwork. It takes persistence, community and sometimes, a stage.

Planning to walk the The Midnight Sun Kiki Ball- Iceland's First Ballroom event! and/or attend as a spectator? Make sure you know the categories of the evening!

CATEGORIES (in order of the evening)
*OTA= Open to all genders/sexualities

✨Face OTA
✨Fashion Killa
✨Beginners Runway
✨Best Outfit of the Night
✨Lip Sync

✨Realness OTA
✨Baby Vogue
✨Body OTA
✨Sex Siren OTA
✨Shake That Ass

Doors open at 22:00, Ball begins at 23:00

✨There are no sign-ups to walk the ball, Be there and line up at the end of the runway when your category is called! Please be ready in advance before your category begins.
✨You may walk multiple categories! Be mindful of time to change looks, (There will be a space to change and keep your items). There will be a 10 minute break after lip sync.
✨Please read the category description and outfit themes carefully beforehand. When in doubt, reach out!

HOW DO THE CATEGORIES WORK?

You first walk individually for your “10s” (the judges approval to move forward into the battles). Next is the 1 vs 1 battles on the runway, competing for Grand Prize of each category.

There are endless resources on YouTube and various websites to research and prepare! You may also reach out to us or from the Kiki House of Angels!

✨✨We also have workshops and a panel with the guest judges & MC during the daytime on the 6th & 7th of June! Ballroom & Vogue Workshops w/ International Guests! - RVK Fringe Festival✨✨

Attending as a spectator? Cheer and support loudly! It’s not a ball without the crowd! Of course you can still come in a LOOK! It’s a ball after all ☀️

Hosted by the Legendary Kiki House of Angels , R.E.C Arts Rvk/ House of Revolution & Rvk Fringe

With Sponsorships & Support from Nordic Culture Point , Pink Iceland, Center Hotels and Rauða Regnhlífið