Residency of RIVA & AGGRASOPPAR

hosted by Gothenburg Fringe Festival

Participating countries:

  • Finland
  • Ireland
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Dance
  • Music
  • Theatre

Period

  • From 01-05-2026 to 07-09-2026
Generation #4

Website

Address

Göteborg
Sweden

Project summary

NÚSTALGIA is an interdisciplinary arts project featuring artists based in Norway, Denmark and Faroe Islands, bringing together contemporary dance and flower-punk-pop music to develop a theatre-concert in 2026. Nordics-based band AGGRASOPPAR will collaborate with RIVA, a Faroese dance company, in a residency hosted by Gothenburg Fringe to blend their artforms and share creative practices. The project contributes to the ongoing development of Faroese contemporary dance and performing arts, a field still in its formative stage.

Artist

RIVA & AGGRASOPPAR

Biography: AGGRASOPPAR is an acclaimed experimental musical outfit from the Faroe Islands, based now in Norway and Denmark. The band has released two full length albums and won the prestigious Steven Strange Award at The Great Escape. They will be moving from the music stage to the theatre in collaboration with RIVA, the first and only contemporary dance company in the Faroe Islands.
Run by company members Rannvá G. Niclasen, Vár B. Árting and Búi Rouch, our aim is to create work opportunities for dance artists in and from the Faroes, to innovate and develop the professional dance environment and create high quality dance performances and represent a Faroese point of view both locally and globally.
Contact: riva.fdc@gmail.com
Website: https://www.riva.fo/
Social media: https://www.instagram.com/rivadancecompany/ https://www.instagram.com/aggrasoppar/
Work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1SGRQxiCAw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzB4CUrK36Y

Participating festivals

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