{"id":35337,"date":"2026-06-08T10:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T10:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/?post_type=threads&p=35337"},"modified":"2026-06-15T09:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:24:13","slug":"the-experimental-art-group-skerpla-and-the-icelandic-circus-around-ljosagang","status":"publish","type":"threads","link":"https:\/\/www.lhi.is\/en\/thraedir\/thraedir-tolublad-11\/tilraunatonlistarhopurinn-skerpla-og-islenskur-sirkus-um-ljosagang\/","title":{"rendered":"The experimental music group Skerpla and the Icelandic circus about Lj\u00f3sagang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tilraunat\u00f3nlistarh\u00f3purinn Skerpla og \u00cdslenskur sirkus um Lj\u00f3sagang<\/strong><\/p>\n

Berglind Mar\u00eda T\u00f3masd\u00f3ttir<\/p>\n

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Verki\u00f0 Ni\u00f0ur, \u00edslenskur sirkus um Lj\u00f3sagang <\/em>eftir John Cage var frumflutt \u00e1 \u00cdslandi af Skerplu \u00ed Norr\u00e6na h\u00fasinu \u00feann 9. j\u00fan\u00ed 2024 en vi\u00f0bur\u00f0urinn var \u00e1 vegum Listah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk.[1]<\/sup><\/a> Viku s\u00ed\u00f0ar flutti h\u00f3purinn svo verki\u00f0 \u00e1 Across the Waters, al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legri r\u00e1\u00f0stefnu H\u00e1sk\u00f3lans \u00ed Glasgow helga\u00f0ri James Joyce en t\u00f3nleikarnir f\u00f3ru fram \u00ed h\u00e1sk\u00f3lakapellunni[2]<\/sup><\/a> \u00deann 5. september 2025, sem bar upp \u00e1 113 \u00e1ra afm\u00e6li John Cage, var hlj\u00f3\u00f0ritun fr\u00e1 flutningi verksins \u00ed Norr\u00e6na h\u00fasinu gefin \u00fat \u00e1 Bandcamp[3]<\/sup><\/a>. \u00cd \u00feessari grein segi \u00e9g fr\u00e1 ferlinu a\u00f0 baki \u00cdslandsfrumflutningi verksins. Sko\u00f0a\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur hvernig verki\u00f0 sk\u00edrskotar til nemenda \u00ed h\u00e1sk\u00f3lan\u00e1mi \u00ed t\u00f3nlist, og ger\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur grein fyrir vettvangnum sem nefndur er Skerpla, tilgangi hans og kennslufr\u00e6\u00f0ilegum markmi\u00f0um. Loks eru sj\u00f3narhorn nokkurra nemenda dregin fram \u00fear sem \u00feeir \u00edgrunda \u00e1hrif verksins og vinnua\u00f0fer\u00f0a \u00e1 eigi\u00f0 skapandi ferli og samband flutnings og sk\u00f6punar.<\/p>\n

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Hva\u00f0 er Skerpla?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Skerpla er n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 fyrir nemendur \u00fevert \u00e1 n\u00e1mslei\u00f0ir og deildir innan Listah\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands \u00fear sem nemendur spreyta sig \u00e1 skapandi t\u00f3nlistarvinnu og samsk\u00f6pun me\u00f0 tilraunakenndu \u00edvafi, \u00fevert \u00e1 flutningsa\u00f0fer\u00f0ir og t\u00f3nsm\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00e1 opnu sv\u00e6\u00f0i.[4]<\/sup><\/a> Skerpla var\u00f0 til 2018 en undanfara n\u00e1mskei\u00f0sins m\u00e1 rekja til \u00fdmissa n\u00e1mskei\u00f0a sem \u00e9g kenndi vi\u00f0 t\u00f3nlistardeild fr\u00e1 hausti 2015 sem beindu sj\u00f3num a\u00f0 tilraunakenndum n\u00e1lgunum \u00ed t\u00f3nlist.[5]<\/sup><\/a> \u00deegar \u00e9g r\u00e9\u00f0st til starfa vi\u00f0 t\u00f3nlistardeild LH\u00cd \u00e1ri\u00f0 2014 var \u00e9g undir \u00e1hrifum fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed n\u00e1msumhverfi sem \u00e9g var n\u00fdkomin \u00far vi\u00f0 Kaliforn\u00eduh\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00ed San Diego \u00fear sem i\u00f0ja nemenda \u00e1 \u00f3l\u00edkum n\u00e1mslei\u00f0um skara\u00f0ist meira en \u00e9g haf\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur \u00feekkt, flytjendur s\u00f6mdu, t\u00f3nsm\u00ed\u00f0anemendur spilu\u00f0u og t\u00f3nlist var mi\u00f0la\u00f0 me\u00f0 margbreytilegum h\u00e6tti. Innbl\u00e1sin af \u00feessu samhli\u00f0a eigin \u00fereifingum og \u00fer\u00f3un \u00ed listsk\u00f6pun ur\u00f0u til n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 \u00fevert \u00e1 n\u00e1mslei\u00f0ir sem stu\u00f0lu\u00f0u a\u00f0 samsk\u00f6pun og \u00feverfaglegri samvinnu \u00e1 tilraunakenndu sv\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p>\n

Kennslufr\u00e6\u00f0ilega byggir Skerpla \u00e1 hugmyndum um reynslumi\u00f0a\u00f0 n\u00e1m, samsk\u00f6pun og ranns\u00f3knir \u00ed listum. Nemendur \u00fer\u00f3a eigi\u00f0 vinnuferli, taka listr\u00e6nar \u00e1kvar\u00f0anir, og setja eigi\u00f0 framlag \u00ed st\u00e6rra samhengi \u00ed skapandi samvinnu. Skerpla er kennd sem n\u00e1mskei\u00f0 \u00e1 hverri \u00f6nn og er tv\u00edskipt; annars vegar eru spunat\u00edmar (e. Skerpla Improvisation) undir handlei\u00f0slu John McCowen, klarinettleikara og t\u00f3nsk\u00e1lds, og hins vegar verkefnavinna (e. Skerpla Projects)\u00a0 sem fer fram \u00ed mi\u00f0vikudagst\u00edmum undir minni handlei\u00f0slu og gestalei\u00f0beinenda. N\u00e1mskei\u00f0i\u00f0 er aldrei eins og eru m\u00fdm\u00f6rg d\u00e6mi um a\u00f0 nemendur s\u00e6ki n\u00e1mskei\u00f0i\u00f0 oftar en einu sinni. Fr\u00e1 upphafi hafa nemendur af velflestum n\u00e1mslei\u00f0um t\u00f3nlistardeildar s\u00f3tt Skerplu auk fj\u00f6lmargra nemenda \u00far myndlistardeild sem hefur reynst einkar vel \u00fear sem \u00f3l\u00edkar a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir milli deilda gera samtali\u00f0 margslungnara og skapa r\u00fdmi fyrir frams\u00e6kna n\u00fdsk\u00f6pun \u00fear sem \u00f3v\u00e6ntar uppfinningar finna s\u00e9r farveg.<\/p>\n

Verki\u00f0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ni\u00f0ur, \u00edslenskur sirkus um Lj\u00f3sagang <\/em>er verk sem ber s\u00edbreytilegan titil. Vi\u00f0 frumflutning verksins h\u00e9t verki\u00f0 Roaratorio, an Irish circus on Finnegans Wake en verki\u00f0 var panta\u00f0 af Vestur-\u00fe\u00fdska \u00fatvarpinu (WDR) og frumflutt sem \u00fatvarpsleikrit \u00feann 22. okt\u00f3ber.[6]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0Af h\u00f6fundarins h\u00e1lfu heitir verki\u00f0 einfaldlega _____, __ ______ Circus on ______ \u2014 bilin eru ey\u00f0ur sem flytjendum verksins er bo\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 fylla \u00ed eftir innihaldsvali hverju sinni. Grunnhugmynd verksins felst \u00ed a\u00f0 umbreyta b\u00f3k \u00ed performans. Vi\u00f0 frumflutning verksins l\u00e1 Finnegans Wake eftir James Joyce til grundvallar, \u00ed tilfelli \u00cdslandsfrumflutningsins vann Skerpla me\u00f0 sk\u00e1lds\u00f6guna Lj\u00f3sagang eftir Dag Hjartarson. \u00dea\u00f0 var einkum tvennt sem haf\u00f0i \u00e1hrif \u00e1 b\u00f3karvali\u00f0: Annars vegar hlutverk hlj\u00f3\u00f0a \u00ed b\u00f3kinni, einkum \u00feess sem hann kallar \u201eni\u00f0 aldanna\u201d, hins vegar var s\u00f6gusvi\u00f0 b\u00f3karinnar, sem er Reykjav\u00edk, hentugt fyrir verkefni\u00f0 \u00fear sem \u00fea\u00f0 ger\u00f0i nemendum au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja umhverfishlj\u00f3\u00f0 af vettvangi. \u00c1st\u00e6\u00f0u fyrir vali \u00e1 verkefninu \u00e1 vor\u00f6nn 2024 m\u00e1 rekja til Victoriu Miguel rith\u00f6fundar sem \u00fe\u00e1 lag\u00f0i stund \u00e1 doktorsn\u00e1m vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed Glasgow \u00ed skapandi skrifum John Cage. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i \u00e1\u00f0ur haldi\u00f0 vinnustofu \u00ed mesostics-a\u00f0fer\u00f0um John Cage \u00e1 t\u00edmum heimsfaraldursins fyrir nemendur Skerplu og \u00feegar h\u00fan stakk upp \u00e1 a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 umr\u00e6tt verk Cage sl\u00f3 \u00e9g til. Me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 verki\u00f0 eyg\u00f0i \u00e9g t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 kynna nemendur fyrir tilraunakenndum a\u00f0fer\u00f0um og a\u00f0 blanda saman einstaklingsbundinni vinnu og samsk\u00f6pun. Skori\u00f0 b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 l\u00edflegt samtal fyrir flytjendur verksins og \u00e1tti \u00fea\u00f0 svo sannarlega vi\u00f0 \u00feegar Skerpla f\u00e9kkst vi\u00f0 verki\u00f0 \u00e1 vor\u00f6nn 2024. Vinna vi\u00f0 verki\u00f0 h\u00f3fst \u00ed febr\u00faar 2024 og st\u00f3\u00f0 fram \u00ed lok apr\u00edl \u00feegar vi\u00f0 fluttum verki\u00f0 \u00ed lokat\u00edma n\u00e1mskei\u00f0sins. H\u00f3purinn t\u00f3k svo upp \u00fer\u00e1\u00f0inn \u00ed a\u00f0draganda t\u00f3nleika \u00e1 Listah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk og Glasgow \u00ed byrjun j\u00fan\u00ed en \u00fe\u00e1 haf\u00f0i f\u00e6kka\u00f0 a\u00f0eins \u00ed h\u00f3pnum enda formlegu sk\u00f3lari loki\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Verk John Cage samanstendur af \u00feremur f\u00f6sum. \u00cd fyrsta lagi er texti \u00feeirrar b\u00f3kar sem liggur til grundvallar umrita\u00f0ur me\u00f0 mesostics-t\u00e6kni, a\u00f0fer\u00f0 sem sem John Cage beitti \u00ed skrifum s\u00ednum. Mesostics-a\u00f0fer\u00f0inni svipar til acrostics-a\u00f0fer\u00f0ar sem felst \u00ed a\u00f0 fyrstu b\u00f3kstafir lj\u00f3\u00f0l\u00ednanna mynda saman l\u00f3\u00f0r\u00e9tt or\u00f0, \u00feegar mesositcs-a\u00f0fer\u00f0 er beitt er l\u00f3\u00f0r\u00e9tta or\u00f0i\u00f0 sta\u00f0sett \u00ed mi\u00f0ri lj\u00f3\u00f0l\u00ednu.[7]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

Vi\u00f0 h\u00f3fum \u00fev\u00ed verki\u00f0 \u00e1 a\u00f0 vinna texta upp \u00far fyrrnefndu verki Dags Hjartarsonar me\u00f0 a\u00f0fer\u00f0um mesostics-t\u00e6kninnar. B\u00f3kinni sem er 200 bla\u00f0s\u00ed\u00f0ur a\u00f0 lengd var skipt ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 nemendur sem hver um sig vann textann \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00far var\u00f0 n\u00fdr texti bygg\u00f0ur \u00e1 texta Dags. Til gl\u00f6ggvunar er h\u00e9r s\u00fdnishorn af texta eins og hann leit \u00fat eftir me\u00f0h\u00f6ndlun Tuma \u00c1rnasonar nemanda \u00ed Skerplu:<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Mynd 1:<\/strong> S\u00fdnishorn af textanum \u00ed verkinu.<\/p>\n

\u00deegar textinn var tilb\u00fainn var hann hlj\u00f3\u00f0rita\u00f0ur \u00ed flutningi nemenda og ra\u00f0a\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 r\u00f6\u00f0 sem hann birtist \u00ed b\u00f3kinni.<\/p>\n

\u00cd \u00f6\u00f0ru lagi eru flytjendur be\u00f0nir um a\u00f0 safna hlj\u00f3\u00f0s\u00fdnum af \u00f6llum st\u00f6\u00f0um og hlj\u00f3\u00f0um sem nefnd eru \u00ed b\u00f3kinni. Samhli\u00f0a fyrsta fasanum s\u00f6fnu\u00f0u nemendur \u00fev\u00ed vettvangsuppt\u00f6kum sem innih\u00e9ldu hlj\u00f3\u00f0 og sta\u00f0i sem geti\u00f0 er \u00ed b\u00f3kinni, en hver nemandi safna\u00f0i hvoru tveggja \u00far \u00feeim k\u00f6flum sem honum var \u00fathluta\u00f0. \u00dear kenndi \u00fdmissa grasa, allt fr\u00e1 l\u00fdsingum \u00e1 t\u00f3nlist sem finna m\u00e1 \u00ed b\u00f3kinni til \u00f3hlutbundnari l\u00fdsinga l\u00edkt og \u201eni\u00f0s aldanna\u201d; fyrirbrig\u00f0is sem sagan hverfist a\u00f0 miklu leyti um en d\u00e1g\u00f3\u00f0ur hluti nemendah\u00f3psins spreytti \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hlj\u00f3\u00f0gera ni\u00f0 aldanna og \u00far \u00fev\u00ed ur\u00f0u til fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rg hlj\u00f3\u00f0verk sem \u00fdmist r\u00f6tu\u00f0u \u00ed verki\u00f0 e\u00f0a \u00e1 hlj\u00f3\u00f0listars\u00fdningu \u00ed a\u00f0draganda flutnings \u00e1 verkinu.<\/p>\n

\u00cd \u00feri\u00f0ja lagi skal flytja vi\u00f0eigandi t\u00f3nlist (e. relevant music) \u00ed verkinu, \u00feri\u00f0ji fasinn f\u00f3lst \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed a\u00f0 finna \u00fat \u00far \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 teldist vi\u00f0eigandi t\u00f3nlist \u00ed okkar tilfelli. Vi\u00f0 frumflutning verksins var \u00edrsk \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lagat\u00f3nlist \u00ed forgrunni enda \u00cdrland s\u00f6gusvi\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00ed Finnegans Wake. Eins og i\u00f0ulega \u00feegar Cage \u00e1 \u00ed hlut eru fyrirm\u00e6lin h\u00e6filega margr\u00e6\u00f0, \u00feannig var\u00f0 \u00far \u00farval \u201evi\u00f0eigandi\u201d verka sem flutt voru inn \u00ed lokaverkinu; allt fr\u00e1 \u00edslenskri \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lagat\u00f3nlist \u00ed \u00f3hlutbundinn spuna.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Mynd 2<\/strong>: Sk\u00fdringarmynd Victoriu Miguel af verki John Cage.<\/p>\n

Inn \u00ed \u00f6ll \u00feessi fyrirm\u00e6li blandast n\u00e1nari lei\u00f0beiningar er var\u00f0a notkun \u00feagna og hvernig hlutf\u00f6llum skal h\u00e1tta\u00f0. \u00deeim ver\u00f0ur ekki l\u00fdst h\u00e9r en \u00fe\u00e6r \u00fej\u00f3nu\u00f0u \u00feeim tilgangi a\u00f0 koma verkinu \u00e1 hef\u00f0bundi\u00f0 t\u00f3nleikalengdarform me\u00f0 hj\u00e1lp slembia\u00f0fer\u00f0a. \u00deetta \u00fe\u00fdddi a\u00f0 miki\u00f0 af vettvangsuppt\u00f6kum og vi\u00f0eigandi t\u00f3nlist st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00fat af bor\u00f0inu og \u00fev\u00ed brug\u00f0um vi\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0 b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed Norr\u00e6na h\u00fasinu og \u00ed h\u00e1sk\u00f3lakapellunni \u00ed Glasgow a\u00f0 deila afrakstrinum \u00e1 hlj\u00f3\u00f0listars\u00fdningu nokkrum klukkustundum \u00e1 undan flutningi verksins. \u00deannig g\u00e1tu \u00e1horfendur gengi\u00f0 um r\u00fdmin og noti\u00f0 verka \u00e1 \u00fdmsum formum og sett sig \u00ed stellingar fyrir flutning \u00e1 Ni\u00f0, \u00edslenskum sirkus um Lj\u00f3sagang. Hlj\u00f3\u00f0listars\u00fdningarnar veittu nemendum einnig t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 deila \u00feeim afrakstri vinnu sinnar sem ekki rata\u00f0i \u00ed loka\u00fatg\u00e1fu verksins. Me\u00f0al verka sem flutt voru \u00e1 hlj\u00f3\u00f0listars\u00fdningunni voru hlj\u00f3\u00f0innsetningar bygg\u00f0ar \u00e1 \u201eni\u00f0 aldanna\u201d, vide\u00f3verk, sk\u00falpt\u00farar og flutningur \u00e1 vi\u00f0eigandi t\u00f3nlist og kenndi \u00fear \u00fdmissa grasa.<\/p>\n

Afraksturinn var eins og \u00e1\u00f0ur segir fluttur \u00ed tv\u00edgang opinberlega \u00ed j\u00fan\u00ed 2024 og gefinn \u00fat r\u00famu \u00e1ri s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u00e1 Bandcamp. Hlj\u00f3\u00f0vinnsla verksins var leidd af tveimur nemendum \u00far Skerplu, \u00feeim Robert Thorpe, \u00fe\u00e1 meistaranema \u00ed NAIP, og Konrad Groen, t\u00f3nsm\u00ed\u00f0anema \u00e1 svi\u00f0i n\u00fdmi\u00f0la. Um uppt\u00f6kur \u00e1 heildarflutningi verksins \u00ed Norr\u00e6na h\u00fasinu s\u00e1 Jesper Pedersen sem jafnframt mastera\u00f0i \u00fatgefnu uppt\u00f6kuna.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

Mynd 3:<\/strong> Kort eftir Lindy Lin, me\u00f0lim Skerplu af hlj\u00f3\u00f0listars\u00fdningunni sem f\u00f3r fram \u00ed Norr\u00e6na h\u00fasinu 9. j\u00fan\u00ed 2024 \u00ed a\u00f0draganda flutnings verskins.<\/p>\n

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