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Dark Music Days Music Festival

Opportunities for Embodied, Cross-Disciplinary Performance

WORDS BY JEANETTE JOY HARRIS | HARPA, Reykjavík, Iceland

JAN 24-29, 2023 | COMMUNITY

Dark Days Music Festival (DDMF) is an annual Reykjavik event that shines a light on innovative and progressive music. With an over 40-year history, DDMF transforms the unrelenting January weather -  where gray skies, sleet, and snow meets a 6 hour window of sunlight - into a diverse musical respite that both pleases and challenges audiences.


Curating a music festival, or any festival that highlights “new” performance is tricky, but DDMF’s program included a diverse set of established, large musical groups like Iceland Symphony Orchestra and lesser known solo performers like Rosie Middleton. In doing so, the festival is not only supporting existing musical ensembles but educating and cultivating audiences by nurturing new talent.

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