{"id":311,"date":"2026-01-18T23:23:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T23:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mariaellingsen.is\/?post_type=x-portfolio&#038;p=311"},"modified":"2026-01-18T23:23:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T23:23:57","slug":"um-leikarann","status":"publish","type":"verk","link":"https:\/\/mariaellingsen.is\/en\/verk\/um-leikarann\/","title":{"rendered":"Um leikarann"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mar\u00eda Ellingsen er f\u00e6dd \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk 22.jan\u00faar 1964 og er af \u00edslensku, f\u00e6reysku og norsku bergi brotin. H\u00fan talar \u00edslensku, f\u00e6reysku, d\u00f6nsku og ensku.<\/p>\n<p>H\u00fan f\u00f3r snemma a\u00f0 leika \u00e1 svi\u00f0i og \u00ed kvikmyndum og h\u00e9lt til Bandar\u00edkjanna 20 \u00e1ra g\u00f6mul til a\u00f0 nema leiklist. H\u00fan lauk BA gr\u00e1\u00f0u fr\u00e1 The Experimental Theater Wing \u00ed New York H\u00e1sk\u00f3lanum 1988. S\u00fa leiklistara\u00f0fer\u00f0 sem var kennd vi\u00f0 ETW bygg\u00f0i miki\u00f0 \u00e1 l\u00edkamlegri tj\u00e1ningu, r\u00f6dd og spuna \u00ed anda Grotowskis, sem heims\u00f3tti deildina og leiddi leiksmi\u00f0jur. Nemendur l\u00e6r\u00f0u a\u00f0 frumsemja verk me\u00f0 Devised theater a\u00f0fer\u00f0inni \u00fear sem uppsprettan er or\u00f0, hlutur e\u00f0a \u00feema. Mikil \u00e1hersla var l\u00f6g\u00f0 \u00e1 dans \u00ed anda Merce Cunningham, Mary Overlie kenndi Viewpoints, radd\u00fej\u00e1lfun var \u00ed anda Roy Hart og Avant garde leikstj\u00f3rar \u00e1 bor\u00f0 vi\u00f0 Robert Wilson, Richard Forman og Ann Bogart voru me\u00f0al \u00feeirra sem leikst\u00fdr\u00f0u nemendaleikh\u00fasinu. \u00c1 sama t\u00edma \u00fej\u00e1lfa\u00f0i Mar\u00eda sig \u00ed kvikmyndaleik \u00ed samstarfi vi\u00f0 Kvikmyndadeild New York H\u00e1sk\u00f3la og haf\u00f0i vi\u00f0 \u00fatskrift leiki\u00f0 \u00ed fj\u00f6lda stutttmynda auk tveggja \u00edslenskra kvikmynda \u00ed fullri lengd.<\/p>\n<p>Vi\u00f0 heimkomuna var hennar fyrsta hlutverk \u00e1 leiksvi\u00f0i \u00ed \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0leikh\u00fasinu og me\u00f0al hlutverka \u00fear eru; Cecile \u00ed <strong>H\u00e6ttuleg kynni<\/strong> og Miranda \u00ed <strong>Ofvi\u00f0rinu<\/strong>. H\u00fan f\u00f3r svo aftur til New York til a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta vi\u00f0 sig leikh\u00fasreynslu en tilbo\u00f0 um a\u00f0 leika hlutverk hinnar austur\u00fe\u00fdsku Katarinu \u00ed sj\u00f3nvarps\u00fe\u00e1ttunum <strong>Santa Barbara<\/strong> bau\u00f0 henni upp\u00e1 t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 reyna fyrir s\u00e9r \u00ed Hollywood. \u00dear var h\u00fan fyrst vi\u00f0 uppt\u00f6kur \u00e1 170 \u00fe\u00e1ttum ser\u00edunnar og s\u00ed\u00f0an t\u00f3ku hlutverk \u00ed b\u00ed\u00f3myndum vi\u00f0; m.a. <strong>New Age<\/strong> hj\u00e1 Warner Brothers og <strong>Mighty Ducks 2<\/strong> hj\u00e1 Disney og <strong>Deadly Currents<\/strong> hj\u00e1 Showtime.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dea\u00f0 var \u00edslenska kvikmyndin <strong>Agnes<\/strong> sem kalla\u00f0i hana heim til \u00cdslands \u00e1 n\u00fd en \u00ed henni l\u00e9k h\u00fan titilhlutverki\u00f0, vinnukonuna sem drap \u00f3tr\u00faa elskhugann sinn og t\u00fdndi fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 eigin l\u00edfi \u00e1 h\u00f6ggst\u00f6kknum. Mar\u00eda var valin besta leikkonan \u00e1 kvikmyndah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0inni \u00ed Verona, fyrir Agnesi. S\u00ed\u00f0an hafa hlutverkin veri\u00f0 m\u00f6rg \u00ed leikh\u00fasi, sj\u00f3nvarpi og kvikmyndum \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og erlendis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anna\u00f0 Svi\u00f0<\/strong>\u00a0er sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6tt leikh\u00fas sem Mar\u00eda \u00a0geymir \u00ed vasanum og tekur fram \u00feegar gott leikrit kn\u00fdr hana til framkv\u00e6mda. \u00dear \u00e1 me\u00f0al hafa veri\u00f0 <strong>Sj\u00fak \u00ed \u00e1st<\/strong> eftir Sam Shepard, <strong>Be\u00f0i\u00f0 eftir Beckett<\/strong>, <strong>Svanurinn<\/strong> eftir Elisabeth Egloff \u00fear sem h\u00fan l\u00e9k hj\u00fakrunarkonuna D\u00f3ru sem ver\u00f0ur \u00e1stfangin af svani og <strong>Salka Valka \u2013 \u00e1starsaga<\/strong> \u00ed samstarfi vi\u00f0 Hafnafjar\u00f0arleikh\u00fasi\u00f0 \u00fear sem h\u00fan l\u00e9k S\u00f6lku. \u00de\u00e1 kom Dans\/leikh\u00fasverki\u00f0 <strong>\u00dalfhamssaga<\/strong> sem hlaut 7 tilnefningar til Gr\u00edmuver\u00f0launa. \u00dear steig Mar\u00eda fram sem leikstj\u00f3ri \u00ed fyrsta sinn og f\u00f3r fyrir h\u00f3pi listamanna vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 sm\u00ed\u00f0a verki\u00f0 upp \u00far \u00edslenskum fornaldarr\u00edmum. N\u00e6st\u00a0sm\u00ed\u00f0a\u00f0i Mar\u00eda leikverki\u00f0\u00a0<strong>MammaMamma<\/strong>\u00a0me\u00f0 Charlottu B\u00f6ving sem \u00fe\u00e6r bygg\u00f0u \u00e1 samt\u00f6lum vi\u00f0 konur um \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 vera mamma og eiga m\u00f6mmu, Verk\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3u\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e6r svo \u00e1fram me\u00f0 leikh\u00f3pnum. S\u00ed\u00f0an t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 <strong>Fer\u00f0alag F\u00f6nixins \u2013 um listina a\u00f0 deyja og f\u00e6\u00f0ast \u00e1 n\u00fd<\/strong> sem frums\u00fdnt var \u00e1 Listah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk 2011, og var dansleikh\u00faskonsert \u00ed anda \u00dalfhamss\u00f6gu. F\u00f6nixinn sl\u00f3 \u00ed gegn og fer\u00f0a\u00f0ist v\u00ed\u00f0a um Nor\u00f0url\u00f6nd \u00ed kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0. N\u00e6sta uppsetning \u00a0leikf\u00e9lagsins var svo\u00a0<strong>Enginn hittir einhvern<\/strong> eftir danska ver\u00f0launask\u00e1ldi\u00f0 Peter Asmussen sem var frums\u00fdnt \u00ed mars 2016 \u00ed Norr\u00e6na H\u00fasinu. <strong>Artic Women<\/strong> eftir Mar\u00edu,Juni Dahr og Reijo Kela um konur \u00e1 Nor\u00f0ursl\u00f3\u00f0um og \u00e1hrif n\u00e1tt\u00farunnar \u00e1 s\u00e1lina var frums\u00fdnt \u00e1 b\u00f3kmenntah\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0inni \u00ed Longyearbyen \u00ed september 2019, \u00fear sem Mar\u00eda l\u00e9k \u00e1 norsku. <strong>\u00dea\u00f0 sem er<\/strong>\u00a0eftir Peter Asmussen var frums\u00fdnt \u00ed Tjarnarb\u00ed\u00f3 \u00ed jan\u00faar 2022, \u00fear sem Mar\u00eda l\u00e9k \u00ed s\u00ednum fyrsta einleik, \u00d3lafur Egill \u00d3lafsson leikst\u00fdr\u00f0i. \u00cd sm\u00ed\u00f0um er Mar\u00eda n\u00fa me\u00f0\u00a0<strong>Augun m\u00edn<\/strong>\u00a0sem fjallar um \u00ferj\u00e1r sk\u00e1ldkonur sem \u00ed morguns\u00e1ri 1900 aldar takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00e1starsorg hver \u00e1 sinn h\u00e1tt og var fyrsta \u00fatg\u00e1fa verksins frums\u00fdnt vi\u00f0 New York H\u00e1sk\u00f3la en \u00edslensk \u00fatg\u00e1fa b\u00fd\u00f0ur uppsetningar. Og s\u00ed\u00f0ast en ekki s\u00edst vinnur Mar\u00eda a\u00f0 verkinu\u00a0<strong>Tr\u00fa, von og k\u00e6rleikur <\/strong>leiknu verki um \u00e6vi Haralds N\u00edelssonar sem var einn mesti \u00e1hrifama\u00f0ur \u00ed andlegum m\u00e1lum \u00cdslendinga \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00f6ld.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mar\u00eda Ellingsen er f\u00e6dd \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk 22.jan\u00faar 1964 og er af \u00edslensku, f\u00e6reysku og norsku bergi brotin. H\u00fan talar \u00edslensku, f\u00e6reysku, d\u00f6nsku og ensku. H\u00fan f\u00f3r snemma a\u00f0 leika \u00e1 svi\u00f0i og \u00ed kvikmyndum og h\u00e9lt til Bandar\u00edkjanna 20 \u00e1ra g\u00f6mul til a\u00f0 nema leiklist. 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