CGFC is an experimental performance art group from Reykjavík, Iceland.[1] It was founded in 2015 by Arnar Geir Gústafsson, Ýr Jóhannsdóttir, Birnir Jón Sigurðsson and Hallveig Kristín Eiríksdóttir.[2] Their work is driven by experiments with textiles and performance,[3] and is often characterized by their use of recycled materials.[4]
CGFC was originally formed as a punk band in 2015, but the group's work has since then expanded into theatre performance, live art, video and textile installations.[5] Its core members are Hallveig Kristín Eiríksdóttir (performer and director),[6] Arnar Geir Gústafsson (performer and sociologist),[7] Ýr Jóhannsdóttir (textile designer and performer)[8] [9] and Birnir Jón Sigurðsson (performer and director),[10] who have all been with the group from the start.[11]
Their most notable production, in co-operation with the Reykjavík City Theatre, is Potatoes[12] which was nominated for Gríman - The Icelandic Theatre Awards as Best Play in 2020.[13] During the devising process, the group painted a portrait of Helga Gísladóttir, an unknown potato farmer, and donated it to the Icelandic Ministry of Industries and Innovation where it now hangs.[14] The play was picked up by the National Broadcasting Company of Iceland[15] and premiered as a three part radio drama on March 6, 2021.[16]
CGFC has collaborated with electronic musician Halldór Eldjárn of the band Sykur.[17]
| Radio Activity | 2015 | Devised by CGFC | Platform Nord - Kristiansand | |
| ""I Thought it was Brilliant, a Fantastic Performance" -Henrik Vibskov"[18] | 2015 | Devised by CGFC | Kaktus Art Space - Akureyri | |
| STOP CGFC[19] | 2016 | Devised by CGFC | LungA Art Festival - Seyðisfjörður | |
| HEADLINER[20] | 2017 | Devised by CGFC | Pólar Festival, LungA Art Festival, Möðrudalur, Sláturhúsið Residency - Egilsstaðir, Raufarhöfn, Klaksvík, Luleå, Helsinki[21] | |
| Brókun by CGFCrew[22] | 2018 | Devised by CGFC | Háskar Art Festival[23] - Reykjavík | |
| NAUJH! feat. Halldór Eldjárn | 2018 | Devised by CGFC & Halldór Eldjárn | Mengi - Reykjavík | |
| Potatoes[24] | 2019 | Devised by CGFC & Halldór Eldjárn | Reykjavík City Theatre | |
| Potates: Peeled | 2021 | Written by CGFC | RÚV |