Incorporeal Memoirs

My body started foaming. Foam came out of my eyes, my ears, armpits, crotch. My memories seeped through the skin. My voice evaporated like steam from the ground. And now I am here.

Incorporeal Memoirs is an interdisciplinary dance performance where choreography, poetry, music, and scenography merge into one. A being from the future tells her story. She has left her body behind and uploaded herself to the digital ether. She lives only through thoughts and memories of the world that once was.

What does it mean to exist without flesh, without touch? What happens when pain and pleasure vanish, when we can no longer sense each other? And what becomes of dance, when the body is gone?
The stage itself becomes the performer. Sound, light, projection, water, and smoke become the main characters. Only the audience’s bodies remain—keeping the imagined worlds alive in real time.

Born from the idea of the technological singularity, a future moment when technology grows beyond control, Incorporeal Memoirs questions the fate of the human body. Will we surrender it completely? Will we lose the ability to see and feel one another?

Incorporeal Memoirs is both ode and elegy: a tribute to the body and the senses, and a haunting reflection on what might remain when they disappear

Author, artistic director and choreography: Rósa Ómarsdóttir
Composer: Sveinbjörn Thorarensen
Performer/singer: Inga Huld Hákonardóttir
Set and tech: Rósa Ómarsdóttir with the team of: Sean Patric O’Brian, Valdimar Jóhannsson, Katarina Blahutova and Owen Hindley.
Light Design: Katerina Blahutova
Costumes: Karen Briem
Dramaturg: Anna María Tómasdóttir
Producer: Ragnheiður Maísól Sturludóttir, MurMur Productions
Artistic Advisors: Halla Þórðardóttir, Saga Sigurðardóttir & Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
Text Advisors: Halla Þórðardóttir, Björn Halldórsson & Anna María Tómasdóttir
Interns: Anna Schou & Vivi Kyriakidou

The work is supported by Listamannalaun and Sviðslistasjóður.

“One of the top 5 performances I’ve seen in the last years. Amazing piece”

— Nína Hjálmarsdóttir, Endastöðin

“Perhaps there exists a future where technology grows beyond human control — but while humans on Earth are making things like this, I think we’re safe.”

— Grapevine

“This is an extraordinary piece of work in so many ways. I thought it was absolutely magnificent.”

— Mentioned as one of top three performances of the year by Katla Ársælsdóttir from Víðsjá RÚV

“★★★★☆
Sérstæðan is almost anti-theatre, where the body is largely absent, yet at the same time the performance elevates theatre and underscores the importance of being human.”

— Sigríður Jónsdóttir, Heimildin

“★★★★☆
Inga Huld has a powerful stage presence and gives Rósa’s choreography explosive force through minimalist movements and a piercing gaze.”

— Sigríður Jónsdóttir, Heimildin