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A Flag or an Apron?

The flag or the apron is an object from the production 'I come from other countries with all my stories on my back, performed by Gudrun S. Gisladottir (actress) and Helga Thorarinsdottir (viola) in Iceland and Scandinavia in 1995-6

Exhibiting artists / ateliers

• Þórunn Sigríður Þorgrímsdóttir (Thorunn S. Thorgrimsdottir)

Specialization: scenographer, curator, visual artist
Education: Scenography and costumes for 'Meisterschüler' (Prof. A. Freyer) 1973-1979 Hochschule der Künste, Berlin
Collaboration with theatres: National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavik City Theatre, Icelandic Opera
Additional information: Thorunn has worked as a scenographer and a costume-designer in theatre and opera since her graduation as Meisterschüler from the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin in 1979. Her artistic activity also includes also directing and curating.
• Guðrún  Gísladóttir (Gudrun  Gisladottir)

* 1954, Reykjavik
Specialization: actor
Education: 1973-1977 Icelandic Theatre Academy
Collaboration with theatres: National Theatre of Iceland, Reykjavik City Theatre
Additional information: She graduated from the Icelandic Theatre School in 1977 and has since had a large number of leading roles in Icelandic theatre and film, primarily at the Reykjavík Theatre and at the National Theatre of Iceland.