2024

My Body is a Bowl explores the inner and outer systems that shape our lives — the heartbeat, breath, daily rhythms, and the patterns of nature — and what happens when these systems fall out of balance. Moments of loss, illness, or sudden disruption can shift the ground beneath us and make the familiar uncertain, yet from this instability something new can emerge.

The performance approaches these themes through clay, rhythm, and non-linear physical storytelling. The 10 Fingers collective, known for works at the intersection of theatre and visual art, here explores the materiality of clay while integrating methods from stage artist and composer Matteo Fargion, who adapts musical structures into movement and choreography. My Body is a Bowl is a performance created for adults, marking a new direction for the group.

Authors: Helga Arnalds and Matteo Fargion

Co-authors: Eva Signý Berger and Valgerður Rúnarsdóttir

Direction and choreography: Matteo Fargion & Helga Arnalds

Text: Helga Arnalds, Valgerður Rúnarsdóttir og Eva Signý Berger

Performers: Helga Arnalds and Valgerður Rúnarsdóttir

Set and costume design: Eva Signý Berger and Helga Arnalds

Choreographer: Matteo Fargion in collaboration with Helga Arnalds and Valgerður Rúnarsdóttir

Videos: Eva Signý Berger and Helga Arnalds

Music: Matteo Fargion

Songs: Francesca Fargion

Light design: Ólafur Ágúst Stefánsson

Production: 10 Fingers and MurMur Productions; Ragnheiður Maísól Sturludóttir and Kara Hergils

Photo for poster: Margret Seema Takyar

Pictures from the performance: Björgvin Sigurðarson

Graphic design: Úlfur Arnalds

Bowls: Helga Arnalds, Eva Signý Berger and Valgerður Rúnarsdóttir