Iceland in Paris

2006.01.17

Hot Pot For you, French readers who are lucky enough to live in Paris, the next two weeks will be pretty busy in terms of Icelandic delights… I remember that last year was busy as well in late January, with a special Icelandic week, concerts, exhibitions, lectures and events more or less related to Iceland. Well, this year, Reykjavik’s coming to the French capital again.

First you’ll have the Hot Pots night, at La Ferme du Buisson, some 20 kilometers from Paris. The programme is rather interesting with concerts (Gus Gus, Lady & Bird, DJ Margeir), dance (Erna Omarsdottir), theater performances, icelandic massages (?), short films, and, obviously, hot pots (don’t forget to bring your bathing suit)… It will be on the 28th of January and I’m sure it will be fun.

On the same night, for those of you who’re too lazy to drive 20 kilometers to bathe with Icelandic boys and girls, you still can go to the Divan du Monde, and see Daniel Agust (ex-Gus-Gus) and Kira Kira (Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir from Kitchen Motors). There will be concerts obviously, but also a digital exhibition, and many other delights, I guess.

And this is not the end! At Le Triptyque, on February 3rd, the “4000 Hz From Islande” night will invite Gus-Gus DJs, Trabant, Ampop, Plat and Johnny Sexual (yes, Björk’s son*)… Just can’t wait!!!

* Update: please read one of the comments by Johnny Sexual, explaining that Björk’s son is sometimes playing in the band but that Johny Sexual is not Björk’s son! Sorry Johnny…