music video by Gyða Valtýsdóttir.

images from the flood at Fiskislóð, captured by Arnbjörg María Danielsen, marvaða’s artistic director. They are fragments of transition and transformation, marking the shift from one space to another.

marvaða partnered up with Iceland Airwaves for an exclusive performance of all marvaða artists in Iðnó on 5 November 2025.

an avant-garde absurd short film by Katrín Helga Andrésdóttir and Sóley Stefánsdóttir and distributed by marvaða

A rare convergence of feminist film and mythic gesture. The works in this program—Volcano Saga, 1989, by Joan Jonas, Women and Smoke, 1971-1972, by Judy Chicago, and Hex, 2025, by Katrín Helga Andrésdóttir & Sóley Stefánsdóttir—are bound by a shared invocation of magical thinking as an artistic method.

Arnbjörg María Danielsen talks with Florentina Holzinger about her work at the end of Florentina’s artist residency with marvaða.

as part of marvaða’s collaboration with Florentina Holzinger Florentina and her artistic team spent a week at marvaða’s artist residency.

a provocative and visually striking performance by Florentina Holzinger in co-production with marvaða.

viibra performed in St Laurence Church at the Hidden Notes Festival in 2025.

viibra were the first Icelandic artists to perform at Classical:NEXT, the global networking and exchange hub dedicated exclusively to classical and art music.

in this unique performance, Gyða wove together ancient and contemporary influences.

an artistic residency set against the breathtaking backdrop of Snæfellsnes, Iceland. bringing together musicians, scientists, and artists, including Yo-Yo Ma, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, and leading glaciologists, the residency explored the deep connections between art, science, and the environment.

RITUAL was commissioned by Yo-Yo Ma, and is part of Yo-Yo Ma’s Our Common Nature initiative. Conceived by director Arnbjörg María Danielsen, with composer Viktor Orri Árnason and Yo-Yo Ma, in partnership with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and with text by Andri Snær Magnason and ancient Icelandic poets.

on May 26th, 2024, the flute septet viibra celebrated the release of their highly anticipated debut album with a captivating concert at Norðurljós Harpa.

the GGCL project represents a significant interdisciplinary collaboration among Rice University, the University of Iceland, the Iceland Glaciological Society, the World Glacier Monitoring Service, and UNESCO, underscoring the urgent need to document and raise awareness about glacier retreat in the context of climate change.

music video with Salka Valsdóttir.

marvaða celebrating artists.

marvaða opened up their doors for the first time in August 2024.