Björt Rùnars

Björt Rùnars (Björt Rúnarsdóttir) is an Icelandic cellist and soundscaper based in Barcelona. www.bjortrunars.com -In her music, atmospheric and subtle but at the same time intense, she generally plays with the sound and texture of her cello, processing, its natural sound with pedals and effects, making fine layered webs of sounds to which she blends in other sonic material as her voice, field recordings, percussive elements, keyboards and other instruments. At the end of 2022 she released her first solo album “Tiktúra”. In addition to making her own music she currently and in the past has participated and collaborated in numerous projects of different styles and forms: electro-acoustic, film and audio-visual-works, improvisation, experimental music, dance and theatre productions and music for visual media.  And with these projects performed in Europe (Spain, France, England, Germany, Denmark, Bulgaria etc), China, Tunisia, Korea, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, etc., in festivals like Sónar, LEV, Eufònic, Sharja Light Festival, Hi Seoul, Festuge, Odin Teatrets Festuge, Melbourne International Arts Festival, etc. To name a few higlighted current collaborations are : The French Company of Fire-Installation Cie Carabosse, The visual artist Alba G. Corral, Japanese Ondes Martenot player Tomomi Kubo, Mireia Calafell, izOReL, Joaquín Jara and Miguel Marín (Arbol).