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The ACT IN_OUT project includes a variety of concerts performed by Polish and Icelandic musicians of many genres. Thanks to ACT IN_OUT, Polish artists had the opportunity to perform in Reykjavík, Seyðisfjörður and Egilsstaðir, while Icelandic musicians visited the artistic heart of Poland – Łódź.

The opening event was a concert with the Polish group Mammoth Ulthana that took place in Seyðisfjörður on 23 April 2023. Other artists quickly followed in their footsteps, with representatives of the art collective Distort Visual creating audiovisual experience „Render” presented in Reykjavík.

An excellent occasion to perform on Fabryka Sztuki’s stage is the LDZ Alternatywa festival – an annual event during which the best of the Polish alternative present their art in front of Łódź’s audience. In 2022, thanks to cooperation with ACT IN_OUT, the stars of LDZ Alternatywa were Icelandic musicians. On 28 July, energetic K.óla hypnotized the audience with her artpop sound. 4 August belonged to the duo UNFILED that was in the middle of their artistic residency realised as part of ACT IN_OUT. On 11 August, the Fabryka Sztuki’s stage belonged to Countess Malaise, who took over the crowds with her rebellious mixture of rap, pop and rock.

The last concert of the year was T’ien Lai ’s performance in the Iceland’s capital. Masked musicians from Poland infected the audience with their fascination of radio noises, giving an unforgettable show on 18 November.

2023 in ACT IN_OUT was full of music. On 25 April, Polski Piach appeared in Reykjavík, presenting their elegant compositions connecting classic music with blues and modern influences. 2023 also meant the 13th edition of the LDZ Alternatywa festival during which Icelandic artists shared the stage with Łódź’s independent scene. On 10 August, Gyða Valtýsdóttir used her unique voice and cello to take the audience to the world of fantasies and fairytales. Completely different was performance of Supersport! on 24 August. The band brought rock-pop energy and humour that took over the crowds’ hearts.

The music section moved back to Iceland, where on 8 September the POLA Olszewska Komosiński duo brought their ethereal sound and musical poetry. Completely different was the concert of Tsvey on 27 September – a duo specialising in brutal electronic beats and cyberpunk themes.

In autumn, concerts moved to Poland where past participants of the projects came back with brand-new material to revisit the audience and city they’ve grown to love. 20 and 21 October were days full of music – one half of Tsvey, POŁOZ, had his DJ set with support from Dave Carotti; Ida Juhl joined forces with Distort Visual; Krzysztof Topolski and Rafał Kołacki met on Fabryka Sztuki’s stage once again and a brand-new face appeared – Nicola Privato, an Italian musician and inventor tied to Icelandic music stage presented his extraordinary instrument stacco that uses the power of magnets to produce sounds. In total, during two years of ACT IN_OUT, the project managed to organize 22 concerts in two different parts of Europe! Amazing artists of many cultures were introduced to new audiences and various long-lasting artistic connections were established.