An interactive theater performance* inspired by the Icelandic curtainless windows burning with fairy lights and candle sticks. And how they can evoke warmth and a feeling of outsiderness.

Burning a candle in the window used to mean: I welcome you, stranger.

Does it still work like that?

Elisabeth Nienhuis has been knocking on many doors in Reykjavík to find out.

Fueled by the stories of participants from the Open House (Rauði Krossinn),  tourists, locals, and friends, Pour Light is a quest for Nordic hospitality.

Performance: Elisabeth Nienhuis and Phiny van Roekel

Text & Voices: Participants of the Open House (Rauði Krossinn)

Videography: Patrik Ontkovic

Language: English

Duration: 45 min

* don’t worry, this is especially for people who mostly dislike interactiveness