Festivals in Estonia 2013

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2 Festivals in Estonia 2013 Festivals in Estonia 2013 is published by the Estonian Institute and the web-based calendar culture.ee, introducing cultural events in Estonia in The year 2013 presents a diverse range of events for every taste and age. The booklet offers an overview of more than 200 undertakings in the field of art, music, theatre, film, folk culture, dance and literature. More information about the events in Estonia and elsewhere described in the booklet, and about hundreds more is available on the web-based calendar culture.ee. The free culture.ee calendar invites people to enter information about events. From there, the information moves on to other portals and publications. By making yourself visible on culture.ee you can introduce the event to a large number of people interested in culture. Do not miss this opportunity! Enjoy your cultural year 2013! P.S. The calendar is available at the Estonian Institute and other information points. The calendar was compiled by the team of culture.ee at the Estonian Institute. Design: Design and Ad Agency Refleks. The data was printed in November The team of culture.ee is grateful to Enterprise Estonia and everybody who posted their information and thus helped compile the current publication. Culture.ee team Estonian Institute Suur-Karja , Tallinn kultuur.info@estinst.ee

3 CONTENTS 2 11 Chronology Art Music Theatre Film Folk culture Dance 48 Literature Various / Interdisciplinary 61 Calendar

4 ART MUSIC THEATRE FILM FOLK CULTURE JANUARY , Tallinn 2ND TALLINN BACH MUSIC FESTIVAL , Viljandi SCHOOLJAZZ = JAZZ SCHOOL , Pärnu PÄRNU DAYS OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC , Viljandi 15TH INTERNATIONAL WINTER FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL FEBRUARY , Tallinn, Jõhvi, MUSTONENFEST Pärnu, Tartu , Pärnu ICE SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM ICICLE , Tallinn FESTIVAL PERFECT SILENCE , Tartu 19TH ESTONIAN MIXED CHOIR COMPETITION TULJAK , Tallinn 7TH TALLINN WINTER FESTIVAL , Viljandi 11TH STUDENT THEATRE DAYS , Otepää LEIGO ICE MUSIC FESTIVAL , Pärnu PÄRNU ICE FESTIVAL , Pärnu WINTER BLUES FESTIVAL THE BLUE ICICLE 2

5 DANCE LITERATURE VARIOUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY MARCH , Tallinn LADYFEST TALLINN , Jõgeva 17TH ALO MATTIISEN MUSIC DAYS , Pärnu CHILDREN AND YOUTH MUSIC FESTIVAL JAM OF MUSIC , Tallinn MADE IN ESTONIA MARATHON , Tallinn SIMPLE SESSION , Tartu 10TH WORLDFILM FESTIVAL , Tallinn I AM PHOTOGRAPHER FESTIVAL 2013 APRIL , Tallinn ESTONIAN MUSIC DAYS , Tallinn TALLINN MUSIC WEEK , Viljandi MUSIC TRIAD 5.04., Võru WERRO ROCK , Tallinn YOUTH DANCE FESTIVAL SCHOOL DANCE 2013 (county semi-finals 23 January 24 March, across Estonia) , Pärnu County 5TH PÄRNU TRADITIONAL MUSIC DAYS , Haapsalu CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL NEW DANCE , Tallinn, Tartu 8TH JAPANESE ANIMATION FESTIVAL JAFF , Tallinn GERMAN SPRING , Tallinn 13TH INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL TALLINN , Türi 9TH FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS RUNIC SONGS IN NEW CLOTHES , Paide HISTORY AND CULTURE FESTIVAL THE WINDS OF TIME 3

6 ART MUSIC THEATRE FILM FOLK CULTURE , Tallinn and 24TH TALLINN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL JAZZKAAR 2013 other venues across Estonia , Viljandi County INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY DANCE WEEK , Haapsalu 8TH HAAPSALU HORROR AND FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL HÕFF , Tartu 12TH DAYS OF SOUP TOWN , Mooste ESTONIAN FOLK MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS FESTIVAL MOISEKATSI ELOHELÜ , Tartu TARTU SPRING DAYS 2013 MAY May, Tartu AUTHOR SONG FESTIVAL MAY SONG , Viimsi 4TH VIIMSI JAZZPOPFEST , Tallinn KIMP FEST 8., , Tallinn, Tartu, DIVERSE UNIVERSE PERFORMANCE ART FESTIVAL then Europe , Jõhvi, Rakvere 6TH INTERNATIONAL JÕHVI BALLET FESTIVAL , Tartu, Valga 10TH TARTU INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE FESTIVAL PRIMA VISTA , Tartu 11TH THEATRE FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS CLAY BIRD , Tartu 12TH FESTIVAL OF ARCHAIC ART REGIÖÖ , across Estonia MUSEUM NIGHT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE NIGHT , Jõgeva JÕGEVA TOWN DAYS , Narva INTERNATIONAL JEVGENI MRAVINSKI MUSIC FESTIVAL , Viljandi 17TH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PUPPET THEATRES THEATRE IN A SUITCASE , Narva BAROQUE IRONWORK , Tallinn 5TH TALLINN LITERATURE FESTIVAL HEADREAD , Tallinn FESTIVAL ORIENT , across Estonia 13TH INTERNATIONAL SONG AND DANCE FESTIVAL SLAVIC WREATH 4

7 DANCE LITERATURE VARIOUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY JUNE 1.06., Keila SONG AND DANCE FESTIVAL OF HARJU COUNTY PATTERNS OF TIME 1.06., Kärdla HIIUMAA CHILDREN S FESTIVAL 1.06., Võru 3RD VÕRU-LANGUAGE SONG FESTIVAL UMA PIDO , Tallinn 32ND TALLINN OLD TOWN DAYS EACH TOWER HAS A TALE TO TELL , Haapsalu HAAPSALU GRAPHIC DESIGN FESTIVAL , Saue, Tallinn 11TH INTERNATIONAL JAZZ-IMPROVISATION FESTIVAL VISION , Tartu 12TH FESTIVAL OF ESTONIAN COMPOSERS , Türi TÜRI SPRING FESTIVAL , Valga VALGA-VALKA FESTIVAL OF TWIN TOWNS , Tallinn TALLINN TREFF FESTIVAL , Pärnu PÄRNU INTERNATIONAL OPERA MUSIC FESTIVAL PROMFEST , Tallinn FESTIVAL MAN BEHIND THE TREES , Narva DAYS OF NARVA , Rakvere RAKVERE CITY DAYS , Viljandi VILJANDI HANSEATIC DAYS , Viljandi VILJANDI CAMP-FESTIVAL BAGPIPE AND ANOTHER , Pärnu 11TH PÄRNU ORGAN FESTIVAL 8.06., Kuressaare 50TH SONG FESTIVAL OF SAARE COUNTY LET THERE BE ONE ISLAND 8.06.,Tartu BLUES FESTIVAL MOTHER RIVER BLUES , Saue 16TH CREATIVITY AND IMPROVISATION DAYS , Tallinn 8TH TALLINN GUITAR FESTIVAL , across Estonia NARGEN FESTIVAL , Viimsi FESTIVAL OF WHITE NIGHTS , Pärnu ESTONIAN LINEDANCE FESTIVAL , Sõru 6TH SÕRU JAZZ FESTIVAL , Vastseliina COUNTRY FAIR 5

8 ART MUSIC THEATRE FILM FOLK CULTURE , Jõesuu RÄVALA FEST , Suure-Jaani 16TH SUURE-JAANI MUSIC FESTIVAL , Jõgeva town FESTIVAL OF THE SHORTEST NIGHTS SOUNDS OF A SUMMER NIGHT and parish , Pärnu WATER FESTIVAL WATERGATE , Tallinn INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF MILITARY ORCHESTRAS EST-TATTOO , Pärnu PÄRNU SYMPOSIUM OF URBAN PAINTERS , Tartu and INTERNATIONAL STREET ORGAN FESTIVAL 2013 other venues in Estonia , Rapla County 21ST RAPLA CHURCH MUSIC FESTIVAL , Vana-Vigala HARD ROCK CAMP , Pärnu PÄRNU HANSEATIC DAYS , Pärnu 12TH PÄRNU HARMONICA FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION BALTIC-NORDIC OPEN , Tallinn TALLINN OLD TOWN JAZZON FESTIVAL , MUSIC FESTIVAL OF SEVEN TOWNS Ida-Viru County , Tartu POP CHOIR FESTIVAL , Kabli SUNSET FESTIVAL IN KABLI JULY July, Pärnu PÄRNU FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL FIDEOFEST July, Pärnu PÄRNU PRINTMAKING IN FESTIVAL July, Tallinn MANKA BOUTIQUE POP FESTIVAL , Kohila 13TH KOHILA INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS SYMPOSIUM , Pärnu 27TH PÄRNU INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND ANTHROPOLOGY FILM FESTIVAL (laureate films and itinerant programme , across Estonia) , Saaremaa Island THE SOUNDS OF THE ORGANS OF SAAREMAA

9 DANCE LITERATURE VARIOUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY , Tallinn ÕLLESUMMER , Haapsalu 20TH HAAPSALU EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL , Haapsalu INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF HOT GLASS , Muhu, Saaremaa MUHU FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL JUU JÄÄB 2013 and Abruka islands , across Estonia 26TH INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL BALTICA , Pärnu COMPETITION-FESTIVAL PÄRNU BALLAD , Tallinn 14TH MEDIEVAL DAYS OF TALLINN 5.07., Kuressaare NIGHT AT THE KURESSAARE CASTLE , Karksi-Nuia DAYS OF KARKSI TEUTONIC ORDER AND VILJANDI COUNTRYFOLK FESTIVAL , Kihelkonna 18TH KIHELKONNA CHURCH MUSIC DAYS 6.07., Kilingi-Nõmme FESTIVAL SCHILLING 6.07., Põltsamaa PÕLTSAMAA TOWN AND CASTLE DAY , Viljandi 21ST NOTAFE , Suuremõisa MANOR MASTERS FESTIVAL , Mustjala 15TH MUSTJALA MUSIC FESTIVAL MUSTJALA PATTERNS , Viljandi 28TH VILJANDI OLD MUSIC FESTIVAL , Pärnu SUMMER ARIA. SYNTHESIS OF ARTS , Paide 11TH LIMESTONE DAYS OF PAIDE , Lihula INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL MUSIC FESTIVAL LIHULA MUSIC DAYS , Pärnu PÄRNU INTERNATIONAL SAXOPHONE FESTIVAL SAX.FEST , Tallinn 3RD TANGO PORT TALLINN , Võru County 19TH VÕRU FOLKLORE FESTIVAL , Hiiumaa Island 15TH HIIUMAA CHAMBER MUSIC DAYS , Jõhvi SLAVIC LIGHT , Kihnu KIHNU SEA FESTIVAL , Mooste MANOR CARNIVAL , Tallinn TALLINN MARITIME DAYS , Kidise KIDISE POND MUSIC 7

10 ART MUSIC THEATRE FILM FOLK CULTURE , Pärnu PÄRNU MUSIC FESTIVAL AND JÄRVI ACADEMY , Hiiumaa Island 9TH HIIUMAA FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL , Tartu FESTIVAL GLASPERLENSPIEL , Ostrova OSTROVA FESTIVAL , Lilli NAVA STAGE 2013, FESTIVAL OF MULGI CULTURE , Tartu AROMATIC TARTU HANSEATIC DAYS , Haapsalu INTERNATIONAL YOGA FESTIVAL , Saaremaa Island SAAREMAA OPERA DAYS , Haapsalu, Uuemõisa 20TH HAAPSALU STRING FESTIVAL , Hiiumaa Island MUSIC FESTIVAL HIIUMAA HOMECOMING , Viljandi 21ST VILJANDI FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL , Haapsalu ART FESTIVAL PIGSKIN , Jäneda 22ND ESTONIAN FARM DAYS , Viimsi COASTAL FOLK FESTIVAL , Pärnu PÄRNU BLUES DAYS , Kuressaare 19TH KURESSAARE CHAMBER MUSIC DAYS , Märjamaa FESTIVAL MÄRJAMAA FOLK 2013 AUGUST August, Tabasalu 14TH TABASALU JAZZ FEST August, Tallinn 9TH CULTURE FACTORY FESTIVAL , Viljandi ROCK RAMP , Tartu 9TH TARTU INTERNATIONAL WIND BAND FESTIVAL MÜRTSUB PILL , Haapsalu FESTIVAL AUGUST BLUES , Luhamaa 20TH SETO KINGDOM 8

11 DANCE LITERATURE VARIOUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY , Lutike LEIGO LAKE MUSIC FESTIVAL , Pärnu PÄRNU 16TH GUILD DAYS , Pärnu ESTONIAN PORCELAIN DAYS , Tallinn, 27TH TALLINN INTERNATIONAL ORGAN FESTIVAL across Estonia , Kuressaare 17TH KURESSAARE MARITIME FESTIVAL , Tartu 8TH TARTU LOVE FILM FESTIVAL tartuff , Varbola 17TH VARBOLA WOOD DAYS , Lihula LIHULA CULTURE DAYS , Tõrva 20TH TÕRVA TOWN DAYS , Käsmu VIRU FOLK , Narva NARVA HISTORY FESTIVAL NARVA BATTLE , Tallinn BIRGITTA FESTIVAL , Mahu 6TH REED FESTIVAL , Pärnu AUGUST INSOMNIA. NIGHT OF THE ARTS IN PÄRNU , Tõrva TÕRVA MUSIC AND FIRE FESTIVAL SPELL , Pärnu PÄRNU INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AUGUST , Põlva County 8TH ECO FESTIVAL GREENER LIFE , Võru VÕRU BRASS MUSIC DAYS ,Tartu 8TH EMAJÕGI RIVER FESTIVAL , Valga 5TH VALGA INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HISTORY FESTIVAL , Kabala 8TH INTERNATIONAL POTATOPRINT FESTIVAL , Pärnu 13TH INTERNATIONAL SUMMER FESTIVAL MULTICULTURAL PÄRNU , Tallinn 9TH TALLINN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL , Tallinn AUGUST DANCE FESTIVAL , Pühalepa PÜHALEPA MUSIC FESTIVAL , Haapsalu WHITE LADY FESTIVAL , Tallinn FESTIVAL TOWERS OF TALLINN 9

12 ART MUSIC THEATRE FILM FOLK CULTURE SEPTEMBER September, Tallinn INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL OF JAPAN ZIPANGU EST September October, Tartu ART IST KUKU NU UT FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART , Tartu ESTONIAN THEATRE FESTIVAL DRAMA , Karksi-Nuia 6TH KARKSI HONEY FESTIVAL , Haapsalu 9TH NOSTALGIA DAYS , Paide 9TH PAIDE FESTIVAL COMMON CHORD , Tallinn ESTONIAN NATIONAL OPERA HOUSE 100 A HOUSE FULL OF MUSIC , Lihula 11TH MATSALU INTERNATIONAL NATURE FILM FESTIVAL , Viljandi VILJANDI GUITAR FESTIVAL , Tallinn 20TH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ORTHODOX SACRED MUSIC CREDO , across Estonia RESEARCHERS NIGHT FESTIVAL , Narva FESTIVAL OF ESTONIAN MUSEUMS , Tallinn AUTUMN FESTIVAL OF ESTONIAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND THEATRE OCTOBER October, Tallinn 9TH THEATRE FESTIVAL GOLDEN MASK IN ESTONIA , Kihnu Island 3RD KIHNU FIDDLE FESTIVAL , Tartu 18TH INTERNATIONAL TARTU EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ORIENT ET OCCIDENT , Viljandi FOLK MUSIC HARVEST FESTIVAL , across Estonia PAN-FINNO-UGRIAN DAYS , Tartu TARTU AUTUMN DAYS , Tapa 2ND PRIIT PÄRN FILM FESTIVAL , Pärnu 31ST PÄRNU ACCORDION MUSIC FESTIVAL 10

13 DANCE LITERATURE VARIOUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY NOVEMBER November, Valga 23RD VALGA ART MONTH , Tartu TARTU JAZZ AND RHYTHM MUSIC FESTIVAL IDEAJAZZ , Pärnu NOVEMBER DANCE FESTIVAL , Tallinn 17TH ST MARTIN S DAY FAIR , across Estonia STUDENT AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL SLEEPWALKERS , across Estonia 17TH TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL , across Estonia 15TH ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL ANIMATED DREAMS , across Estonia 13TH CHILDREN AND YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL JUST FILM , Lääne-Viru County 5TH VÄIKE-MAARJA MUSIC FESTIVAL , Jõgeva 21ST BETTI ALVER POETRY DAYS THE STAR-BRIGHT HOUR , Tallinn TALLINN CHRISTMAS MARKET , Tallinn and other CHRISTMAS JAZZ FESTIVAL venues across Estonia DECEMBER , Tartu CHRISTMAS CITY TARTU , CHRISTMAS MUSIC FESTIVAL CHURCH HOLIDAYS IN ST MARY S LAND across Estonia 7.12., Rakvere INTERNATIONAL NEOFOLK, DARK FOLK, INDUSTRIAL MUSIC FESTIVAL DARKLAND FIRE IV 11

14 Festivals in Estonia 2013 ART , Pärnu ICE SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM ICICLE 2013 Üllar Kallau The sculptors make their own ice sculptures from a large block of ice, using an amazing variety of tools, including such household appliances as irons and hair dryers , Tallinn I AM PHOTOGRAPHER FESTIVAL 2013 OÜ FOTOakadeemia info@iamphotographer.eu festival.iamphotographer.eu The festival includes wedding, nature, farmhouse photographs and portrait competitions, workshops and a conference. Workshops on two first days are conducted by world famous photographers Joe McNally and Roberto Valenzuela from the USA and Staffan Widstrand from Sweden. The competition entries are judged on day three , Tallinn KIMP FEST Tallinna Ülikooli Kunstide Instituut, Olesja Rotar olesjab@tlu.ee KIMP Fest is an integrated art experience presenting a selection of recently produced works by graduates of Tallinn University. During this event people walking around the Old Town can watch dance performances, enjoy art exhibitions, experience the interactive hall of creative therapies, listen to instrumental and choral music and even discover original pieces of handicraft. MTÜ Academia Gustaviana Selts nongrata@nongrata.ee The annual travelling performance art festival starts in Estonia and then moves on through Europe, involving over 200 artists and joining a few dozen cities in many countries. Performers in Estonia are Non Grata & Not Now I Am Busy (Estonia), Physical Poets (Japan), Amber Lee & Elinor Thompson (USA), 1 KA, Nada & Reno (France), Peter Rosvik & CW01 (Finland), Joakim Stampe (Sweden), Soren Dahlgaard (Denmark), Sato Yukie (Korea) and others , Haapsalu HAAPSALU GRAPHIC DESIGN FESTIVAL , , Tallinn, Tartu, then Europe DIVERSE UNIVERSE PERFORMANCE ART FESTIVAL Eesti Kujundusgraafikute Liit info@kultuurimaja.ee The annual festival focuses on the author s creative handwriting in graphic design. 100 best cultural posters are displayed and 10 best designers are chosen. The Haap- 12

15 ART salu Town Gallery offers an international graphic design exhibitioncompetition Individuality 13 with participants from the European Union, Belarus and Russia. A poster-related seminar takes place on the opening day , Pärnu PÄRNU SYMPOSIUM OF URBAN PAINTERS Üllar Kallau yllar@parnublues.ee The 12th urban painters symposium is an international event, where artists from different places work together in Pärnu urban environment. Their work is later displayed at an exhibition. July, Pärnu PÄRNU PRINTMAKING IN FESTIVAL MTÜ Academia Gustaviana Selts nongrata@nongrata.ee The festival interprets and seeks new developments in various cultural fields and gathers artists, writers and those involved in audiovisual arts. It takes place in urban space: workshops in the streets and a fair of alternative art Prints Gone Wild. Guests include local artists and some from the USA , Kohila 13TH KOHILA INTERNATIONAL CERAMICS SYMPOSIUM Eesti Keraamikute Liit , kohilasymposium@gmail.com The symposium gathers wellknown and young talented ceramicists and sculptors from all over the world, united by their love of wood firing. In the course of three weeks, Kohila becomes a place where various cultures of the world meet, several ceramic sculptures are created and firings take place in the anagama-type kiln the biggest in the Baltic countries. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF HOT GLASS , Haapsalu INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM OF HOT GLASS 2013 Evald Okase Muuseum eo.muuseum@gmail.com The international hot glass symposium is an acclaimed professional event, organised by the glass artist Kai Koppel together with Kati Kerstna and Kairi Orgusaar. The activities centre in the open-air glassblowing studio in the courtyard of the museum of painter Evald Okas in Haapsalu. Artists of various nationalities work there for a week. Glassblowing is a fascinating thing to watch. The symposium culminates with an exhibition of works made during the week. Photo: Kairi Orgusaar 13

16 Festivals in Estonia 2013 ART , Suuremõisa MANOR MASTERS FESTIVAL MTÜ Hiiumaa Vigursaagijate Selts The festival participants have to saw figures out of huge blocks of wood and produce work-related sounds. Blacksmiths and woodcutters are present as well. During four days the visitors can watch how big art is born and try it themselves , Haapsalu ART FESTIVAL PIGSKIN MTÜ Loomekeskus Pigskin is an international art festival, headed by Jaan Toomik and Johannes Deimling, focusing on the urban space in Haapsalu and drawing attention to places with unique atmosphere that have been almost forgotten. The festival curator is Jaan Toomik, one of the most prominent contemporary Estonian artists. He brings the best of Estonian and world performance art to Haapsalu. These are supplemented by a diverse music, film and art programme , Pärnu ESTONIAN PORCELAIN DAYS MTÜ Rääma Noorte Ühing Noorus ja Selts Lüster, Mai Kolossova , info@noorusemaja.ee The event is meant for porcelain painters who are instructed in three groups by best professionals in the field. The public can enjoy an exhibition and simpler workshops , Varbola 17TH VARBOLA WOOD DAYS Piret Linnamägi piret.linnamagi.001@mail.ee Professional and amateur sculptors from Estonia and abroad craft sculptures on the spot. The public can purchase things they like at an auction. There is also a cultural programme , Kabala 8TH INTERNATIONAL POTATOPRINT FESTIVAL MTÜ Potatoprint printpotato@gmail.com This year s theme is Lood (in English this word can mean stories, create, water level, spirit level). Everybody, regardless of age and experience, is welcome to try potato printing. The festival introduces potato printing as a primitive and nature-friendly technique, joins people through a relaxing manual activity, and promotes potatoes as the main fare of Estonians throughout centuries. 14

17 MUSIC Photo: Marju Kuusk INTERNATIONAL POTATOPRINT FESTIVAL September October, Tartu ART IST KUKU NU UT FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART Rael Artel, Kaisa Eiche , ART IST KUKU NU UT is an international art festival dedicated to contemporary art in Estonia. We introduce the best of the art world, curators active in the international arena, and of course exhibitions of Estonian artists. November, Valga 23RD VALGA ART MONTH Kaja Sisask , , Tallinn 2ND TALLINN BACH MUSIC FESTIVAL Ars Musica Estonica MTÜ The Tallinn Bach Music Festival developed from the popular annual organ music series in the first week of January in St Nicholas church and concert hall, initiated by Andres Uibo. It is a beautiful New-Year wish to all citizens of Tallinn and guests. Best Estonian and guest musicians play Johann Sebastian Bach s organ music, instrumental pieces and choir music. The artistic director is Andres Uibo , Viljandi SCHOOLJAZZ = JAZZ SCHOOL 2013 MTÜ Viljandi Vanamuusika Festival trall@viljandimaa.ee Camp-festival for young rhythm musicians with excellent teachers, workshops and concerts , Pärnu PÄRNU DAYS OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC 15

18 Festivals in Estonia 2013 MUSIC Eesti Arnold Schönbergi Ühing The theme of the Pärnu Contemporary Music Days is Futurism 2. The festival examines the futurist concepts of various fields and presents artworks created in the futurist spirit. The programme includes a symposium, concerts, workshops, exhibitions, performances , Tallinn, Jõhvi, Pärnu, Tartu MUSTONENFEST Eesti Kontsert tuuli.metsoja@concert.ee The series of baroque music concerts was initiated by Andres Mustonen and Hortus Musicus in 1989, and now carries the name MustonenFest. The festival in 2013 presents Krzysztof Penderecki and Miša Maiski, international soloists, mixed choir Latvija, monastery choir Optina Pustõn from St Petersburg, Belgian old music ensemble B Rock. The gala concert includes mezzo-soprano Anneli Peebo, violin-player Friedeman Eichhorn and Mor Biron, concertmaster of the Berliner Philharmoniker bassoon group , Tallinn FESTIVAL PERFECT SILENCE Tallinna Filharmoonia fila@filharmoonia.ee The festival of the record company ECM s soloists and composers offers high-quality, surprising and creatively open music. The programme includes works that cross the genre boundaries and seeks the meeting points of classical, ethno and jazz music , Tartu 19TH ESTONIAN MIXED CHOIR COMPETITION TULJAK Eesti Segakooride Liit esl@kul.ee 16 The competition takes place in Miina Härma Gymnasium and includes 30 choirs in 4 categories. In addition to the competition, the choirs perform on 9 February at 5 p.m. in Tartu University Hall and at 9 p.m. at the Night Concert in St John s Church , Tallinn 7TH TALLINN WINTER FESTIVAL Pille Lille Muusikute Toetusfond plmf@plmf.ee The concerts take place in the Town Hall and Estonia Concert Hall and present the best Estonian musicians and guests from abroad. The festival marks the anniversary of the Pille Lill Music Fund, which this time collects donations to purchase instruments for talented Estonian musicians , Otepää LEIGO ICE MUSIC FESTIVAL

19 MUSIC MTÜ Leigo Kontserdid , Pärnu WINTER BLUES FESTIVAL THE BLUE ICICLE Üllar Kallau Blues concerts take place in different venues in Pärnu and there are workshops and master classes both for the young and for experienced musicians, supervised by internationally acclaimed professionals. The composer Alo Mattiisen who was born in Jõgeva, became known for his patriotic songs. The event dedicated to him was started in 1997 and presents ensembles of schoolchildren from all over Estonia , Pärnu CHILDREN AND YOUTH MUSIC FESTIVAL JAM OF MUSIC MTÜ Pärnu Kontserdibüroo , The festival starts with the competition of vocal ensembles and continues with various concerts and workshops. In 2013, Estonian Music Days focus on juxtapositions and oppositions. Composers, musicians, time periods and cultural fields are placed next to and opposite one another. Additionally we can witness how the cross-cutting theme of the festival a piano work, performed by various musicians at many concerts is turned into classics. The festival, held since 1979, concentrates on the Estonian composers most recent music. ESTONIAN MUSIC DAYS , Jõgeva 17TH ALO MATTIISEN MUSIC DAYS Maret Oja viiskoori@gmail.com , Tallinn ESTONIAN MUSIC DAYS 2013 Eesti Heliloojate Liit heliloojate.liit@gmail.com Photo: Mait Jüriado 17

20 Festivals in Estonia 2013 MUSIC , Tallinn TALLINN MUSIC WEEK Musiccase OÜ , Viljandi MUSIC TRIAD Tartu Ülikooli Viljandi Kultuuriakadeemia kultuur.edu.ee/muusikatriaad 5.04., Võru WERRO ROCK 2013 MTÜ Võrumaa Noorte Muusikute Ühendus Werro Rock brings together some of the best new upcoming rock bands. It takes place for the ninth time in a small town in southern Estonia called Võru , Tallinn 13TH INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL TALLINN 2013 Eesti Kooriühing , kooriyhing@kul.ee The Tallinn Choral Festival offers a chance to listen to high-level concert choirs from over the world. The festival includes both the choral competition and a series of concerts in churches, schools and concert halls of Tallinn , Tallinn and other venues across Estonia 24TH TALLINN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL JAZZKAAR 2013 MTÜ Jazzkaare Sõprade Ühing info@jazzkaar.ee 18 The spring festival presents the best Estonian and world jazz musicians. Jazz is performed in concert halls and in open spaces. Estonian jazz awards are presented , Mooste ESTONIAN FOLK MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS FESTIVAL MOISEKATSI ELOHELÜ 2013 MTÜ Folgisellide Selts yllepodekrat@hot.ee folkfest.polvamaa.ee The festival revives Estonian folk music through contemporary music projects. The competition-concert tests the performers vocal, instrumental and technical skills and their imagination. The undertaking promotes folk music in Estonian music culture, providing links between the old and the new. The patron of the festival is Ingrid Rüütel. May, Tartu AUTHOR SONG FESTIVAL MAY SONG

21 MUSIC Luteeriuse Sõprade Ühing FESTIVAL ORIENT The festival marks its 10th anniversary. The aim of the festival is to encourage the author-performer type creative tradition. Each spring, authors concerts and joint concerts are organised in the club Genialistid , Viimsi 4TH VIIMSI JAZZPOPFEST Viimsi Vallavalitsus, Kristel Pedak , Narva INTERNATIONAL JEVGENI MRAVINSKI MUSIC FESTIVAL Narva Linnavalitsuse kultuuriosakond, Anatoli Štšura The Jevgeni Mravinski Music Festival was initiated in 1995 to remember the stay of this outstanding 20th century conductor in Narva and the Narva-Jõesuu seaside resort. The famous maestro used to come here in holidays, to rest from his work with St Petersburg orchestra and professorship at the conservatoire. The programme includes symphonic, choir, as well as chamber music by mainly Estonian and Russian performers, but also by artists from other countries , Tallinn FESTIVAL ORIENT 2013 ERP OÜ Festival Orient is the longestrunning Eastern Music Festival in the Baltic countries and has been and still is the only festival dedi- Photo: Peeter Vähi

22 Festivals in Estonia 2013 MUSIC cated to authentic Asian music. Year 2013 will see and hear performers from India, Tibet, Syria, Azerbaijan etc. In addition to concerts there are introductory talks by the artistic director Peeter Vähi, as well as teachings by Buddhist gurus. A totally new idea is an Oriental market at the Song Festival Grounds during the event , Saue, Tallinn 11TH INTERNATIONAL JAZZ-IMPROVISATION FESTIVAL VISION Kristiina Liivik saue.mk@mail.ee Vision is a festival for young people tackling the topics of jazz and improvisation. Musicians of the future introduce their work and interpretations , Tartu 12TH FESTIVAL OF ESTONIAN COMPOSERS Luteeriuse Sõprade Ühing composer@composer.ee The festival is the biggest contemporary music event in Estonia, presenting new Estonian music, premieres by professional musicians, concerts, composers workshops, night university, etc. The chief composer in 2013 is Arvo Pärt and the performers include the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and others , Türi TÜRI SPRING FESTIVAL Iren Lill kevadfestival@tyri.ee Türi Spring Festival provides a rich cultural contribution to the unique spring atmosphere of the Estonian Spring Capital Türi. The event brings together classical music and nature. Alongside many concerts and recitals there are guided walks, movies, readings and exhibitions. The concert programs emphasise works inspired by nature and include music from the baroque up to the present day , Viljandi VILJANDI CAMP- FESTIVAL BAGPIPE AND ANOTHER MTÜ Viljandi Vanamuusika Festival trall@viljandimaa.ee The festival offers genuine bagpipe music. Each year, another musical instrument is included as well, producing new possibilities. In 2013 the bagpipes are supplemented by ukulele , Pärnu 11TH PÄRNU ORGAN FESTIVAL EELK Pärnu Eliisabeti kogudus jaanus.torrim@eelk.ee At 8 p.m. every Friday evening, from early June to end of August, St Elizabeth Church in Pärnu organises organ music concerts.

23 MUSIC 8.06., Kuressaare 50TH SONG FESTIVAL OF SAARE COUNTY LET THERE BE ONE ISLAND Saare Maavalitsus, Valve Heiberg , The festival celebrates 150 years from the first song festival in Saaremaa. This year s event focuses on the creation myths of the island and also of various other islands in the world. Both traditional and choral songs written specifically for this event are performed. The artistic director is Pilvi Karu, director-scriptwriter Ott Aardam ,Tartu BLUES FESTIVAL MOTHER RIVER BLUES 2013 MTÜ Lauluraamat info@emajoebluus.com Photo: MTÜ Lauluraamat The first festival took place in June 2012, a joint venture of the Tartu Blues Club and Trehv club. The festival concerts take place in Club Trehv. The programme includes about 20 concerts and performances from 12 p.m. 24 p.m. BLUES FESTIVAL MOTHER RIVER BLUES , Tallinn 8TH TALLINN GUITAR FESTIVAL Tallinna Kitarrifestival MTÜ tiitpeterson@hot.ee The festival presents fascinating music and superb guitarists from Spain, Brazil and elsewhere , across Estonia NARGEN FESTIVAL SA Lootsi Koda tikerpuu@msn.com , Sõru 6TH SÕRU JAZZ FESTIVAL Kauni Muusika MTÜ, Guido Kangur guido.kangur@gmail.com Sõru Jazz Festival takes place on Hiiumaa Island on the eve of St John s Day, preferably in the open air, weather permitting. The festival is organised in cooperation with Emmaste rural municipality , Suure-Jaani 16TH SUURE-JAANI MUSIC FESTIVAL 21

24 Festivals in Estonia 2013 MUSIC Suure-Jaani Vallavalitsus, Eesti Kontsert, Rahvusvaheline Artur Kapp i Ühing , kul.suure-jaani@suure-jaani.ee, leili@suure-jaani.ee The 16th festival traditionally ends with the St John s Night bonfire. Although music is diverse, the focus is on classical and Estonian music. Musicians and composers talk about their work, concerts take place in the morning, lunchtime, evening and at midnight. For years the highlight has been the sunrise concert at 3 in the morning on 23 June on Hüpassaare bog island , Jõgeva town and parish FESTIVAL OF THE SHORTEST NIGHTS SOUNDS OF A SUMMER NIGHT Jõgeva Kultuurikeskus Airi Rütter info@jogevakultuurikeskus.ee Jõgeva continues the shortest summer night tradition, offering sounds of night music in Jõgeva and in the parish , Tallinn INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF MILITARY ORCHESTRAS EST-TATTOO 2013 MTÜ Est-Tattoo tiit@kim.ee The festival title suggests excellent entertainment: pretty uniforms and elaborate marching. The programme includes various shows, gymnasts, orchestra music, from local as well as foreign guests. The undertaking also celebrates the Victory Day and the day of the territorial defence army , Tartu and other venues in Estonia INTERNATIONAL STREET ORGAN FESTIVAL 2013 Eesti Teatri- ja Muusikamuuseum risto.lehiste@tmm.ee , Rapla County 21ST RAPLA CHURCH MUSIC FESTIVAL Pille Lille Muusikute Toetusfond plmf@plmf.ee The festival has been introducing church music from across the world for 20 years in Rapla Church of Mary-Magdalene and various other county churches. Performers are always from home and abroad. Since 2010 the artistic director is the opera singer Pille Lill. There is also a summer school with master classes for string instrument players, conductors and singers , Vana-Vigala HARD ROCK CAMP

25 MUSIC Rokipidu OÜ TALLINN OLD TOWN JAZZON FESTIVAL The biggest summer festival of hard rock and metal in Estonia , Pärnu 12TH PÄRNU HARMONICA FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION BALTIC-NORDIC OPEN MTÜ Suupilliklubi Piccolo Pärnu Harmonica Festival is the biggest music festival in Nordic and Baltic countries, where the main instrument is harmonica, played by both amateurs and professionals. The international event also welcomes concertine-players , Tallinn TALLINN OLD TOWN JAZZON FESTIVAL JazzON MTÜ Remembering the successful start of Tallinn Old Town JazzOn Festival in summer 2012, the event s team invites everyone to enjoy refreshing summer jazz rhythms again. It not only offers a geographically and stylistically wide programme performed by an international set of professional musicians, but also invites you to this amazing experience for free , Ida-Viru County MUSIC FESTIVAL OF SEVEN TOWNS Jõhvi kontserdimaja Piia Tamm piia.tamm@concert.ee Photo: JazzON MTÜ 23

26 Festivals in Estonia 2013 MUSIC The festival takes place in Ida- Virumaa for the 14th time. The aim is to find and introduce different concert venues and the county and thus bring it closer to the rest of Estonia. The concerts offer classical chamber music, old music, jazz and light music. The venues include churches, manor houses, concert houses and open-air stages , Tartu POP CHOIR FESTIVAL 2013 SA Tartu Muusikafestival Pop Choir Festival was first launched in 2012 and takes place again at Tartu Song Festival Grounds in summer The stage is taken by a choir of 7000 singers, the best known Estonian soloists and the Estonian Dream Big Band. Together they perform popular songs from the Estonian pop and rock music repertoire. Singing together are the key words of this festival. The line between the performers and the audience is almost invisible. July, Tallinn MANKA BOUTIQUE POP FESTIVAL MTÜ PX Band pxman@mail.ru , Saaremaa Island THE SOUNDS OF THE ORGANS OF SAAREMAA 2013 MTÜ Helisevad Orelid The concerts of the classical music festival The Sounds of the Organs of Saaremaa take place in 4 churches: Valjala, Mustjala, Karja, Kaarma and perform music by Bach, Händel, Caccini, Giordani, Stradella, Gounod, Mascagni, Schubert, Schumann, Franck, Massenet, Strauss, Elgar, Süda, Raid, Pärt and others , Tallinn ÕLLESUMMER 20 OÜ Meediaekspress info@ollesummer.ee Õllesummer beer festival is the biggest outdoor festival in the Baltic countries visited by people annually. More than 100 artists perform on 8 stages within the 4 festival days. There are various attractions for all ages and a wide selection of food and drinks , Haapsalu 20TH HAAPSALU EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL MTÜ Studio Vocale, Toomas Siitan info@studiovocale.ee The festival was founded in the beautiful western Estonian summer resort town Haapsalu in The annual event is one of the major festivals in its own genre in Estonia and has caught the attention of many outstanding foreign art- 24

27 MUSIC ÕLLESUMMER , Pärnu COMPETITION-FESTIVAL PÄRNU BALLAD 2013 Photo: Jelena Rudi ists. The aim is to bring our professional musicians, as well as the audiences, closer to the early music area through high-level performances , Muhu, Saaremaa and Abruka islands MUHU FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL JUU JÄÄB 2013 Eesti Saarte Kultuuriühendus MTÜ Already 17th time the Juu Jääb festival takes place on the picturesque islands of Muhu, Saaremaa and Abruka. Every summer these little islands become a meeting place for people who come and gather here to celebrate music. The festival wants to look like its audience young at heart, but experienced; peaceful but adventurous. 25 MTÜ Loovus-looduskoda Rannarada, MTÜ Pärnu Kontserdibüroo , toomasvoll@gmail.com jaano@ots.ee The international festival and pop and jazz singers competition is dedicated to Raimond Valgre s 100th anniversary. It offers workshops, café concerts and a competition-concert and the final gala. The jury selects 20 singers for the final round, who besides a freely chosen piece have to sing one song by Valgre , Kihelkonna 18TH KIHELKONNA CHURCH MUSIC DAYS Rene Reinsoo kihelkonna@eelk.ee

28 Festivals in Estonia 2013 MUSIC The ancient Kihelkonna Church has been organising church music days for 18 summers, with the aim of playing beautiful music and also inform the audience that Kihelkonna Church has the oldest organ in the country , Kilingi-Nõmme FESTIVAL SCHILLING MTÜ Huumus , Viljandi 28TH VILJANDI OLD MUSIC FESTIVAL Viljandi Vanamuusika Festival MTÜ kultuuri.net/muusika/vanamuusika/ Six successful Schillings mean that there must be a seventh. One of the best-loved Estonian small festivals indeed happens this year as well, on the first Saturday of July when the summer heat, the scent of pine trees and some mosquitos welcome the international artists and the crowds , Mustjala 15TH MUSTJALA MUSIC FESTIVAL MUSTJALA PATTERNS The festival is the oldest of its kind in Estonia, having started in The concerts take place in churches, various halls and other venues , Lihula INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL MUSIC FESTIVAL LIHULA MUSIC DAYS MTÜ Lihula Muusikapäevad info@lihulamuusikapaevad.com Photo: Aron Urb FESTIVAL SCHILLING Mustjala Vallavalitsus, MTÜ Mustjala muusikafestival kalle@mustjala.ee The festival was initiated by the younger members of the world-renowned Järvi clan, whose ancestors were connected with Lihula. The event offers high-level classical music and an art exhibition. Music is performed in various exciting and unusual venues. 26

29 MUSIC , Pärnu PÄRNU INTERNATIONAL SAXOPHONE FESTIVAL SAX.FEST Ivo Lille The festival brings to Pärnu saxophone players and music fans from all over Estonia and elsewhere in the world. Concerts take place in various venues, and master classes are organised , Hiiumaa Island 15TH HIIUMAA CHAMBER MUSIC DAYS MTÜ Hiiumaa Kammermuusika The Music Days started in 1999, and have now spread all over Hiiumaa. The aim is to present highlevel and diverse chamber music at reasonably priced concerts. There is something for children and jazz lovers as well , Kidise KIDISE POND MUSIC MTÜ Kidise Kontserditalu The second Kidise Pond Music takes place in Kidise Music Farm. The place is mysterious, in the middle of nowhere. Ten kilometres from the big road, at the end of the power line, amidst raccoons, cranes and wild boars. It is a primordial and untouched place, where good people, great music, good food and nature meet , Pärnu PÄRNU MUSIC FESTIVAL AND JÄRVI ACADEMY MTÜ Järvi Festival kristjanhallik@jarvifestival.ee The Pärnu music festival and the Järvi Academy continue the long tradition in Pärnu. The artistic adviser is Paavo Järvi. It is primarily an orchestral festival, as musicians from all over the world come and play in the orchestra, but it also presents excellent soloists. Järvi Academy offers high-level music education to many young musicians , Hiiumaa Island 9TH HIIUMAA FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL Astrid Nõlvak astrid.nolvak@hiiufolk.ee , Tartu FESTIVAL GLASPERLENSPIEL 2013 ERP OÜ, Tartu Linnavalitsus kadri.kiis@erpmusic.com 27

30 Festivals in Estonia 2013 MUSIC The festival Glasperlenspiel (The Glass Bead Game) directed by Peeter Vähi has got its inspiration from the novel by Hermann Hesse. It is a very special musical event in Estonian summer where music lovers can enjoy performers from all over the world , Haapsalu, Uuemõisa 20TH HAAPSALU STRING FESTIVAL MTÜ Haapsalu Kontserdiühing ingrid.arro@gmail.com The tradition of the String Festival began in Haapsalu in This is a beautiful summer event in a holiday resort focusing on string music from classical to jazz and pop. The impressive acoustics in Haapsalu Dome Church, St John s Church and Uuemõisa White Hall make it possible to present different string ensembles, soloists and orchestras. The artistic director of the festival is Eva Punder. FESTIVAL GLASPERLENSPIEL , Hiiumaa Island MUSIC FESTIVAL HIIUMAA HOMECOMING MTÜ Hiiumaa Homecoming ermo.maeots@mv.hiiumaa.ee The festival initiators were the young Moscow musicians, who have been organising a similar event in the capital of Russia since The 2013 Hiiumaa festival is already the eighth. Performers include experienced musicians and those who have just started their career. Photo: Kaupo Kikkas 28

31 MUSIC , Viljandi 21ST VILJANDI FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL MTÜ Eesti Pärimusmuusika Keskus The festival once again invites people to Viljandi in the last weekend in July. The 2013 event focuses on ritual music linked with celebrating various holidays. This can be quiet and holy, but also loud and vivacious. About 200 performers give over 60 concerts. There are also workshops, films, exhibitions, a fairy-tale room, runo song centre, handicraft and much more , Pärnu PÄRNU BLUES DAYS 2013 Üllar Kallau yllar@parnublues.ee The international blues festival offers lively concerts, and master classes for young and experienced musicians , Kuressaare 19TH KURESSAARE CHAMBER MUSIC DAYS MTÜ Kuressaare KammerFest kammerfest@kammerfest.ee Kuressaare Chamber Music Days the oldest international chamber music festival in Estonia is a popular and much awaited music event. In 2013 the following ensembles and solo musicians perform: string quartet Meta4 from Finland, tango group Conjunto Tipico Fernando Moreno with singer Patricia Nora from Argentina gives tango performance A Puro Tango, vocal group Amarcord Ensemble from Germany, and many others. August, Tabasalu 14TH TABASALU JAZZ FEST 29 MTÜ Tabasalu Kultuuriselts kalev@tabasalujazz.ee , Viljandi ROCK RAMP MTÜ Rock Ramp rockramp.viljandi@gmail.com Rock Ramp is a festival that introduces the best of Estonian rock , Tartu 9TH TARTU INTERNATIONAL WIND BAND FESTIVAL MÜRTSUB PILL MTÜ Puhkpilliorkester Tartu marguskasemaa@gmail.com Mürtsub pill is a cheerful international summer event filling Tartu city centre with diverse wind music. At the largest orchestral music

32 Festivals in Estonia 2013 MUSIC festival in Estonia one can listen to children s orchestras, dance to big band music and enjoy a grand concert by joint orchestras , Haapsalu FESTIVAL AUGUST BLUES LAG Muusikaagentuur, Haapsalu Kultuurikeskus info@lag.ee In 2013 the festival celebrates its 20th anniversary, turning Haapsalu into a blues paradise for two days and nights. The main concerts take place in the yard of the ancient episcopal castle; day programme includes workshops, traditional acoustic concert in the old railway station and a blues jam until the early hours in the night club at the culture centre. Performers arrive from ten countries, including the USA , Lutike LEIGO LAKE MUSIC FESTIVAL MTÜ Leigo Kontserdid leigo@leigo.ee , Tallinn, across Estonia 27TH TALLINN INTERNATIONAL ORGAN FESTIVAL Eesti Kontsert info@concert.ee The first festival took place in 1987 and has become a major organ music festival in the world. The Tallinn old town with its organs provides a special background. In 2013, 35 concerts are performed. A traditional part is the 2nd international organ festival for the young up to 19 years of age. The artistic director is Andres Uibo , Käsmu VIRU FOLK MTÜ Viru Folk, Peep Veedla peep@virufolk.ee The visitors can listen to about 50 concerts of Nordic music, participate in film, poetry and environmental programmes and enjoy a trip on the sea on a Viking boat and other unusual vessels , Võru VÕRU BRASS MUSIC DAYS Ilmar Kudu ikudu@hot.ee muusikakool.voru.ee , Tallinn 9TH TALLINN CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL Pille Lille Muusikute Toetusfond plmf@plmf.ee 30

33 MUSIC , Tallinn FESTIVAL TOWERS OF TALLINN Corelli Music Photo: Sirli Bergström FESTIVAL TOWERS OF TALLINN The festival takes place in Tallinn churches and concert halls, presenting both local musicians and performers from abroad. In the festival tent on Freedom Square the public can hear young talented Estonian music school students , Pühalepa PÜHALEPA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013 MTÜ Kerema Kultuurikoda Pühalepa Music Festival 2013 that takes place on Hiiumaa Island presents a variety of early music and contemporary composers works, including Erkki-Sven Tüür, who was born on Hiiumaa. In 2013 the programme includes H. I. F. Biber s Vesperae longiores ac breviores, conductor Simon Carrington (UK). The artistic director of the festival is Endrik Üksvärav. 31 Towers of Tallinn brings together the history of Tallinn and contemporary creative work, introducing the cit y s f amous silhouette through different eras of music. The whole city, all the way to the sea, is filled with music, from medieval and baroque to popular melodies, jazz and contemporary music. The performers are Estonian top musicians and also young artists and children s choirs. Exciting events throughout three days, concerts with style end elegance, beautiful music and fascinating views of both the City of Tallinn and far across the sea , Viljandi VILJANDI GUITAR FESTIVAL 2013

34 Festivals in Estonia 2013 MUSIC MTÜ Viljandi Kitarrifestival Viljandi Guitar Festival 2013 takes place for the sixth time and features talented artists from Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Germany. One of this year s most important events is a cooperation project of Viljandi Guitar Festival and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. As a result, talented guitar players together with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir perform new work of famous Estonian composers and musicians Tauno Aints, Robert Jürjendal and Raul Sööt , Tallinn 20TH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ORTHODOX SACRED MUSIC CREDO MTÜ Credo Festivalid credo@festivalcredo.com The international Credo festival of Orthodox sacred music has taken place since The festival is scheduled around the Orthodox feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God (21 September). The festival aims to preserve and popularize the Orthodox musical culture. Every year the festival offers some of the finest examples of Orthodox music, from early Christian liturgical chants to compositions by modern-day composers , Tallinn AUTUMN FESTIVAL OF ESTONIAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND THEATRE Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia sygisfestival@ema.edu.ee , Kihnu Island 3RD KIHNU FIDDLE FESTIVAL SA Kihnu Kultuuriruum kultuuriruum@kihnu.ee Kihnu Fiddle Festival is held in honour of all the fiddlers in Kihnu and it is also a good opportunity to invite the best Estonian and international fiddlers and violinists together on our small island. The festival features seminars, workshops, concerts and dance parties , Tartu 18TH INTERNATIONAL TARTU EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL ORIENT ET OCCIDENT Festivitas Artium raho@festivitas.ee , Pärnu 31ST PÄRNU ACCORDION MUSIC FESTIVAL Accordion Music Group MTÜ valdo.vark@gmail.com 32

35 MUSIC , Tartu TARTU JAZZ AND RHYTHM MUSIC FESTIVAL IDEAJAZZ CHRISTMAS JAZZ FESTIVAL MTÜ Rajamuusika The festival offers Estonian music of good ideas, gathering in Tartu the best of Estonian jazz and rhythm music , Lääne-Viru County 5TH VÄIKE-MAARJA MUSIC FESTIVAL Pille Lille Muusikute Toetusfond The aim of the festival is to bring the best Estonian music culture to Lääne-Viru County. The 5th undertaking pays homage to the talented tenor Vello Jürna from Väike- Maarja, whose name was given to the 2nd contest of vocalists. The festival has been presenting talented young musicians and in cooperation with local music school organised master courses in piano, violin and singing , Tallinn and other venues across Estonia CHRISTMAS JAZZ FESTIVAL MTÜ Jazzkaare Sõprade Ühing Before Christmas, the Christmas Jazz Festival presents lovely jazz concerts in Estonian churches and concert venues, featuring recognized local and foreign performers , across Estonia CHRISTMAS MUSIC FESTIVAL CHURCH HOLIDAYS IN ST MARY S LAND Photo: Jevgeni Kulikov, Jazzkaar

36 Festivals in Estonia 2013 THEATRE Corelli Music In 2010, Corelli Music expanded its concert series to a Christmas music festival, which offers wonderful musical experiences through the whole month. The opening concerts introduce organ, the king of musical instruments; the following Advent concerts bring the holiday spirit to rural churches, manors and other venues. The last festival concert is on 6 January Contemporary musicians bring the colours and atmosphere of distant ages to modern people , Rakvere INTERNATIONAL NEOFOLK, DARK FOLK, INDUSTRIAL MUSIC FESTIVAL DARKLAND FIRE IV MTÜ Tumemaine Tuli ristoku@gmail.com Rakvere invites people for the fourth time to enjoy the music of selected artists at the neofolk/ dark folk/industrial music festival Darkland Fire IV , Viljandi 11TH STUDENT THEATRE DAYS Tartu Ülikooli Viljandi Kultuuriakadeemia hannele@kultuur.edu.ee Student Theatre Days is the only festival in Estonia for amateur student theatre groups. It takes place for the 11th time, bringing to Viljandi student theatres from all over Estonia, who perform, study in workshops, get feedback from theatre professionals. In cooperation with the student theatres in the neighbouring countries, a few groups come from abroad , Tallinn MADE IN ESTONIA MARATHON 34 Kanuti Gildi SAAL Made In Estonia Marathon is a oneday festival of mini-forms introducing different understandings of performing arts. The stage of Kanuti Gildi SAAL is invaded by dance, theatre, film, video, painting, sculpture, performance, music and other possible and impossible art works prepared exclusively for this event , Tartu 11TH THEATRE FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS CLAY BIRD Tartu Kroonuaia Kool, Katrin Luts , savilind@kroonu.tartu.ee savilind.kroonu.tartu.ee Clay Bird is a theatre festival for children and young adults with special educational needs. These children are sincere, fresh and fascinating on stage. The theatre festival is a place where pure joy is born and all participants are always winners.

37 THEATRE Photo: Ave Kaing-Kaabel , Viljandi 17TH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PUPPET THEATRES THEATRE IN A SUITCASE Viljandi Nukuteater MA Altmar Looris , nukuteater@viljandi.ee The international puppet theatre festival has offered fascinating TALLINN TREFF FESTIVAL theatre impressions and a creative atmosphere for 17 years. Besides the main programme, there is an open-air Puppet theatre fair, workshops, a Club of Good Thought. Open-air performances are free , Tallinn TALLINN TREFF FESTIVAL NUKU festival@nuku.ee 35 The interdisciplinary festival called Tallinn Treff has been taking place since It has become a meeting point for puppet theatre, drama, dance, circus, music and animation. In 2013 Treff carries a slogan Culture saves the world and focuses on environmental issues. The main goal of the festival is to offer the best in visual art and introduce the new generation of arts , Pärnu PÄRNU INTERNATIONAL OPERA MUSIC FESTIVAL PROMFEST Erki Pehk info@promfest.ee The festival for the lovers of opera music. The programme concentrates on young singers and audience and consists of four parts: the Klaudia Taev competition for opera singers, the opera production, master class and concerts. The first, the only international competition for singers in Estonia, is the central event of PromFest. This year s opera is The Tsar s

38 Festivals in Estonia 2013 THEATRE Photo: Gabriela Liivamägi SUMMER ARIA. SYNTHESIS OF ARTS Bride by Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov. The main roles are performed by previous competition laureates , across Estonia NARGEN FESTIVAL SA Lootsi Koda , Viljandi 21ST NOTAFE MTÜ Evestuudio An international festival of performing arts with workshops and discussions , Pärnu SUMMER ARIA. SYNTHESIS OF ARTS Pärnu Ooper Summer Aria is a singular open-air music theatre festival in the summer capital Pärnu. The highlights 36 this year include the productions of Mozart s opera La clemenza di Tito and Donizetti s opera Anna Bolena, both performed late in the warm summer evenings in the courtyard of Pärnu Old Town which has excellent acoustics. The festival is meant for those who seek inspiring artistic enjoyment. Artistic director is Andrus Kallastu , Saaremaa Island SAAREMAA OPERA DAYS Eesti Kontsert info@concert.ee The Opera Days have become an internationally renowned open-air event. The guests at the 2013 festival are three opera theatres from Georgia: Tbilisi Zakaria Paliashvili State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Batumi Opera and Ballet Theatre and the Kutaisi Meliton Balanchivadze Opera and Ballet Theatre. They perform Donizetti s Lucia di Lammermoor, Verdi s Rigoletto, Puccini s Madama Butterfly, Verdi s Attila and the gala concert Wagner and Verdi 200.

39 THEATRE , Tallinn BIRGITTA FESTIVAL Tallinna Filharmoonia The festival unites medieval convent milieu with today s music theatre in all their variety. Komische Oper Berlin presents Kurt Weill- Bertolt Brecht s The Seven Deadly Sins, the cooperation with the festival PromFest and the Kaunas Opera and Ballet theatre results in Rimski-Korsakov s opera The Tsar s Bride, the Kremlin Ballet shows the romantic ballet based on Petipa s choreography, Corsair, and a fantasy on the music of Mozart and Rossini Figaro. Estonia is represented by a youth opera by Olav Ehala and Leelo Tungal, Arabella , Tartu ESTONIAN THEATRE FESTIVAL DRAMA 2013 SA Eesti Teatri Festival info@festival.ee Photo: Nele Tammeaid ESTONIAN THEATRE FESTIVAL DRAMA Drama 2013 is an Estonian theatre curator festival, its programme is put together by Iir Hermeliin. In addition to the main programme, the festival also has an extensive off-programme , Tallinn ESTONIAN NATIONAL OPERA HOUSE 100 A HOUSE FULL OF MUSIC Rahvusooper Estonia info@opera.ee On 6 September 2013 one hundred years ago, the Estonian National Opera House opened to the public. The festival starts with an opening ceremony on 6 September, followed by a Theatre Market and a concert Verdi and Wagner Most Famous Opera Choruses on 8 September, as well as the Fashion Show of Opera Costumes, Swan Lake with 100 swans (in cooperation with the Latvian National Opera), Tõnu Kõrvits first opera Butterfly, recounting the early years of the theatre, a ballet gala and grand opera gala. October, Tallinn 9TH THEATRE FESTIVAL GOLDEN MASK IN ESTONIA MTÜ ART-Forum, Irina Lygach irina@art-forum.ee 37

40 Festivals in Estonia 2013 FILM The festival Golden Mask in Estonia is one of the most important theatre events of the year, uniting Russian and Estonian audiences. The festival shows the best Russian performances, which have become the nominees and the winners of the Russian festival Golden Mask. All performances are provided with simultaneous interpretation into the Estonian language , Tartu 10TH WORLDFILM FESTIVAL MTÜ Maailmafilmi Ühing, Eesti Rahva Muuseum Worldfilm is a festival dedicated to documentary cinema, where anthropological and ethnographical documentaries from all over the world are screened. Each year, the festival becomes a lively community of filmmakers and the audience. About 50 films are screened during the festival week. In addition to the film program the festival usually involves special programs, exhibitions, workshops and meetings with filmmakers. HAAPSALU HORROR AND FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL HÕFF , Tallinn, Tartu 8TH JAPANESE ANIMATION FESTIVAL JAFF MTÜ Otaku, Tallinnfilm animefest@hot.ee , Haapsalu 8TH HAAPSALU HORROR AND FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL HÕFF 38 MTÜ Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival hoff@poff.ee HÕFF is a marathon of horror and fantasy films in the mud capital of Estonia, Haapsalu. The programme includes the best efforts in the field of recent years, the forgotten classics, trash, cult, freak and extreme cinema. The festival attracts international film people and has become the much-awaited spring event. July, Pärnu PÄRNU FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL FIDEOFEST Photo: Tanel Meos

41 FILM MTÜ Academia Gustaviana Selts The aim of the Pärnu film and video festival is to map Estonian audiovisual landscape beyond media (film, video art, documentary anthropology, virtual media), offering noncommercial experimental events. of contemporary society, presents portraits of interesting people, art and music. Children and young adults can take part in workshops and watch the competition programme of children s films. There is also a special programme of films that introduce Estonian national cultural heritage. September, Tallinn INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL OF JAPAN ZIPANGU EST Helen Merila helen.merila7@gmail.com , Pärnu (laureate films and itinerant programme , across Estonia) 27TH PÄRNU INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY AND ANTHROPOLOGY FILM FESTIVAL MTÜ Pärnu Rahvusvaheline Visuaalse Antropoloogia Ühing festival@chaplin.ee One of the main themes of the festival is preserving indigenous peoples and their cultures, although the programme also tackles issues Photo: Ahto Sooaru TARTU LOVE FILM FESTIVAL tartuff , Tartu 8TH TARTU LOVE FILM FESTIVAL tartuff MTÜ Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival tartuff@poff.ee The central topic is love and its variations, and the venue is the Town hall Square in Tartu. The festival welcomes visitors of all ages, offering new and older films. The independent film festival Zipangu Est is held in Tallinn in September Three festival days show different genres of Japanese indie films , Lihula 11TH MATSALU INTERNATIONAL NATURE FILM FESTIVAL MTÜ Matsalu Loodusfilmide Festival tiit.mesila@matsalufilm.ee The festival promotes a sustainable way of life and respect for the traditions of indigenous peoples that are closely connected with nature. The festival is dedicated to 39

42 Festivals in Estonia 2013 FILM nature and relations between man and nature. As always, several exhibitions of nature photographs are organised , Tapa 2ND PRIIT PÄRN FILM FESTIVAL Indrek Jurtšenko , across Estonia STUDENT AND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL SLEEPWALKERS MTÜ Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival The festival presents a selection of student and short films from all over the world. The short films are often regarded as simply practising for making real films, and the festival is eager to change this attitude , across Estonia 17TH TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL MTÜ Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival info@poff.ee The festival introduces the world cinema in all its variety and diversity, for all tastes and ages. PÖFF contains the main programme, three sub-programmes and film and a co-production market , across Estonia 15TH ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL ANIMATED DREAMS MTÜ Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival anima@poff.ee The festival has a competition programme of the animation films of recent years, a film-maker s retrospective and special programmes , across Estonia 13TH CHILDREN AND YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL JUST FILM MTÜ Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival justfilm@poff.ee The biggest Estonian children and youth festival contains three competition programmes and special programmes. Young people are welcome to take part , Pärnu County 5TH PÄRNU TRADITIONAL MUSIC DAYS MTÜ Loovus-Looduskoda Rannarada

43 FOLK CULTURE The 4-day festival offers over 20 concerts and other events. Many performers come from Pärnu or introduce the rich heritage of the area. The festival includes a parade of village musicians, family bands and well-known young folk musicians with their living role models , Türi 9TH FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS RUNIC SONGS IN NEW CLOTHES Ulvi Tamm, Türi Põhikool ulvi.tamm@gmail.com web.zone.ee/regilauluueskuues Traditional music has something unique, which characterises its people and country. The festival s aim is to popularise the culture of the Estonian traditional music. Participants are young people of different age groups from all over Estonia , Mooste ESTONIAN FOLK MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS FESTIVAL MOISEKATSI ELOHELÜ 2013 MTÜ Folgisellide Selts yllepodekrat@hot.ee folkfest.polvamaa.ee The festival revives Estonian folk music through contemporary music projects. The competition-concert tests the performers vocal, instrumental and technical skills and their imagination. The undertaking promotes folk music in Estonian music culture, providing links between the old and the new. The patron of the festival is Ingrid Rüütel , Tartu 12TH FESTIVAL OF ARCHAIC ART REGIÖÖ 2013 Tartumaa Rahvakultuuri Keskselts MTÜ, Meris Tammik helikodu@digifoorum.com RegiÖÖ is the traditional festival of archaic creative work in Tartu, which revolves around the earlier world-view of the peoples of the Baltic Rim and ancient Norse. In 2013, the topic is Wonderland, which takes the audience to the fascinating world of performance, reflecting an ancient truth that has been passed from generation to generation in the Nordic culture , across Estonia 13TH INTERNATIONAL SONG AND DANCE FESTIVAL SLAVIC WREATH Vene Haridus- ja Heategevusühingute Liit Eestis , matrosova_zybina@bk.ru twitter.com/veneliit vk.com/veneliit / Slavic Wreath welcomes amateur and professional groups from Estonia, Russia, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Finland, Croatia, Germany and elsewhere. 41

44 Festivals in Estonia 2013 FOLK CULTURE The number of guests is 500, plus about 1700 visitors , Keila SONG AND DANCE FESTIVAL OF HARJU COUNTY PATTERNS OF TIME Harjumaa Omavalitsuste Liit Ruth Jürisalu Harju County has over 7000 amateur singers, dancers and musicians. The orchestras have a special stage set up for them at the Keila song festival grounds. Some orchestral music, specially written for the occasion by composers from Harju County, is performed by several orchestras with a total of several hundred musicians. There are also handicraft fairs and workshops by schools. The procession starts at the Keila central square , Võru 3RD VÕRU-LANGUAGE SONG FESTIVAL UMA PIDO MTÜ Võro Selts VKKF ursula@wi.ee The Võru-language song festival with 3500 singers and the audience of the same size is the biggest local song festival in Estonia. Uma pido (Our own fest) does not only mean a song festival, it is a statement of local identity. The festival is held alternately in Põlva and Võru. It aims to maintain local language and mentality in a global world as its slogan states: when a tree s root is firm then its top is singing. Photo: Harjumaa Omavalitsuste Liit SONG AND DANCE FESTIVAL OF HARJU COUNTY PATTERNS OF TIME , across Estonia 26TH INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL BALTICA MTÜ Eesti Rahvuslik Folkloorinõukogu

45 FOLK CULTURE performances on the youth stage, art and handicraft fair. KIHNU SEA FESTIVAL Baltica is the biggest folklore festival of traditional culture in the Baltic countries, which takes place under the aegis of CIOFF in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia since The event preserves local cultural traditions and introduces folk dance, folk music, customs, handicraft and other fields of intangible heritage in their historical forms. The theme of Baltica 2013 is Every bird has its own tune , Võru County 19TH VÕRU FOLKLORE FESTIVAL MTÜ Võru Folkloorifestival Every year in July hundreds of dancers, musicians and singers from Estonia and other countries travel to Võrumaa, introducing their folklore. There are concerts and dance parties, accordion playing competition workshops, evening concerts on the beach, , Jõhvi SLAVIC LIGHT 2013 Inforing AS, Unifest SA , Kihnu KIHNU SEA FESTIVAL SA Kihnu Kultuuriruum A sea festival of traditional culture held in Kihnu and dedicated to the fishermen s day. Kihnu Sea Festival keeps up the tradition of fishermen s day, focusing on what is important in Kihnu traditional culture: handicraft, singing, dancing, music, food, religious customs, fishing and seafaring. The festival features concerts, seminars, workshops, fishermen s contests, handicraft fairs and evening dancing parties. Photo: SA Kihnu Kultuuriruum , Hiiumaa Island 9TH HIIUMAA FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL Astrid Nõlvak astrid.nolvak@hiiufolk.ee 43

46 Festivals in Estonia 2013 FOLK CULTURE , Ostrova OSTROVA FESTIVAL Ostrova Festivalid MTÜ The festival brings together performers from Setumaa and from further afield. Two days present wellknown and also younger musicians, theatre and teach various Setu folk songs and dances. The visitors can acquire local handicraft and enjoy the big final party , Lilli NAVA STAGE 2013, FESTIVAL OF MULGI CULTURE Nava talu, Lilli külamaja ja külaselts , The festival presents only original plays about village life and Mulgimaa. The programme includes a poetry theatre production, a children s play and a concert of classical music and a midnight concert. The 2013 festival is dedicated to the Estonian writer August Kitzberg , Viljandi 21ST VILJANDI FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL MTÜ Eesti Pärimusmuusika Keskus folk@folk.ee The festival once again invites people to Viljandi in the last weekend in July. The 2013 event focuses on ritual music linked with celebrating various holidays. This can be quiet and holy, but also loud and vivacious. About 200 performers give over 60 concerts. There are also workshops, films, exhibitions, a fairy-tale room, runo song centre, handicraft and much more , Viimsi COASTAL FOLK FESTIVAL SA Rannarahva Muuseum festival@rannarahvamuuseum.ee 44 The festival introduces the customs and skills of coastal people in a picturesque village. There are workshops, a fish market, auctions, folk games and a village party, also a regatta on the Tallinn Bay , Märjamaa FESTIVAL MÄRJAMAA FOLK 2013 MTÜ Märjamaa Kultuuriselts marjamaa.rahvamaja@marjamaa.ee The international festival aims to popularise Estonian folk dancing. Each year the number of dancers increases, including performers from abroad who introduce their own culture , Luhamaa 20TH SETO KINGDOM Misso Vallavalitsus, Urmas Peegel , vallavanem@misso.ee kuningriik.setomaa.ee

47 FOLK CULTURE The events of the Seto Kingdom start on Friday with a children s day. The next day is the Seto Kingdom Day in its usual splendour: people elect masters and a new chief, compete in dancing, enjoy food and handicraft, see the Seto army. There is a party in the evening. folk@folk.ee The friends of folk music gather in Viljandi to celebrate the passing of another summer and the arrival of new autumn. Singing and dancing galore! The first fair took place in 1997, and has now developed into the major event of folk culture and the Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union. Besides selling their goods, the artisans come together to exchange experiences. The fair has various workshops offering instruction and advice , Pärnu 13TH INTERNATIONAL SUMMER FESTIVAL MULTICULTURAL PÄRNU MTÜ Pärnumaa Vähemusrahvuste Liit Raduga raduga_parnu@mail.ru A traditional August festival in Pärnu. Cultural associations of ethnic minorities perform at a joint concert , Viljandi FOLK MUSIC HARVEST FESTIVAL MTÜ Eesti Pärimusmuusika Keskus , across Estonia PAN-FINNO-UGRIAN DAYS MTÜ Fenno-Ugria Asutus info@fennougria.ee The event introduces cultures of different Finno-Ugric and Samoyed peoples. Folk groups perform, exhibitions, conferences, film evenings and literary events are organised , Tallinn 17TH ST MARTIN S DAY FAIR Eesti Rahvakunsti ja Käsitöö Liit info@folkart.ee , Viljandi 15TH INTERNATIONAL WINTER FOLK DANCE FESTIVAL Rahvakultuuriselts Vabajalg vaike.rajaste@viljandimaa.ee talvinetantsupidu.viljandimaa.ee This dance festival takes place in winter and outside and is the biggest and oldest of its kind in the country. Besides Estonian groups, guests perform as well. The tradition was started in 1998 and has now become international, involving over one thousand dancers.

48 Festivals in Estonia 2013 DANCE Tallinn (county semi-finals 23 January 24 March, across Estonia) YOUTH DANCE FESTIVAL SCHOOL DANCE 2013 SA Tantsuagentuuri Tantsukeskus MTÜ Eesti Tantsukunstnike Liit The festival is an Estonian contemporary dance platform and an overview festival, and its purpose is to present Estonian choreographers and dancers most interesting productions that have premiered in the last two years. The programme consists of 6 productions, 2-3 work-in-progress performances and 2 children s performances. In addition there are seminars / panel discussions and a festival club , Viljandi County INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY DANCE WEEK School dance, organised by the Estonian Dance Agency, is the most popular dance event for children and young adults in Estonia, having the largest number of participants. Since its foundation in 1995, the creative dance festival is open to all styles and levels of dance. The goal of the School dance festival is to develop Estonian dance life as widely as possible, encouraging everybody s interest in dance. INTERNATIONAL DANCE DAY DANCE WEEK , Haapsalu CONTEMPORARY DANCE FESTIVAL NEW DANCE 11 Photo: MTÜ Oma Stuudio 46

49 DANCE MTÜ OMA Stuudio, TÜ Viljandi Kultuuriakadeemia The week is dedicated to the international Dance Day (29 April) and includes a programme of modern dance for schools in Viljandi County, grades Modern dance is performed in various venues, including schools and Viljandi public spaces. The Viljandi Culture Academy organises open dance lessons and shows diploma productions. The Dance Day is celebrated on 29 April in Ugala Theatre , Jõhvi, Rakvere 6TH INTERNATIONAL JÕHVI BALLET FESTIVAL Jõhvi kontserdimaja Piia Tamm piia.tamm@concert.ee The Jõhvi ballet festival introduces the fascinating world of classical dance and develops Estonian ballet education. The main guest at the 2013 festival is the Natalia Kasatkina and Vladimir Vassiljov s State Classical Ballet (Moscow). There is also a children s ballet gala , Pärnu ESTONIAN LINEDANCE FESTIVAL MTÜ Rääma Noorte Ühing Noorus, Kaie Segeri Tantsustuudio , info@noorusemaja.ee kaie@estonianlinedance.com Festival has a dance-procession along Rüütli Street, workshops by Cato Larsen from Norway, Javier Rodriguez from Andorra and the best Baltic dance teachers, performances by various dance groups. The big dance concert and the grand finale of the festival in Pärnu Vallikäär , Tallinn 3RD TANGO PORT TALLINN Tango Tallinn MTÜ tango.tallinn@gmail.com Tango Port Tallinn is the 3rd international Argentine tango festival in Tallinn. Dancers from the beginners to the advanced level are welcome to have classes with world famous tango teachers and enjoy milongas with live music and special performances by the same maestros. Tango Port Tallinn is to arrive, not to depart it is a gathering for tango dancers from all around the world, representing the different styles of tango from classical to Tango Nuevo , Tallinn AUGUST DANCE FESTIVAL 2013 Kanuti Gildi SAAL August Dance Festival is an international performing arts festival organised by Kanuti Gildi SAAL in the theatres and urban space of Tallinn. It started off as a dance 47

50 Festivals in Estonia 2013 LITERATURE festival in 1996 but has developed into a remarkable contemporary performing arts festival of the region. It takes risks and poses questions, offers experiences, especially the non-expected ones , Pärnu NOVEMBER DANCE FESTIVAL 2013 MTÜ Pärnu Kaasaegse Tantsu Ühing m_erki@hotmail.com The dance festival introduces the best productions in A thematic day focuses on young dancers and choreographers of Pärnu County. The aim of Prima Vista, an annual international literary festival, is to promote literature, to enrich cultural life in Estonia and also to introduce foreign literatures in order to support the building of cultural bridges between different cultural communities. The festival features guests from abroad as well as several Estonian writers. This year the patron of the festival is the renowned Estonian writer Leelo Tungal and the subtitle is Time flies! , Tallinn 5TH TALLINN LITERATURE FESTIVAL HEADREAD , Jõgeva 21ST BETTI ALVER POETRY DAYS THE STAR-BRIGHT HOUR MTÜ Tähetund, Maimu Valdmann maimu.valdmann@joggym.edu.ee , Pärnu PÄRNU ICE FESTIVAL 2013 Turundustugi ice@turundustugi.ee , Tartu, Valga 10TH TARTU INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE FESTIVAL PRIMA VISTA Marja Unt marja.unt@gmail.com MTÜ Tallinna Kirjandusfestival HeadRead info@headread.ee HeadRead once again of fers children s mornings, literary walks in town, competition Poetry Slam, music and poetry cabaret, seminars, Estonian-Finnish poetry bridge, meetings with prominent Estonian and foreign writers, etc. 48 Pärnu Ice Festival is Estonia s biggest winter family festival with more than visitors. The 2013 festival surprises with a winter park and an ice castle built in the city centre, with a concert hall, an ice gallery, cinema, restaurant and a bar. The festival offers a hockey show and paintball on a snow arena. The festival is opened on 16 February with a mighty ice and fire show.

51 VARIOUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY Goethe-Institut Estland info@tallinn.goethe.org Photo: Turundustugi PÄRNU ICE FESTIVAL , Tallinn LADYFEST TALLINN 2013 Brigitta Davidjants, Dagmar Kase, Aet Kuusik, Anna-Stina Treumund, Rebeka Põldsam, Helen Tammemäe, Maarja Kangro omatuba@gmail.com , Tallinn SIMPLE SESSION 13 Elamussport info@session.ee Simple Session has been around for 13 years and has become one of the biggest and best contests in the world of action sports, attracting the biggest names in the business. The festival is a celebration of everything that is amazing about BMX and skateboarding lifestyle, gathering a cheerful and supportive crowd each year. Simple Session 13 is one of the most anticipated events in the world BMX and skateboarding calendar , Tallinn GERMAN SPRING Through common history, culture, and thanks to the long-term political and economic relations, Estonia and Germany are closely linked. At the festival the image of Germany is presented as an innovative, creative and young country. There are different events: workshops, concerts, exhibitions, films and many more interesting undertakings , Paide HISTORY AND CULTURE FESTIVAL THE WINDS OF TIME Ajakeskus Wittenstein SA info@wittenstein.ee The festival tries to convey the era of kings (16th - 17th centuries) through various activities: an open-air production, lectures, cultural programme, handicraft fair, workshops and many more fascinating undertakings.

52 Festivals in Estonia 2013 VARIOUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY , Tartu 12TH DAYS OF SOUP TOWN Supilinna Selts info@supilinn.ee , Tartu TARTU SPRING DAYS 2013 Ülikooli Kultuuriklubi Katre Kipper katre.kipper@studentdays.ee Tartu Spring and Autumn Days invite all the people in Tartu, especially students, to relax and enjoy the diverse festival programme, including cultural, entertainment and sporting events. Tartu Student Days carry the spirit of student life, and people from all over Estonia and other countries are welcome to take a relaxing break together , across Estonia MUSEUM NIGHT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE NIGHT Eesti Muuseumiühing emy@muuseum.ee oo.muuseum.ee On the international Museum Day, hundreds of museums across Estonia open their doors free of charge, and people can enjoy a late visit, up to 11 p.m. and even later. This year s topic is There are People in the Night. Besides small and big museums, archives, manor houses, windmills, churches and other places are open as well , Jõgeva JÕGEVA TOWN DAYS Jõgeva Linnavalitsus Hele Kull hele.kull@jogeva.ee The 2013 Town days once again offer a diverse programme, including a tennis tournament, museum night, school theatre, night library, vision conference, party, spring fair, spring run, children s competition, procession, etc. A party with a long table is organised in central Jõgeva , Narva BAROQUE IRONWORK Narva Muuseumi Põhjaõu pohjaou@narvamuuseum.ee Baroque Ironwork is the traditional opening event of the summer season. During three days, blacksmiths from Estonia and abroad exchange knowledge and demonstrate their skills. There is an exhibition of wrought iron, a blacksmiths competition, workshops for blacksmiths and visitors alike , Kärdla HIIUMAA CHILDREN S FESTIVAL Maarja Liik maarja@kardla.ee The children s festival of Hiiumaa Island has become an annual opening event of the summer season. The diverse programme includes children s favourite characters and performers, games

53 VARIOUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY and other exiting events are organised , Tallinn 32ND TALLINN OLD TOWN DAYS EACH TOWER HAS A TALE TO TELL Tallinna Kesklinna Valitsus info@vanalinnapaevad.ee This is the time of year when medieval knights turn up in the streets of Tallinn old town and ancient legends come to life. The main characters in 2013 are the Tallinn towers, over twenty. Each tower has a tale to tell, offering much to discover during the Old Town Days. The streets also present art and handicraft, theatre and circus, games and songs. Discover the wondrous and mystical Tallinn for yourself , Valga VALGA-VALKA FESTIVAL OF TWIN TOWNS DAYS OF NARVA Merce Mäe merce.mae@valgalv.ee , Tallinn FESTIVAL MAN BEHIND THE TREES Eesti Liikumispuudega Inimeste Liit andri@maimets.ee This is the first family festival, bringing together talented musicians, artists, sportsmen and artisans, well known at home and abroad, regardless of their disability or a lack of it what matters is talent , Narva DAYS OF NARVA 2013 Narva Linnavalitsuse kultuuriosakond kultuur@narva.ee The most colourful event in June in Narva is called Days of Narva, traditionally on the first weekend of the month. The programme is com- Photo: Narva Linna Arenduse ja Ökonoomika Amet

54 Festivals in Estonia 2013 VARIOUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY piled so that the residents and guests can take an active part in it, rather than just watch. The list of activities includes sports competitions, concerts, exhibitions, artisan fairs, a procession through the streets of the city, theatre performances, a festival of national culture societies, a walking tour, interactive programs, etc , Rakvere RAKVERE CITY DAYS Rakvere Linnavalitsus linnavalitsus@rakvere.ee The days celebrate the birthday of the town of Rakvere. During three days visitors can participate in various events, culminating in the handicraft market in the town centre , Viljandi VILJANDI HANSEATIC DAYS Viljandi Linnavalitsus ivi.lillepuu@viljandi.ee hansa.viljandi.ee For one weekend in June the town turns medieval. A market, concerts, workshops and sporting events offer delights of discovery for everybody , Saue 16TH CREATIVITY AND IMPROVISATION DAYS Kristiina Liivik saue.mk@mail.ee The participants are children from different parts of Estonia and from neighbouring countries. They learn about various styles of improvisation in workshops dedicated to music, art, singing, acting and other areas. Children are instructed by professionals. The festival ends with a concert presenting their own work , Viimsi FESTIVAL OF WHITE NIGHTS SA Rannarahva Muuseum festival@rannarahvamuuseum.ee 52 During the lightest nights of the year the festival offers enjoyable film and music in unusual venues , Vastseliina COUNTRY FAIR Vastseliina Piiskopilinnuse SA vastseliina.laat@mail.ee The fair, primarily meant for country people, offers entertainment, bargain hunt and diverse cultural programme for old and young alike. Visitors can buy handicraft and farm products. However, nobody will be disappointed as the extensive fair offers something for all tastes , Jõesuu RÄVALA FEST Jägala Linnamäe MTÜ, Janek Šafranovski janek@rebala.ee

55 VARIOUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY Photo: Kadri Teor Rävala Fest is a cultural and hiking festival, introducing ancient Estonian landscapes, focusing on the Jägala hill fort in Jõesuu village. The history of various locations is explained and visitors can enjoy concerts in different venues , Pärnu WATER FESTIVAL WATERGATE Pärnu Festivalid OÜ info@watergate.ee SUNSET FESTIVAL IN KABLI The festival marks summer s arrival in the summer capital Pärnu, presenting concerts, water sport events, and simple jolly undertakings for both the old and the young , Pärnu PÄRNU HANSEATIC DAYS MTÜ Pärnu Hansa Kultuurikoda mart.parnust@gmail.com hansa.parnu.ee History is a storyteller of long-ago times. Pärnu Hanseatic Days provide us with a look back into the past, presenting medieval customs, ethnic crafts, ancient skills and spiritual wealth. People come to buy and sell, learn and teach. There are mysteries and tournaments, enchanting musical rhythms, crazy dances during a medieval celebration and much more , Kabli SUNSET FESTIVAL IN KABLI MTÜ Kabli Festival eveli.loorents@gmail.com Kabli Sunset Festival takes place in a small coastal village Kabli and other villages nearby. During summer and the festival, the coastal villages become lively cultural and holiday places. The festival program offers events for four weeks. Different age and interest groups are welcome: there are concerts from classical music to jazz, sophisticated salon evenings, original village dance parties, activities on the beach, literature and film events. 53

56 Festivals in Estonia 2013 VARIOUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY , Tallinn 14TH MEDIEVAL DAYS OF TALLINN Eesti Rahvakunsti ja Käsitöö Liit info@folkart.ee The Medieval Days recreate an atmosphere of the flourishing Hanseatic era. A medieval market with workshops is organised on the Town Hall Square, musicians and dancers perform, and a medieval procession, theatre performances and excursions take place. A masters village, children s workshops and many more exciting things are set up on Niguliste hill , Kuressaare NIGHT AT THE KURESSAARE CASTLE Saaremaa Muuseum , raul@muuseum.tt.ee The undertaking in 2013 is already the third Night at the Kuressaare Castle. It takes place in the evening of 5 July and continues into the night , Karksi-Nuia DAYS OF KARKSI TEUTONIC ORDER AND VILJANDI COUNTRYFOLK FESTIVAL Karksi Valla Kultuurikeskus Kai Kannistu kai.kannistu@karksi.ee , Põltsamaa PÕLTSAMAA TOWN AND CASTLE DAY Põltsamaa Kultuurikeskus irja@kultuurikeskus.eu info@kultuurikeskus.eu The major summer event in Põltsamaa the Town and Castle Day takes place in the medieval castle yard already for the 19th time. The cultural programme spreads out of the castle walls; the park and garden cafes are open just for the day to welcome visitors. Handicrafts market focuses on genuine Estonian crafts. Runners can participate in the Castle Race , Paide 11TH LIMESTONE DAYS OF PAIDE Paide Kultuurikeskus Paide Linnavalitsus paide.kultuurikeskus@paide.ee paidekultuurikeskus.ee Professional sculptors produce limestone artworks. The limestone town (Weissentein) is already adorned by about one hundred sculptures made during previous festivals. There is also a diverse cultural programme: limestone workshops, lectures, exhibitions, concerts, films, city tours etc , Mooste MANOR CARNIVAL 54

57 VARIOUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY MANOR CARNIVAL Tartu Muusikafestival info@hansapaevad.ee Photo: Heikki Leis MTÜ CHFD birjuku@hotmail.com Manor Carnival takes place in Mooste manor park non-stop from July 12 to 14. In addition to music we offer you a diverse culture program, audio-visual odysseys through time and space, a great chance to dance, dance, dance , Tallinn TALLINN MARITIME DAYS Anna Murulauk anna.murulauk@tallinnlv.ee , Tartu AROMATIC TARTU HANSEATIC DAYS 55 During the party the whole town exudes most different aromas: different eras, roasts and bread, tea and sweets, plants and animals. For the second time, a sporting event called triathlon takes place. Visitors are welcome to attend the fair, a Science Town on Toome Hill, an Art City at the riverbank, a Children s Town near the Toy Museum, and many more fascinating events, and admire various theatre characters in the town centre. See you in Tartu! , Haapsalu INTERNATIONAL YOGA FESTIVAL MTÜ Joogafestival merit@joogafestival.ee The best yoga teachers from Estonia and other countries conduct workshops, lectures, and yoga

58 Festivals in Estonia 2013 VARIOUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY classes on various yoga styles from traditional to modern. The evening programme includes concerts of inspirational music and mantra chanting. You are also welcome to visit the health food market. The festival suits both beginners and experienced yoga practitioners, part of the programme is in English , Jäneda 22ND ESTONIAN FARM DAYS OÜ Jäneda Mõis info@janedaturism.ee Estonian farm days have been held for decades. Jäneda is a meeting place for old friends, farmers and townspeople. The event includes a market, exhibitions, concerts. August, Tallinn 9TH CULTURE FACTORY FESTIVAL MTÜ Kultuuritehas Polymer info@kultuuritehas.ee The annual festival aims to introduce the culture factory Polymer and various artists, musicians and other creative people working there. An exhibition presents art by locals and artists from abroad. A multidisciplinary series of events called Global Container is organised, as well as concerts, workshops, a night market etc , Pärnu PÄRNU 16TH GUILD DAYS Maarja-Magdaleena Gild info@maarjamagdaleenagild.ee The event offers genuine handicraft, introduces guild-type associations in Estonia and supports local handicraft traditions. The festival takes place in the Guild of Mary-Magdalene, the Steiner garden and in the smaller historical streets in the city centre , Kuressaare 17TH KURESSAARE MARITIME FESTIVAL Rutt Kõu rutt.kou@kuressaare.ee Kuressaare coastal area presents both old wooden boats and modern vessels. Visitors can admire them, take them out to the sea or purchase a boat on the spot. There is also a music and entertainment programme, a handicraft fair, a fish and a flea market, conferences on maritime topics and exhibitions , Lihula LIHULA CULTURE DAYS Lihula Kultuurikeskus kultuurimaja@lihula.ee , Tõrva 20TH TÕRVA TOWN DAYS 56

59 VARIOUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY Photo: Narva Linna Arenduse ja Ökonoomika Amet Tõrva Kultuurimaja , maie.kala@torva.ee , Narva NARVA HISTORY FESTIVAL NARVA BATTLE Narva Muuseumi Põhjaõu pohjaou@narvamuuseum.ee NARVA HISTORY FESTIVAL NARVA BATTLE In August, cannons and guns are fired, while the bastions are shrouded with clouds of powder smoke in Narva Castle. Narva Battle is on! The festival is a reconstruction of one of the major battles in the Great Northern War ( ). The battle between the Russian and the Swedish troops takes place for the 10th time in The participants of military historical clubs from different countries reconstruct the events in Narva Castle , Mahu 6TH REED FESTIVAL Viru-Nigula Rahvamaja Ervin Lember vnrahvamaja@hot.ee , Pärnu AUGUST INSOMNIA. NIGHT OF THE ARTS IN PÄRNU MTÜ Kastan Taskus august@augustiunetus.ee Pärnu with the summer about to end invites you to take the most of warm August nights, starry skies and a cosy company. You can enjoy the buzz, arts and culture from downtown to the beach on one night of the year only: theatre, literature, music, dance, fashion, cookery and much more , Tõrva TÕRVA MUSIC AND FIRE FESTIVAL SPELL Tõrva Linnavalitsus torva@torva.ee 57

60 Festivals in Estonia 2013 VARIOUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY , Pärnu PÄRNU INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL AUGUST MTÜ Arenduskeskus PRO MAGISTER teater@monomaffia.ee The new festival includes several fields of art. Some events in 2013: street festival Message on the Wall, a festival of new theatre and street theatre, and the week finishes with Monomaffia with 9 performances chosen by the festival s artistic team. The 2013 festival relies on young people , Põlva County 8TH ECO FESTIVAL GREENER LIFE 2013 SA Põlvamaa Arenduskeskus pak@polvamaa.ee The festival introduces environmentally sustainable methods that we can use in our everyday life. In various places of Põlva County seminars, trips and workshops are organised plus some jobs are undertaken together. Everybody is welcome to the big family day at the Põlva Peasant Museum with its organic food market, workshops and a concert ,Tartu 8TH EMAJÕGI RIVER FESTIVAL Tiigi Seltsimaja info@tiigi.tartu.ee Emajõgi River Festival is a wonderful meeting place for fishermen, swimmers, boat and ship captains for everybody related to Emajõgi and those who are interested in its well-being , Valga 5TH VALGA INTER- NATIONAL MILITARY HISTORY FESTIVAL 58 SA Valga Isamaalise Kasvatuse Püsiekspositsioon muuseum@isamaalinemuuseum.ee , Haapsalu WHITE LADY FESTIVAL Haapsalu Kultuurikeskus info@kultuurimaja.ee Between the mysterious walls of Haapsalu Episcopal Castle lives the most famous Estonian legend the legend of the White Lady. The White Lady Days, which always take place during the full moon dates in August, are dedicated to that legend , Karksi-Nuia 6TH KARKSI HONEY FESTIVAL Karksi-Nuia Aiandus- ja Mesindusselts

61 VARIOUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY Leili Nael, Kai Kannistu kai.kannistu@karksi.ee , Haapsalu 9TH NOSTALGIA DAYS SEE Teater MTÜ see@seeteater.ee The event has two aims: a get-together for the owners of old vehicles, and looking back and remembering old times by enjoying exhibitions, culture and film programmes , Paide 9TH PAIDE FESTIVAL COMMON CHORD MTÜ Ühendus Weissenstein rubis.leho0@gmail.com festival.weissenstein.ee RESEARCHERS NIGHT FESTIVAL , across Estonia RESEARCHERS NIGHT FESTIVAL 2013 Teaduskeskus AHHAA ahhaa@ahhaa.ee During one week everyone has a chance to see what exactly the scientists do, and learn about recent achievements in various fields of research. The festival contains almost 500 events; there are research laboratories 59 to visit, science cafes, film evenings, workshops on Town Hall Square, public debates, quizzes and a conference , Narva FESTIVAL OF ESTONIAN MUSEUMS Narva Muuseum, Aili Vester aili.vester@narvamuuseum.ee During the festival Narva becomes the capital of Estonian Photo: Kristina Kravets

62 Festivals in Estonia 2013 VARIOUS / INTERDISCIPLINARY museums. The Narva Castle offers a diverse selection of exhibitions compiled by Estonian museums , Tartu TARTU AUTUMN DAYS 2013 Ülikooli Kultuuriklubi, Katre Kipper katre.kipper@studentdays.ee TALLINN CHRISTMAS MARKET The Tartu Spring and Autumn Days invite all the people in Tartu, especially students, to relax and enjoy the diverse festival programme, including cultural, entertainment and sporting events , Tallinn TALLINN CHRISTMAS MARKET 2013 Diana Harusoo info@christmasmarket.ee The market offers a wide choice of exciting goods, local caterers prepare Estonian Christmas food, from black pudding and sauerkraut to gingerbread and various drinks. Christmas music sets the mood. The chief dwarf organises games and competitions for children. Every weekend offers a special Christmas programme. There is of course a real Father Christmas who arrives with real reindeer , Tartu CHRISTMAS CITY TARTU Tiigi Seltsimaja info@tiigi.tartu.ee joululinn.tartu.ee Photo: Sergei Zjuganov Christmas City Tartu offers an enjoyable Christmas season in cosy concert halls, in the churches and workshops. The city centre presents a nicely decorated Christmas tree, well-known Christmas songs come and be a part of the tradition. 60