Culture

The 20th Estonian Dance Celebration took place last week in a double celebration alongside the Song Celebration; Estonian World spoke with the Dance Celebration’s artistic director, Vaike Rajaste, about her experience directing more than 10,000 dancers.   The artistic director said she was pleased with how the three performances had turned …

Gallery: More than 10,000 dancers participate in Estonian Dance Celebration 2019 Read More »

The Estonian Song and Dance Celebration, celebrating the 150th jubilee this year, welcomes not only Estonian choirs – dozens of dance groups and choirs from all around the globe are also participating; Estonian World contacted several of them to find out why the celebration was special. From 4-7 July, tens …

Meet the Estonian expat and foreign choirs performing at the Song Celebration Read More »

Voces Musicales, an Estonian chamber choir, has collaborated with conductor David Puderbaugh and released an album of contemporary pearls of American and Estonian choral music through a US record label, MSR Classics. The new album, “A Black Birch in Winter”, brings together choral songs by young Estonian and American composers, …

Voces Musicales releases an album of American and Estonian choral music Read More »

ESTO 2019, the XII Global Estonian Cultural Days, will start with a youth seminar and an opening concert in Helsinki, the Finnish capital, on 28 June. ESTO 2019 is the XII global Estonian cultural festival. Originally started in 1972 by the Estonian expats abroad – most of whom were refugees …

The Estonian culture festival, ESTO 2019, kicks off in Finland Read More »

Sting, an English rock music legend currently on a concert tour that took him also to Tallinn, visited Estonian composer Arvo Pärt at the maestro’s namesake cultural centre; the two artists clearly enjoyed each other’s company. “Today, a warm-hearted meeting took place between Arvo Pärt and Sting, who will perform …

Pictures: Arvo Pärt and Sting enjoy each other’s company in Estonia Read More »