Estonian culture in the world.
British daily newspaper the Guardian has included When the Doves Disappeared by the Finnish-Estonian writer, Sofi Oksanen, in the list of the best novels of 2015. The newspaper said that “this has been quite a year for the novel, one of those exquisite vintages that come along every decade or so and scotch any critical […]
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The Estonian-Finnish film, “The Fencer”, has been nominated, along four other films, for the 73rd Best Foreign Language Golden Globes. Following the footsteps of the Estonian-Georgian movie, “Tangerines” (“Mandariinid” in Estonian), which was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the 87th Academy Awards in January (the Oscar went to the
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On 10 December, a new work by composer Arvo Pärt – called “Kleine Litanel”, created for a cappella mixed choir – will premiere in the Austrian capital Vienna, Arvo Pärt Centre reported. The piece was created in October this year, on the commission of the Wien Museum for the reopening of St Virgil’s Chapel in
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The Estonian president, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, is to release a compilation of his favourite songs, called “Teenage Wasteland – Favourites 1963-1978”, on 4 December. According to Ilves, the songs in the compilation have all shaped his later taste in music, from the new wave to punk and grunge down to today’s British bands Wolf Alice
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Estonian choreographer Teet Kask’s ballet “Anna Karenina”, set to Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s music, on Friday premiered at the Teatro di Milano in Italy. Kask created the ballet exclusively for the ballet company of the Teatro di Milano. The production combines classical and contemporary ballet and highlights themes that have not been featured in previous interpretations of
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A week of events about the traditions of the Estonian Seto community will take place in Paris this week – the first event of its kind to ever happen in France. Seto Week runs from 18-25 November. Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about Seto traditions, history, language, craft and literature. There will also
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For the first time, Estonian design is to be introduced in Austria, with an exhibition at the Designforum Wien gallery. The concept of the exhibition, titled “Size Doesn’t Matter”, was developed by the Estonian Association of Designers (EDL). According to the association, the concept takes into account the smallness of Estonia, the density of designers
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This autumn, the history and culture of the Baltic countries will be celebrated at Stanford University through a series of film screenings, featuring movies from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The series begins on 19 October with the screening of “Those who dare” (2015). The film outlines the Baltic nations’ struggle for the restoration of their
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The Estonian National Broadcasting and the Arvo Pärt Centre have released a new album with Arvo Pärt’s music for children. Entitled “Songs from Childhood”, the album introduces a selection of children’s songs and piano pieces composed by Pärt for plays and animations between 1956 and 1970, with many previously unreleased pieces. The recording of the
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If a tree falls in the forest and no-one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? So the old saying goes. But that question may soon have an answer thanks to a team of architecture students who have installed three giant wooden megaphones in Võrumaa, at the Pähni Nature Centre. Students from
