Event Calendar

Exclusive festival of contemporary classical music with well-known performers from Estonia and abroad

Ballet by Pyotr Tchaikovsky in four acts with one interval
Premiere on 28 November 2002

Libretto by V. Begitchev and V. Geltser in redaction of Tiit Härm
Fragments from coreography by Lev Ivanov and Marius Petipa are used in the performance

Choreographer and Stage Director TIIT HÄRM
Music Director and Conductor ARVO VOLMER
Conductor AIVO VÄLJA
Designer ELDOR RENTER
Lighting Designer AIRI ERAS

Approx. running time 2 h 30 min

Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" is one of the most popular ballets on the stages of all countries, keeping its position firmly in the programs of music theatres. The ballet is joined into an enjoyable piece by Tchaikovsky's ingenious music, poetic story, versatility of dance rhythms and characters. Choreographer and producer Tiit Härm has based his new version of "Swan Lake" on Lev Ivanov's original choreography that has been followed for almost a century creating a new dimension of a classical fairy tale: swan lake - this is the world of Prince's imagination, a place easy to flee to from real life to seek for happiness and love, but hard to find one's way back from.

Children’s ballet by Gyula Harangozó to the music of Tibor Kocsak
Premiere: 1 February 2008


Conductors: Erki Pehk, Mikk Murdvee
Choreographer and Stage Director: Gyula Harangozó (Volksoper Wien)
Set Design: Kentaur (Hungary)
Costumes: Rita Velich (Hungary)


Approximate running time: 2h

One of the well known Hungarian Choreographers and Stage Directors Gyula Harangozó, and a popular Hungarian musical designer Kentaur, stage an unbelievably cheerful and dashing family ballet Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Estonian National Opera. The composer of the music is Tibor Kocsak.
The ballet, full of tricks and visual surprises, is one of the most successful performances in Hungary. The Estonians have a chance to see the special redaction of this ballet for the stage of the Estonian National Opera.

Children’s ballet by Gyula Harangozó to the music of Tibor Kocsak
Premiere: 1 February 2008


Conductors: Erki Pehk, Mikk Murdvee
Choreographer and Stage Director: Gyula Harangozó (Volksoper Wien)
Set Design: Kentaur (Hungary)
Costumes: Rita Velich (Hungary)


Approximate running time: 2h

One of the well known Hungarian Choreographers and Stage Directors Gyula Harangozó, and a popular Hungarian musical designer Kentaur, stage an unbelievably cheerful and dashing family ballet Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Estonian National Opera. The composer of the music is Tibor Kocsak.
The ballet, full of tricks and visual surprises, is one of the most successful performances in Hungary. The Estonians have a chance to see the special redaction of this ballet for the stage of the Estonian National Opera.

Opera buffa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to the libretto of Lorenzo da Ponte

World premiere: January 26, 1790 Vienna (Burgtheater)
Premiere at the Estonian National Opera: October 17, 2009


Approx running time: 3 h 30 min

Music Director and Conductor: Arvo Volmer
Conductor: Mihhail Gerts
Stage Director: Walter Sutcliffe (GB)
Designer: Liina Keevallik
Lighting Designer: Neeme Jõe

Estonian National Opera Chorus and Orchestra

Così fan tutte is one of the three operas that Mozart worked on with da Ponte, the other two being The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni. The opera was commissioned by Emperor Joseph II who died before the premiere. The opera was considered immoral for its plot – three men test the fidelity of two young women in order to prove that all women are infidel! Therefore it was rarely set before the 20th century. In the 20th century, Così is the most frequently adapted and rewritten of Mozart’s operas. More than 30 German versions are recorded.

Lithuanian chamber orchestra and estonian National male Choir.

ETV TÜTARLASTEKOOR
IVO LINNA



Georg Otsa nimelise Tallinna Muusikakooli Big Bänd 

Dirigent AARNE SALUVEER

Kohtuvad Mattiiseni ja Saebelmanni isamaalisus, Naissoo ja Härma armastuslüürika, Ehala ja Tormise laulud kodust ja maast – tundliku ja erilise sõnumiga muusika läbi aegade 
 

Programme
J.S. Bach - Suite BWV 997
C. Kreek - Love Song from 13th century
A. Corelli - La Folia
A. Lemba - Sonatina - Suite
D. Milhaud - Saudades do Brazil - (Leme, Copacabana, Ipanema, Corcovado)
H. Villa-Lobos - Deux chôros 

The whole concert as a premiere of the musicians’ arrangements.

„Evita“ was first published in 1976 as a musical album. The success of the album lead to the production in London West End in 1978 and a year later in Broadway. In 1996 a movie version was produced where Madonna starred as Evita and Antonio Banderas as Ché Guevara. Evita as well as Ché symbolize certain naive beliefs in the popular culture: faith of a better world; life sacrificed for the poor and the humiliated. These are the myths that in their own way follow the example of Christ. Actually, it remains unknown whether Ché Guevara and Evita Perón ever even met each other…

In Estonian with English and Finnish subtitles.

When did you last see a dance piece for children? Yep, must have been ages ago. Especially if we're talking about contemporary dance. Why ZUGA and why a piece for children? Well, actually it's why again really, because ZUGA has made one already - 2004 saw the premiere of their "ZUGA´s children performance". It was fun to do for ZUGA and fun to look at for the children. Plus, it got the children's theatre prize at the Estonian Theatre showcase DRAAMA. So obviously, after a few years, ZUGA still hasn't had enough. The performers themselves have children about 2 years old: hence the personal interest and remarks gathered by observation.

 

Dance meets play. A journey with movement, sounds and music. Stops at different parts of the body. Legs walk, run, jump, fall. Hands pat, fly, grab. Heads nod, turn. Eyes blink and dance. No chairs. Everybody will sit on the floor. If it feels like watching, just watch. If it feels like taking part, just do it.

 

United dancers of ZUGA is a dance collective that was created 10 years ago by then young and active dance-makers Tiina Mölder, Kaja Kann and Jarmo Karing. Throughout the years different artists have participated in the various adventurous performances of ZUGA. ZUGA loves the work process and takes it onto the stage enlivening the relation between performers and spectators.

 

Dance and play: Tiina Mölder, Helen Reitsnik, Triin Lilleorg, Kärt Tõnisson
Scenography: Liina Tepand
Picture: Aleksander (6. a.)
Photos: Mihkel Putrinš
Original music and technical solutions and realisation: Kalle Tikas

When did you last see a dance piece for children? Yep, must have been ages ago. Especially if we're talking about contemporary dance. Why ZUGA and why a piece for children? Well, actually it's why again really, because ZUGA has made one already - 2004 saw the premiere of their "ZUGA´s children performance". It was fun to do for ZUGA and fun to look at for the children. Plus, it got the children's theatre prize at the Estonian Theatre showcase DRAAMA. So obviously, after a few years, ZUGA still hasn't had enough. The performers themselves have children about 2 years old: hence the personal interest and remarks gathered by observation.

 

Dance meets play. A journey with movement, sounds and music. Stops at different parts of the body. Legs walk, run, jump, fall. Hands pat, fly, grab. Heads nod, turn. Eyes blink and dance. No chairs. Everybody will sit on the floor. If it feels like watching, just watch. If it feels like taking part, just do it.

 

United dancers of ZUGA is a dance collective that was created 10 years ago by then young and active dance-makers Tiina Mölder, Kaja Kann and Jarmo Karing. Throughout the years different artists have participated in the various adventurous performances of ZUGA. ZUGA loves the work process and takes it onto the stage enlivening the relation between performers and spectators.

 

Dance and play: Tiina Mölder, Helen Reitsnik, Triin Lilleorg, Kärt Tõnisson
Scenography: Liina Tepand
Picture: Aleksander (6. a.)
Photos: Mihkel Putrinš
Original music and technical solutions and realisation: Kalle Tikas

Shrove Tuesday ends winter fun time and marks the beginning of the great fast. That’s why on that day people eat pork trotter and pea soup, master traditional luuvurr game, foretell the future, and chute in order to guarantee a successful year. You can take part in all this, as well as many other Shrove Tuesday activities in Estonian Open Air Museum. From dawn until nightfall you can chute, an exciting Shrove Tuesday path is opened and the evening ends with a fun party together with Tallinn Dance Club
Program 10.00 - 21.00

10.00-21.00
An ice-hill is opened in any weather, an ice-carrousel is going round when it is cold. Friendly tavern folks offer the good and the best as usual.

14.00-17.00
Exciting Shrove Tuesday path
All those who have completed the path get LUCK for the entire year.

Kuie school 14-17
Making a Vurr
On Shrove Tuesday when all pig’s trotters had been eaten, the youngest of the family made luuvurr’s (traditional Estonian yo-yo) from a shinbone. A hole is made in the shinbone, a ribbon run through it and a luuvurr yo-yo is ready!
Come and make one for yourself, so that your Shrove Tuesday goes really well!

Kolga yard 14-17
Driving out Kada
On Shrove Tuesday, a human- or body-shaped kada puppet was made of straw and rags. Then people drove it out of their farm with wooden sticks in order to get rid of bad luck.
This is not necessarily a magical ritual. It can also be a fun Shrove Tuesday game. Come and try it for yourself!

Härjapea farm 14-17
Shrove Tuesday thematic cross-word game
How does a bridle or a card look like, how many times one should comb, who is lihaeit? Come and find out!

Village square 14-17
Fun Shrove Tuesday games: Seaketaste Vigurrada game, race on Finnish sleigh and old wooden skis, agility games with a boot.
Shrove Tuesday jokes are the big part of celebration! You will get enough of those on the village square!

Tuulikute hill 14-17
Sliding and foretelling good fortune for the year
On Shrove Tuesday the young and the old went sliding. A long slide meant that linen will grow high, which ensured good income.
Get on the hill, slide down and measure the length of your slide! If the first one was not long enough – try again, and the fortune won’t pass you by!

Sepa farm 14-17
Women’s Shrove Tuesday: braiding ribbons, drinking tutsan, Shrove Tuesday foretelling.
Shrove Tuesday was a women’s celebration. Most of their work on that day was forbidden. Instead of working women could go to a tavern, drink red-colored drinks and foretell the future with a pig’s shinbone. The only work that brought good fortune on that day was braiding ribbons.

Kolu tavern 17-21
FUN PARTY TOGETHER WITH TALLINN DANCE CLUB

The Silver Chamber displays silver treasures of guilds, craft corporations and Brotherhood of the Black Heads. The oldest objects in the Silver Chamber originate from the 15th century, the youngest from the first decades of the 20th century, i.e. from the last years in the history of guilds in Tallinn. There is no other town in Europe in which such an extensive amount of guild silver has been preserved than in Tallinn. The majority of the objects were made by goldsmiths in Estonian towns; however, the associations also commissioned vessels from Germany, Sweden, and Russia.

The traditional structures built by the country folk were mostly made from pine or fir felled at the winter's peak, sometimes from stone. Even in the beginning of the 20th century, in the corners of some yards a conical tent still remained made from poles: a summer kitchen - such dwellings date back to the Stone Age when they had been used by hunters and fishers. Yet most of the yard buildings were/are built from cross-joined horizontal beams. This is how Estonians built for at least 1000 years - until the beginning of the 20th century.

On the second floor permanent exhibition starts with Anatomy Room. Here you can find different organ systems, embalmed human body and sceletons. Possible to measure reaction time, creat body balance, test your eyes etc. Stands of senses helps to learn and practice more of them.

Nutrition room gives overview of digestive system, food pyramide, a tooth structure. Exhibits explaining how big is salt and fat content in different food products. You can find here stones what have developed inside the human body - kidney- and bladder stones.

Going up to the III floor in staircase are spare parts of human being - prostheses.

On the III floor The Cell Room and The Room of Transparent Women are situateing. You can watch inside to the zoomed human cell and in transparent women room guess where organs taking part inside the body. There are also Room for Sexuality and Birth, Room for History of Hygiene and stands to explain harmfullness of smoking, drinking and narcotics.

Anton Hansen Tammsaare Memorial Museum is situated in a summer-cottage-type house in Kadriorg, formerly a suburb. The Estonian literary classic Anton Hansen Tammsaare (1878-1940) lived in this apartment in 1932-1940 and died here. His widow Käthe Hansen wished their home to become a museum and her wish was granted on the centenary of the writer, on 30 January 1978.

The permanent exhibition displays the beautiful porcelain and biscuit porcelain dolls of our collection, made at famous German companies Simon&Halbing, Armand Marseille, Kestner, Schoenau-Hofmeister and others in the late 19th and the first decades of the 20th century.

AHHAA helps you on your way to the science, exciting discoveries, adventure, useful skills and fun entertainment.

Photoexhibition