Ahead of Orthodox Lent, Seto women hold traditional 'paabapraasnik' feasts
Thursday marks the day Estonia's Seto people hold paabapraasniks, married women's feasts during maaselits, or Butter Week, in the leadup to Orthodox Lent. In an appearance on ETV's "Terevisioon" morning show, Inara Luigas, the owner of Vanavalgõ Kohvitarõ in Mikitamäe, Setomaa, shed some light on the traditionally closed celebrations where no men or children were allowed.
Gallery: XXI Dance Festival preparations kick off all over Estonia
Saturday marked the start of the XXI Dance Festival seminars to teach the performers the first dances. Agne Kurikoff Herman, the dance curator of the festival, said that the artistic committee symbolically hands over their work to the dance leads during the seminars, who will then "crochet together" the grand tapestry of the dance festival with their groups.
art
Finnish artist Kaisu Koivisto's new exhibition to open at Tartu's Haki Gallery
This Friday, Helsinki-based multidisciplinary visual artist Kaisu Koivisto's new exhibition "From this World," an installation of sculptures and drawings made of recycled materials and steel, is set to open at the Haki Gallery in Tartu.
stage
Opinion Festival looking for discussion ideas and organizers
The content of the XII Opinion Festival will be largely determined over the next two weeks, as the open call for ideas will take place on the festival's website March 4-17. Anyone who wishes to organize discussions at the Paide Opinion Festival can share their ideas.
music
This year's Võnge Festival to be held at Tallinn Open Air Museum
This summer, the Võnge Festival is celebrating its tenth anniversary at the Estonian Open Air Museum. Among the artists performing this year are Estonia's 2024 Eurovision representatives 5MIINUST and Puuluup, along with Night Tapes, and French synth-pop artist Lewis OfMan.
classical
Four days of Pärt's music, exhibition of his musical diaries & talks in Dortmund
From February 15-18, the festival "Zeitinsel Arvo Pärt," dedicated to Arvo Pärt's oeuvre, will take place at the Dortmund Concert Hall. During the festival, visitors can explore an exhibition curated by the Arvo Pärt Center and participate in a discussion on themes around Pärt and his work.
film
Selection of Cold War-era sci-fi movies set for Tartu Elektriteater in May
"Stalking Eastern Europe," a festival of science fiction movies from Cold War-era Eastern Europe, is set to take place at Tartu's Elektriteater this May.
feature
Memories from Altai Krai by Liisa Kruusmägi: A documentary saga
Artist Liisa Kruusmägi tells Jerry Mercury about the idea of the exhibition "Memories of the Altai Krai" and how she brought it to life.
books
Canadian writer Christiane Vadnais to spend two-month residency in Tartu
Canadian author Christiane Vadnais will spent April and May in Tartu as part of the UNESCO City of Literature residency program. Vadnais, whose debut novel "Faunes" has won several awards and was named among Radio Canada's books of the year in 2018, is from Quebec, which, like Tartu is also a UNESCO City of Literature.
architecture
New song festival stage raises eyebrows in Keila
Local residents in the town of Keila, around 25 kilometers from Tallinn have criticized a new song festival stage development in the town, ETV news show "Aktuaalne kaamera" reported Friday.
Diversity & integration
Percentage of people who don't speak Estonian at all falls to 4%
For the first time since the Ministry of Culture began conducting integration surveys in 2008, the proportion of Estonians who speak Russian, and Russians who speak Estonian, has leveled off at around 50 percent. The proportion of people who speak no Estonian at all has fallen to 4 percent.