Sports Exhibitions

february | 2009 | TARTU
31.1: Opening of Tartu Art Month with the exhibition
of Meelis Luks aka Mella in Y-Gallery. | mella.lux.ee
3.2: Performance “Hoffmann-Promenade” by Dance
Theatre Zick in Harbour Theatre.
4.1: Opening of the exhibition “Figures in Space or
the Tender Soul of Heavy Metal” by Inger Seemann
in Tartu German Culture Institute.
From 2.2: Fashion photos by Liisa Soolepp and
Toomas Thetloff and photo project “Buy. What?” by
Madis Katz in the shopping centre Tartu Kaubamaja
5.–28.2: Art Month exhibitions in the galleries of
Tartu Art House: Rauno Thomas Moss’s curator
project “The Accident of Painting” (in Monumentaal), Martiini & Olev Perti’s “Gaalis medeoriidas
visiitoris ---> Maas” (kinetic objects / paintings, in
the small hall) and Andrus Lauringson’s curator
project “Simple Life” (in II floor big gallery).
http://www.kunstimaja.ee/
5.2: Factory evening in Tartu Cultural Factory (old
yeast factory).
7.2: Vj-workshop by Taavi Varm in Sõbramaja. Light festival’s huge plastic wrap
monstrums by Bernard Murigneux (France)
in city space.
11.–14.2: Derek Holzer’s (Berlin) sound-workshop “Ouroboros. Orchestra”
21.2: “International conference. Scientific
conference 2009” in Tartu University main
hall, which will be documented in a collection of abstracts, videos, photos and media.
25.–28.2: New Art Days in collaboration of
Tartu New Theatre and Kanuti (in GenClub,
Tartu Cultural Factory, shopping centre
Tartu Kaubamaja)
28.2: Joint performance of Triinu Pungits
and fashion duo MareunRols (Riga) in the
Old Anatomical Theatre
In addition, activities in city space and manipulations in media – stay in touch!
www.tartu.ee/kunstikuu
Exhibitions
Until 2.2: Exhibition “Internal Roots” in Tampere House by Marko Kompus, Mehis Heinsaar and Jaan Malin, so far mainly known by
their texts; for free. | www.tamperemaja.ee
4.2–13.3: Metal artwork and prints by Inger
Seemann (Bremen) are displayed at exhibition “Figures in Space or the Tender Soul
of Heavy Metal” in Tartu German Culture
Institute. | www.dki.tartu.ee
Until 8.2: Staged hit photos by Peeter Laurits and abstract paintings by Tiit Jaanson
can be viewed in the framework of the exhibition “Passion and Pain” in the Exhibitions
House of Tartu Art Museum. | tartmus.ee
Until 8.2: Exhibition “Passion and Pain. Estonian Art Classics from the Collections of
M. Lepp and R. Kuulman” in the Exhibitions
House of Tartu Art Museum. | tartmus.ee
Until 8.2: Exhibition “Peasant Children’s
Christmas” in Tartu Toy Museum shows
how Christmas was spent in peasant families and what children played with; entrance
with a museum ticket. | www.mm.ee
9.–13.2: Exhibition “Theatre in Northern
Light” and exhibition “Béla Bartók” about
the life and work of the remarkable 20th
century Hungarian composer in H. Eller Music School (Lossi St 15) as part of Hungarian
Music Festive Week; for free. | www.tmk.ee
Until 14.2: Exhibition “Instrumental Music
by Estonian Composers” in Tartu Oskar
Luts City Library displays music sheets, CDs
and DVDs from the music department’s collections. | www.luts.ee
Until 18.2: Exhibition “Adolf, Jossif and
the War at Gunpoint – Political Cartoons
by Tove Jansson in the magazine “Garm”
in the 1930-40s” in the Picture Gallery of
Tartu Finnish Institute (Vanemuise 19).
www.finst.ee
20.2–20.9: Exhibition “Future is Born Today.
Progressive Art in ESSR in 1958–1968” in
the Exhibitions House of Tartu Art Museum.
tartmus.ee
Until 21.2: Exhibition “Karin Luts as a
Painter and a Book Graphic Artist” in Tartu
Oskar Luts City Library. | www.luts.ee
Until 27.2: Exhibition “Two Beginnings” in
Tartu County Museum gives an overview of
identification marks in the Republic of Estonia and their development; ticket 15/8/5
EEK. | www.tartumaamuuseum.ee
Until 27.2: Exhibition “Come with Us to
the Nordics (and Take Your Umbrella)!” in
Tartu Oskar Luts City Library displays nature
photos of Norway, Lapland and Estonia
by the Lithuanian photographer Martynas
Milkevièius and his friends Jouko Makkonen
and Wim Lassche. | www.luts.ee
Until 28.2: Exhibition “War of Independence in Tartu County” in Tartu County Museum gives an overview of the war events in
Tartu County. | www.tartumaamuuseum.ee
Until 28.2: Exhibition “Drawing” of paintings by Laura Kõiv in Tsink Plekk Pang.
kultuuriaken.tartu.ee
Until 28.2: NG Raudtünn and Tartu Cultural
Factory present – exhibitions of the graphics festival “Graafika In” in Ferrodrum.
www.hot.ee/ferrodrum
Until 28.2: Exhibition “Night Light” by the
Finnish nature photographer Mika Kauraharju in Annelinn Library. | www.luts.ee
Until 28.2: Exhibition “Colour Impulses in
Winter” in Pere Leib cafe at Rüütli Street
shows paintings by open class students of
Tartu Children’s Art School; for free.
kultuuriaken.tartu.ee
Until 28.2. Exhibition “Siberian Estonians”
in the Museum of Tartu University History.
kultuuriaken.tartu.ee
Until 28.2: Exhibition “Estonian Doctors in
Exile” in Old Anatomical Theatre introduces
doctors who were forced to leave Estonia
during the war, special attention is paid to
doctors who achieved remarkable achievements and promoted Estonianism; ticket 15/5
EEK. | kultuuriaken.tartu.ee
Until 28.2: Nature photos of Estonia by Leili
Liblik in Uppsala House; for free.
www.uppsalamaja.ee
Until 28.2: Exhibition “Ordinary Women” in
Tartu Oskar Luts City Library displays Siret
Roots’s ink and ink pencil drawings of everyday life though a woman’s eyes. | www.luts.ee
Until 1.3: Exhibition “Pastel Drawings by
Ants Laikmaa” in the Exhibitions House of
Tartu Art Museum. | tartmus.ee
Until 1.3: Exhibition “IV International Polar
Year 2007–2008 and Estonian Scientists
in Polar Areas” in Tartu University Natural
History Museum (Vanemuise 46) introduces
studies done in the Arctic and Antarctic; for
free. | www.ut.ee/~mi
Until14.3: Exhibition “Jaan Tõnisson, Citizen
of Tartu” in Tartu Oskar Luts City Library introduces Jaan Tõnisson as a politician, statesman
and journalist. | www.luts.ee
Until 15.3: Exhibition “Protecting Health” in
the Museum of Tartu University History summarises the research and work of healthcare
researchers of Tartu University; ticket 15 EEK.
kultuuriaken.tartu.ee
Until 31.3: Model dinosauruses by Raul Lunia
are on display in Tartu University Geological Museum (Vanemuise 46); ticket 10/5 EEK.
www.natmuseum.ut.ee
Until 31.5: Exhibition “Moonika’s Story” in
Tartu Toy Museum displays childhood toys
of Moonika Pootsik, known as the model of
Eduard Wiiralt; entrance with a museum ticket.
www.mm.ee
Until 30.8: Exhibition “Matter of Pride. 80 Years
since the Opening of Kindred People’s Department at Raadi” in Estonian National Museum
introduces the history of the museum’s
Fenno-Ugric collection and the varied job of a
museum researcher. | www.erm.ee/auasi
Until 20.9: Exhibition “Tough Style in Estonian Art” in the Exhibitions House of Tartu Art
Museum. | tartmus.ee
20.2–20.9: Exhibition “Future is Born Today.
Progressive Art in ESSR in 1958–1968” in
the Exhibitions House of Tartu Art Museum.
tartmus.ee
Until 31.12: Exhibition “Tartu Comb Factory
90”in Tartu City Museum displays in addition
to combs also toys, everyday commodities
and plastic bags depicting once topical subjects; entrance with a museum ticket.
www.tartu.ee/linnamuuseum
Until 31.12: Estonian National Museum’s
permanent exhibition “Estonia. Land, People,
Culture” depicts everyday life and holidays of
Estonians from peasant times to modern days;
ticket 10/8/5 EEK, for free on Fridays.
www.erm.ee
Until 31.12: Permanent exhibition “Ancient
Greek Art” in the Art Museum of Tartu
University introduces best-known examples
from Archaic, Classic and Hellenistic periods of
Greek art; on display are original-size plaster
casts of sculptures as well as Antique originals
of Assyrian and Sumerian cuneiform tablets,
an Egyptian mummy, Greek coins, Roman
pottery, etc; museum ticket 10/5, visit to the
carcer 5/4, to the hall 10/5, main building
package (museum, hall, carcer + tour guide,
25 people) 700 EEK. | www.ut.ee/artmuseum
Until 31.12: Tartu City Museum’s permanent
exhibition “Dorpat. Jurjev. Tartu” depicts the
oldest city in the Baltic States from ancient
times until today; ticket 20/5; tour in Estonian
60, in Russian 120 EEK; for free on last Friday of
each month. | www.tartu.ee/linnamuuseum
Sports
8.2: Tallink Hotels amateurs Sunday league in
billiards in Trehv is a competition series for amateur players aiming to promote billiards.
www.billiard.ee
14.2: At Raadi Race 2009 on Tartu Raadi Air Field
street cars compete in a circuit race; ticket 25, car
ticket (5 persons) 100 EEK.
www.raadirace.com
15.2: At the 38 Tartu Marathon one can choose
between 63 km and 31 km trails along the varied
landscape of South Estonia.
www.tartumaraton.ee
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15.2: Schenker Volleyball League main tournament match between Tartu Pere Leib and
TTÜ in A. Le Coq Sports House; ticket 50/25
EEK. www.skduo.ee
18.2: Tartu city open championships in squash
in the sports club Profit (Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 59,
Võru city); ticket 100 EEK. | www.squash.ee
20.–21.2: International gymnastics competition
Miss Valentine in A. Le Coq Sports House.
www.vkjanika.ee
22.2: VII Water Festival “Aquafest!” in Aura
Centre with guest trainers from Portugal and
Estonia; regular ticket price of Aura Centre.
www.easl.ee, www.aurakeskus.ee
22.2: In VII Water Festival “Aquafest!” family
class for mothers, fathers and babies experienced instructors show how to swim and play
safely with babies.
www.easl.ee, www.aurakeskus.ee
cover: Tartu Art College | print: Paar
This calendar has been compiled by the Department of Culture of Tartu City Government on the basis of information present on the website
kultuuriaken.tartu.ee on 23rd January. The compilers are not responsible for any possible changes made by the event organisers.
Stage
1., 4.2: In the children’s musical “Detective
Lotte” in Vanemuine Theatre Big House the
dog girl Lotte goes on a search for a sugar
machine gone missing. | www.vanemuine.
ee
1., 20.2: Drama “A Play about Money” in Harbour Theatre tells about the warped values
of today’s money world and people turned
into living calculators. | www.vanemuine.ee
3.2: Dance performance “Hoffmann-Promenade” by Dance Theatre Zick in Harbour
Theatre puts into dance colorful themes
from the writer E. T. A. Hoffmann’s legacy;
ticket 120/90; group tickets on order 75 EEK.
| stu.ee, www.zick.ee
3.2 (LAST PERFORMANCE!): Drama “One
Hundred Years…” in Vanemuine Theatre
Big House is based on G. C. Márquez’s masterpiece “One Hundred Years of Solitude”. |
www.vanemuine.ee
4., 12.2: Mark Ravenhill’s drama “Sleeping
Around” in Harbour Theatre tells about
people burdened by everyday concerns
and complexity of life and about their
arrogant attitude towards love. | www.
vanemuine.ee
4.2: Ingmar Bergman’s play “In the Presence of a Clown” in Vanemuine Theatre
Small House observes the themes of an
artist’s “electedness”, singularity, independence and honesty. | www.vanemuine.ee
4.2: Play “A Drunkard Took a Train” by
Rakvere Theatre in Genialistid Club. | www.
rakvereteater.ee
4., 5., 6.2: Play “Jokes about Love” by Tartu
Student Theatre in Athena Centre is based
on Chekhov’s short plays “The Anniversary”
and “A Marriage Proposal”; ticket 80/50 EEK.
| www.ateen.ee
4.2: Play “How to Train a Male” by Comedy
Theatre in Athena Centre, starring Merle
Palmiste; ticket 200/175 EEK. | www.ateen.ee
5., 11., 19., 22.2: Comedy “Suite” in Vanemuine Theatre Small House is a crazy and
funny story where men and women, hotel
rooms, beds and everything else possible
get mixed up. | www.vanemuine.ee
5., 19., 22.2: Drama “Poor Beast in the Rain”
in Harbour Theatre explores the question
whether it is better to have the courage to
make changes in one’s life and move on
or to seek answers from the past. | www.
vanemuine.ee
6., 20., 28.2: In the thriller “Murder by Misadventure” in Vanemuine Theatre Small
House two crime authors settle accounts
with each other. | www.vanemuine.ee
6., 15.2: Ballet “Sleeping Beauty” to music
by Pyotr Tchaikovsky in Vanemuine Theatre
Big House is a tale about an ancient kingdom, mysterious curse and true love.
www.vanemuine.ee
7., 21.2: Drama “Koidula’s Blood” by Loone
Ots in Vanemuine Theatre Big House is a
high-spirited fantasy about Estonian cultural history and features as its characters
many great figures from the past. | www.
vanemuine.ee
7., 17,. 25.2: Drama “Collected Stories” in
Harbour Theatre, an eventful story about
the friendship of two women devoted
to literature, poses intriguing questions
about creative rivalry, relations between
a student and teacher, between literature
and life. | www.vanemuine.ee
8.2: Comedy “Woe from Wit” by Estonian
Russian Theatre in Vanemuine Theatre
Small House; ticket 180/150 EEK. | www.
veneteater.ee
8., 27.2: Edward Albee’s drama “Everything
in the Garden” in Vanemuine Theatre Big
House tells about the surprising solutions
of housewives struggling to pay bills for a
posh life in a good neighbourhood. | www.
vanemuine.ee
9.2: Play “The Czar’s Madman” by Ugala
Theatre in Vanemuine Theatre Big House;
ticket 200/180 EEK. | www.ugala.ee/repertuaar/keisrihull.html
10.2: Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “The Troubadour” in Vanemuine Theatre Big House is a
tale about a poisoning and fratricide, gypsy
camp and nuns’ ordination, jealousy and
revenge, funeral pyre and human passions.
| www.vanemuine.ee
11.2: Play “Oscar and the Lady in Pink” by
Rakvere Theatre in Harbour Theatre.
www.rakvereteater.ee
11., 12., 13.2: Imre Kálmán’ s operetta “Silva” in Athena Centre as part of Hungarian
Music Festive Week; ticket 70 EEK.
www.tmk.ee
11., 28.2: Operetta “Ball at the Savoy” in Vanemuine Theatre Big House tells about the
adventures of a couple just returned from
their honeymoon trip. | www.vanemuine.ee
12., 17.2: Cheerful musical “Sugar” in Vanemuine Theatre Big House.
www.vanemuine.ee
13., 20.2: Ballet “Peter Pan” in Vanemuine
Theatre Big House is a whole family story
about the famous boy Peter Pan who will
never grow old. | www.vanemuine.ee
15.2: Drama “Elling” in Tartu German
Culture Institute is a comical and kind-hearted tale about two men who after years
in a care institution join everyday life of
ordinary people. | www.vanemuine.ee
15.2: Drama ballet “Dance of Death” by
Estonian Russian Theatre in Harbour
Theatre, choreography by Mai Murdmaa in
collaboration with Kaie Kõrb and Viesturs
Jansons, music by Hungarian composer
Sandor Kallos; ticket 200/150 EEK. | www.
veneteater.ee
18. (PREMIERE!), 26.2: Drama “The Castle”
in Vanemuine Theatre Small House, based
on F. Kafka’s novel of the same title, tells
about a land surveyor who is sent to work
in a castle but soon finds himself amidst
dreamy events, while his inital task loses its
significance. | www.vanemuine.ee
22. 2: At a new series of events “Out of the
Drawer!” held by Youth Theatre Factory in
Genialistid Club once a month on Sundays
a play by a young author is recited each
time; for free. | www.teatritehas.ee
25.2: The main themes of Giuseppe Verdi’s
opera “La Traviata” in Vanemuine Theatre
Small House are the earthly and heavenly sides of love, love and death, sin and
redemption. | www.vanemuine.ee
Until 31.3: In AHHAA 4D action cinema in
the shopping centre Lõunakeskus one can
watch the film “Polar Adventure” involving a real snow fall; ticket 40/60 EEK. | www.
ahhaa.ee
Concerts
1.2: Tartu Jewish community’s ensemble “Shiri” performs songs in Yiddish and
Hebrew in Tartu City Museum at a Jewish
songs charity concert supporting Estonian
Jewish Museum; for free.
www.tartu.ee/linnamuuseum
2.2: Runic song workshop in Tartu Citizen’s
Home Museum aims to bring people closer
to our ancestors’ legacy; for free.
www.laulutuba.planet.ee
6.2: Baroque music festival’s end concert
“Vivaldi Gala” in Vanemuine Concert Hall
by Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and Estonian
Philharmonic Chamber Choir; conductor Andres Mustonen; ticket 140/105 EEK.
www.concert.ee
9.2: At the chamber concert “Contrasts” in
Tartu City Museum music by Igor Stravinski,
Béla Bartók and Ester Mägi is performed by
Kadri Sepalaan (violin), Tõnu Kalm (clarinet),
Märten Karm (piano); for free. | www.tmk.ee
9.–13.2: Hungarian music festive week in H.
Eller Music School (Lossi St 15).
www.tmk.ee
10.2: At the chamber concert “The Hungarian Rhapsody” in Eller Hall of H. Eller Music
School (Lossi St 15) music by Liszt, Kodály,
Valsette, Bartók, etc is performed by Sigrid
Kuulmann (violin) and Marko Martin (piano); for free. | www.tmk.ee
12.2: Hannes Kaljujärv’s (Vanemuine
Theatre) mono play “The World’s Saddest
Orchestra” in St John’s Church is based on
a short story by Hungarian writer László
Darvas, music and electronic keyboards by
Olav Ehala, electronic saxophones by Lembit Saarsalu; ticket 70 EEK. | www.tmk.ee
12.2: Kimmo Pohjonen, Samuli Kosminen
and Proton String Quartet UNIKO perform
new and interesting tunes for an accordion
and string quartet in Vanemuine Concert
Hall, sounds are electronically enhanced by
Kosminen. | www.concert.ee
14.2: Valentine’s Day concert with Margus
Vaher, Kristjan Kasearu, Anna-Liisa Supp
and Vaiko Peebo in Harbour Theatre; ticket
165 EEK. | syndmus.ee
20.2: Concert”Grieg’s Portrait” in
Vanemuine Concert Hall, in programme:
Grieg’s Symphony in C Minor, “Peer Gynt”
(Suite No. 1), “Norwegian Dances” and Piano Concert in A Minor, soloists Mihkel Poll
(piano) and Jassi Zahharov (bariton), text by
Lembit Peterson, conductor Mihhail Gerts.
www.concert.ee
27.2: Concert “Tango Fantasies” in
Vanemuine Concert Hall by Grupo Encuentros (Argentine), one of the world’s
most professional tango performers, in
programme: music by Piazzolla, Gardel and
Le Pera, also world famous tangos “La Comparsita”, “El Choclo”, etc. | www.concert.ee
Exact and constantly
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For children
Until 28.2: FC Santos, biggest football club
in South Estonia, welcomes new children to
football trainings in various districts of Tartu
city and in Tartu county (Tõrvandi, Ülenurme,
Luunja, etc). | www.fcsantos.ee
Until 12.4: Environmental education programme “Green Drama” in Lille House is
aimed at 7th grade students; for free.
www.lille.tartu.ee
5., 12., 19., 26.2: In the art club “Õndsak” that
gathers in Tartu Cultural Factory in the old
yeast factory one can listen to music, draw,
paint and listen to lectures at the instruction
of the artist Grigori Lotman; a symbolic fee.
www.uusnoorus.ee
Until 9.2: Anne Youth House holds a creative contest “Ideal Youth Centre” to find
out how the new youth centre built near
A. Le Coq Sports House in 2010 could look
like; an exhibition of best works will open
on 3rd floor of the shopping centre Tartu
Kaubamaja on 4 th March.
www.annenk.tartu.ee
Until 13.2: 7th Virtual Class Review Contest for
7th to 12th grade students is organised by Tartu
Literature House.
www.virtuaalkass.webnode.com
Until 2.3: At the rap contest “Rap is not
Crap!” in Tartu Oskar Luts City Library 9th
to 12th grade students will present their
thoughts on fatherland and mother tongue.
www.luts.ee/noorteleht