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New Yorgi Eesti Kultuuripäevad / New York celebrates Estonian Cultural Days

apr. 3, 2017 Estonian Life No. 14 2017


Aprilli alguses toimuvad New Yorgis Eesti Kultuuripäevad, kuhu on teiste seas esinema kutsutud WAF koor ja mitmed tuntud Eesti lauljad nagu Ott Lepland, Tanja Mihhailova, Liis Lemsalu, Kaire Vilgats, La La Ladies ning paljud teised. Viie päeva jooksul antakse neli kontserti, millest kahel esineb terve WAF koor, ühel tüdrukute trio La La Ladies ning samuti astuvad eraldi kontserdil üles Ott Lepland ja Tanja Mihhailova.

Muuhulgas esitatakse koos WAF kooriga esmakordselt New Yorgi Skandinaavia Majas Eesti ajaloo teemalist Broadway muusikali „The Innocence" (eesti keeles „Süütus"), mis räägib kahe Eesti lapse elust läbi neljakümne aasta, kahe maailmasõja ning kolme kontinendi. Muusikal on kirjutatud eestlase Alari Koeli ning Ameerika Broadway helilooja David Austini koostöös.

"Läbi selle muusikali toome Eesti ajaloo pöördelised sündmused ja rikkaliku kultuuri Broadway lavale. Seejuures on muusikalile kirjutatud kooriosad tehtud spetsiaalselt WAF koorile, esitamiseks Eesti Kultuuripäevadel New Yorgis," selgitas muusikali helilooja David Austin.
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„See on põnev projekt, kus saame „The Innocence'i” etendada Eestist tulnud elukutseliste lauljate kaasabil, kellel on oma vanemate ja vanavanemate vahetud mälestused nendest perioodidest. Samuti on meile uueks kogemuseks ja väljakutseks Eesti teemalise muusikali ettevalmistamine,” lisas David Austin.

WAF koori juhendaja Maiken sõnas, et Eesti Kultuuripäevade raames New Yorgis ülesastumine on ühtaegu suur au aga ka suur vastutus. „Meil on suur au anda omapoolne panus Eesti kultuuri tutvustamiseks New Yorgis. Mis veelgi toredam, saame seda teha koos Eesti parimate lauljatega,” ütles ta.

Eesti Kultuuripäevad New Yorgis toimuvad 5.-9. aprillil. Kultuuripäevade raames saab näha lisaks eelpool mainitud etteastetele ka Linnateatri etendust “Kes kardab Virginia Woolfi”, kuulata loenguid Heie Treieri, Priit Vesilinnu, Hannes Astoki, Piret Raua ning Kätlin Vainola poolt ning vaadata filme “Räägitakse, et tomatid armastavad rokkmuusikat” ning “Ameerika Suvi”.

Lisainfo :
Kadri Napritson-Acuna
Kultuuripäevad New Yorgis peakorraldaja
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An annual celebration of Estonian culture takes place in New York City from April 5th through 9th, with an impressive lineup of performers such as Ott Lepland, Tanja Mihhailova, WAF choir and many others.

The Estonian Cultural Days in New York is a multi-day affair with concerts, theatre performances, lectures, and other events spanning, April 5-9, 2017, and featuring Estonians from both the local diaspora and abroad. The festival celebrates Estonian culture in the United States by bring together a wide variety of impressive performers.

Back in January the executive director Kadri Napritson Acuna and the creative director Valev Laube revealed this year's lineup of performers, including many well-known artists and musicians like Ott Lepland, Tanja Mihhailova, La La Ladies, We Are Family (WAF) choir, Tallinn City Theatre, Jaanika Peerna and many others.

The idea of the Estonian Cultural Days is to ensure that the Estonian population in New York retains their sense of culture and heritage. “In addition to bringing some of the most impressive and relevant performers from Estonia to New York City, we also wanted to pay special tribute to the 47-year-old tradition of holding cultural days in New York” said Kadri Napritson Acuna, “We're also aiming to bring more attention to contributions that Estonian-Americans have made to the Estonian culture and the unique stories that this community embodies”.

The director of WAF choir, Maiken, comments, “It is an honor to introduce Estonian culture in New York. The most exciting part of it is that we can do it with the most prominent and talented Estonian singers.”

WAF choir will also collaborate with local New York-based artists currently working on a musical “The Innocence”. The musical follows two Estonian children across 50 years, through two World Wars, and across three continents.

The eclectic program brings special attention to the history of Estonians in the United States through a book presentation, “Estonians in America – 1945-1995, Exiles in a Land of Promise” conducted by the editor Priit Vesilind. The book was published by the Estonian American National Council (EANC) in 2016. The program includes lectures and discussions by many other speakers such as Heie Treier, Hannes Astok, Piret Raud, and Kätlin Vainola.

While most events take place in the historic New York Estonian House, the festival also holds events at the Scandinavia House and Immanuel Lutheran Church. The Estonian Cultural Days are organized in partnership with the Foundation for Estonian Arts and Letters.

For more information visiting about individual events and performers, visit our website.

Jaga