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Reet Remmel, the former cultural counsellor at the Estonian embassy in London, and currently a yoga teacher, says in an interview with Estonian World that she believes in the possibility of multiple lives within one life and yoga is inward music that gives her a peace of mind; she also shares some of her best cultural experiences of recent times.
Last week's Birgitta Festival, back on the calendar after a two-year absence, attracted a total of 4,244 music lovers to the ruins of the Pirita Convent in Tallinn.
The world has fallen out of love with democracy and has started to turn towards dictatorship, President Alar Karis noted in his Independence Day speech, which, due to recent international events was more somber than usual. However, Estonia has always found its way through difficult times, both as a state and as a people, the president continued in his speech, which follows in its entirety.
The president's Independence Day reception will be canceled due to the spread of the coronavirus also this year. ERR will bring the Independence Day concert and President Alar Karis' speech to the public from the Estonia Theater on February 24.
Jazz music festival Jazzkaar, which is taking place in August for the first time, has revealed its program. From August 23-29, the Telliskivi Creative City (Loomelinnak) will turn into a summer-end jazz oasis where a rich music program can be enjoyed - both through the different coloring and the excellence of instrumental music. Musicians from 10 countries will perform in the main program of the 32nd festival Jazzkaar with thirty concerts. "We are glad that the team of the Jazzkaar 2021 festival managed to bring most of the concerts from the spring program to August, and we can offer jazz fan...