With the wide grin of a salesman – or indeed, a true showman – he launches us into the first song, a rendition of “My Blue Heaven”, kicking off an incredible set that, much like the audience, was well-known and unfamiliar, from all over the world.
This was no ordinary recital. Candlelight, carefully chosen costumes, and the spoken word of Dante’s immortal poetry turned the performance into a ritual of music, literature, and theater.
On the fly and off the cuff, Raptorjesus42’s genre switches challenged and responded to challenge from Lebo Sibul’s growling, ringing guitar. Over the course of the Fringe their stage style has evolved as much as their sound, fashion and technique gelling and morphing over time from pop to techno, upbeat then uptempo.
Their presentation is intentionally Tolkienesque, a nymph and her woodland knight, as they move through songs that each brought to their partnership. Halldorson whistles on Speaker of Trees, and throughout the evening Rose sings in Estonian, English, and Elvish.
Throughout the set, he alternated strong-voiced and breathless delivery, grasping at the full spectrum of love and suffering through folksy, vivid lyrics.
Monday August 18th saw Adrian & Meredith play their final performance in Estonia for summer 2025 at Wambola Surf & Bar. It was most likely the last “Summer Evening” where…
The weather for this year’s Restoration of Independence Day, brisk and blue, made for a fine early afternoon walk past block parties and backyard grills to Heldeke!, where a drag…
In contemporary performing arts, we often see artistic genres collide and mix. Theater can combine with music, or dance with circus, among other creative blends. This element is present in…
This two-hander cabaret interspersed solo sets of original music with rounds of collaborative storytelling and comedy, creating a high-energy space of exploration and experimentation.
Of course the band everyone came for took the stage to a packed house with an ever bigger mosh pit…