Course leader Jüri Nael introduces the performances by explaining to the non-native speakers that läbu suggests, in Estonian, a post-party mess; these are more works in progress, but representative of where the student-artists are in the middle of that mess-making.
In a show as simple as it is expansive, we travel with Wickens through time and philosophy as he draws comparisons across simulation theory, religion, weed delivery, dog ownership, and more, “softly blowing” our minds with his insights and contemplations.
This show is excellent for an array of spectators, appealing to experienced connoisseurs of comedy to those who just want to dip a toe into the scene.
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.
September brings several shows back through for the 2025 Tallinn Fringe Festival, so if you missed them the last time around, here’s your chance! Charlie Mulliner returns to Heldeke! with…
The pacing is dynamic, the transitions are sharp, and each story naturally leads into the next. There is no moment of hesitation, no dragging; it is full speed ahead, and you have to keep up.
Born in the auspicious year 1984, Aleksandr Popov is a Tallinner born and bred – though the Kopli of yesteryear is not what it is today, and far from what it is in the process of becoming.
One of the aspects I find most engaging in performance art is when a show combines several creative disciplines, such as theatre and music or, in the case of Snowflake, theatre,…
Paillette Theater‘s production of Sleepless (Schlaflos), recently premiered in Estonia at Improteater IMPEERIUM, is a compelling and human exploration of the nocturnal world. From the moment you enter, the performance…
Throughout the set, he alternated strong-voiced and breathless delivery, grasping at the full spectrum of love and suffering through folksy, vivid lyrics.