„Riding the time“
This “making of” describes the different steps in the creation of my story about time and space: a girl rides her bicycle in the woods to run away from time and, delighted by the surrounding nature, she stops, she feels, she takes a deep breath and she looks back nostalgically on her past. However, she goes on riding. She wants to go further and further, to leave time behind so that time itself has no time to dream. And she rides on, ready to make new discoveries, in this universe of hers in which everything is possible.
Patrícia Gomes, 17 years old, Portugal
Krista Tramberg: Inspiration and improvisation at the springtime Jazzkaar
Krista Tramberg. Photo: Merli Antsmaa
From April 20 to April 30, the biggest springtime jazz party Jazzkaar 2011 will once again take the town, this year with the participation of the youngsters of Eksperimenta!. We talked to the project manager of Jazzkaar Krista Tramberg about the most notable events and exciting activities of the approaching jazz spring.
How would you characterize the spring programme of Jazzkaar in this year of the Capital of Culture? Which exciting performers and events are you going to present to the Estonian audiences during the last 11 days of April?
Thanks to the year of the European Capital of Culture Tallinn 2011, the programme of the Jazzkaar festival is also very varied and colourful, bringing many of the world’s top musicians to Estonia, including the extraordinary star vocalist Bobby McFerrin from the USA. In addition to McFerrin, the programme of the European Capital of Culture Tallinn 2011 also includes the distinctive “Punkt” festival, which launches our 11-day jazz party; one of the world’s most renowned saxophone players David Liebman, who will also present the Jazz Awards; the European Jazz Orchestra, composed of young talents, whose concert in Estonia will be broadcast by several radio stations across Europe; and the “Urban Space Project”, bringing jazz and improvisation to the streets of Tallinn.
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