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Tõnu Raadik
Tõnu Raadik (born 15 December 1957 in Jõhvi) is an Estonian actor, composer and violinist. In 1980 he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory's Performing Arts Department, and in 1992 the same institution in composition speciality. From 1980 until 1986, he played at Estonian Puppet Theatre, and from 1986 until 1992, at the Estonian Youth Theatre. Since 1993 he is a freelancer. Besides theatre roles he has played also in several films. He has written chamber, theatre, and film music. He has been a member of music groups, e.g. in Kukerpillid Kukerpillid is an Estonian folk music ensemble established in 1972. It plays folk music of Estonia, as well as of other places of the world.Urmas VaheKukerpillid 35: paarsada pulma ja neli matust ''Õhtuleht ''Õhtuleht'' (''Evening Paper'' ... (1976–1986 and 1997–1998). Filmography * 1983: ''Suletud ring'' (feature film; role: Roland Ern) * 1989: ''Inimene, keda polnud'' (feature film; composer and in role: Hans Brandt) * 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jõhvi
Jõhvi ( ; ; ) is a town in northeastern Estonia, and the administrative seat of Ida-Viru County and Jõhvi Parish. The town is located about 50 km west of the Estonia–Russia international border. History Jõhvi was first mentioned as a village in 1241 in Liber Census Daniae when it was ruled by Denmark. Historical names of Jõhvi were ''Gewi'' and ''Jewe''. In the 13th century a church was built there, and Jõhvi became the centre of the local church parish. On 1 May 1938, the government of Estonia upgraded the official status of Jõhvi from a borough to that of an independent town. During the period of Soviet administration (1944–1991), Jõhvi was administratively not a town, but a district of the city of Kohtla-Järve. In 2005, the town of Jõhvi was united with the parish of Jõhvi. Demographics During the period when Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union, a significant influx of workers from other parts of the Soviet Union was initiated to support the ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,300 other islands and islets on the east coast of the Baltic Sea. Its capital Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest List of cities and towns in Estonia, urban areas. The Estonian language is the official language and the first language of the Estonians, majority of its population of nearly 1.4 million. Estonia is one of the least populous members of the European Union and NATO. Present-day Estonia has been inhabited since at least 9,000 BC. The Ancient Estonia#Early Middle Ages, medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last pagan civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianity following the Northern Crusades in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Academy Of Music And Theatre
The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Music School on November 17, 1918. The opening ceremony took place on September 28, 1919. In 1923 the educational institution was renamed the Tallinn Conservatoire. In 1938 the State Drama School was opened. In 1993 the school was renamed the Estonian Academy of Music. In 1995 the Drama Faculty was renamed the Higher Theatre School. Some prominent graduates of the Estonian Academy of Music include singers Aile Asszonyi, Heli Lääts, and Ain Anger, conductors Roman Matsov, Tõnu Kaljuste, Olari Elts, Eri Klas, and Kristiina Poska, composers Arvo Pärt, Lepo Sumera, Erkki-Sven Tüür and Ardo Ran Varres, director Andres Puustusmaa, and actors Tõnu Aav, Heino Mandri, Elmo Nüganen, Ain Lutsepp, Margus Oopkaup, Jan Uuspõld, Tõn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Puppet Theatre
Estonian Theatre for Young Audiences, formerly ''Estonian State Puppet Theatre, Estonian Puppet and Youth Theatre and NUKU'') is an Estonian theatre located in Tallinn. The institution focuses on visual theatre and theatre for the young viewer. It is currently the only professional puppet and visual theatre in Estonia. The theatre was founded in 1952 by Ferdinand Veike Ferdinand Veike (13 November 1924, Saueaugu – 14 August 2015) was an Estonian puppeteer actor. In 1952 he founded Estonian State Puppet Theater (now, the NUKU Theatre) and was a principal actor with the theatre. In 2001 he was awarded with ... and has been directed by Leino Rei since 2024. The theatre building is also home to a puppetry museum.https://noorsooteater.ee/en/museum/about References External links * Theatres in Estonia Theatres in Tallinn Culture in Tallinn Puppet theaters Puppetry in Estonia {{Tallinn-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kukerpillid
Kukerpillid is an Estonian folk music ensemble established in 1972. It plays folk music of Estonia, as well as of other places of the world.Urmas VaheKukerpillid 35: paarsada pulma ja neli matust ''Õhtuleht ''Õhtuleht'' (''Evening Paper'') is the largest daily newspaper in Estonia. It is a tabloid newspaper. The newspaper is published in Tallinn in Estonian. History and profile ''Õhtuleht'' was established in 1944. On 3 July 2000 two rival tabl ...'', 7 April 2007 Discography * Rahvalikke laule, 1976 (EP) * Kukerpillid Kanadas, 1976 * Ansambel "Kukerpillid" (1980), 1980 * 10 aastat Kukerpille, 1982 * Ansambel "Kukerpillid" (1987), 1987 * 15 aastat sõprade seltsis 1987 * Merel sündinud, 1988 * YLEN Kansanmusiikkia, 1990 * Simmaniduo & Kukerpillid 1992 * 20 aastat, 1992 * Kukerpillid, 1994 * Kui tore on see, 1996 * Veel kord CD1, CD2; 1997 * Tahan lennata, 1998 * Pojad on mul õige naksid CD1, CD2; 2002 * Eesti lastelaulud, 2003 * Šoti laulud Šoti klubis, 2003 * Meren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1957 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricket), dismissed for having handled the ball, in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ''Throne of Blood'', Akira Kurosawa's reworking of ''Macbeth'', is released in Japan. * January 20 ** Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula (captured from Egypt on October 29, 1956). * January 26 – The Ibirapuera Planetarium (the first in the Southern Hemisphere) is inaugurated in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Male Stage Actors
Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also * * Estonia (other) * Languages of Estonia * List of Estonians This is a list of notable people from Estonia, or of Estonian ancestry. Architects * Andres Alver (born 1953) * Dmitri Bruns (1929–2020) * Karl Burman (1882–1965) * Eugen Habermann (1884–1944) * Georg Hellat (1870–1943) * Otto Pius Hip ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
