Freetown congress

In March we had second "Wabalinna kongress", which may be transalted as "Freetown congress". As you see, it has a symbol of "Anarchy is Order". Yes, it was about anarchy. Many ideas, espacially on economic issues implemented by "communty movements" are actually borrowed form early works of anarchists (P.J.Proudhon, J. Warren, S. Gesell, L. Tolstoy, M. Rothband etc). It is often forgotten, that anarchy symbol says that it is connected to order not chaos. In many ways it is possible in small local communities, where people can and should cooperate without external pressure and regulations.

This time we had guests from Tallinn and Tartu: people who are involved in animal rights movement and squatters. And punk-bands in the evening of course :)

Some photos here of the congress and some of 2012 congress.

Wabalinn Paide festival Kolmkõla – Poetry

KIVISILDNIK:

Kivisildnik (civil name Sven Sildnik; born on 3 January 1964 in Rakvere) is an Estonian writer and journalist. He has been a member of literary groups “Hirohall” and Young Authors' Association in Tartu as well as the Estonian Kostabi-$ociety. In 1993-1996 worked as a journalist for the newspaper Post. Wham! Zaiks' singer.

In 2006-2009 he was the Secretary General of the Estonian Independence Party, and from 2009 he is the party chairman.


TÕNU TRUBETSKY:

Tõnu Trubestky (born on 24 April 1963 in Tallinn) is a poet, novelist, anarchist, musician whose mostly known to the general public as the leader and singer of Vennaskond.

He reads his poetry and answers to audience's questions on 10th of September at 20:00 pm at Reval Cafe.

Wabalinn Paide Festival Kolmkõla – Art

JANNO BERGMANN:

Janno Bergman has always searched for sideways and secret passages instead of the well-trodden ways of the art scene. His education is a proof of this - he studied social work, art at Sütevaka Art Department, Academia Non Grata, at Ilya Kabakov's studio in New York as well as info-technology at the Pärnu German Technology School.

Since 1996 he has actively engaged in action, video and installation art; he has curated, visualized and conceptualized, leaving an imperceptible, yet lasting mark on the development of Estonian indie art.

The exhibition "Glasperlenangst" focuses on the deconstruction, modification and reproduction of various cultural utopias. It comprises six works - "Picasso's Bullet", "Literary Black Square", "The Deconstruction of Malevich' Black Square", "Why Would You Want Milk, If You Could Have Culture", "The Script for Validating the Human Soul", "A Transhumanistic View on the Development of Language and Culture".

MIHKEL ILUS:

Mihkel Ilus is a native of Paide and has graduated Department of Arts at the University of Tartu. Currently he is studying fine arts at Estonian Academy of Arts in postgraduate studies. He has participated in several art projects both here and abroad (eg: Georgia).

In spring at St. Canute a unique modern dance and painting uniting project "Kapriisid" took place – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0Z4auyzEwE&NR=1

Wabalinn Paide festival Kolmkõla – Music

MARI KALKUN:

Mari Kalkun's father is a native of Võru and mother a singer from Kihnu-Pärnu, so you may hear a forest as well as a sea in her songs.

She has drawn inspiration from nature, Estonian poetry and folk songs. In creating music, she uses a variety of musical instruments such as zither, accordion, guitar, piano, but she also likes to experiment with unusual sounds – whitsles, pipes and childhood instruments.

She has released two albums: “Üü tulõk” (2007) and „Vihmakõnõ” (2010).

http://www.myspace.com/marikalkun


ANS. ANDUR:

Started in Paide in 2002, in eight years this merry guitar pop band has released several albums, won a heart of music critics' as well as countless people in Estonia. Keywords describing Ans. Andur's music are: simplicity, beauty, romance and it's all presented in the form of home-made in the best sense of the word.

http://ansandur.bandcamp.com


RAGATMIKA:

Ensemble Ragatmika began its activity in Tallinn in 2000 and in the same year the band was awarded by music critics with a title as "the best undeground band."

During their activity of four years, two different oriented albums were published: guitar pop, flok and electronics connecting “One day this world will betray us & we will abandon it” (2002) and more into ambient music's depths diving “Katkiminekud”(2004).

After nearly 8 years of break, the band continues to make music in full-strength composition and also recording and issuing a brand new album, which should appear in the near future.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOCwMAf3Cq0


TIIT KIIK:

Born in Kuressaare, Saaremaa, in 1950, Tiit Kiik graduated Tallinn conservatory as a concert-organist under the guidance of Hugo Lepnurm in 1976.

He is Estonia Concert Hall's and St. Nicholas' Church organist and organ's curator since 1985.

Over time he has performed in many European countries, USA and Canada, Saaremaa's organ festival and in many other Estonian churches.

http://www.myspace.com/tiitkiik


TIIU KIIK:

Singer and songwriter Tiiu Kiik is blessed with talent to put simple ideas and melodies ring softly, deeply and sometimes dramatically. Listeners have found that her music and fairy-like singing voice has a therapeutic effect.

With her song "Second Chance", she reached the semi-finals in 2011 Eesti Laul and the song "The One and Only – Love" reached to the finals of Eesti Laul 2010.

At the end of summer 2010, she revealed two different albums, “Lend ja tants” and “Muinasjutuline teekond”.

Tiiu has learned piano, violin and a little bit of organ at Paide Music School, music theory at Tallinn Georg Ots Music School and belonged to bands Forgotten Sunrise and Solweig.

http://www.myspace.com/tiiukiik

Wabalinn Paide festival Kolmkõla

Til 9th to 11th of September, a new three-day festival, called "Wabalinn Paide festival Kolmkõla" takes place In Paide. Organizers are Leho Rubis, Kaido Kirikmäe and Rainer Eidemiller. It is funded by Cultural Endowment of Estonia.

So far there has been lacking a comprehensive, contemporary music and other art forms presenting festival in Paide. Now this festival is scheduled to run and also to bring together other initiatives so far acted alone.

Among other things, this means that so far in February held "Kolmkõla" will now take place in September in an enlarged format. Venues are different importated places for Paide located in the heart of the city, including town hall, Vallitorn, cafe, Paide Restaurant’s rooftop and Paide Community Center (Tallinna 9/11), which is the center of the festival in its organizational sense.

The name "Wabalinn" derives from a project, carried by association Weissenstein, which essence is to shape the city of Paide more communal and efficient with cooperation by the initiative of the so-called free, public and private sector. The project is meant to support the same nonprofit activities as our festival. You can read more about the project at blogi.weissenstein.ee.

3kõla will cover Wabalinn projects as well as concerts, poetry evenings, exhibitions, film evenings and perfomances. The goal is to offer something interesting for citizens and visitors which at the same time will be carried by a single worldview and supports common goals.

Wabalinn Paide festival Kolmkõla – timetable

9th of September, Friday

The opening of Wabalinn and “Kolmkõla”

11:00 Invitation to the festival in front of the Town Hall and central square
11:30-14:00 Wabalinn presentations and lectures at the Town Hall, free
14:00-16:00 Vegetarian lunch at the central square’s green area
18:00 Janno Bergmann’s exhibition “Klaaspärliäng” opening at Thin Grete’s Gallery (Paide Community Centre, Tallinna 11), free
20:00 Poetry evening at Reval Kondiiter café – Kivisildnik, Batman & Robin (Vee 1), free
22:00 Mari Kalkun at Wittenstein Time Centre’s glass gallery (Vallitorn), 5 EUR
00:00 Night cinema at Paide Restaurant’s rooftop café (Keskväljak 15), free

10th of September, Saturday

“Külmkõla”

12:00 Wabalinn performance in front of Paide Culture Centre (Pärnu 18), free
15:00 Welo orientation at the Old Town (Paide Community Centre, Tallinna 9 and 11), free
18:00 Mihkel Ilus’ art exhibition opening and Gottlieb Walrus Walrus Entertainment’s concert “Sarvekandja tihasnokk”, artist Chungin Han Minjujuji (Tallinna 11 box), free
20:00 Poetry- and meeting evening – Tõnu Trubetsky at Reval Kondiiter café (Vee 1), 2 EUR
22:00 “Külmkõlad” album presentation – 8 compositions dedicated to Arvo Pärt at Paide Restaurant’s rooftop café (Keskväljak 15), Ans Andur and Ragatmika concert, 5 EUR
00:00 Tallinfilm presents – night cinema at Paide Restaurant’s rooftop café (Keskväljak 15), fantasy and sci-fi movie “Commander Pirx” (1978), free

11th of September, Sunday

“Sunday”

14:00 Concert of music by Arvo Pärt at Paide Holy Cross Church (Keskväljak 1)
Artists:
Tiit Kiik (Niguliste Church) – organ
Tiiu Kiik – vocals, electronics
18:00 The ending at Thin Grete’s Gallery (Tallinna 11) – not quite free, something good should be brought along :)