The main theme of the festival is “In Focus: Actor”
The festival DRAAMA 2012 revolves around the Actor. Actor as creator, Actor as contributer, Actor as the focal point of Estonian theatre. The curator Anu Lamp, herself an actress, has put together a programme that highlights the various strengths of Estonian actors. In addition to productions from leading Estonian theatres, young and old performers are featured over a number of evening shows in which the actors come face to face with the audience – as themselves, « filling the wide vessel of the universe » (Shakespeare).
Sunday, September 2
19:00-22:15 Tears Invisible to the World (Tallinn City Theatre) in the Grand Building of the Vanemuine Theatre (ticket 14/10€)
Monday, September 3
15:00-15.30 Opening of the festival at the Tartu Botanical Gardens featuring Alo Kõrve, Elisabet Reinsalu, Aivar Tommingas, Priit Strandberg.
16:00-19:15 Tears Invisible to the World (Tallinn City Theatre) in the Grand Building of the Vanemuine Theatre (ticket 14/10€)
18:00-20:30 Invisible House (Endla Theatre)
in the Harbour Theatre (ticket 14/10€)
20:00-21:00 Diva in the Athena Centre (ticket 14/10€)
21:00-22:45 The Beatles of Vanemuine (Tartu New Theatre) in the Tartu New Theatre (ticket 14/10€)
Tuesday, September 4
14.15 Book launch for Paavo Piik’s „Keti lõpp“ („End of the Chain“) in Kink Konk Club (entry is free of charge!)
17:00-19:20 The Price of Honey (Ugala Theatre) in the Harbour Theatre (Simultaneous interpretation into English, ticket 14/10€)
18:00-19:00 Diva in the Athena Centre (ticket 14/10€)
18:00-19:45 Iphigenia at Aulis (Theatre NO99) in the Hall of the Estonian National Defence College (ticket 14/10€)
20:00-23:00 Until Angels Intervene (Estonian Drama Theatre) in the Grand Building of the Vanemuine Theatre (Simultaneous interpretation into English, ticket 14/10€)
20:00-21:10 Nisa (VAT Theatre) in the Tartu New Theatre (ticket 14/10€)
21:00 Focus: Maarja Mitt, Aarne Soro, Üllar Saaremäe, Toomas Suuman and Sepo Seeman in the Athena Centre (ticket 2€)
21:00-23:20 Seven Brothers (Estonian Drama Theatre) in the Genialists’ Club (ticket 14/10€)
23:30-1:50 Career (Theatre Vanemuine) in the Harbour Theatre, (ticket 14/10€)
Wednesday, September 5
15:00 presentation of the 2011 theatre statistics publication and the introduction of a new web-based statistics engine at Kink Konk Club (entry is free of charge!)
15:00-16:10 Detox the Dummy (Estonian State Puppet & Youth Theatre) in the Harbour Theatre (ticket 14/10€)
17:00-20:00 Until Angels Intervene (Estonian Drama Theatre) in the Grand Building of the Vanemuine Theatre (ticket 14/10€)
18:00-19:45 Iphigenia at Aulis (Theatre NO99) in the Hall of the Estonian National Defence College (English synopsis provided, ticket 14/10€)
18:00-19:10 Unė (Lithuanian National Drama Theatre) in the Genialists’ Club (English and Estonian synopsis provided, ticket 14/10€)
20:00-21:10 Detox the Dummy (Estonian State Puppet & Youth Theatre) in the Harbour Theatre (ticket 14/10€)
21:00-22:10 Nisa (VAT Theatre) in the Tartu New Theatre (Lai Street 37) (Simultaneous interpretation into English, ticket 14/10€)
21:00 In Focus: Actor in the Athena Centre (ticket 2€)
22:30 In Focus: Katariina Unt in the Tartu New Theatre (Lai Street 37) (ticket 2€)
21:00 Focus: Nero Urke, Viire Valdma and Tiina Tauraite in the Athena Centre, (ticket 2€)
23:00 Funk Kon in the Attic Hall of the Athena Centre (interpretataion into English, ticket 14/10€)
Thursday, September 6
12:00-15:00 Sounds of the Plains (Drama Festival and Saueaugu Theatre Farm) in the Saueaugu Theatre Farm (Simultaneous interpretation into English,ticket 14/10€)
17:00 Drama Theatre Youngsters – the first reading in the Genialists’ Club (ticket 2€)
18:00-18:50 Poetry Butterfly (Picture Theatre, Latvia) in the Harbour Theatre (ticket 6€)
18:00-21:30 Time and the Conways (Tallinn City Theatre) in the Tallinn City Theatre (Simultaneous interpretation into English, ticket 14/10€)
21:00-23:25 Ukuaru(Ugala Theatre) in the Grand Building of the Vanemuine Theatre (ticket 14/10€)
21:00-22:30 In Focus: Trampoline Man in the Athena Centre (ticket 2€)
Friday, September 7
18:00-20:00 The Blossoming (Estonian Drama Theatre) in the Harbour Theatre (Simultaneous interpretation into English, ticket 14/10€)
18:00-21:30 Time and the Conways (Tallinn City Theatre) in the Tallinn City Theatre (ticket 14/10€)
18:00-19:25 The Last Tango 1944 – the End of Pallas in the Athena Centre (ticket 14/10€)
18:00.19.40 Flowers for Algernon (Rakvere Theatre) in the Attic Hall of the Athena Centre (Simultaneous interpretation into English, ticket 14/10€)
21:00-23:25 The Language of Flowers (Von Krahl Theatre) in the Tartu New Theatre (English subtitles, ticket 14/10€)
21:00 Sphere Islands (in order to dance) (Kanuti Gildi SAAL) in the church of the University of Tartu (interpreatation into English, ticket 14/10€)
21:00 Focus: Veiko Tubin, Tõnu Tepandi, Garmen Tabor and Priit Strandberg in the Athena Centre (ticket 2€)
Saturday, September 8
16:00-17:30 The End (Latvian National Theatre) in the Harbour Theatre (Simultaneous interpretation into English and Estonian, ticket 14/10€)
17:00-19:25 The Language of Flowers (Von Krahl Theatre) in the Tartu New Theatre (Lai 37) (ticket 14/10€)
17:00-17:40 Magic Stuff (United Dancers of Zuga) in the Attic Hall of the Athena Centre (ticket 6€)
17:00 Drama Theatre Youngsters’ premiere in the Genialists’ Club (ticket 10/14€)
20:30-21:45 The Avantgardist in the church of the University of Tartu (Jakobi 1) (ticket 14/10€)
Sunday, September 9
17:00-19:25 The Language of Flowers (Von Krahl Theatre) in the Tartu New Theatre (Lai 37) (ticket 14/10€)
17:00-17:50 Piip and Tuut in the Kitchen (Piip and Tuut Theatre) in the Theatre House (ticket 6€)
17:00 Festival of theatre bands in the Harbour Theatre (ticket 5€)
TICKET INFORMATION +372 55 644 413 More information at info@festival.ee