Tallinn, Estonia, Hotel Hestia Europa<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WORKING LANGUAGES: Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The inclusion of the Song and Dance Celebration tradition of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage reflects the shared desire of the three countries to preserve, value, and share this tradition with the world. Since 2003, the joint committee of the Baltic States, which includes organizers of the celebration, experts of different artistic fields, and representatives of the organizations responsible for maintaining the tradition, has been overseeing its development. At the initiative of the committee, conferences addressing different aspects of the Song and Dance Celebrations have been alternately held in all three countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year, Estonia is once again pleased to host colleagues from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in Tallinn to discuss pressing topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- The cornerstone of the Song and Dance Celebration tradition: the situation of group leaders. The average age is steadily increasing, and motivating working conditions are developing slowly. What are the solutions?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In Latvia, the Song Celebration grounds and also the dance grounds have been successfully modernized. What is the impact of this on the movement, and what should be done in the near future in Estonia and Lithuania?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Experts from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will deliver presentations at the conference. Simultaneous interpretation into the native languages will be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n Opening<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/2025.laulupidu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ee.svg\")
<\/a><\/td>\n10.00 \u2013 10.10<\/td>\n Words of welcome<\/td>\n M\u00e4rt Volmer<\/strong><\/td>\n Undersecretary for Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n First session 10.10 \u2013 11.20<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Key factors to guarantee sustainability of the Song and Dance Celebration (SDC) process<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n What is the situation today? What should be done today to ensure that the tradition continues?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n10.10 \u2013 10.35<\/td>\n \n Opening presentation from Estonian perspective<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
Margus Toomla<\/strong><\/td>\n Member of the Board of the Estonian Song and Dance Festival Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/2025.laulupidu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lv.svg\")
<\/td>\n10.35 \u2013 10.50<\/td>\n Latvian perspective<\/td>\n Signe Puj\u0101te<\/strong><\/td>\n Director , Latvian National Centre for Culture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Sarm\u012bte P\u0101vul\u0113na<\/strong><\/td>\n Head of the Department of Preservation and Development of the Song and Dance Celebration, Latvian National Centre for Culture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Agra B\u0113rzi\u0146a<\/strong><\/td>\n Head of the Department of Cooperation Support,\u00a0 National Centre for Education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/2025.laulupidu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lt.svg\")
<\/td>\n10.50 \u2013 11.05<\/td>\n Lithuanian perspective\u00a0<\/td>\n Ieva Krivickait\u0117<\/strong><\/td>\n Head of the Department of Regional Culture, Lithuanian National Culture Centre, Communication Coordinator of the 2024 Lithuanian Song Celebration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n11.05 \u2013 11.20<\/td>\n Reflections from the audience. Speakers will remain on stage.\u00a0<\/td>\n Moderator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Sten Weidebaum<\/strong><\/td>\n Communications Manager of Estonian Song and Dance Festival Foundation\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n II session 11.35 \u2013 12.50<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n “Future perspective of conductors and dance group leaders – education, professional training, age, remuneration, motivation”<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Where are we today? What should be done today for the benefit of the future?\u00a0 Viewpoint of conductors\/ dance group leaders.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n11.35 \u2013 12.00<\/td>\n Opening presentation from Lithuanian perspective<\/td>\n Linas Balandis<\/strong><\/td>\n Artistic Director of the male choir \u201cKari\u016bnas\u201d of the Military Academy of Lithuania, Head of the \u0160iauliai State Chamber choir \u201ePolifonija\u201c, lecturer at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u017divil\u0117 Adomaitien\u0117<\/strong><\/td>\n Specialist of Choreography, Lithuanian National Culture Centre,\u00a0 chief coordinator of the artistic part of the Dance Day of the 2024 Lithuanian Song Festival<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n12.00 \u2013 12.15<\/td>\n Estonian perspective<\/td>\n Ingrid M\u00e4nd<\/strong><\/td>\n Chairperson of the Board of the Estonian Choral Conductors’ Association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Karel Johannes V\u00e4hi<\/strong><\/td>\n Director of the Estonian Folk Dance and Folk Music Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n12.15 \u2013 12.30<\/td>\n Latvian perspective<\/td>\n J\u0101nis Purvi\u0146\u0161<\/strong><\/td>\n Art D, Chief-Choreographer of the Latvian Song and Dance Celebration, artistic director of the folk dance ensemble \u201cL\u012bgo\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n J\u0101nis Balti\u0146\u0161<\/strong><\/td>\n Chief-Conductor of the Latvian Song and Dance Celebration, Director of choir conducting department at the J\u0101zeps V\u012btols Academy of Music<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n12.30 \u2013 12.45<\/td>\n Reflections from the audience. Speakers will remain on stage\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n Moderator<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Saulius Liausa<\/strong><\/td>\n Director of the Lithuanian National Culture Centre, Director of the 2024 Lithuanian Song Celebration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \u00a0Lunch<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n13.40 \u2013 13.45<\/td>\n Invigorating stretch break<\/td>\n Agne Kurrikoff-Herman<\/strong><\/td>\n Choreographer and dance producer of the Estonian Song and Dance Celebration Foundation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n III session 13.45 \u2013 15.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n What kind of venue do we need for celebrations? Recent developments and plans for the future<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n How to afford venues that are used four times in a decade?\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n13.45 \u2013 14.10<\/td>\n Opening presentation from Latvian perspective<\/td>\n Zanda M\u016brniece<\/strong><\/td>\n Latvian folk dance expert, Latvian National Centre for Culture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Lauris Goss<\/strong><\/td>\n Choir and vocal ensemble expert, Latvian National Centre for Culture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n14.10 \u2013 14.25<\/td>\n Estonian perspective<\/td>\n Hanna-Liisa M\u00f5tus<\/strong><\/td>\n Architectural firm 3+1 arhitektid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n14.25 \u2013 14.40<\/td>\n Lithuanin perspective<\/td>\n Saulius Liausa<\/strong><\/td>\n Director of the Lithuanian National Culture Centre, Director of the 2024 Lithuanian Song Celebration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n14.40 \u2013 14.55<\/td>\n Reflections form the audience<\/td>\n Moderator<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Ints Teterovskis<\/strong><\/td>\n Chief-Conductor of the Latvian Song and Dance Celebration, Artistic director of the youth choir \u201cBalsis\u201d, Vice-chairman of the Council of the Song and Dance Celebration, Chairman of the NGO \u201cSong and Dance Celebration society\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n IV session 15.05 \u2013 16.15<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Future perspective of singers and dancers – motivation, availability and accessibility of choral singing and folk dancing, age, obstacles to participation in the process<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Who are you, participant? <\/em>
What is your profile and motivation? How would you describe your role in the whole SDC process?\u00a0 Are you practicing just to attend the big celebrations or are smaller concerts your thing as well? What kind of repertoire you prefer in between celebrations? Are you a pawn in the big game or can you impact the development of SDC process?\u00a0 Is it important for you to be a part of a group\/choir with high artistic level?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n <\/td>\n15.05 – 15.30<\/td>\n Opening presentation from Latvia that covers all three countries based on previous research<\/td>\n Professor Anda Lake<\/strong><\/td>\n Doctor of sociology (<\/span><\/span><\/span>Dr.sc.soc<\/span><\/span><\/span>), Vice-Rector of the Latvian<\/span><\/span><\/span> Academy of Culture in Scientific Work, Head of the Institute of <\/span><\/span><\/span>Art<\/span><\/span><\/span> and Culture Studies<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n15.30 \u2013 16.00<\/td>\n Panel discussion (LV\/LT\/EE)<\/td>\n Valerija Skapien\u0117<\/strong><\/td>\n Director\u00a0 of the Vilnius Children Music School \u201eUgnel\u0117\u201c, Head of the Choir \u201eSonorus\u201c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Jolanta Tendien\u0117<\/strong><\/td>\n Director of the Ma\u017eeikiai Choreography school, Artistic Director of the Children’s and Youth Dance Studio “Kauskutis”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Aira Birzi\u0146a<\/strong><\/td>\n Chief-Conductor of the Latvian Song and Dance Celebration, Professor of choir conducting at the J\u0101zeps V\u012btols Academy of Music<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Dagm\u0101ra B\u0101rbale<\/strong><\/td>\n Chief-Choreographer of the Latvian Song and Dance Celebration, artistic director of the folk dance ensemble \u201cVektors\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Hirvo Surva<\/strong><\/td>\n Conductor of Song Celebrations, Chairman of the Estonian Choral Society, member of the Board of the Estonian Song and Dance Celebration Foundation, leading professor of choral conducting at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, artistic director and principal conductor of the Estonian National Opera’s Boys’ Choir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Kadri Tiis<\/strong><\/td>\n Chairperson of the Estonian Folk Dance and Folk Music Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n16.00 \u2013 16.20<\/td>\n Reflections form the audience<\/td>\n Moderator<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Andis Groza<\/strong><\/td>\n Deputy director of the Latvian National Centre for Culture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n V session 16.40 \u2013 17.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Let\u2019s be inspired by each other!\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Presentation of the best recent examples that contribute to the sustainability of the SDC process.\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n16.40 \u201316.50<\/td>\n Lithuania (video presentation)<\/td>\n Ieva Krivickait\u0117<\/strong><\/td>\n Head of the Department of Regional Culture, Lithuanian National Culture Centre, Communication Coordinator of the 2024 Lithuanian Song Celebration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n16.50 \u201317.00<\/td>\n Latvia<\/td>\n Jur\u0123is Spulenieks<\/strong><\/td>\n Amateur-theatre expert, Latvian National Centre for Culture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n17.00 \u201317.10<\/td>\n Estonia<\/td>\n Aarne Saluveer<\/strong><\/td>\n Conductor of Song Celebrations, former Chairman of the Estonian Choral Society, member of the World Choral Games Council, music educator, founder and principal conductor of the Estonian TV\u2019s Children’s and Girls’ Choir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n17.10 \u2013 17.30<\/td>\n Adoption of the conference resolution and wrap up<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS ARE BEHIND US. 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