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RAHVAKULTUURIORGANISATSIOONE
EESTIS
Different
folklore organizations in Estonia
Väike ja põgus seletus Eesti rahvakultuuriorganisatsioonidest
We have in Estonia many folklore organizations for
folkdancers and folkmusicians and others
Estonian Folkdance and Folk Music Association
Eesti Rahvatantsu ja Rahvamuusika Selts
Estonian Song and Dance Celebration Foundation
Eesti Laulu ja Tantsupeo Sihtasutus
Estonian National Folklore Council
Eesti Rahvuslik Folkloorinõukogu
Estonian Traditional Music Center
Eesti Pärimusmuusika Keskus
The Estonian Dance Agency
Eesti Tantsuagentuur
Estonian Folk Culture Development and Training Centre
Rahvakultuuri Arendus- ja Koolituskeskus
Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union
Eesti Rahvakunsti ja Käsitöö Liit
Estonian Choral Association
Eesti Kooriühing
Väike ja põgus seletus Eesti
rahvakultuuriorganisatsioonidest:
(rahvatantsijatele ja rahvamuusikutele)
Selle lehekülje avamise vajaduse tingis mitmete
riikide Europeade liikumises osalevate kollektiivide suurenenud huvi Eestimaa
vastu ja korduma kippuvad analoogsed küsimused.
Kuna Eesti Europeade Komitee on loodud ülesandega korraldada Eesti
rahvakultuurigruppide osalemist Europeade ja muudel rahvusvahelistel
festivalidel, siis esmalt väike sissejuhatav selgitus just Europeade senisele
organisatsioonilisele korraldustegevusele
Alates 2006 aastast on moodustatud iseseisev selts Eesti Europeade Komitee, kes
võttis "Kandalilt" üle kogu asjaajamise. Eesti Europeade Komitee peaeesmärk on
rahvusvahelise festivali Europeade eesmärkide propageerimine Eestis, Eesti
kollektiivide viimine Europeade festivalile ning Tartu ning edaspidi teiste
linnade abistamine
Europeade festivali Eestisse toomisel ja korraldamisel. Sellega oleme tegelenud ja tegeleme edasi. Eesti
Europeade Komitee on iseseisev üleriigiline organisatsioon, kes ei dubleeri
ühegi teise organisatsiooni tegevust.
Erinevad rahvakultuuriorganisatsioonid Eestis:
Eestis on palju erinevaid rahvakultuuriühendusi, mida nimetatakse ühing, liit,
selts, keskselts, nõukogu, agentuur, keskus, sihtasutus, fond, komitee jne..
Sisuliselt on nad kõik mittetulundusühingud (väljaarvatud Rahvakultuurikeskus,
mis on riiklik asutus).
Igal organisatsioonil on oma töövaldkond, millega tegeleb. Osadel õnnestub
tegevus aktiivsemalt ja paremini, osadel passiivsemalt ja vähemtulemuslikult.
Osad dubleerivad teineteist, osad on aga kindlas tegevussuunas iseseisvad.
Meil pole Eestis olnud vajadust kõiki organisatsioone kokku liita ja loodetavalt
seda vajadust ka ei tule. Osade organisatsioonide vahel on samades valdkondades
ka konkurents, mis on igati hea ja edasiviiv.
Lisaks paljudele üleriigilistele on peaaegu igas maakonnas omad
organisatsioonid, kes maakondlikke tegevusi koordineerida püüavad. Need on
iseseisvad organisatsioonid. Lisaks neile on ka üleriigilistel
organisatsioonidel oma maakondlikke või piirkondlikke allstruktuure.
Lisaks neile on Eestis veel mitusada juriidilist mtü-d rahvakultuuriseltsi ja
ühendust. Paljud väiksed kohalikud seltsid tegutsevad absoluutselt iseseisvalt
ja pole ühegi maakondliku või üleriigilise organisatsiooni liikmed.
Mitmed organisatsioonid täiendavad teineteist ja teevad head koostööd.
Osade organisatsioonide puhul on raskusi eesmärkide õige seadmise ja nende
tegeliku täitmisega. Osadel õnnestub kõik väga hästi. Kõik on suhteline.
Seega on Eesti organisatsioonide kaart väga tihe ja kirju ning need, keda teile
täna tutvustame, on vaid väga väike osa. Samas on nad kõik oma valdkonna
silmapaistvamad tegijad.
We have in Estonia many folklore
organizations for folkdancers and folkmusicians and
others
The explanation:
The independent society Estonian Local Committee of the Europeade was founded in
2006 and the committee took over all procedures. The main idea of local
committee is publicizing of goals of international festival Europeade in
Estonia, bringing Estonian groups to the festival and helping TARTU city with
organizing Europeade 2011. We have dealed with these things and keep going on
this road. The Estonian local Committee of the Europeade is independent
nationwide organization whose activity don’t coincide with activity of any other
organization (chairman mrs. Irina Pärila; project manager Valdo Rebane)
The folk dance society Kandali has organized the arranging of Europeade both
financially and organisationally in 1993-2006. The folk dance society Kandali
acts in Tallinn since 1978.
Different organizations in Estonia:
There are a lot of folk culture organizations in
Estonia what are called differently like association, union, society, council,
center, agency, foundation, committee etc. But they all are non profit
organizations basically. Every organization deals with his branch of work. Some
of them work quite actively, some act more passively. The work of some
organizations coincide with each other but some are independent in his own
course of action.
We haven’t had the nessecity to add together all organizations and hopefully the
nessecity will never come. There are a competition between some organizations
what is actually good and impelling.
There are also a local folk culture organizations in almost every county who try
to coordinate local activities. They are independent organizations. Some of them
have his regional subunits. There are some hundreds folk culture societies
acting as legal NGOs. A lot of small local societies act totally autonomously
and don’t belong to any bigger organization.
Several organizations follow up each other and make a really good cooperation.
Some organizations have difficulties with setting their sights and accomplishing
them, some organizations manage well in every area. So everything is relative.
As You see, the landscape of Estonian culture organizations is very varied and
we introduce You today only a small part of them.
Estonian
Folkdance and Folk Music Association
Eesti Rahvatantsu ja Rahvamuusika Selts
E-post: errs@errs.ee
www.errs.ee
(abbreviated ERRS) is the association of folk
dance, folk music teachers and amateurs.
ERRS is the central association in the area of folk dance and folk music. The
central association consists of bigger and smaller units – various different
kinds of national associations, societies, unions of the same area, also county
and regional associations.
Estonian Folk Music Association was founded on 10.12.1988. The chairmen: Anti
Kalamees (1988-1989), Ülo Luht (1989-93, folk dance), Ahto Nurk (1989-93 folk
music), Valdo Rebane (1993-2002) and Kalev Järvela (since 2002).
ERRS is one of the initiators of folk dance reward. ERRS has its own badge of
honour. *Estonian Dance Leaders’ Folk Dance Group and *Estonian Folk Music
Orchestra of Conductors belong to ERRS.
ERRS is a co-operation partner for Estonian Song- and Dance Celebration
Foundation in the preparation and directing of nationwide dance festivals and
youth dance festivals
The main aim of ERRS is the preservation and development of folk dance and folk
music. In co-operation with the Folk Culture Development and Training Centre we
arrange training sessions, seminars, courses (annual summer courses for folk
dance and folk music leaders) etc.
Estonian Song
and Dance Celebration Foundation
Eesti Laulu- ja Tantsupeo Sihtasutus
E-post: laulupidu@laulupidu.ee
www.laulupidu.ee
Estonia and Song and Dance Celebration – these
two belong together like Norway and skiing, Russia and bears or England and the
Oxford-Cambridge boat race.
The Song Celebration tradition started in the middle of the 19th century and it
has survived all of the twists and turns in Estonia’ s history.
It has defied the hardest of times like a frail plant that pushes its way
through concrete with its inner strength and then bursts into bloom. Preceded by
some local Song Celebrations, the first nationwide Song Celebration was held in
Tartu in 1869.
At the time this was seen as the first attempt at national self-determination,
manifested before the Baltic-German rulers: See, we can do something too! Fifty
choirs and musical ensembles from all over Estonia performed before an audience
of thousands, who experienced a blissful sense of belonging, enhanced by the
beauty of the music and the songs.
This celebration evolved into a tradition that still flourishes today. The small
nation which started the tradition has had to prove to foreign authorities, even
in the 20th century, that they are a fully fledged nation with its own rights
and resolves.
Song and Dance Celebrations were not just big festivals of singing and music but
a way to demonstrate the national spirit and to strengthen the sense of
belonging.
The age of foreign rulers is past but Song and Dance Celebrations are still
alive – both local and nationwide.
And this proves how deep and strong is the core, spirit and meaning of Song and
Dance Celebrations. It is definitely not only the spirit of protest and
resistance that brings hundreds of thousands of Estonians – and an increasing
number of guests from around the world – every five years to Tallinn.
Rather, it is the unique combination of the sublimity of music, dance and human
warmth that a rather distrustful northern nation dares to show during Song and
Dance Celebrations, much to the surprise of others and its self..
Song and Dance Celebration - this is a joy. Because Song and Dance Festivals are
irreplacable and unique, they can only be experienced on site.
Estonian
National Folklore Council
Eesti Rahvuslik Folkloorinõukogu
folkloorinoukogu@folkloorinoukogu.ee
www.folkloorinoukogu.ee
Estonian Folklore Council is a non-governmental
organization, set up on an interdisciplinary basis and acts as the
roof-organization for all institutions, which are practically, organizationally
and scientifically engaged in folk culture, folk art and the cultural heritage
and function in accordance with the aims of the Council – to safeguard, transmit
and diffuse of traditional culture.
The Estonian Folklore Council (EFC) was founded in 1992. EFC represent Estonian
Republic in the International Council of Organizations for Folklore Festivals
and Folk Art (CIOFF® – NGO in formal consultative relations with UNESCO) in the
rights of the Estonian National Section (CIOFF® Estonia) and belongs in the
Northern-European Sector of CIOFF®. EFC is fully acknowledged by the Ministry of
Culture of Estonia.
Estonian Traditional Music Center
Eesti Pärimusmuusika Keskus
folk@folk.ee
www.folk.ee
Estonian Traditional Music Center
This is the website of Estonian Traditional Music Center. The non-profit
organisation Estonian Traditional Music Center is an open and innovative
non-government organisation which supports and organises traditional music hobby
education and promotes live traditional music performances across the country.
Estonian Traditional Music Centre is located in Viljandi in a contemporary
cultural centre where concerts, performances, training sessions, seminars, etc.
are organised all year round.
The cellar hall of the centre houses a Traditional Music Library which holds a
collection of sound recordings and an information centre. August Pulst School
which focuses on teaching and introducing traditional music through live
examples aka organises training sessions and courses is also located in the
centre. NGO Estonian Traditional Center organises one of the biggest music
festivals in the Baltics – Viljandi Folk Music Festival...
The Estonian
Dance Agency
Eesti Tantsuagentuur
E-mail: info@tantsuagentuur.ee www.tantsuagentuur.ee
The Estonian Dance Agency was established in 1998
by young choreographers and dancers.
The goals of the Agency are to co-ordinate and develop the situation of Estonian
dance and to offer better conditions for creation and work for the dancers and
choreographers.
The Estonian Dance Agency has collaborated with many Estonian theatres and other
institutions connected to performing arts. They also organise School Dance, the
biggest dance festival in Estonia with its 6000 participants.
The Estonian Dance Agency has also three dance studios, where different dance
styles are taught and practised.
Estonian
Folk Culture Development and Training Centre
Rahvakultuuri Arendus- ja Koolituskeskus
E-post: keskus@rahvakultuur.ee
www.rahvakultuur.ee
... was founded on October 1st 1994 incorporating
the Folk Culture Training School and Folk Culture Developing Center. Our main
function is consulting and training in the field of folk culture.
The target group is the personnel of public culture centers, libraries and
museums, leaders of amateur theatre groups, dance groups, music groups,
handicraft societies etc. Through consulting and helping them we try to inprove
the preservation and development of regional folk life.
Identifing the repertoire has always been the greatest challange. We have been
trying to help solve this problem. There have been published dance books, notes
for family music groups, register of plays. Recently the dance books Kristjan
Torop’s “Kontratantsud”, “Maie Orava’s Dances” and “The Dances of the turn of
the century” and a memuar book of a grand old man in Estonian dance life
“Remainding of Kristjan Torop” were published.
Folk Culture Center offers training and continuous education in your profession,
as well as courses in general and cultural education.
Each year you can choose between ca 50 different courses. During 13 years of
existence more than 14 500 people have participated.
Estonian
Folk Art and Craft Union
Eesti Rahvakunsti ja Käsitöö Liit
e-mail: info@folkart.ee
www.folkart.ee
Established 1929 (abolished during the Soviet
occupation). Re-established 1992.
Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union is a non-profit organisation that brings
together regional folk art and craft organisations as well as individual
craftsmen and craftswomen.
The aim of the Union is to value, preserve and develop the traditions of
Estonian handicraft and to treasure the regional characteristics of these
traditions. The Union works to preserve folk craft as a cultural phenomenon as
well as a source of subsistence.
In order to reach these objectives the Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union:
represents and unites individuals and organisations connected to handicraft in
Estonia and in the rest of the world;
organises handicraft fairs and workshops, including Estonia’s largest
traditional handicraft event, the St. Martin’s Day Fair in November and the
Medieval Market in July;
organises courses for the regional coordinators, small handicraft entrepreneurs
and others;
organises handicraft competitions and exhibitions;
publishes a newsletter twice a year and various other information materials and
books on handicraft traditions;
various other activities.
Estonian
Choral Association
Eesti Kooriühing
E-mail: kooriyhing@kooriyhing.ee
www.kooriyhing.ee
Estonian Choral Association (founded in 1982) is the umbrella organization for
all choirs, wind orchestras, choral conductors and music teachers in Estonia.
Its goals are to foster the choral and wind music tradition, to find and spread
repertoire, to create new contacts, to organize international choral festivals,
competitions, concerts, educational programs, seminars, one-day choral singing
events and other occasions for choirs, singers and conductors.
There are 6 societies belonging to ECA:
Estonian Male Choirs Association
Estonian Society for Music Education
Estonian Mixed Choirs' Union
Estonian Female Song Society
Estonian Chamber Choirs' Union
Estonian Wind Music Association
Association of Estonian Choral Conductors
etc. and etc.