There’s much, much more to see in Estonia than just the Old Town of Tallinn! Kati Torp, the Artistic Director of @tartu2024 , can share many reasons why Tartu and southern Estonia (a European Capital of Culture in 2024) should be on your travel itinerary this year. Especially as the region interacts with the theme “Arts of Survival.” In this episode of EstoCast, hear about: 🏛️the diverse cultures and languages of southern Estonia 🏛️how this famous university town pops with colourful street art 🏛️a sound installation composed based on scientific data from the Estonian Biobank 🏛️and much more! Things mentioned in this episode include: -the European Capital of Culture initiative: https://culture.ec.europa.eu/policies/culture-in-cities-and-regions/european-capitals-of-culture#:~:text=2024%20European%20Capitals%20of%20Culture,Tartu%20(Estonia)  -the other cities participating this year—Bodø, Norway and Bad Ischl, Austria: https://www.europeana.eu/en/blog/european-capitals-of-culture-2024-bad-ischl-bodo-and-tartu  -more on the year’s theme,“Arts of Survival” in their vision book: https://2024tartu.100kingitust.ee/arts-of-survival-vision-book-2/  -the 20 southern Estonian municipalities that are participating in the year: https://tartu2024.ee/en/region/  -Treski Music and Inspiration Festival: https://treski.ee/festival-in-english  -Ryoji Ikeda's solo exhibition: https://tartu2024.ee/en/programme/ryoji-ikedas-solo-exhibition/  -Shiro Takatani: https://tartu2024.ee/en/programme/shiro-takatani-dumb-type-tangent-1-2/  -more about the cat mural by Mihkel Joala and Kerttu Kuslap, based on a design by Kudrun Vung: https://news.err.ee/1609024199/new-cat-mural-created-on-university-of-tartu-dormitory-building-using-robot  -The four programme lines of Tartu 2024, including Tartu with Europe and Tartu with Universe: https://tartu2024.ee/en/overview/  -La Philharmonie de Paris, which will stage Veljo Tormis’ work “Forgotten Peoples”: https://philharmoniedeparis.fr/en  -watch the recap of the Tartu 2024 opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s-AVbO8glQ  -Keep your eye on the year’s events: https://tartu2024.ee/en/programme/  Socials: ➡️ @estonianmusicweek https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca ➡️ @eestielu.ca https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events