Enchanting Home Lights

The Arts of Survival are the knowledge, skills, values ​​that help us live well in the future. The four most important Arts of Survival, which are expressed in the Tartu 2024 program, are originality, sustainability, alertness and co-creativity. We express these Arts through our hands-on workshops, photo exhibition and stage production.

We hope that our home lights will also attract people from outside the region, who are interested in our practical skills and the unique story of our region, in which there is recognition for everyone and the beauty of our lovely home.

Programme:
10:00-13:00 PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS
The day starts with workshops, from which everyone can choose three. The workshops last 45 minutes and are repeated three times. Be sure to arrive before the workshop starts to make sure you get a spot!
🪢 LEATHER ART – you can learn more about the work of the leather artist Eduard Taska from Konguta and try to create your own unique leather art
💃 DANCING – you can move with others to the music and thus extend your lifespan
🤖 ROBOTICS – you can immerse yourself in the world of “Crazy Robotics” for 45 minutes and learn skills that will help you last and be successful in the future
🏡 HOME LONGING – you can get to know the stories of people who have returned to their homeland in Konguta area and reflect on such an important topic as HOME
💐 FLOWER ARRANGEMENT – you will learn how to notice the beauty around you and create it yourself using simple rules
🥟 NATIONAL FOOD – you can make and taste Ukrainian vareniki and at the same time think about the will to protect as an art of survival

13:00-14:00 OPENING OF THE PHOTO EXHIBITION
The exhibition can be visited from 13:00, while enjoying fresh fruit and pretzels. 🍊🍎🍰☕
At the same time, accordion master Aigar Koppel will be performing in the lobby and talking about what the instrument consists of. You can test your sense of rhythm by playing some simpler instruments.

14:00-16:00 PLAY “HOME LIGHTS ATTRACT”
A play and discussion inspired by Aino Kopp’s poetry collection “Home Fires” and co-created by LendTeater, Konguta Community Center and Konguta School.

Although our story is about people around Konguta area, it brings out universal themes that speak to a wider audience. The performance uses the poems of a local poetess Aino Kopp. The central theme is “home” and lasting in the flow of time, and home lights are the ones that enchant and bind together the past, present and future together, just like the leather artist Eduard Taska, who in his time captured memories and our cultural heritage in leather bindings.

Enchanting Home Lights is a part of the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 main programme.

If you want to grab a bite or need a place to stay, see what the Tartu 2024 hospitality network offers in the area: https://tartu2024.ee/recommendations-elva