Keynote Speaker
Talinn Music Week, Talinn + Narva, Estonia
6 May 2022
10:00 – 10:15 Opening speeches
Tiit Terik, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Estonia
Helen Sildna, Founder of Tallinn Music Week and Shiftworks
10:15 – 11:30 Opening Panel: The impact of music in crisis and conflict
On the 24th of February the world changed. Russian aggression to Ukraine has resulted in destruction unimaginable just two months ago. It has also resulted in the largest flow of refugees Europe has experienced after WW2, as well as rising tension levels within our communities.
We have all had to re-evaluate what we do. The role of music and arts in creating purpose and unity as well as rebuilding cities and communities is more important than ever. We see the President of a country in war finding time to address the Grammy Awards and the Venice Biennale, we see musicians and artists across the globe becoming the voice and the imagery of Ukraine, we see the culture sector, who suffered the most in global pandemic, coming to the rescue. Time to acknowledge the impact of culture in driving our societies, time to turn around the Maslow pyramide and place the notion of self determination to the core and bottom of what makes us tick?
Keynote addresses:
Anna Marazuela Kim: “The vital role of culture in civic thriving, the soft power tools of culture”
Senior Adviser and Cultural Historian, The Center for Creative Arts, Cultures and Engagement at London Metropolitan University
Alona Savranenko aka alyona alyona, Ukrainian rapper and songwriter