Randlane Arranges Festivals
The theatre isn’t just only plays. Although, Randlane
likes to show itself in the festivals, it also likes to arrange them. August 10-13, 2000 July 18-21, 2002 July 17-20, 2003 Mud Manoeuvres The manoeuvres have outgrown from the mud
contests during theatre festivals. In 1998, the theatre discovered that mud, the
most famous of the natural resources in Haapsalu, has been paid shamefully little
attention outside therapeutical and tourism circles. So the decision of having
an event was made – of mud, to mud and in mud. During the first Mud Manoeuvres
(in 1998), a mud painting contest was arranged for kids, also a speech contest
between the Haapsalu and Pärnu people of cultural sphere, and a huge mud
fest in beach Aafrika, during which the mayor of Haapsalu, Urmas Sukles, and the
previous mayor of Pärnu, dug into mud, among other people. They also festively
signed a contract between the two cities which declares the neverending friendship
between both of the cities, called “Friendship as deep as mud”. The
mud therapy centers of Haapsalu had a welcoming day – everybody could see
for oneself how modern mud therapy takes place.
Participation In International Festivals 1991 – Strange Missis Savage – Lithuania
1994, The White Lady – The Festival of the Estonian Amateur Theatres.
After a long pause, Randlane, alongside with The Association of Estonian Amateur
Theatres, arranged a festival for the amateur theatres, again. Present were also
Alf Hemming, the Chief Secretary of IATA, and Alla Zorina, the Chief Secretary
of IATA In Russia. They gave the festival a high estimation and a recommendation
to arrange the next festival, now international, already in a year’s time.
1995, I International Theatre Festival InterTeaterFest, present was also
the president of IATA, Thomas Hauger. The participants of the festival: Latvia,
Lithuania, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Chech Republic, Spain, Estonia. Randlane performed
Total Country – Total Person.
1996, The White Lady – The Festival of the Estonian Amateur Theatres.
This time, the acting groups of Estonia were also included. The plays took mostly
place in the open air. More than 150 amateur actors were present.
1997, II International Theatre Festival InterTeaterFest. The long-term
head secretary of IATA, John Ytteborg was present. The participants: Latvia, Lithuania,
Russia, Finland, Sweden, Germany and Estonia. Randlane performed The Monster of
Sea, and played it upon water.
III International theatre festival InterTeaterFest
IV International theatre festival InterTeaterFest
small edition of international theatre festival MiniTeaterFest
The Mud Manoeuvres of 1999 were more of a sporty kind. When the previous years
saw mud wrestling, ballgames, also volleyball and some popular folk games, then
year 1999 was the year of American football. It was either the specifics of the
sport or the extraordinarily hot weather, but that a big bunch of muddy people
have never been seen, nor earlier, neither later. The event was also supported
by the Haapsalu Music Theatre with it’s mud music program. Yet another event
makes the manoeuvres of 1999 historical: it’s that for the first time the
organisers could break the fear of mud among people. Under the fondling glances
of parents only the kids ducked in the mud pool, though, but hopefully the moms
and dads will follow the example of their offsprings during next events.
1994 – Sketches About Life – Denmark
1994 – Sketches About Life – Russia
1995 – Sketches About Life – Sweden
1997 – Sketches About Life – Lithuania
1998 – Sketches About Life – Spain
2002 – Agnus Dei – Bosnia and Herzegovina