Festivals - Fondazione Fitzcarraldo

The purpose of the festival is to unite the powers of all creative musicians and, in the
long run, produce such musicians.
The International Improvisational Music Festival IMPROVIZZ is aimed at filling a
gap in the cultural life of Estonia and the entire Baltic Sea region. Those who are truly
engaged in free improvisation do not have any uniform output. Participation in single
events in the framework of overburdened contemporary or jazz music festivals hardly
creates any adequate resonance among the cultural public, the audience and critics,
which could match the level of those engaged in the field. Free improvisers have much
greater potential. The academic branch of improvisers and the jazz branch have been
rather separated. IMPROVIZZ suggests a solution though joint outputs and creative
cooperation.
Through its novel approach the festival considerably diversifies the Estonian musical
landscape.
A large portion of young people who attend the lectures or visit the concerts will become
teachers and educators in the field of fine arts some day. Through them the spark
of creativity will spread to various education institutions as well.
As an event which encourages free and creative thinking in music (also in drama,
dancing, etc.), IMPROVIZZ matches nicely the city’s slogan: “Tartu – City of Good
Thoughts”. The festival combines the best Estonian improvisers, the unique free improvisation
school, foreign musicians and the atmosphere of Tartu as a student city, in
order to bring the potential of the innovative thought of IMPROVIZZ both in Estonia
and in a broader region to the forefront.
Through free improvisation, attention is drawn to the sound of the audio landscape
in the moment of existence in the reality of every one of us. The creative force of the
inner freedom of people and the method used in teaching improvisation for setting it
free are introduced though lectures.
Through lectures and improvisation performances the perception of the human existence
and thus, the participation in a greater improvisation – LIFE – will be actualised
in the audience.
Soup City Days (Supilinn) festival in Tartu, Estonia
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Tartu is a special city. A special part of this special city is the Supilinn district. It has
added flavour through greenery, wooden architecture, students, drunkards, and bohemian
artists and musicians. This city district, which is located at a 5-minute walk from
the city centre, is bordered by the local brewery on one side and the Emajõgi River on
the other. Owing to a low rent level, many current Estonian intellectuals have lived in
Supilinn during their studies in university.