Through the Gaps in the System: Arvo Pärt and the Soviet Underground
"Pärt is still widely regarded as an isolated, solitary figure who appeared out of nowhere in 1980s Berlin, his crystalline musical language already fully formed"Continue Reading →
BAXT: Andrew Miksys's Pictures of the Roma in Lithuania
Baxt is a Romani word thought to have Persian origins, its possible meanings covering a range of nuances from luck to destiny to karmaContinue Reading →
Storks and Larches: Looking for the Baltic Germans' Traces
British-born, Latvian-based writer Mike Collier's latest novel attempts to reconstruct a world that existed not too long agoContinue Reading →