Our story and thoughts
Utoopia No. 9 is a foundation that aims to create a brand new environment at the Kõrgessaare artificial silk factory to offer a new venue for a variety of cultural events. Cultural events are further divided into musical, cinema, theatrical, art, sport or educational events that can be short or long-term, or even permanent. There will also be space for the UNESCO Western Estonia islands biosphere region guest centre as well as an exhibition. When talking about creating an environment, we are referring to the reconstruction of the compound, renovation of the buildings, construction of infrastructure and parking facilities, as well as making the area user-friendly for organisers and guests alike. The compound has approximately 10,000 sq. m of indoor area that will be provided with the necessary quantity of electricity, water, toilets, pop-up cafes in addition to other equipment, such as sound and light equipment necessary for events. NGO Viscosa Kultuuritehas will be in charge of planning and organising events.
History
Silk factory
Talking about the history of this part of Hiiumaa, Kõrgessaare was first mentioned in 1532. Not much time had passed until a small manor was built and then gradually expanded.
1624. A harbour was built in 1624, and before long a regular maritime link with Sweden was established In the ensuing centuries, the manor had frequently changed owners. Historians claim that the grand building was owned by families such as De la Gardie, Stenbock, Ungern-Stenberg, Stackelberg, and Bodarevskaja.
In 1912, the Saint-Petersburg-based company AS Viscosa bought a part of the manor’s land. The company built an artificial silk factory, based on funding from Belgium, France, and England. However, times were tough. Only one trial batch had been produced before the First World War began.
Though the factory building stood silent in the following decades, the name Viscosa started to live its own life. Despite maps of the village still officially naming the area Kõrgessaare, the coastal area was now known as Viskoosa among the locals.
Fish factory
1952. A fish factory was established on the grounds of the old artificial silk factory in 1952, which in 1984 became a canning factory for the collective fishing farm “Hiiu Kalur”. In its golden age, the fish factory employed several hundred people. The first product made by the factory were the “Tallinn sprats”. The first batch of canned food was ready on 17 June 1961. . juunil. These were cans of fried Baltic herring in tomato sauce. Thanks to the tireless work of the employees, people were able to enjoy eel, mackerel, pike, bream, ide, scad, and other canned fish. Not to mention sprats!
The southwestern wing of the U-shaped compound was the Kõrgessaare workshop of the Tallinn Meat and Canning Factory, which was in operation until the early 1990s.
Grand plans were made, for example, to open a kefir spa but the plans have not progressed beyond initial demolition stages.
To conclude this, it is possible to say that the factory is a true industrial pearl that blends well with the surrounding environment. The more you know about the factory, the more questions you will have. One thing is clear – this is where our story begins.
Future events
Tuleteatri etendus TULE-MERE-JUTT
30 minutit puhast ja tõelist meelelahutust. See on etendus, milletaolist varem pole nähtud.
Sobilik täiskasvanutele, peresõbralik
Teoteater performance “Cursed Island”
Just selline saatus ootab kolme noort naist, kes pärast suure luksuslaeva uppumist end üksikult saarelt leiavad. Hirmu, ahastust ja lootusetust trotsitakse erinevalt – üks usaldab end Looja hoolde, teine peidab oma tõelised tunded veidravõitu huumori taha, kolmas otsib lohutust keelatud armastusest. Millised on erinevate sotsiaalsete taustadega naiste saladused, mis ekstreemses olukorras kiht kihi haaval paljastuma hakkavad?
Ja mis juhtub siis, kui laine viskab kolme tiigri puuri hingevaakuva jahisaagi – MEHE.
Piip ja Tuut teevad trikke ja palju muut
Lavajuubelit tähistavas lavastuses jõuavad vaatajate ette mitmed stseenid ja trikid teatri varasematest lavastustest, mis tänaseks on juba mängukavast väljas, kuid Piibul ja Tuudul teevad ikka südame soojaks ning nad tahaksid taas oma publikut nendega üllatada. Tulge siis kohale ja laske end üllatada!
Peredele ja lastele 3+
Kestus 50 min
Piip ja Tuut KONTSERDIL
Lavastus „Piip ja Tuut kontserdil“ sisaldab unikaalseid klounitrikke, tasakaaluakrobaatikat ja viguriga laule. Selles loos on Piip ja Tuut kaks koristajat, kel on palutud pärast kontserti kõik ära koristada. Sedakorda tulevad nad juba enne kontserti kohale, juhuslikult aga satuvad lavale otse sadade pealtvaatajate silme ette ning ei saa sealt enne tulema, kui kõik trikid on ette näidatud ja ühislaul koos publikuga selgeks õpitud. See etendus on nagu tsirkus või tsirkus nagu teater ehk Piip ja Tuut oma parimas väljapanekus.
Autorid, lavastajad ja näitlejad: Haide Männamäe ja Toomas Tross
Sobilik vaatamiseks kogu perele ja lastele alates 3-eluaastast.
Etendus kestab 50 minutit ja on vaheajata.
Miisukal KASSID
Rohkete lauludega lavastus neljast hüljatud kassist, kelle igapäevaseks kaaslaseks on nälg. See on lugu hoolimisest ja üksteise aitamisest. Nagu muusikal, aga tegelikult miisukal.
„Üks terve teatriaasta kolmest parimast lastelavastusest! Nii palju positiivset energiat, lusti, hoogu, laule ja tantse, millele omad kassipolkad viiuldab ja klimberdab sisse Tõnu Raadik“, kirjutab Danzumees pärast esietendust.
Kestus 1 tund ja 10 min ühes vaatuses.
Peredele ja lastele alates 5. eluaastast.
Event archive
Hiiumaa Nature Seminar
Inner world cleaning day
We are looking for rakes and hoes, drills and brooms. We invite you together to brighten both the body and spirit of Kultuuritehas and to do some good work in the joy of working together. So that it all passes by rowing towards a pleasant goal, in the evening we review the work done and talk about summer plans. All this during a nice party. As a bonus, we can add faces to the names associated with the Culture Factory.
Let’s begin on Saturday, the 20 May at 11 and we rave all day. The evening’s program is still to be determined, but there will certainly be music, inspiring conversations and new friends.
If you have a question about staying overnight, let me know. More detailed information will be forthcoming.
Team
Marco Pärtel
+372 56981765
partel.marco@gmail.com
Triinu Rannast
+372 56452496
triinurannast@gmail.com
Anne-Liis Salu
Info@liislusmagi.ee
Meeli Seermaa
+372 5093887
viscosa.event@gmail.com
Contact information
VISCOSA KULTUURITEHAS MTÜ
Tööstuse tee 19, 92201 Kõrgessaare alevik, Hiiumaa vald