Mart Sander
Mart Sander | |
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Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, director, author |
Years active | 1985–present |
Website | www |
Mart Sander (born 10 August 1967) is an Estonian singer, actor, director, author, artist, and television host.
Life and career
In his youth, Mart Sander studied violin and conducting. He started singing in the choir of the
Stage
The notable roles for Sander include: directing the operetta Silva (
Sander has written stage plays, where he often stars himself, such as Behind the Random Denominator (in Estonian, Juhuslik nimetaja), which was presented to the New York audience in 2015[11] and The Bughouse (in Estonian, Äratõmbetuli), which premiered in Washington, D.C. in 2018.[12] On 17 June 2018, The Bughouse premiered at the Estonian State Drama Theatre.[13]
On October 19, 2023, his drama play We should talk about Raimond, opened in Tallinn (Theatre Nuutrum) and was applauded for its original concept - it runs backwards and the protagonist, Raimond (the composer Raimond Valgre), actually never appears on the stage.[14] It was also reported, that Sander plans to make a screen adaptation of the play in 2024.[15]
Film and television
Sander has directed and acted in films and the short TV movie Berlin 1945: Musik Unter Bomben (2007). He made his feature film debut as Martti in the 1991 Juha Tapaninen-directed Finnish musical-comedy Iskelmäprinssi.[16] In 1998, he had a role in the Rao Heidmets-directed comedy-family film Kallis härra Q (English release title: Dear Mister Moon), based on the 1992 children's book of the same name by Estonian author Aino Pervik.[17] He had roles in the Hungarian film Why Wasn't He There? and in the US made-for-cable production Candles in the Dark, opposite Alyssa Milano and directed by Maximilian Schell.[18]
Sander's Estonian TV appearances include hosting the
In 2015, Sander took his own one man horror drama Behind the Random Denominator (which he wrote, directed and starred in) to the solo theatre festival
In 2020, Sander wrote and directed a feature film titled The Kennedy Incident, based on his own novel.
Sander premiered his mystery-thriller The Sixth Secret, based on his own original screenplay, at the Dark Nights Film Festival (the only A-list film festival in Estonia) on May 1 and won the Audience Award.[53] The film gathered positive reviews.[54] In July, the movie leaked to all major pirating sites and went viral,[55] reaching #2 on YTS.mx on July 6.[56] It subsequently skyrocketed on the IMDb, where it became #1 Estonian film by popularity,[57] with Mart Sander himself ranking as #2 on the list of most popular Estonian film personalities.[58] The film was released internationally on January 10, 2023, by Gravitas Ventures.[59]
On January 2, 2023, his short film, Universe 4, premiered at the Norway Fjords International Film Festival and was awarded Best Narrative Short.[60] In April, an anthology short film Three Knocks premiered at the Dark Nights Film Festival.[61] He is currently working on translating his best seller Ravengold to screen, as well as shooting a World War II epic drama Etude of Life.[62]
Sander's newest fantasy feature, Dr. Sander's Sleep Cure, shatters the current
Conducting and recording
In 2000, Sander helped establish, and began to conduct, the Tallinn-based Bel-Etage Concert Orchestra. In 2004, Sander and Bel-Etage released their first album in Great Britain entitled The Monckton Album, with selections from three musicals composed by Lionel Monckton, on the Divine Art Records label.[67] This album won the 'Critics' Choice' Award from Gramophone.[68] It was followed by The Finck Album, dedicated to the music by Herman Finck.[69]
In 2005, Sander established the Swing Swindlers dance orchestra; in 2005, the Swing Swindlers issued an album in the UK called Five-Fifteen: A Tribute to the BBC Dance Orchestra.[70]
In February 2018, The Swing Swindlers visited the US, as part of the celebrations of Estonia's centennial. The mayor of
After the passing of HRH Queen Elizabeth, Sander was interviewed by Estonian newspapers because he had met the monarch on several occasions and had been commended by Her Majesty for his efforts in promoting British music, particularly the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, in Estonia.[73] Sander recalled that when he sent his recording of Leslie Stuart's Soldiers of the Queen to Her Majesty, he received a letter of thanks from Buckingham Palace. When they met at a reception during Her Majesty's visit to Estonia, she was well-informed about Sander's musical career and spent nearly two minutes speaking with him.[74]
Writing and painting
As of 2022, Sander has written eight novels in Estonian and English.
Sander's collection of short stories Eerie Fairy Tales (with author's illustrations) hit the shelves on 1 May 2019, and finished the first week as #5 on the best seller list, remaining on the Top Ten List for five weeks.
Sander's new young adult magical realism novel Ravengold was released for Christmas 2022 and finished the first week on the best seller list (#2 in Youth Literature, #6 overall),[90] climbing to #1 in Youth Literature on the first week of January, 2023.[91] His massive historical novel The Goddess of the Devil is scheduled for international release in 2023; the book was the finalist for the CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction in 2020.[92]
Sander became the member of the Estonian Writers' Association in 2022.[93]
Sander's first solo exhibition took place in Tallinn in July and August 2008,[94] followed by similar exhibitions in 2009 and 2010.[citation needed] He opened his own art gallery in 2007 in the center of Tallinn.[95] In 2012, Sander's art gallery was involved in a case involving art forgeries; charges were brought against one of the assistants working in the gallery.[96][97] On 21 December 2012, his exhibition Appocalypse Formula opened in Tallinn.[98] He has also had personal exhibitions in Moscow[99] and Saint Petersburg.[100] His painting Urban Hunter made it to the finals of the 10th Annual ARC Salon (2013-2014),[101] the largest and most prestigious competition in the western world for realist artists.[102] His Officer Of the Napoleonic Wars was the finalist of the 14th Salon (2019).[103]
Personal
As a teenager Sander became interested in
Notes
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