Valev Laube News

'Dawn till Dusk' by co-producers Diina Tamm & Valev Laube, returned to New York City on March 23rd with an immersive celebration of life through the lens of Estonian folklore. See photos from the performance here!

After sold-out shows nationwide, the award-winning live music and dance show DAWN TILL DUSK by Diina Tamm & Valev Laube returns to NYC. Experience a unique performance fusing dance with Estonian mythology, folk music, and archive recordings.

Johanna Telander, acclaimed for her Grammy-considered work on 'Kalevala the Musical's Concept Album,' unveils her latest single, 'For You To Know'. This release marks a significant evolution in Telander's musical journey, blending her signature sound with an invigorating pop vibrancy inspired by luminaries such as Robyn and Ellie Goulding.

The highly anticipated Dawn till Dusk tour, produced and directed by Estonian-born, and New York-based artists Diina Tamm and Valev Laube, opened to sold-out audiences in Lantana, Florida on February 25th and Rockville, Maryland on March 4th. The multidisciplinary performance, which explores the cultural roots and traditions of Estonian folklore, received rave reviews from both audiences and critics alike.

The multidisciplinary performance, 'Dawn till Dusk,' produced and directed by Estonian-born artists, Diina Tamm and Valev Laube, has announced its first tour dates of 2023.

The wait is over! Listen and experience the magic of  Johanna Temalnder’s “Kalevala The Musical’s” Original Concept Album on all major music platforms. See photos from inside the recording studio as the talented cast members of Kalevala The Musical’s album use their creativity to leave their own impact on the world.

The exciting multidisciplinary performance “Dawn till Dusk” brought together a full house of spectators to the New York Estonian House.

Inspired by real-life events, Wildflower centers around an immigrant woman struggling to make a heartbreaking choice while pursuing her life-long dream of 'making it' as a professional singer in New York. The celebrated short film is now available across all media.

Highly anticipated Kalevala the Musical Concept Album’s recording dates continue. This time the composer brings Finnish flair by adding Kantele, and co-producer Kristi Roosmaa steps into the studio to lay down Mother Ether’s track along with Amanda Yachechak, lending her voice to one of the Spirits. 

Lead Producer Quentin Garzón and Co-Producer Kristi Roosmaa will release a star-studded original concept album for Johanna Telander's 'Kalevala: The Musical,' adapted from the national epic poem of Finland in August 2021. The creative team is joined by orchestrator Marko Hilpo and brand marketing director Valev Laube of The VL Studios.

Tony Award-winner Alice Ripley and Broadway and West End star Ramin Karimloo will lead the studio cast of the upcoming concept album of Kalevala The Musical.

Broadway's new writing duo Tony Spinosa and James Bearhart release the 'Never Forget Who You Are' music video from their upcoming musical about peaceful political resistance, inspired by the true story of the 1987-1991 Estonian 'Singing Revolution.'

'Singing Revolution: the musical' tells the story of what can be accomplished by people during difficult times. Appropriately enough, the production of the music video for 'Never Forget Who You Are' shows how creative people from across the globe can come together under challenging conditions such as a pandemic to create.

Broadway Veteran, Estonians, and an Irishman, team up to bring the legendary story of the Singing Revolution to the New York theatre community. The production is initiated by an American director/choreographer, Tony Spinosa, and Irish co-book writer, James Bearhart. The story is inspired by the Estonian emancipation from the Soviet Union in 1991

A release of new music from composer/writer Johanna Telander's project in development: Kalevala the Musical has created thousands of online video plays and significant media buzz in New York and Northern Europe in the very brief time since its online distribution began.

The creative team of Kalevala the Musical has launched a mesmerizing promotional video highlighting their cast, production, and concept inspired by the national epic poem of Finland. Kalevala The Musical is a story of ancient legends, told by the spirits of the haunted forest of Kalevala. Passed down from generation to generation, these tales were collected in a book of poems by Elias Lonnrot in 1835, widely cherished across the world. Kalevala has been a source of inspiration to many fantasy authors, including J.R.R. Tolkien.