Sokos Hotel Viru

Sokos Hotel Viru opened in spring-summer 1972 and went immediately down in history as the first skyscraper in Estonia and the most prestigious hotel in the region. Over the years, Viru has become one of the most well-known symbols of Tallinn and Estonia for visitors from both East and West.

In 2011, the NU Performance Festival left the theatre scene behind and conquered the stage of everyday life: From November 7-10, 2011, the festival for international contemporary performance and theatre was hosted exclusively at the Sokos Hotel Viru.

During four days, around 50 performance and theatre artists presented work that was originally created for or adapted to the hotel's premises. In the light of the festivities related to Tallinn - European Capital of Culture 2011, artistic contributions that revolved around the idea and practice of hospitality were invited.

Sources:

Nu Performance Festival, nuperformancefestival.blogspot.com, 17.06.2011, http://nuperformancefestival.blogspot.com/p/about-festival.html

Sokos Hotels, sokoshotels.fi, 17.06.2011, http://www.sokoshotels.fi/en/hotels/tallinn/basic-information/history/