Voldemar Panso 100

Theatre director, actor and theatre teacher Voldemar Panso (30.11.1920 – 27. 12.1977) is one of the most legendary names in Estonian theatrical history. Not only was he an outstanding director, charming actor, productive writer and a theatre leader with a vision, under whose leadership the Tallinn City Theatre operated in 1965–1970 and the Drama Theatre in 1970–76, he was a devoted lecturer and the founder of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. The same school that has produced the majority of current Estonian actors is still called the Panso school and every year, one student is awarded the Voldemar Panso award on Panso’s birthday.