Important Theatrical Events 2013<\/span><\/p>\nThe year 2013 was marked as significant, successful, and a year of great changes for the Georgian Theater. The theatres started the functioning in line with the new “Law on Professional Theatres”. In 2013, new artistic directors were appointed in the fifty theatres. The Ministry of Culture started the working on the creation of the cultural policy conception. During 2013, more than 200 new plays were performed in 48 state and private theatres, which is 46% higher to the last year’s outcomes.<\/p>\n
According to the Research Centre for Contemporary Georgian Theatre, the important theatrical events are the Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre, re-establishment of Mikheil Tumanishvili International Art Festival “The Gift”, the awarding ceremony of Drama Festival “Duruji”, the opening of new theatrical spaces – “New Stage Theatre” and “Theatre Factory.<\/p>\n
The Georgian theatre gained a great success on the international arena in 2013. More than 10 theatres have been on tour abroad and the most notable is the European tour of Marjanishvili Theatre, with play “As You like It” by Levan Tsuladze. The performance was presented for the second time at the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre within the festival “World Globe”.<\/p>\n
The important event was the international success of Tbilisi A. Griboedov Russian State Drama Theatre. The play “The Story of a Horse” by Avtandil Varsimashvili became the Grand Prix winner of International Slavic Culture “Golden Knight Art Festival”. Griboedov Theatre was awarded the prize “Theatrical Star” in the nomination “The Best Russian Theater Abroad”.<\/p>\n
The following plays gained a particular approval in 2013: “The Trojan Women” (Royal District Theatre, Director Data Tavadze), “The Gronholm Method” (Marjanishvili Theatre, Director Temur Chkhaidze), “The Winter’s Tale” (Young Spectators’ State Theatre, Director Data Tavadze), “Callas” (theatre “The Factory”, Director Robert Sturua), “Tartuffe” (Marjanishvili Theatre, Director Levan Tsuladze).<\/p>\n
During 2013, the Young Spectators’ State Theatre, the theatres of Poti, Batumi, and ISU Theatre were under the construction. Since the New Year, the theatres have performed the premieres in the newly-reconstructed buildings.<\/p>\n
The Georgian Theatre has suffered a significant loss in 2013. The Actors Otar Megvinetukhutsesi, Guram Sagaradze, Rezo Tavartkiladze, Directors Giga Lortkipanidze and Levan Mirtskhulava, Scenographer Temur Ninua and Theatre Scientist Natela Urushadze died.<\/p>\n
For more information please contact: 577 904041<\/p>\n\n
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