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Literary Awards from Saba

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Author:  by Kate Lekishvili

Georgia’s major literary awards ceremony called ‘Saba’ will be held on July 10, at TBC Bank.

The winner of the contest, as well as this past year’s best books will be named during the ceremony. Those who will be unable to attend the event can follow the event live on Rustavi 2 TV’s live broadcast.

Along with the various prizes, the contest’s organizer- TBC Bank, will award the winners with “cash bonuses.” The prize fund for this year’s contest has increased to 40,000 lari.

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Georgia’s avant-garde ballet premiers at Rustaveli Theatre

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Author:  By Kate Lekishvili

People within the arts community say that while minimalism and various kinds of modern aspects have already seeped into the different fields of contemporary Georgian art, the ballet has maintained its traditional character for a long time and it’s only now that it has started to develop in a more modern way. Georgia’s ballet lovers will soon have the chance to enjoy these so-called avant-garde modern progressions, as on July 9 and 10 the Rustaveli Theatre will host a new ballet performance of Acharpani.

The story began about a year ago, when Mariam Aleksidze, a young Georgian ballet dancer became inspired to create a play where she would be able to combine Georgian folk, ballet and modern dance in a single performance.

In an interview with Georgia Today, Aleksidze said that she was collecting documentary materials about the Abkhaz culture over about a year. “I found a very interesting legend about the archarpani - an Abkhaz musical instrument that is very similar to the Georgian pipe - the legend was so nice and archaic, that it became the source of my inspiration”, she explained.

According to Aleksidze and with the help of modern art methods, the performance will feature interesting and impressive images of Georgian nature, culture, everyday life and spiritual life.

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“Gotcha?!” - British play staged in Tbilisi

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Author:  By Kate Lekishvili

Violence among young people and conflict between the younger and older generations are themes that always have and always will remain pressing. Perhaps this was the reason behind hosting well-known British dramatist Barry Keefe and his play Gotcha at the Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre recently.

The real criminal case, which took place at a British school, provides the basis of this play. It’s possible that the realty of the story makes it easier for the Georgian audience to better see the significance of these issues.

Even though the action takes place in the UK, it’s also very close to the recent situations that have transpired in Georgian schools, which is hoped to become an even greater impetus for the public to give more attention to such problems.

“Since the play contains important moral and educational messages, the project’s partners believe that it will be interesting and also useful for the contemporary Georgian theatre”, explained Maya Darchiashvili, Arts Project Manager at the British Council.

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