Tbilisi: Georgian culture festival ends at its fifth week

A five-week festival dedicated to Georgian culture has concluded  on its fifth week at the Levili Manor. The festival was held with the support of the Government of Georgia.

Various activities were also held in the fifth week of the festival. It is the first time that large number artists have participated in the Levili Festival  and a huge people enjoyed the performance.

Here  guests had the opportunity to attend the concert of the “Martve” ensemble  among other events. The children’s choreographic ensemble “Lapreb” presented events in Georgian choreography. The ensemble “Didgorits” presented a great performance for the audience. These ensembles participated for the first time in the Levili festival.

The event’s participants also include the head of the National Archives of Georgia  Teona Iashvili, the ethnologist Rosetta Gujejiani, the director of the Historical-Architectural Museum of Dadiani Palaces, Davit Okujava  the director of the Ilia Chavchavadze Sagauramo State Museum, Andro Bedukadze, number of publishers,   Writer, professor Ioseb Chumburidze, and others.

It is to be specifically mentioned that from May 24 to July 14  every weekend  Levili Georgian Manor hosts a Georgian festival. The festival is being held for the second time this year in a row and unlike the previous year  both the duration and the number of participants have increased.

Moreover  this year  for the first time  May 26 was celebrated on a large scale in the Levili historical estate. Many foreigners and locals visit the festival every week as guests.

Notably, more than 700 artists and athletes participate in this year’s festival, which goes on for two months; among them are the folk and choreographic ensembles from different regions, municipal state theaters  and creative groups. In many types of sports  such as rugby, football, fencing, chess, and Georgian martial arts, many competitions are held. For the first time, wood craftsmen, writers, and students of the Academy of Arts participate in the festival.

Seven students visited the first creative residence established by the Ministry of Culture outside of Georgia, and their works were permanently placed in the estate park. Festival visitors had the opportunity to see these works.