Georgia: During the Days of Georgian Culture, the theatre of Aveny-T presented William Shakespeare’s play “Hotel” for a young audience, with the initiative and organization of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Georgia in Denmark.
The play earned a big like and ovations from the European audience. Teen Audience Theatre Performance is an unusual version of William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy – a synthesis of puppet play and live performance. “Otelo” Tbilisi premiere was held in October 2022.
The play was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Kote Marjanishvili’s birth and the 115th anniversary of Petre Otskheli’s birth.
Both the dolls and decorations are made according to Petre Otskheli’s sketches, which the artist Kote Marjanishvili created for “Otelo” almost a century ago.
They remind the public that Georgian Culture Days are held in Copenhagen, Kingdom of Denmark, from September 24 to October 3. The program envisages the presentation of Georgian traditional song and dance, visual, theatre, and film art.
For the next three days, the program includes a retrospective of Georgian cinema.
The festival guests at Det-Ni Theater attended the concert of the Georgian folk song ensemble Basiani and the Kutaisi State Academic Ensemble of Song and Dance.
Lecture-masterclass of Georgian folk song by ensemble “Basiani” and presentation of the first Danish translation of Shota Rustaveli’s “Vepkhistkaosni” aphorisms accompanied by Giorgi Sisauri’s calligraphy art masterclass.
Days of Georgian Culture will help deepen the cultural relationship between the two countries, introducing Georgian culture and traditions to European people and Georgians living there.
Reminder: From May 4 to August 20, 2023, the Louisiana Museum of Contemporary Art hosted an exhibition of works by Niko Firosmanashvili, promoted by the Georgian Ministry of Culture and in cooperation with the Louisiana Museum in Denmark.
The interested society saw 48 works of Pirosmani. This was the first and historic occasion when Pyrosman’s work was presented on such a large scale in one of Europe’s most prestigious museums. Louisiana Museum Director Paul Eric Toyner said the fireman’s exhibit saw 260,000 visitors, and the number of visitors exceeded everyone’s expectations.
Attending the events of Georgian Culture Days is free.
