On the initiative of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Georgia and with the support of the Government of Georgia, various cultural and sports events are being held on the last week of the Georgian Festival in Levili’s historical homeland.
On July 13, the festival guests learned the traditional types of Georgian sports. Georgian martial arts masters Irakli Kokosadze, Zviad Vardukadze, Nana Gamkrelidze, Marita Biblaya, Aleksandre Beberashvili, Giorgi Latsabidze, Akaki Davitinidze, Giorgi Erkvania and Jemal Chitishvili made a demonstration.
The first professional women’s choir-singer ensemble, “Satanao,” Sopho Khalvashi, and the band performed in front of the audience. They earned a lot of praise from the audience.
The event ended with the Royal National Ballet of Georgia concert, “Potskhishvili,” which was held in full swing. It is worth noting that the Georgian festival of Levili attracts excellent interest from Georgian and foreign viewers.
For information: Every weekend from May 24 to July 14, Levili’s homeland hosts the Georgian festival. The festival is being held for the second time, and compared to 2023, both its length and the number of participants have increased. This year, for the first time in Levili’s homeland, May 26 was celebrated on a vast scale.
Several foreigners or French citizens visit the festival every week. Georgian emigrants living in France are among the guests of the events. More than 700 artists and athletes, including folk and choreographic ensembles from different regions, municipal state theaters, and creative groups, will participate in this year’s festival for two months.
Several sports (rugby, football, hairdressing, chess, Georgian martial arts) have competitions or exhibition dueling. Wood artisans, writers, and students participate in the festival for the first time.
It was important that Leville’s historic homeland hosted the Academy of Art’s master’s and undergraduate students of sculpture for the first time this year. Seven students have been visiting the Ministry of Culture’s first creative residence outside Georgia for several weeks, and the works they created there will be permanently placed in Motherland Park.
Supporters of the Georgian festival are the National Wine Agency and “Geovine Trading” Ltd.
