Georgia: The fourth week of the Georgian Festival is being successfully carried out with diverse cultural and sports events, thanks to the initiative of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Georgia and the support of the Government of Georgia.
The Georgian Festival celebrated for the second time in Levili’s homeland, is held every weekend from May 24 to July 14, and attendance is free for everyone who wishes.
Guests of June 15 events met famous Georgian wrestlers in Levili’s homeland: Nika Kharazishvili, Giorgi Lursmanashvili, Giorgi Khmaladze, Bakar Erashvili, Mishiko Nozadze, Nikoloz Gogaladze, as well as Member of Parliament of Georgia, Olympic Champion, Palawan of Georgian Wrestling, Shota Khabareli, President of National Federation of Georgian Wrestling Gela Beruashvili and Vice President Jemal Tsul To the hook.
The wrestlers showed the guests the tricks of Georgian wrestling. The guests also saw the performance of the members of the National Federation of Farikaobi of Georgia.
Due to the scale and success of the Festival, the Leville Karate Club expressed its desire to cooperate with the Festival. Today’s sporting events were joined by the students of Leville Karate Club, who held several demonstrative dueling matches in their homeland.
Theater of Tbilisi Teen Audience presented William Shakespeare’s “Hotel” (Directors D. Khvetisiashvili and G. Marghania). A meeting was held with the Literary Award of “Muse” Nino Khoperia, who introduced his work to the public; Beso Berulashvili, the actor of “Humorina,” was presented to the guests of the event, who told the audience funny stories. A concert was held with the participation of pupils of Georgian Salotbaro schools. Notably, Khoni, Ambrolauri, and Ozurgeti Salotbaro School students were at the Festival for the first time.
Ensemble “Georgian Voices” presented to the public. Guests visiting Leville had the opportunity to see four works by the Parisian painter Merab Buliskiria: “She and the Night, Galactic,” “First Meeting with Eve,” “The Child of Today,” and “Freedom.”
Employees of the Georgian Palace of Art and Culture History Museum Ketevan Baishvili and Izolda Melikishvili presented Georgian folk carcasses (authentic pandura, two-stringed salami, and the world-famous Georgian version of pan flute), as well as “Traditional Music Solfeggio—Harmony Manual” (Author Malkhaz Erkvanidz E) and recently published Georgian ethnomusicological Literature.
All events deserve great appreciation from listeners and spectators.
It is important that this year, May 26, was celebrated for the first time in Levili’s historical homeland on a vast scale
The length of this year’s Festival and the number of participants have increased significantly. More than 700 artists and sportsmen will travel to Leville to participate over two months at different times. The Festival features representatives of culture and sports, folklore, and choreographic ensembles from different regions, municipal state theaters, and creative groups.
This year, the Festival features competitions or exhibition duel fights in several sports (rugby, football, wiggle, chess, Georgian martial arts). For the first time, wood artisans, writers, and art academy students participated in the Festival.
It is essential that the master’s and bachelor’s degree students (seven students) of the Academy of Art were hosted by Leville’s historical homeland for the first time this year. For several weeks, they were guests of the first creative residency based outside Georgia by the Ministry of Culture, and the works they created here will stay in Motherland Park forever.
For information, the Georgian Festival is supported by the National Wine Agency and Geovine Trading, LLC.
