New Georgian Ballet , or New Georgian Ballet ( Georgian ახალი ქართული ბალეტი; English. New Georgian Ballet ) is an entrepreneurial theater of modern dance, founded in Tbilisi ( Georgia ) in 1993 by the Georgian choreographer Tamaz Vashakidze .
The “Russian ballet of Dyagilev” served as an aesthetic landmark in the creation of the theater, and the principle of the enterprise , used by Sergey Dyagilev for the organization of “Russian seasons”, served as the organizational principle.
Debut
The role of artistic director of the new theater was assumed by the national artist of Georgia Tamaz Vashakidze. Tutors were made by Georgian folk artists Vera Tsignnadze and Zurab Kikaleishvili, and honored artist of Georgia Tsiskari Balanchivadze.
The first number, which was staged in the new-born theater, was “We Begin” on the potpourri from the works of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Wagner, Rimsky-Korsakov, Liszt (at the beginning the battle of the Kremlin chimes sounded). Performers: artistic director of the theater Tamaz Vashakidze, lighting designer Vladislav Vlasov (now technical director of the BDT named after GA Tovstonogov ), costume designer Eka Turmanidze. The premiere took place in 1993 at the Tbilisi Academic Opera and Ballet Theater , the first show outside of Georgia - in the same year at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory. Rimsky-Korsakov .
The debut of the theater was held in 1994 with the premiere of the ballet performance “Class Concert” at the Aspendos International Ballet Festival ( Turkey ). The performance was attended by ballet dancers of the Tbilisi State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. Zakharia Paliashvili : M. Zurashvili, E. Bezirgani, Y. Sorokin, K. Mukhashavria, L. Bakhtadze, L. Chkhikvishvili, M. Chikovani, K. Bakradze, L. Khozashvili, O. Kuznetsova, N. Ochiauri, Ts. Cholokashvili , P. Khelashvili, Amaglobeli, M. Alpaidze, N. Godziashvili, N. Lozovaya, I. Fomenko, N. Kupuniya, M. Aleksidze, K. Kvitsiani, N. Jigauri, V. Tsignnadze, G. Kukuladze, A. Tsereteli , P. Godziashvili, Z. Revazishvili, V. Vlasov. This was the first Turkish tour in the history of Georgian ballet.
Stages
From 1993 to 2008, the director and choreographer of the New Georgian Ballet Theater (New Georgian Ballet) Tamaz Vashakidze staged 11 ballet performances:
- 1993 One-act performance "Loneliness" to the music of Gustav Mahler
- 1993. Performance “Class Concert” to the music of Pyotr Tchaikovsky , Gustav Mahler , Ludwig Minkus and others.
- 1994 "Variations" on Alfred Schnittke
- 1995 "Bolero" to music by Maurice Ravel
- 1996 "Improvisations" to the music of Ray Charles
- 1999 Iavnan Suite to the music of Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- 2002 One-act performance “Prodigal Son” to music by Bidzin Kvernadze (co-director Kote Makharadze )
- 2004. The play "Mata Hari" [1] to the music of Sergei Prokofiev , Gogi Dzodzuashvili and songs by Edith Piaf
- 2004. The play “Big Waltz” [2] to the music of Johann Strauss
- 2006 “Polyphony” to music by Gogi Dzodzuashvili
- 2007. The performance “Vityaz” - the first choreographic interpretation in the history of Georgia of Shota Rustaveli ’s poem “The Knight in Tiger Skin”
Mata Hari
2004 was marked by the staging of the dramatic play “Mata Hari” to the music of Sergei Prokofiev, Gogi Dzodzuashvili and the songs of Edith Piaf. This production was a synthesis of dramatic art and classical ballet.
Director Tamaz Vashakidze (Artistic Director of the New Georgian Ballet Contemporary Dance Theater / New Georgian Ballet /). Artists: Anka Kalatozishvili, Guga Kotetishvili. Performers: Mata Hari - laureate of the International Award of Ballet Artists, star of the Georgian ballet Lali Kandelaki. Ballet artists: Irakli Shengelia, Mikhail Menabde, Irakli Bakhtadze, Lasha Khozashvili. Drama artists: Nika Tavadze, Kakha Bakuradze, Zaal Chikobiva, Eric Bablidze.
Grand Waltz
In 2004, Tamaz Vashakidze, artistic director of the contemporary dance theater “New Georgian Ballet” (“New Georgian Ballet”), staged the ballet “The Big Waltz” to the music of Johann Strauss. The premiere of the play took place - for the first time in the homeland of Balanchine! - January 22, 2004 at the Tbilisi State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. Z. Paliashvili in the framework of the "Evening in memory of George Balanchine", dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the great compatriot and the birthday of Vakhtang Chabukiani.
In 2005, at the invitation of the Agency for Culture and Cinematography of the Russian Federation, Tamaz Vashakidze, artistic director of the Modern Dance Theater “New Georgian Ballet” (“New Georgian Ballet”), in collaboration with the Russian Ballet Theater (artistic director Vyacheslav Gordeyev) staged the ballet “Great Waltz” ", The world premiere of which took place in Moscow in the concert hall of them. P.I. Tchaikovsky.
In 2006, the premiere of the Bolshoi Waltz was held at the Yekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater.