Director: Ucha Dvalishvili
Institution: Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University, Georgia
Venue: Theatre Centre, Changping Campus, the Central Academy of Drama, China
Time: 19:30-20:30, May 20, 2017
Event: ATEC 10th International Forum
Director’s Notes
We are glad that our student ensemble will present before you, Georgian folk dances has a long history and it is great honour for us to show our performance before the Asia. Thank you for the invitation and I hope that our cooperation will be continuing.
Synopsis
Georgian dance is the best representative of the Georgian spirit. It unites love, bravery, and respect for women, durability, competition, skill, beauty, and colourfulness into one astonishing performance.
The dances show attitude between man and woman even in love, men uphold their respect and manners by not touching the woman and maintaining a certain distance from her. The man concentrates his eyes on his partner as if she were the only woman in the whole world. The display of respect for women reflects Georgian culture at its highest level. Traditionally, when a woman throws her head veil between two men, all discords and fighting stop. Historically, Georgians tend to strive for superiority. Many Georgian dances are based on the idea of competition. During dance, they will engage in vigorous battle with sword and shield, impersonating battle with an enemy. Since Georgia has seen many wars in its history, Khorumi (war dance) is a call from the past and reminds us that in order to have peace, we must have war.