Mariam Aleksidze ‘s Gala
Ten Years in Choreography
In 2019, Giorgi Aleksidze Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet celebrated 10 years of Company Artistic Director and Choreographer Mariam Aleksidze’s work in choreography.
On 14 May, Mariam Aleksidze’s Gala was presented on the Main Stage of Rustaveli Theatre.
Fragments of contemporary ballets and choreographic performances staged by Mariam Aleksidze in the course of 10 years was presented at the Gala on 14 May.
Actors of Rustaveli Theatre, guest ballet artists and musicians participated in the evening along with the Giorgi Aleksidze Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet company.
Grand Stage
Mariam Aleksidze’s Gala
Artistic Director – Mariam Aleksidze
Ballet Masters – Marina Aleksidze (Merited Artist of Georgia) and
Ketevan Mukhashavria
Lighting – Gocha Giorgadze
Cast:
Giorgi Aleksidze Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet Company:
Nino Gogua, Natia Bunturi, Intigam Mammadov, Mariam Darchia,
Tinatin Mtchedlidze, Mariam Koiava, Gvantsa Gelashvili,
Natalia Kukuladze and Tinatin Baramidze
Guest Artists:
David Ananiashvili (Lead Soloist of the Georgian State Ballet)
Nika Khurtsidze (Georgian National Ballet Sukhishvilebi)
Rustaveli Theatre Cast:
Lela Alibegashvili, Lela Akhalaia, Tamta Inashvili,
Rusudan Makashvili, Keti Svanidze, Beka Songhulashvili,
Keti Khitiri, Levan Khurtsia and Lasha Jukharashvili.
Musicians:
Irina Vardeli (piano)
Lela Mtchedlidze (violin)
Nino Jvania (piano)
Tbilisi State Chamber Orchestra - Georgian Sinfonietta
Artistic Director – Giorgi Kerelashvili
Mikheil Abramishvili (countertenor)
Programme
Fragments from Mariam Aleksidze’s contemporary ballets and choreographic performances:
“Dovin–Doven–Dovli…” (2009 )
A contemporary ballet based on Galaktion Tabidze’s poetry
The recordings of Claude Debussy’s Claire de Lune and Galaktion Tabidze’s poetry are used in the ballet
Soloist - Nino Gogua
Mariam Darchia, Intigam Mammadov, Mariam Koiava,
Gvantsa Gelashvili, Natalia Kukuladze, Tinatin Mtchedlidze,
Nika Khurtsidze and Tinatin Baramidze.
“Lullaby Fantasia” (2014)
A contemporary ballet
The recording of the lullaby performance by Mikheil Javakhishvili
Composer – Misha Mdinaradze
Soloist - Natia Bunturi
“Harira” (2013)
A contemporary ballet based on Djansug Kakhidze’s songs
Tamta Inashvili, Rusudan Makashvili, Keti Khitiri, Levan Khurtsia,
Mariam Darchia, Intigam Mammadov,
Gvantsa Gelashvili, Natalia Kukuladze, Tinatin Mtchedlidze,
Nika Khurtsidze and Tinatin Baramidze.
“The Street” (2012 )
A contemporary ballet
Music: Josef Haydn
Performer – Mariam Koiava
“Folia (2018)
Music: Antonio Vivaldi, Stabat Mater and Andrea Falconieri, Folia
Tbilisi State Chamber Orchestra – Georgian Sinfonietta and Mikheil Abramishvili (countertenor)
Soloist – Intigam Mammadov
Mariam Darchia, Mariam Koiava, Gvantsa Gelashvili,
Natalia Kukuladze, Tinatin Mtchedlidze and Tinatin Baramidze
“Khamsa” (2016 )
A contemporary ballet based on the Persian miniatures of Nizami Ganjavi’s poems
Composer - Polad Bülbüloğlu
Soloist – David Ananiashvili
Nino Gogua, Natia Bunturi, Mariam Darchia,
Mariam Koiava, Gvantsa Gelashvili, Natalia Kukuladze and Tinatin Mtchedlidze
“Shakespeare.Love “ (2016)
A choreographic fantasia
Music: John Cage and W.A.Mozart
Compositions by John Cage are performed by Nino Jvania
Soloists – Lela Alibegashvili and Natia Bunturi
Lela Akhalaia, Tamta Inashvili, Rusudan Makashvili,
Keti Svanidze, Beka Songhulashvili,Keti Khitiri,
Levan Khurtsia, Lasha Jukharashvili
“Acharpani” (2011)
A contemporary ballet on the theme of Abkhazian folklore
Composer – Josef Bardanashvili
Soloists – Nino Gogua and David Ananiashvili
“Alva” (2012)
A contemporary ballet based on „Khevsurian Andrezi“ about Holly Chrism river poplar tree
Music: Arvo Pärt, Johann Sebastian Bach and Giya Kancheli
Soloists – Mariam Darchia and Intigam Mammadov
Mariam Koiava, Gvantsa Gelashvili, Natalia Kukuladze,
Tinatin Mtchedlidze, Nika Khurtsidze and Tinatin Baramidze
“Gurji-Khatun” (2014)
A contemporary ballet based on Dato Turashvili’s novel
Composer – Josef Bardanashvili
Soloists – Natia Bunturi and David Ananiashvili
Mariam Darchia, Mariam Koiava, Gvantsa Gelashvili,
Natalia Kukuladze and Tinatin Mtchedlidze
“STALAG VIII-A” (2018)
Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) by Olivier Messiaen – final part
Louange à l’Immortalité de Jésus (Praise of God’s Immortality)
Irina Vardeli (piano)
Lela Mtchedlidze (violin)
Natia Bunturi, Intigam Mammadov, Mariam Darchia,
Mariam Koiava, Gvantsa Gelashvili, Natalia Kukuladze and Tinatin Mtchedlidze
“Shakespeare. Love” (2016)
A choreographic fantasia
Audio recording of Shakespeare’s sonnet recited by Alan Rickman
Soloists – Rusudan Makashvili, Lasha Jukharashvili
“Metamorphoses” (2018)
A contemporary ballet based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Composer – Nika Machaidze
Natia Bunturi, Intigam Mammadov, Mariam Darchia,
Mariam Koiava, Gvantsa Gelashvili, Natalia Kukuladze,
Tinatin Mtchedlidze, Nika Khurtsidze and Tinatin Baramidze
“The Moon over Mtatsminda” (2007)
The recording of Galaktion reading the poem is used in the miniature
Choreography by Giorgi Aleksidze
Performed by Mariam Aleksidze
The Evening was organized by the administrative team of Giorgi Aleksidze Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet Chamber Company
Third season of Giorgi Aleksidze Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet
Company Artistic Director – Mariam Aleksidze
The Gala was held on 14 May 2019