"Tbilisi Baroque Festival" Press Conference
A press conference regarding the Tbilisi Baroque Festival was held at the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport. The festival's program and planned new initiatives were discussed by Nana Dolidze, Head of the Culture Department of the Ministry; Maka Nasradze, Deputy Head of the Municipal Department of Culture, Education, Sport and Youth Affairs of Tbilisi City Hall; Giorgi Kerelashvili, Artistic Director of the Tbilisi State Chamber Orchestra; and guests of the festival.
From November 13 to December 13, within the framework of the 5th Tbilisi Baroque Festival, concerts, performances, and meetings with prominent figures will be held. Traditionally, the festival will host world-renowned stars: Davide Amadio (cello, Italy), Sergio Azzolini (bassoon, Italy), Balรกzs Mรกtรฉ (cello, Hungary), Josep Maria Martรญ Duran (theorbo, Spain), Daniel Garay Moragues (percussion, Spain), the ensemble Fuoco E Cenere (France), the G. Alexidze Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet, and others.
This year, the festival marks its anniversary with a new project, "Dance in Baroque Music and Contemporary Choreography," which will feature a performative presentation of ancient and contemporary art. The project aims to showcase experimental ancient and contemporary art, encompassing, on the one hand, the authentic performance of Baroque music, and on the other hand, a new creation of Georgian contemporary art featuring contemporary choreography and avant-garde costumes. Within the framework of the project, on November 18-19, audiences at the Rustaveli Theater will see the musical-choreographic performance "Antique Dances" (costume designer - Uta Bekaia), while on November 24-25, the contemporary ballet "Folia" will be presented at the Royal District Theatre. The project "Dance in Baroque Music and Contemporary Choreography" is a winner of the "Creative Georgia" competition.
Interesting meetings are planned within the framework of the festival at the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia, the Art Palace, the Vakhtang Chabukiani Memorial House-Museum, and the Georgian National Gallery, which will be conducted by: Gia Bugadze, Mariam Alexidze, Giorgi Kalandia, Tamar Chkheidze, and Giorgi Kekelidze.
The supporters of the festival are the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, Tbilisi City Hall, Creative Georgia, the Tbilisi State Chamber Orchestra "Georgian Sinfonietta", and the Embassy of Italy in Georgia.
Information about the festival is available on the page www.tbf.ge
