The Independent Prize, founded in 2023, was established to recognize, honor, and support independent theatre companies and artists in Georgia. Serving as both a beacon of hope and a catalyst for the growth of independent theatre, the prize plays a vital role in upholding the principles of artistic freedom and creativity...

Theatrical Art Center  is pleased to announce the forthcoming seminar  for Georgian young theatre critics which  will be held by Mark brown, theatre critic from Scotland, UK. The seminar will be held in Tbilisi, April19-20.

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In this publication, I’d like to speak about David Sakvarelidze, a representative of that generation, who is now a well-known theatrical director and who was one of the first to realise and speak out about the necessity of the structural renovation of the theatre for he believed that without it, the theatre had no future...

On the 27-28^th of November Misha Charkviani  turned phantoms into “humans”, created two-act performance after the same name play by Henrih Ibsen (“Phantoms”)...

The article covers  M. Tumanishvili  Art  International  Festival  “Sachuqari” (“Present”).  It discusses performances of Peter Brook and Irina  Brook theatre, A. Krimov “Dram Art School”, Swedish Kulberg ballet, G. Masterson mono performance...

Since last summer the contest of theatre art directors has become the main topic of debate and discussion among the theatrical society (and not only). Specially selected recommendation council presented to all state theatres the winners through the contest, revealed by secret ballot. The situation is particularly strained  and uncertain in some regional theatres... 

The letter concerns a performance “Irine’s Happiness” staged by the new manager of the theatre, Dimitri Khvtisiashvili, and other general problems, existing  in the theatre...

In the half empty hall of Ozurgeti Theatre we saw Otar Baghaturia’s  visit card play “King Lear in the refuge”, staged by the art director of the theatre Otar Kutaladze. This play has been performed almost on all Georgian stages and the reason is clear...

Vano Khucishvili’s performance “My best friend” after the play “Vernisage” by Vaclav Havel  reflects the latest political events in Georgia. The performance shows what is happening in the Georgian political life today, where deception, betrayal, gaining people over and other dirty tricks take place...

The mourning day prophecy of the Royal District  Theatre…

There is “performed” mourning on the Royal District Theatre stage…

The Trojan women, Lisistrata and her friends, tragedies of the women fighting against the Conquerors  till now. The director group of the performance united the classic pieces (Euripides, Akudagava) by the documentary modern stories and constructed one long grave story...

Review to the performance, which happened to be fatal and last for the great Georgian actor of theatre and cinema, Otar Meghvinetukhucesi. John Marley’s “Memoirs (1977)” is a play that from the very beginning involves You into offered by the author intrigues and form, which is gradually aggravating  and by the end reaches its apogee...

Mutual derivation of life and art often defines the actuality of artwork. A choice of directors to stage this or that play depends on its connection with the present day and, therefore, spectators’ interest. It is natural, that Sophocles “Antigone”, performed by Paata Tsikolia in  Music and Drama Theatre, is a part  of this discourse...