December 27 1936 may be considered as the date of birth of Georgian Classic ballet. It was the day when the first Georgian Ballet “Mzechabuki” was performed in Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre(composer-A.Balanchivadze,choreographer V.Chabukiani, painter S.Virsaladze). Although the establishment of classic had started a bit earlier.
V. Chabukiani Tbilisi ballet art state school and art group presented documentary movie – “Ballet in Georgia” Duration: 90 min This is the first attempt of the documentary narration of Georgian ballet history
The present book is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Choreographic School. Instead of chronological arrangement authors of the present book tried to tell the readers about this School and the people working in it, to display the episodes from their life within the context of the country life in general. It is the authors’ idea to tell about the adventures of the Vakhtang Chabukiani Tbilisi Ballet Art State School in Georgia from Perini up to the present day.