The State Ballet of Georgia is the
ballet company A ballet company is a type of dance troupe which performs classical ballet, neoclassical ballet, and/or contemporary ballet in the European tradition, plus managerial and support staff. Most major ballet companies employ dancers on a year-round ba ...
of the Z. Paliashvilil Opera and Ballet State Theatre in
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...
.
Nina Ananiashvili
Nina Ananiashvili (born: ''Nino Ananiashvili'', ka, ნინო ანანიაშვილი; born March 19, 1963) is a Georgian ballerina and artistic director of the State Ballet of Georgia. She has been described by the '' Daily Teleg ...
has been artistic director since 2004. Its repertory includes works by
Ashton
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Names
*Ashton (given name)
*Ashton (surname)
Places Australia
* Ashton, Elizabeth Bay, a heritage-listed house in Sydney, New South Wales
*Ashton, South Australia
Canada
*Ashton, Ontario
New Zealand
* Ashton, New Zealand
...
,
Balanchine
George Balanchine (;
Various sources:
*
*
*
* born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze; ka, გიორგი მელიტონის ძე ბალანჩივაძე; January 22, 1904 (O. S. January 9) – April 30, 1983) was ...
,
Bournonville
August Bournonville (21 August 1805 – 30 November 1879) was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. He was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the ne ...
,
Kylián,
Ratmansky,
Possokhov,
McIntyre
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and
Welch. The company has toured to New York City in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011, to
Jacob's Pillow
Jacob's Pillow is a dance center, school and performance space located in Becket, Massachusetts, in the Berkshires. The organization is known for a Summer dance festival. The facility also includes a professional school and extensive archives a ...
, and to Edinburgh.
Avery Fisher Hall
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The facility, designe ...
, November 2011
: ''Charms of Mannerism''
* Nina Ananiashvili
* Lali Kandelaki
* Vasil Akhmeteli
* William Pratt
: ''Bizet Variations''
* Anna Muradeli
* Ekaterine Surmava
* Ana Albutashvili
* Vasil Akhmeteli
* David Ananeli
* Otar Khelashvili
: ''
SWAN
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''
* Nina Ananiashvili
: ''Dreams of Japan''
[Eto, Yamaguchi and Tosha, Alexei Ratmansky choreographer]
* Nina Ananiashvili
* ''the company''
Footnotes
Reviews
NY Times Brian Seiberg, November 6, 2011
Claudia La Rocco Claudia La Rocco is a poet, critic, and performer who works as a columnist for Artforum and writes about books and theater for ''The New York Times.''
Education
La Rocco graduated from Bowdoin College in 2000 with a degree in English.
Career
La Ro ...
, June 24, 2010
NY Times Alastair Macaulay
Alastair Macaulay is an English writer and dance critic. He was the chief dance critic for ''The New York Times'' from 2007 until he retired in 2018. He was previously chief dance critic at ''The Times'' and Literary Supplement and chief theater cr ...
, March 3, 2008
NY Times Alastair Macaulay
Alastair Macaulay is an English writer and dance critic. He was the chief dance critic for ''The New York Times'' from 2007 until he retired in 2018. He was previously chief dance critic at ''The Times'' and Literary Supplement and chief theater cr ...
, February 29, 2008
Washington Examiner Marie Gullard, November 10, 2011
External links
Archive footage of Nina Ananiashvili and David Ananeli performing ''Thaïs Pas de Deux'' in 2010 at Jacob's Pillow*
on Ananiashvili.com
*
on Ananiashvili.com
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