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The Georgian National Ballet ( ka, ქართული ეროვნული ბალეტი, tr) is the first professional state dance company in
Georgia
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. Founded by husband and wife
Iliko Sukhishvili and
Nino Ramishvili in 1945, it was initially named as the Georgian State Dance Company.
The Georgian National Ballet has performed at the
Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no governm ...
,
The Coliseum,
The Metropolitan Opera
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and
Madison Square Garden, among others. In 1967, the dance company performed at
La Scala, reportedly the first and the only time a folklore group was given a chance to perform on its stage.
The costumes were designed by
Simon (Soliko) Virsaladze from 1908–1989.
Currently, the founders' son Tengiz Sukhishvili is the artistic director and general manager of the Georgian National Ballet. His spouse, Inga Tevzadze, is also a former dancer, now a ballet master. Iliko Sukhishvili Jr. is a chief choreographer of the Georgian National Ballet today. Nino Sukhishvili (the granddaughter of Iliko and Nino) is a deputy-manager and costume designer.
The Georgian National Ballet has seventy dancers and a small orchestra. The dance company also owns a school, which provides dance lessons to children and adolescents. In 2020, the School of the Georgian National Ballet began offering online lessons in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
A performance by the Georgian National Ballet's dancers in which the female dancers, wearing long skirts, appeared to glide across the floor was an inspiration for writer
Terry Nation
Terence Joseph Nation (8 August 19309 March 1997) was a British screenwriter and novelist. Especially known for his work in British television science fiction, he created the Daleks and Davros for ''Doctor Who'', as well as the series '' Surviv ...
in creating the
Dalek
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s for the television series ''
Doctor Who''.
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Dance in Georgia (country)
Folk dance companies
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