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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
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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
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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,
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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.


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, 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 : ''
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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

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, 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
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on Ananiashvili.com *

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