Georgian National Ballet Sukhishvilebi kicks off Ukrainian tour

Three ladies in red are the center of the piece titled “They”. The choreographer underlined that “Ramishvilebi” had nothing to do with the folk dance but was an experiment of the dance company in modern ballet. Photo by N. Alavidze

Agenda.ge, 04 Feb 2015 - 16:00, Tbilisi,Georgia

The Georgian National Ballet Sukhishvilebi has successfully started its lengthy tour of Ukraine with an emotional performance in support of the embattled nation.

The tour has just kicked off and will continue for more than a month, with performances in more than 20 cities of Ukraine.

The tour will extend to many cities of the country, including in eastern Ukraine where dangerous separatist fighting is continuing.

Sukhishvilebi, the internationally acclaimed folk dance company, was founded in 1945. The official name of the troupe is the Georgian National Ballet but in Georgia everyone calls it Sukhishvilebi after its founder Iliko Sukhishvili. Over the years this name has become the brand name for the brilliant performances of Georgian folk dance.

See images from the legendary dance company’s new program ‘Ramishvilebi’ "In Pictures” on Agenda.ge.

Last year the Georgian National Ballet performed in Ukraine and ended its tour on March 8 before it continued its overseas tour in Belarus.

Meanwhile, in July of last year the Georgian Ministry of Culture announced 2015 as the year of Sukhishvilebi for its contribution promoting Georgian culture.