Bassiani club co-founder: clubs across Georgia will open December 17

The head of the Labour Inspection Service Beka Peradze confirmed that the opening date for the clubs in Georgia is December 16-17, adding that at the next meeting of the Interagency Council the issue will be resolved, local media outlet bm.ge reports. Photo: Netgazeti.

Agenda.ge, 07 Dec 2021 - 18:43, Tbilisi,Georgia

Co-founder of underground club Bassiani in Tbilisi Naja Orashvili has reported earlier today that night clubs in Georgia will open December 17 ‘after a pause of almost two years.’

In her Facebook post Orashvili also says that the idea of ‘safe events’ initiated by the Electronic Music and Club Culture Recovery Fund and the Cultural and Creative Industries Union of Georgia (Act4culture) is supported by the government, noting that ‘at this stage, technical issues are being clarified in order for electronic music spaces to gain green status.’ 

Dato Lezhava, a representative of Act4culture, confirmed the information to local media outlet bm.ge, stating that the decision was made by the Labour Inspection Service of the Georgian Health Ministry late last night.

It was decided that the Labour Inspection Service will inspect the clubs together with us, after which clubs will be allowed to open. Final approval of the topic is a technical matter,” Lezhava says.

The head of the Labour Inspection Service Beka Peradze confirmed that the opening date for the clubs in Georgia is December 16-17, adding that at the next meeting of the Interagency Council the issue will be resolved, bm.ge reports.

Thanks to everyone who faithfully and firmly defended the main achievement of the club culture, the idea of a safe space where care and knowledge sharing is a fundamental principle. Soon, we will meet on the dance floors,” Orashvili says.

The platform Act4culture was created in April of 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. It aims ‘to influence state and legislative decisions through advocacy and to help the sector overcome the existing challenges and crisis.’

Tbilisi City Hall allocated two million GEL for about 500 artists in the electronic and club music industry in March of this year in order to overcome the crisis related to the pandemic.