Choreographer Giorgi Aleksidze posthumously awarded Presidential Order of Excellence
The late choreographer was distinguished with state prizes, with his name also given to the Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet troupe. Photo via Mariam Aleksidze.
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Late Georgian choreographer Giorgi Aleksidze, who led the ballet troupe of the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre in the 1990s, will be posthumously awarded the Presidential Order of Excellence later today for "outstanding contribution" to the country's professional dance scene.
The family of the late ballet master will accept the state award from President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili, marking the latest recognition of the choreographer's work at the major state dance company over the years.
Aleksidze's daughter Mariam, who leads the 2016-established Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet troupe named after the late creative, said the title honoured the legacy of the former artistic director of the Opera and Ballet Theatre company.
Both Mariam and her late father worked at the state troupe that is predominantly oriented on classical productions, however Giorgi Aleksidze was also known for his experimental work on smaller-scale chamber productions while leading the group.
Working as the artistic director of the troupe in two stints starting in 1972, Aleksidze "introduced to the Georgian ballet the genre of symphonic dance and neo-classical style", the Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet profile about the late choreographer said.
The ballet master led the Tbilisi state company again between 1985-2004 while also working as the Artistic Director of Tbilisi Vakhtang Chabukiani Choreographic School.
Recipient of the Russian theatre prize 'Golden Sofit', the choreographer's work was also recognised with the launch of the Giorgi Aleksidze Foundation for the Development of Contemporary Choreography.
A bill of ballet miniatures and a premiere of a work based on late composer Giya Kancheli's music will open the new season of Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet this month, with the troupe setting out to incorporate experiences of the lockdown into their new creations.
An anniversary of Georgian choreographer Giorgi Aleksidze will be marked next month with a premiere of two of his works by the Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet, a troupe named after the late ballet master.
The Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet will pay homage to the legacy of late choreographer Giorgi Aleksidze by performing his 1999 ballet for the first time in 17 years at Tbilisi’s Shota Rustaveli State Drama Theatre next week.
A premiere following the story of a medieval Georgian princess married to a Seljuk sultan will celebrate the conclusion of the first season of the Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet next week.
Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet and the Giorgi Aleksidze Foundation will be joining a series of international events marking 700 years since the death of Dante Alighieri when the troupe hosts its audience this month for the premiere of Beatrice, a new production inspired by the epic The Divine Comedy by the Italian philosopher and poet.
Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet is working to premiere their latest work, a "multimedia ballet" involving experimental media and dancers of the troupe, at a Tbilisi location recently redesignated from a detention facility to a contemporary art space.
A three-show bill will mark the latest premiere of Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet in the capital next week, with founder and artistic director Mariam Aleksidze bringing to the stage of the city's Royal District Theatre the first instalment in the Bach Project series of the troupe.
Ukrainian dancer Olha Vidisheva, who got stranded in Georgia due to the outbreak of hostilities in her country following the Russian invasion, has joined the troupe of Tbilisi Contemporary Ballet and will feature in its upcoming performances.