NORTHROP | Online Premiere of The State Ballet of Georgia! Be Moved by Exquisite Dance and Be Transported to the Picturesque Country of Georgia!

Northrop Presents: The State Ballet of Georgia

Online premiere Sat, Mar 20, 7:30 pm CDT

A New Dance Film by State Ballet of Georgia

Performance available on demand through Sun, Mar 28, 11:59 pm CDT

Northrop welcomes the artists of State Ballet of Georgia virtually, in an original film. This online performance includes gala-style excerpts of ballet repertoire, interviews with Artistic Director Nina Ananiashvili and featured dancers, and footage and history of the beautiful State Opera and Ballet Theatre and City of Tbilisi.

— “Remarkable dancers…a Ballet company unlike most others.”

(The Washington Post)

A Must See March Event!

Enjoy the flexibility of on demand viewing of the premiere and elevate your experience with our free related events, including a Performance Preview with the artists and The Dazzling Light of Sunset a documentary film that is part of Northrop’s 2020-21 Film Series. (More details on related events below)

The State Ballet of Georgia
Online premiere Sat, Mar 20, 7:30 pm CDT
A New Dance Film by State Ballet of Georgia
Performance available on demand through Sun, Mar 28, 11:59 pm CDT
This event will be captioned, with other accessibility services available upon request

Northrop welcomes the artists of State Ballet of Georgia virtually, in an original film created especially with Northrop audiences in mind. This online performance includes gala-style excerpts of ballet repertoire, interviews with Artistic Director Nina Ananiashvili and featured dancers, and footage and history of the beautiful State Opera and Ballet Theatre and City of Tbilisi. Ballets featured in the film will include Laurencia, premiered in 1939 by Vakhtang Chabukiani, a famed and beloved choreographer born in Tbilisi, Sagalobelli, a 2007 ballet choreographed to Georgian folk melodies by Vladimir Possokhov, Leonid Lavrovsky’s Romeo and Juliet, which was the first full version choreographed to Prokofiev’s score, and a taste of the State Ballet of Georgia’s Giselle which had been planned for this time period.

PERFORMANCE PREVIEW
Fri, Mar 19, 6:30 pm
Online Event

FILM SERIES
The Dazzling Light of Sunset
Wed, Mar 10, 6:30 pm CST; Streaming Online, available through Wed, Mar 17

This documentary follows journalist Dariko and her sidekick Khaka as they report on local personalities and cultural events for a television station in a small town in the country of Georgia. The Dazzling Light of Sunset reveals a community forming an image of itself in its country’s chaotic process of transition from Soviet rule.
2016

Not rated by the MPAA
1 hour, 14 minutes
In Georgian with English subtitles

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