Check out what the capital has to offer culture-vultures this week- whether it's theater, music or museums you're into- Tbilisi has it all!
THEATER
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theater
25 Rustaveli Ave.
February 29
GAETANO DONIZETTI'S OPERA
L'ELISIR D'AMORE
Two-act ballet
A co-production of the Auditorio de Tenerife,
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theater and
Teatro Comunale di Bologna
Conductor: Levan Jagaev
Stage Director: Pablo Maritano
Scenographer: Serena Rocco
Costume Designer: Lorena Marin
Lighting Designer: Virginio Levrio
Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theater Choir and Orchestra
Start time: 19:00
Ticket: 10-200 GEL
Movement Theater
182 Agmashenebeli Ave.
February 28
PARADISO
Directed by Irakli Khoshtaria
Author: Ketevan Chachanidze
Choreographer: Lasha Robakidze
Start time: 20:00
Price: 10 GEL
February 29
THE TEMPEST
Based on the work of William Shakespeare
Directed by Ioseb Bakuradze
Composer: Sandro Nikoladze
Choreographer: Lasha Robakidze
Scenography: Kakha Bakuradze
Start time: 20:00
Price: 10, 15 GEL
March 1
SILENCE, REHEARSAL!
One-act spectacle behind the scenes, showing various short novels:
"Good Morning", "Cinemat", "Welcome-Host",
"Shirley Beis", "Painter", "Bohemian Rhapsody"
Directed by Kakha Bakuradze
Start time: 20:00
Price: 10, 15 GEL
Every Wednesday
A LO CUBANO NIGHTS
Cuban dancers’ masterclass
Start time: 20:00
Ticket: 10 GEL
MUSEUMS
Georgian National Museum Simon Janashia Museum
3 Sh. Rustaveli Ave.
Exhibitions:
GEORGIAN COSTUME AND WEAPONRY OF THE 18TH-20TH CENTURIES
NUMISMATIC TREASURY
EXHIBITION STONE AGE GEORGIA
ARCHEOLOGICAL TREASURE
NEW LIFE TO THE ORIENTAL COLLECTIONS
March 5 – December 5
Ammunition, memorials, paintings, sculptures of oriental deity and household items - The Georgian National Museum presents
THE UNKNOWN COLLECTION OF
GENERAL ZURAB KOBIASHVILI
Tbilisi History Musuem Karvasla
February 25 – March 10
EXHIBITION "FLIGHT #4/12" BY
KETI BATIASHVILI AND TEONA PAICHADZE.
The exhibition combines two artists with different visions, outlooks, biographies and styles around one world, one birthday, one race as a child and a profession.
February 26 – March 10
EXHIBITION "NEGLECTED MEMORY"
BY IA MCHEDLISHVILI
The exposition includes paintings, video and installation. The exhibition aims to present original form and idea to the general public.
MUSEUM OF SOVIET OCCUPATION
The exhibition hall is equipped with monitors, where visitors can see documentaries of various historical events related to soviet times.
Museum of Illusions
10 Betlemi Str.
Discover the Museum of Illusions
Be brave and jump into an illusion created by the Vortex, deform the image of yourself in the Mirror Room, free yourself in the Infinity Room, resist the laws of gravity and size, and take selfies in every possible pose. Enjoy the collection of holograms and discover optical illusions.
HOLOSEUM
10 Betlemi Str.
Ticket: 19.50 GEL, children: 12.5 GEL, students: 14.5 GEL
At the new Museum of Holograms in Tbilisi, 120 projectors splash art onto the walls, the characters turning, twisting and moving as visitors watch, bringing art to life.
The museum has opened with an exhibition of NIKO PIROSMANI'S ART.
GALLERIES
11 Shota Rustaveli Ave.
GRAND MASTERS FROM THE GEORGIAN
NATIONAL MUSEUM COLLECTION XIX – XX CENTURY
Until February 29
Georgian National Museum and the Embassy of Italy in Georgia present the exhibition ROMA AETERNA. MASTERPIECES OF ROMAN SCULPTURE FROM THE DINO AND ERNESTA SANTARELLI FOUNDATION
National Gallery features 33 sculptures depicting the stages of artistic or stylistic evolution from the Roman Republic to Neoclassical era.
SPHERE
City Mall Saburtalo,
Veranda, II Floor
A domed cognitive-entertainment space where you can become part of an impressive 360-degree panorama image. For all ages.
TBILISI DIGITAL SPACE
Tbilisi Mall
The first museum of digital art in Tbilisi, where you will meet three different spaces: Vazha-Pshavela's "Dried beech", the world of torches, and a digital space decorated with various graphic and visuals effects. In the main hall, decorated with video projections and mirrors, you will discover that there is no boundary between Man and nature.
THE GEORGIAN ROOM
FOREST OF LIGHTS
MAIN HALL WITH VIDEO PROJECTIONS AND MIRRORS
DIGITAL EXHIBITION OF GUSTAV KLIMT
The work of art nouveau painter Gustav Klimt is brought to life by digital technology in Tbilisi in an immersive exhibition that marks the 120th anniversary of the painter’s. See his works brought to life with sounds and music, and colors exploding throughout Digital Space’s immense projection surface for a one-of-a-kind experience.
Ticket: 5-20 GEL
MUSIC
Tbilisi State Conservatoire
8 Griboedovi Str.
February 28
SERGEY BELYAVSKY
I
L. W. Beethoven- Sonata A-flat major, op.26
S. Prokofiev- Sonata N6 A Major, op.82
II
F. Chopin- Polonaise F-sharp minor, op.44
C. Debussy- "Bergamasque Suite", "L'Isle joyeuse"
F. Liszt- Hungarian Rhapsody N2.
Start time: 19:00
Ticket: 15-25 GEL
February 29
SCARLET ANGELS
Artists Union Concept Art presents a
project created by the synthesis of music and speech.
Collaboration of renowned artists-
Giorgi Zagareli (viola),
Giorgi Gigashvili (piano) and
Erekle Deisadze includes Sergei Prokofiev,
Arvo Part, Dmitri Shostakovich,
Ioseb Bardanashvili, Giya Kancheli and
Nikoloz Rachveli’s masterpieces and
William Shakespeare,
Paul Celan and Erekle Deisadze’s texts.
Start time: 20:00
Ticket: 15-35 GEL
Space Club
22 Bakhtrioni Str.
February 28
PVP BATTLE FINAL:
TAHA VS MONTANA
Line Up: DJ Slack tah Kontra, Cas,
OzzyDaGr81, Kay G,
FlowFlow, Kid L, Taha.
Start time: 19:00
Ticket: 15-25 GEL
KHIDI
10 Saakadze descent
February 28
TREEBAL: OZORA ONE DAY IN TBILISI with ASTRIX
Start time: 23:00
Ticket: 40-75 GEL
Tbilisi Concert Hall
1 Melikishvili Ave.
March 3
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAIA–
RESTART
Start time: 19:30
Ticket: 10-50 GEL
Movement Theater
182 Agmashenebeli Ave.
JAM SESSION
Improv music
Every Tuesday
Musical director- Sandro Nikoladze
Start time: 21:00
Price: 10 GEL