User talk:Georgisan Pantomime Shalikashvili

SMALL HISTORY ABOUT GEORGIAN STATE PANTOMIME THEATRE

The history of Pantomime Pantomime is field of art, where words doesn’t exist and the artists tells story only with his movement. The pantomime is considered as the root of development of Theater. This art was developing during centuries and played great role in theatrical life of different countries. Pantomime has multifarious genres- from comedy it grew tom tragedy, from tragedy to buffoonery, this complexity needs great ability of improvisation from artist. Improvisation is one of the most important part of Pantomime. There are no famous, professional artists in field of Pantomime. Because of lack of speech it was Pantomime has always been more popular during folk festivals, in ordinary people. Georgian Pantomime has long history. In 1961 the group of pantomime artists was created in the Georgian state university of Theatre and cinema. The group was led by Amiran Shalikashvili. 2 important events had a place in 1965 – the Premiere of first play- “ So that’s that” and Amiran Shalikashvili met famous French Pantomime artist- Marcel Marceau After years of hard work the important performances were created- “ Dream and reality”, “ the poem about vine”, “ The kidnap of woman in old Georgia”, “beautiful”, “ the pictures of the street”, “ The fate of unemployed”, “ Life of woman”, “ Pigeons”, “electra” and etc. Between 1971-1975 The pantomime Theatre has visited 115 cities in different post Soviet countries. Has visited Turkey, Germany, Poland, Malta, Cyprus, Greece, Syria. After the tour In Moscow in 1973 The troupe received the best estimation from Marcel Marceau “ I’ve never seen such national, professionally perfect and talented crew. In spite of being so young the theatre already has it’s own style. I expect that this theatre will soon be among the leading pantomime theatres of Europe.” In 1st January on 1976 according to the decision of Georgian government the theatre was remade into the state theatre of Georgian pantomime. this was first State pantomime theatre in soviet space. In 1978 with the initiative of Amiran Shalikashvili The faculty of pantomime was opened in The Shota Rustaveli theatre and film Georgian state university. Amiran Shalikashvili was appointed as the leader of faculty. The history of Georgian pantomime theatre the way of searching new ways of impression and it’s own Themes, what doesn’t mean, that the theatre has disclaimed classical heritage of the genre. The combination of it’s own theme and classical values has created the plays like “Phirosmani- the king”, “Krimanchuli” and “Host and guest”/ The theatre continues to work. The new plays are performed. Main goal of theatre is to restore Georgian national plastic movement and show it to the world. our theatre was named as the theatre of plastic knights and we bear this title with pride.

The founder of the genre;Amiran Shalikashvili