Culture of Tbilisi

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Chapters: Cinemas in Tbilisi, Cultural venues in Tbilisi, Films set in Tbilisi, Museums in Tbilisi, Religion in Tbilisi, Tbilisi State Conservatory, Marjanishvili Theater, Tbilisi Rock Festival, David Baazov Museum of History of Jews of Georgia, Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral, Tbilisi State Conservatoire, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, List of museums in Tbilisi, Museum of Soviet Occupation, Since Otar Left, Krtsanis Tsiranavor Surb Astvatsatsin, Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre, Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, Cathedral of Saint George, Tbilisi, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Tiflis, Abo of Tiflis, Saint Karapet Church, Tbilisi, Saint Sargis Church, Tbilisi, Jigrashen Avetyats Church, Chugureti St. Astvatsatsin, Kamoyants St. Gevorg, Zrkinyants St. Gevorg, Art Museum of Georgia, Anchiskhati Basilica, Power Trip, Rustaveli Theatre, Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, Open Air Museum of Ethnography, Tbilisi, Tbilisi Open Air, Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church, Tbilisi, Rustaveli cinema, Kashveti Church, Georgian National Museum, Rustaveli State Academic Theater, Georgian National Center of Manuscripts, Rustaveli Museum. Excerpt: Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre (Georgian: ) is the second state theatre in Tbilisi, Georgia. Originally founded in Kutaisi in 1928 by Kote Marjanishvili, the theatre moved to Tbilisi in 1930 to Brothers Zubalashvili Public House, the building it occupies up to date. The roots of Georgian theatre date back to the middle of the second millennium BC. The cult of Dionysius spread widely in ancient Georgia. The proof remains in Vani, Sarkineti and Dzalisi where Dionysius Temples have been discovered, also in Uplistsikhe, the city in rock (3-2 cc. BC) where a theatre building is surrounded with its own stage, orchestra pit and the audience hall. It is clear that antique, theatrical and performing culture was very well known in ancient Georgia. The professional Georgian theatre was founded in 1850 on the initiative of the leading representatives of the Georgian public. Its founder, Giorgi Eristavi, is a famous playwright and writer. His comedies laid the foundation for the Georgian realistic theatre. Currently there are about 40 professional theatre companies in Georgia, but very few are subsidized by the state. Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre was established in Kutaisi in 1928 year and very soon it was titled The Second State Georgian Drama Theatre. It was founded by a great theatre director and reformer of the Georgian theatre by the name of Kote Marjanishvili. He was invited from Russia to implement theatrical reform in Georgia. Marjanishvili played a crucial role in the development of Georgian theatrical life, and is generally credited with navigating a path for modern Georgian theatre. Using established Georgian theatrical traditions, Marjanishvili created a modern theatre in which antique, classical and modern drama existed harmoniously . In a short period of time this theatre achieved success not only in Georgia, but also in guest performances in Kharkov and Moscow. It later moved to Tbilisi. During this period he staged productions such as: "Hopla, W