They are called by no surprise a visiting card of Georgia! The city of Batumi is not only beaches, sun, amazing nature, architecture, delicious cuisine, but also dance groups that are known all over the world. One of them is considered to be the ensemble BATUMI.
Kievans and guests of the capital are waiting for the present European show: high-quality sound, light, forty artists on stage, hundreds of luxurious exclusive costumes (by the way, tailored specifically for the new program), Caucasian daggers and Georgian swordsmen, which the actors use in dance. The highlight of the new program BATUMI will be complex acrobatic and dance numbers: artists will literally soar above the stage, as once the famous American illusionist David Copperfield.
"This has not been done by anybody yet!" This show is truly breathtaking, it is impossible to break away from it. We are sure that no one will remain indifferent ", intrigued the artists on the eve of their arrival.
According to the director of the collective, each dancer for one performance performs so many physical exertions that it loses up to two kilograms.
Dance Ensemble BATUMI last year celebrated the 25th anniversary of its existence. The artists toured the whole world with tours: they were in Denmark, Italy, Cyprus, Turkey, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Belarus, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, Kazakhstan.
The history of the collective began in 1990. The first director of the ensemble, Honored Artist of Adjara Nodar Surmanidze and artistic director and chief choreographer, People's Artist of Georgia, Chevalier of the Order and Medal of Honor, the winner of the state award Memed Abashidze, the author of three Georgian stage dances (Gandagana, Horumi and " Lazuli ") Enver Khabadze.
After the death of Enver Khabadze, the ensemble became the artist's pupil, Honored Artist of Adjara AR, Chevalier of Honor, Batumi Honorary Teymuraz Bolkvadze.
Since 2011, the main choreographer of the ensemble was invited to the famous dancer and choreographer, Chevalier of the Order of Honor Shalva Goguadze, who raised the ensemble to a new level.
Over the shoulders of the team many victories won at various prestigious international festivals.
Today BATUMI preserves the traditions of Georgian folk dances, but they do not stand still and constantly expand the repertoire with new choreographic numbers.
Recall, the performance of the ensemble BATUMI will be held in Kiev on May 22 in the October Palace.