One of the nice things about having a co teacher whose husband is an actor is that you get to hear and see lots of singing and dancing. Kote’s birthday was a few weeks ago and I was invited to go to the party. The other guests were all actors that he works with in Kutaisi. Many of these people have trained their whole life in all different aspects of stage performance, including singing. Needless to say, I got to listen to a ton of great Georgian songs during the Supra.
The week after Kote and all of the actors that I met invited me to a performance at the theatre. All I knew going in was that there would be Georgian folk music and dance. I figured it would be performed by the regulars at the theatre, but was pleased to find out when we got there that it was the national folk group giving the performance. Since Kote works at the theatre, we were able to get in through the backdoor. It was an intense experience, as some of the other actors were doing this as well, and the people in charge of the show didn’t seem too pleased with it. I honestly would have rather bought a ticket and had a better seat, but like I said I didn’t know what the show was until we got there. Anyway, we made it in and sat in one of the side boxes on the second level of the theatre.
The show was amazing to say the least. I’m in no way an expert on dance or song, but Georgian dance and folk music is some of the best I have ever seen and heard. If anyone ever has the chance to see a performance by the national Georgian dance group, go! It will be worth it and it will probably blow your mind.
On a side note, I found out that Kote is short for the Georgian version of Constantine…which is an awesome name.
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