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| DANCE |
- Perkhuli
- Partsa has its
origins in Guria (another region in Georgia) and is characterized by
its fast pace, rhythm, festive mood, and colorfulness.
As a performer, I can say that during a partsa performance, a dancer
feels like a bird in the sky, flying across the stage barely touching
the floor. Partsa mesmerizes the audience with not only speed and gracefulness,
but also with "live towers." This dance creates a mood and
a desire to party.
- Qartuli - The
dance Kartuli many times reminds the audience of a wedding . Kartuli
is a truly romantic
dance. It is performed by a dance couple
and incorporates the softness and gracefulness of a woman and dignity
and love of a man. It shows that even in love, men uphold their respect
and manners by not touching the woman and maintaining a certain distance
from her. The man’s eyes are always focused on his woman partner
as if she was the only being in the whole world. Furthermore, at all
times, man’s upper body stays motionless. On the other hand, the
woman keeps her eyes downcast at all times and glides on the rough floor
as a swan on the smooth surface of a lake. The utmost skill, which is
necessary to perform Kartuli, has earned the dance a reputation of one
of the most difficult dances. There were only a few great performers
of Kartuli. Some of these are Nino Ramishvili and Iliko Sukhishvili,
and Iamze Dolaberidze and Pridon Sulaberidze.
- Gandagana(Acharuli) - Acharuli
has also originated in the region of Achara. It is where the dance
gets its name from. Acharuli is distinguished
from
other dances with its colorful costumes and the playful mood that simple
but definite movements of both men and women create on stage. The dance
is characterized with graceful, soft, and playful flirtation between
the males and females. Unlike Kartuli, the relationship between men and
women in this dance is more informal and lighthearted. Acharuli instills
the sense of happiness in both the dancer and the audience.
- Khorumi - This
war dance has originated in the region of Achara, which is located
in the southwestern
region of Georgia. The dance was originally
performed by only a few man. However, over time it has grown in scale.
In today’s version of Khorumi, thirty or forty dancers can participate.
Although the number of performers changed, the content of the dance is
still the same. The dance brings to life Georgian army of the past centuries.
A few men who are searching the area for a campsite and enemy camps perform
the initial "prelude" to the dance. Afterwards, they call the
army onto the battlefield. The exit of the army is quite breathtaking.
Its strength, simple but distinctive movements and the exactness of lines
create a sense of awe on stage. The dance incorporates in itself the
themes of search, war, and the celebration of victory as well as courage
and glory of Georgian soldiers. Since Georgia has seen many wars throughout
its history, Khorumi is a call from the past and reminds us that in order
to have peace, we must have war.
- simdi - osuri
- svanuri ceruli
- abkhazuri
- lazuri
- narnari
- Khevzuruli
qalta cekva -
This mountain dance is probably the best representative
of the Georgian spirit. It unites love, courage, and respect for
women,
toughness, competition, skill, beauty, and colorfulness into one amazing
performance. The dance starts out with a flirting couple. Unexpectedly,
another young men appears, also seeking the hand of the woman. A conflict
breaks out and soon turns into a vigorous fighting between the two men
and their supporters. The quarrel is stopped temporarily by the woman’s
veil. Traditionally, when a woman throws her head veil between two men,
all disagreements and fighting halts. However, as soon as the woman leaves
the scene, the fighting continues even more vigorously. The young men
from both sides attack each other with swords and shields. In some occasions,
one man has to fight off three attackers. At the end, a woman (or women)
comes in and stops the fighting with her veil once again. However, the
final of the dance is "open" –meaning that the audience
does not know the outcome of the fighting. As a characteristic of Georgian
dances, Khevsuruli is also very technical and requires intense practice
and utmost skill in order to perform the dance without hurting anyone.
- Kazbeguri - Kazbeguri takes us to the Northern Mountains of Georgia,
which is marked with a diverse culture and traditions. The relatively
cold and rough atmosphere of the mountains is shown through the vigor
and the strictness of the movements. This dance is performed by only
men and portrays the toughness and endurance of the mountain people.
- parikaoba
- mekheuri
- kal-vashta mtiuluri
- qoreografiuli suratebi dzveli tbilisis cxovrebidan
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