culture
Director of Vaso Abashidze Theater dismissed amid Protests, sparking outcry from arts community
The Ministry of Culture of Georgia has dismissed Davit Doiashvili, the director of the Vaso Abashidze State Professional New Theatre, citing the theater’s failure to fulfill its founding objectives. The decision comes amid the institution’s visible i...
Georgian director’s feature film nominated in four categories at The North Film Festival Sweden
Georgian director Giorgi Markozashvili’s feature film The Burrow has been nominated in four categories at The North Film Festival in Sweden. [https://frontnews.ge/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/soro-231x300.jpg]The Burrow is nominated in the following c...
Tumanishvili Theater in Tbilisi suspends activities in protest after actor’s arrest
The Tumanishvili Theater in Tbilisi has suspended all activities in solidarity with pro-European protestors and in response to the arrest of actor Giorgi Chachanidze, the theatre announced on Tuesday. Chachanidze was detained on January 12 during a ...
Ghent Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art hosts exhibition of renowned Georgian artist Karlo Kacharava
The Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art in Ghent, Belgium is hosting the exhibition of Karlo Kacharava, the 20th century renowned Georgian artist, as part of Europalia Georgia festival, the Culture Ministry said on Monday. Kacharava’s paintings...
Unidentified person hands stolen artwork by Jean Siméon Chardin to Culture Ministry
An unidentified individual last month handed stolen still life artwork by French painter Jean Siméon Chardin to the Georgian Culture Ministry, the body said on Wednesday, after the painting was returned to Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts in ...
Levan Tsuladze quits as artistic director of Marjanishvili Theater – Culture Ministry
Levan Tsuladze has resigned from the position of an artistic director of Marjanishvili Theater, the Georgian Culture Ministry said on Tuesday. “On October 2 this year, Tsuladze applied to the Ministry of Culture to resign as the artistic directo...
President of Georgian Film Academy resigns, cites “busy schedule”
The President of the Georgian Film Academy Konstantine Esadze on Wednesday announced his resignation, citing “busy schedule” as the reason. He claimed the position required “selfless work and daily engagement” and his activities abroad as a cine...
Georgian pop star Stephane to perform live in New York
Georgian pop star Stephane is scheduled to perform live in New York on May 26th, 2023. The concert will take place at Webster Hall, an iconic venue with a rich history of hosting legendary artists such as Madonna, Tina Turner, Prince, U2, Aerosmi...
Georgia celebrates Svetitskhovloba
Today Georgians are celebrating Mtskhetoba-Svetitskhovloba which is a celebration of the country’s ancient capital city Mtskheta and its legendary cathedral Svetitskhoveli. Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, known as the burial site of Christ’s mantle, is...
Imelda Staunton pictured as Queen in Netflix’s The Crown for first time
The first image of Imelda Staunton portraying the Queen in the fifth series of The Crown has been released. Netflix released the picture via their Twitter account, saying it was an “early glimpse” of the new monarch in the royal drama. Staunton, 65,...
