After graduating from the Drama Faculty of Tbilisi Theatrical Institute in 1955, 65 years ago, together with his wife Nino Sakandelidze, Manuchar Shervashidze was enrolled into the company of the Batumi Ilia Chavchavadze State Drama Theatre. At the Theatrical Institute their professional study was

The statehood of Georgia that dates back to ancient times was lost by the Georgian nation in the 19th century following the annexation of Georgia by the Russian Empire, which suppressed Georgian statehood. The Georgian people have never accepted the loss of freedom. The suppressed statehood

 As a result of the global pandemic caused by COVID-19, the State of Emergency has been declared in the entire territory of the country, including 21 April 2020. Until the State Emergency situation ends, within the frames of the social campaign “Stay at Home”, every day, at 5 PM, Batumi Drama

The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak. The intergovernmental Coordination Council of Georgia adopted new recommendations on 12 March 2020 for measures on coronavirus outbreak prevention, including

We are glad to present the program of the Batumi International Theatre FestivalThe tickets will be available from November 15th online at biletebi.ge or at Batumi Ilia Chavchavadze State Drama TheatreFestival Organisers: Ministry of Culture, Education and Sports of the Autonomous Republic of

Documentary Film Screenings (Premiere) on the European Tour of the Batumi Ilia Chavchavadze Professional State Drama Theatre “European Expansion of the Theatre” Batumi Drama Theater “Experimental Stage”   The films will be presented by:Artistic Director of the Batumi Ilia

Batumi Ilia Chavchavadze Professional State Drama Theatre is going on tour to participate in the Brest (Belarus) XXIV International Theatre Festival with the performance "KLDIASHVILI.GE #withhopeandpatience", directed by Andro Enukidze. The Theatre already participated in the same festival in 2007,

International Festival TRANS/MISSIONS-RISE OF EAST ART is a comprehensive project focused primarily on dramatic theatre, but also presenting other theatrical forms. The artistic program also includes concerts, film screenings, exhibitions, meetings with artists. The foundation of the Festival is

A present from the Ajara Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport to the theatrical world On 7-20, 2019 Batumi is hosting a grand A class International Theatre Festival. The idea of founding a large-scale international Theatre Festival in Batumi belongs to the artistic director of the

On 18 June, the company of the Batumi Ilia Chavchavadze State Drama Theatre comprising 10 actors traveled to Legnica, Poland where, together with 12 Polish actors they will start working on the joint performance “Georgia-Poland”. The performance is structured on differences and similarities of