Administration

Mikheil Gabaidze
Mikheil Gabaidze
Head of Marketing and Public Relations Department
In the theater 2008
Born 12 March 1984
Education Batumi State Institute of Arts, Arts Management | Batumi Arts Teaching University, Master’s degree in Film Directing (Fiction Film Direction)
EDUCATION

2001–2005 – Batumi State Institute of Arts, Faculty of Art Studies, TV–Radio Journalism and Film Arts | Arts Management Specialist

2016–2017 – Tbilisi School of Political Studies (TSPS) | Participant

2020 – School of Democracy, EECMD | Participant

2022–2024 – Batumi Arts Teaching University | Film Directing (Fiction Film Direction) | Master’s Degree

  WORK EXPERIENCE

2002–2004 – Batumi State Institute of Arts | President of the Student Self-Government

2008–present – LEPL Batumi Ilia Chavchavadze State Drama Theatre | Head of Marketing and Public Relations Department

2008 – Supreme Election Commission of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara | No. 79 Batumi Electoral District | Precinct Election Commission Chairperson

2011–2025 – N(N)LE Batumi Cultural Center | Chief Specialist for Public and Media Relations

2011–present – N(N)LE “Art Laboratory” | Chairperson

2012–2013 – LLC “Odzneba” (Wholesale Trade of Construction Materials) | Marketing Specialist

2013–present – N(N)LE “Georgian Traditional Chant and Song Ensemble Fericvaleba” | Chanting Singer, Director

2014–present – LEPL “Public Broadcaster Adjara TV and Radio” | Author Program “Ethnophore” | Producer and Host

2021–present – N(N)LE “Art Portal” | Chairperson

2022–2025 – Batumi Public School No. 1 | Member of the Board of Trustees

 

FESTIVALS

2007–present – Batumi Author Film Festival (BIAFF) | Logistics

2019 – Batumi International Theatre Festival (GIFT) | Public Relations Manager

2021–present – Youth and School Theatre Festival “First Autograph” | Founder, Director

 

MAJOR PROJECTS

2011 – “Summer Open Youth Theatre” | Organizing performances in various city streets | Organizer

2011 – “Story in the Bar” | Creation of plays and public readings by actors in different venues | Organizer

2011 – “Book Reading” | Reading of Rezo Gabriadze’s “Foreign Bird” by actors at the so-called “Mushroom House” | Organizer

2012 – “Book Reading” | Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s “The Little Prince” performed by actors at Batumi State Music Center | Organizer

2013 – “Georgian Traditional Music Evening” | Grand Hall of Batumi State Music Center | Participation of the choir of St. David’s Church of Tbilisi, ensemble “Sakhio”, and ensemble “Fericvaleba” | Organizer

2013 – Tour at Ternopil International Polyphony Festival (Ukraine) | With ensemble “Fericvaleba” | Organizer

2014–present – Collection of Georgian traditional polyphony and production of TV programs | Over 325 episodes and 2000 recordings to date | Producer and Host

2016 – Tour in Vilnius, Lithuania | “Days of Adjara in Vilnius” | With ensemble “Fericvaleba” | Organizer

 

AWARDS

2001 – Honorary Certificate of the Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara

2002 – Diploma, Center for Harmonious Education, Ministry of Education of Georgia

2012 – Honorary Diploma of the Chairman of the Government of Adjara

2017 – Honorary Certificate, Batumi Arts Teaching University

2019 – Honorary Certificate “For Fruitful Activity”, Adjara Theatre Society

2022 – Special Jury Diploma, Youth and School Theatre Festival “First Autograph”

2023 – Certificate of Appreciation, Zugdidi Municipality “For Special Contribution to the Development of Georgian Folklore”

2023 – “Magnolia 2023”, Adjara Tourism and Resorts Department | Certificate of Appreciation for Contribution to Tourism Development and Promotion

2023 – Annual Competition “Successful Artist”, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of Adjara | Nomination: “Manager of the Year in Culture”

2024–2026 – The short feature film “Vasomotor Rhinitis” (based on Anton Chekhov’s short story “The Death of a Clerk”, director) was screened at more than 200 international film festivals across all continents, winning over 60 main prizes and awards in various categories.

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