Absolute pitch by Chabukiani, 100th year farewell and birthday tribute

Vakhtang Chabukiani
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Vakhtang Chabukiani, the founders of Georgian National (Folklore) Ballet Iliko Sukhishvili & Nino Ramishvili, and also Soliko (Solomon) Virsaladze, who was a scenic collaborator and inspired their immortal art with costumes and decorations, are all a great pride of my country. Their activities sphere was very different; Vakhtang was a classical dancer, Iliko & Nino were folklore dancers, and Soliko worked in both, like a connector between them. But their connection was much deeper....
First of all there was the wonderful Lady - Maria Perini, who came to Tbilisi in 1910s and opened a ballet studio. All four of them (and some other great artists as well) took their first lessons with this wonderful teacher, sometimes even without payment and I think her merit is invaluable and also, she did not bereave them of their national basics; yes, she even trained them in classical ballet, while at the same time they did not lose the spirit of folklore, which is far different from the classical one. Later on Vakhtang Chabukiani said, "The Georgian Classic Ballet must be established on the national basis, folklore elements must be organically confluent with the classic ones, but the proportions must be carefully distributed and strictly defined." The second and the main principle was their love, contribution and dedication of their lives to their country, which was huge.
As this video is dedicated to the farewell of the year of Chabukiani, I want to write some words and my opinion about Vakhtang. Even I grew up in a musical family and I loved the art since my childhood, ballet was not my favorite art style. Once, my grandmother asked me to watch the film ballet on TV, and said that the main role is being played by one of the greatest dancers. I reluctantly agreed, and began watching. This was an old black and white film/ballet (Othello), with the beautiful Vera Tsignadze and Zurab Kikaleishvili. It was very interesting to watch....but suddenly began the Triumphal dance, which ended with the Moorish Dance(13:53) and then the jealous scene (11:30)....this was an unforgettable experience; not very young men of the age of 50 could make such a fire with their dance and like many say "projected with magnetism and electricity". I became interested in who this genius was. I read many articles, met many people, and I know many stories about him, some of them are not very good, some are very sad, but who cares? This was the "genius of dance". Everyone who saw him live said, "this was something unbelievable, the person....who had a moderate jump, seems to flying or handing in the air." The epitaphs: "Miracle/Force of nature", "Eagle of Caucasian Mountains", "The Wizard of the Dance", "Tornado". One of the most exact definitions was given to him by Iris Morly : "Trying to describe this unusual and magnificent dancer is equal to experiencing the same difficulty as when trying to describe a tornado. He takes possession of the whole scene, betrayed wonderful fury, sometimes dying down so that the stunned audience can see the body, as if was hewn by Rodin; you see the eagle which fell on the rocks of the Caucasus....he is both a great classical dancer, the heir to all the traditions of Leningrad, and the embodiment of the rich folklore of his native Georgia...." Others said: "The Georgian temperament was exploding in the scene". The artist, whose life could be filled with fame and greatness chose the hard way of the life. Georgia and Dance were his eternal love, and he dedicated his life to both of them.
The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre:
Europe, Don. Rubin. London: Routledge, 1997
"It was until Vakhtang Chabukiani came along, however in the 1930s that classical ballet become truly Georgian in character. Heroism and romanticism were characteristics of Chabukiani's style both as dancer and choreographer. This said, he also regularly challenged the refined delicacy of ballet and gave male dancers an active leading role in the work. Ultimately, he combined classic ballet with Georgian folk-dance traditions to create a form of dance that is uniquely Georgian."

[@zurasuxasuxa9297]

ჭაბუკიანმა მსოფლიო ბალეტი ახალ ეტაპზე გადაიყვანა, ბრავო!!!!

[@GioChance]

Спасибо большое за этот прекрасный фильм!

[@khatunachachanidze3333]

Бог Всемагущий отдал Грузии Все таланты во всем для Вечной жизни на Земле!!! Спасибо Господу за это!!!❤❤❤

[@KatyushaSPb]

Дито, спасибо большое! Мне очень понравился фильм. Я горжусь, что Вахтанг Михайлович жил в Ленинграде! С теплом, Катюша

[@ditogam]

Он выражал себя и мир, танцуя, Реальность открывая нам и быль. Ему рукоплескали всюду залы. Весь мир был для него - огромный Зал! И, если в танце что-то не сказал он, Как драматург он позже досказал, Как балетмейстер танца во Вселенной... Нам указал всем к совершенству путь. Он - Терпсихоры ученик нетленный, Несущий в жизнь божественную суть. Он сын прекрасной Грузии Великой! Покоится наш Танца Чародей В Тбилиси на Мтацминда* многоликой, Оставшись Чудом в памяти людей

[@pediatrapaola]

@opensecret51 dito does a great work really

[@pediatrapaola]

@Qbendanny don't think so already saw somewere that picture ,was something else

[@pediatrapaola]

@opensecret51 agree me too watch and watch .viva dito for posting

[@ditogam]

Poetry by Екатерина Кирилова(Ekaterina Kirilova)2008: Чародей танца - The Wizard of the Dance (kzbin.info) Огнём зажженный, солнца вспышкой яркой, Пришёл на сцену истинный талант. Для всех влюблённых в танец стал подарком - Великий Маг, Романтик и Атлант. Добавил танцу смысл и темперамент, Создал гармоний ряд и красоту, Прыжкам придал огня крутой орнамент, Движеньям - точность, лёгкость, чистоту. Он, словно всадник, пролетал, гарцуя, Волшебник, создающий новый стиль

[@pediatrapaola]

@Qbendanny probabily was acteon ,that he coreographed for himself ,note also the moon on the head of the girl ,very probabily acteon.

[@ИренаЛишик]

ХОТЕЛОСЬ БЫ ЗНАТЬ КАКИХ БЕТ ИСПОЛЗОВАНЫ ОТРЫВКИ.

[@pediatrapaola]

@opensecret51 NO WHICH ONE ?

[@pediatrapaola]

@magnumSuper YES SORRY DEAR NATALIA BUT I WAS VERY FEW AT HOME THESE DAYS CAUSE MY JOB ,SAW YOU WAS HILL ,I WILL WRITE YOU ON YOUR CHANN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE .KISS ENRICO.

[@pediatrapaola]

@Qbendanny as l told exist one other picture of him that l saw somewhere ,and thought again about ,l am sure was described as from diana and acteon.surely the nowaday costume is much more simple.

[@magnumSuper]

@pediatrapaola My dear friend, I ve sent you a PM recently, but you didn't notice or something like that. Please, find it.