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Young Georgian dancer in traditional costume performing at the ArtGene 2006. |
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ArtGene festival in Tbilisi 2006! dfgh Text and photo Eistein Guldseth, 2007 |
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Long days for most participants. | ||||||||
ASD THE ARTGENE FESTIVAL takes place in Tbilisi every summer in July. This is a festival featuring many art forms, but foremost it's a display of Georgian folklore. Each region has it's own day which continues into the late night with among other things jazz, pop music, folk-songs and classical music. The festival is also a display of contemporary art like paintings, clothing, design and woodcraft. |
We had only one day at the festival in the beginning of July 2006, as our stay in Georgia had a tight schedule. For me, not knowing the particular regions costumes and rituals, it is difficult to explain what I saw beyond the images. The first thing I noticed was the amount of young Georgians attending the festival. I did not even spot ONE drunk person either. My biggest disap-pointment was that I could not participate the next nine days of the festival. Therefore this pictorial only represent fragments of what was taking place. Next time I will spend more time, and maybe get some useful input on the costumes. That does not happen when you stand watching with open mouth. |
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![]() asdf Young dancers performing a wedding ritual. asdf ![]() asdf Tough guys! asdf ![]() asdf Really don't know what this is. asdf ![]() asdf Maqny choirs perform on the stage. asdf ![]() asdf Entertaining the audience with singing. asdf ![]() asdf Food and wine served in the open. |
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