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EU Culture week Week Speakers:
EU Culture Factory Week Speakers:
David Gorgiladze
David Gabunia
David Gorgiladze is a Georgian journalist who has worked at the magazine ‘Tabula’ and at the press relation department at the President administration of Georgia. He was an editor and club member of the TV show ’What? Where? When?’. In 2012 he was the winner of the literary competition “Legend of Autumn” organized by Tbilisi State University and Geocell. Since 2013 he has been a blogger of the online-magazine www.mastsavlebeli.ge. He is also a member of online library group http://lib.ge/.
David Gabunia is a playwright, writer and translator from the English and Swedish languages. He studied Literature and Gender Studies in Tbilisi. He has worked as an editor, translator and a literary critic. His plays have been staged at several Georgian theatres. He is the head of the literary department at Royal District Theatre, Tbilisi. He has translated plays by Shakespeare, Strindberg and Ibsen. He is the coordinator of international projects at the Writers' House of Georgia.
Dato Turashvili Dato Turashvili is a writer, playwrighter. He writes novels, short stories, screenplays and plays. His first prose collection was originally published in 1991. DatoTurashvili has published a 14 books overally. Turashvili translated both
prosaic and poetry texts, from Russian, Spanish and English languages. His last novel “Flight from the USSR” (“Jeans generation”) is the bestseller number one in Georgia. His short stories are translated to 7 languages (Croatian, English, Russian, Spanish, Korean, German, Bask) had been published in various periodicals of different countries. In 2003 and 2007 he was awarded by literary award SABA for The Best Play of The Year.
EU Culture week Musicians/Bands:
Ana Kordzaia-Samadashvili Ana Kordzaia-Samadashvili is a Georgian writer, translator and cultural journalist. She also teaches literature and creative writing at Ilia State University in Tbilisi. She has won various Georgian literary prizes. She also translates from German into Georgian and has translated ’Three Comrades’ by Erich Maria Remarque, ‘The Thief Lord’ by Cornelia Funke and ‘Women as Lovers’ by Elfriede Jelinek. She is the author of several novels: ‘Who killed Chaika’ (2013) and ‘Sons of Shushanik’ (2011) and short stories ‘Me Margarita’ and ‘Berikaoba’. She was awarded with the literary prize ‘Saba’ in 2004 for short stories and in 2013 she won the Ilia State University prize for best novel of the year ‘Who killed Chaika’.
Tinatin Tinatin is a Georgian vocalist, songwriter, author and radio personality. She recognizes herself as an indie performer. The style of her music is a mix of Indie Pop and electronic music. She is the author of more than ten songs.
LOUDspeakers LOUDspeakers is an alternative/indie Band from Tbilisi, Georgia, formed in 2009. The full crew first came to the light on Altervision/Newcomers 2010. The band members are Levan Cxvaradze (Guitar, Vocals), Sandro Tskhvaradze (Keyboards, Piano), Levan Mamaladze (Bass Guitar) and Dato Tsomaia (Drums).
Funded by the European Union
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EU Culture week View Europe Through the Arts
Funded by the European Union
‘EU Culture Week’ is a cultural festival that aims to promote European values through the shared
LITERATURE
MUSIC
Experiences and
FUN ACTIVITIES for Kids
EDUCATION for Kids
EDUCATION
CINEMA
CUISINE
Understanding of the ARTS through various cultural activities such as literature discussions with Georgian and European writers, musical concerts,
4 October Central Park 12.00 – 18.00 EUROPE THROUGH LITERATURE Open Air European Book Fair
5 October 18.00 EUROPE THROUGH LITERATURE
theatre performances,
EUROPE THROUGH EDUCATION EU Educational Corner
Public Discussion with Georgian and European Writers Speaker - David Gabunia: Topic: Shakespeare `Hamlet`
exhibitions and street art.
12:00 – 14:00 EUROPE THROUGH CUISINE
19.00 EUROPE THROUGH MUSIC
cinema screenings,
European and Georgian culinary delights fair
Open Air Concert: Live concert Tinatin
13:00-14:00 EUROPE THROUGH EDUCATION for Kids
21.00 EUROPE THROUGH CINEMA
Reading session with David Gabunia (writer)
14:00 – 18:00 Fun Activities for Kids 16.00 EUROPE THROUGH LITERATURE Public Discussion with Georgian Writer about the European Literature Speaker - David Gorgiladze Topic: Salman Rushdie - Midnight’s Children
”In Bloom” by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Groß
Poti, Central Park 12.00 – 18.00 EUROPE THROUGH LITERATURE Open Air European Book Fair
12:00 – 14:00 EUROPE THROUGH CUISINE
EUROPE THROUGH EDUCATION EU Educational Corner
European and Georgian culinary delights fair
13:00-14:00 EUROPE THROUGH EDUCATION for Kids Reading session with the Children`s Writer with Davit Turashvili (writer)
14:00 – 18:00 Fun Activities for Kids
16.00 EUROPE THROUGH LITERATURE Public Discussion with Georgian Writer about the European Literature Speaker - Anna Kordzaia Samadashvili Topic: Erich Maria Remarque - Three Comrades
18.00 EUROPE THROUGH LITERATURE Public Discussion with Georgian Writers Speaker - David Turashvili Topic: European Vision in Georgian Literature
19.00 EUROPE THROUGH MUSIC Open Air Concert: LOUDspeakers
21.00 EUROPE THROUGH CINEMA Open Air Cinema: `Die Fremde` (Feo Aladag) presented by Goethe Institut Discussion Session Theme: Women rights