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mostly partners to the invited ballet dancers or participated audience, or ballet scholars, critics. Secondly, which was of
in the ballet scenes of the theater productions. To master great importance, a dancer-thinker could be educated, an
the new repertoire it became necessary to teach the dance intellectual. He knew he would soon address to the works
of couples. The most beautiful scene of the classical dances of great playwrights and for this he needed such dancers
is just the dance of a woman and a man, in which high lifting (we should remember here the words of Shakespeare’s
and complicated moves make more diverse the duet dance. Hamlet: “Suit the action to the word, the word to the action”,
To express love, envy or other emotions existing between Act 3, scene 2). For Chabukiani the action – movement was
a woman and a man the ballet becomes far more diverse. instead of a word and this activity he had to adjust to music,
Chabukiani, who was a wonderful partner, understood well as to the basis of ballet. That was why he considered that in
how important was for a man dancer strength, experience, the School he should develop in the future dancer-actor the
dexterity, the ability to lift a ballerina so that not to bring pain ability of comprehending the essence of music.
to her, to make a woman rely on him even while making the As for fencing – Chabukiani’s main task was to form
most complicated moves, during which he should not show the Georgian national ballet. He would not avoid historical,
physical tension. heroic-romantic topics, would he?! In the future, when
Study of music develops artistic taste of dancers, an Grigol Kiladze’s “Light”, David Toradze’s “Gorda” and the
ability to understand music. Melody gives birth to a dance acme of his creative work Aleksi Machavariani’s “Othello”
and assists a dancer to express spiritual condition, character were staged, the scenes of fencing were most remarkably
of a hero. Guillermo Ebro mentioned that music assisted a outlined in the performances.
dancer to express and make vivid the movement of spirit It should also be mentioned that “dance with swords” is
through his high-skilled ability. Music influences the mood a structural component of the Georgian dances “Khanjluri”,
and through the body forms one fine harmony. It is well- “Mkhedruli”, “Tseruli”, “Mtiuluri”.
known how diligently Chabukiani worked together with the The lessons in historical-everyday and characteristic
composers, how he matched music with every detail of the dances taught the future dancers how to wear the historical
move. The French language was taught in the School and costumes of different epochs, the ability for special manner
what is most important, the history of ballet and theater. It of behavior.
is a paradox, but French is the language of terms of the art Vakhtang Chabukiani among other great actors
born in Italy. That’s why knowledge of this language, more if became the idol of Georgians. His name attracted lots of
one knows it perfectly, makes it possible to understand well those, who wished to study at the Choreographic School,
the content of each move, to imagine, to see and outline especially boys, deficit of which the School always
practically the right way for its realization. History of ballet and experienced (and, unfortunately, experiences now as well).
theater is merged with each other and is closely connected Despite strict casting, 164 students started the academic
with the stages of development of the European culture, year. It seemed difficult to compile the lessons schedule,
with history of music, fine art and literature. Chabukiani as the School did not have its own building. Chabukiani
could not leave his students without such extensive cultural made use of his popular name here too and just based on
field. He considered everything – firstly, it was not necessary his insistent demand it became possible in 1951 to open
at all for all the students to become dancers, and in this case the Choreographic School in 68, the former Plekhanov and 51
the Georgian ballet theater could receive good, educated the present David Aghmashenebeli Avenue. It should also