Georgian National Ballet Sukhishvili

Since its founding in 1945, the Georgian National Ballet Sukishvili has delighted audiences around the world with its innovation and updating of traditional Georgian dances. More than five hundred guest appearances and more than ten thousand performances, watched by more than fifty million viewers, are proof that it is an extremely successful and recognized dance ensemble.

The Sukishvili family, which has been leading the Georgian National Ballet for three generations, is responsible for this extraordinary success. Today, they are the grandsons of the founders, chief director Nino Sukišvili and artistic director and choreographer Iliko Sukišvili Jr.

The group has performed on virtually every stage in the world - from London's Royal Albert Hall to New York's Metropolitan Opera. In the United States, the company's program has been repeatedly chosen as the best show on Broadway. In Milan's Scala, due to the enthusiastic audience, the curtain was raised as many as 14 times, thus surpassing the record of Enrico Caruso, who had to return to the stage 11 times due to applause. Maybe they will set a new record in Cankarjev dom.