In the past two days I've sampled Tbilisi's high- and low-brow arts by attending a performance of Gizelle at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre on Sunday and a live broadcast of Geostari, Georgia's version of American Idol, Monday night.I love ballet anyway, but it was especially amazing to see a world-famous dancer (Elena Glurdjidze) perform in a country famous for producing top ballerinas.
Geostari was memorable in many different ways--from the 5 lari ($3) tickets that Larisa bought from a scalper (at face value--huh?!) to the 10:30 p.m. starting time, crowds of teenagers romping around us in the balcony, and "creative" (to put it politely) interpretations of American pop songs.
Good thing tomorrow is a holiday (St. George's Day). I'm exhausted from soaking up all this culture--and from getting home at 1 a.m. on a school night!
You look great! And happy. Keep up whatever you are doing. A steady persimmon and cheese diet?
ReplyDeleteAlso, I like the new blog background. It matches well the images of Georgian countryside that you've recently been feeding us, your loyal blog followers.
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