The composer Alexi Machavariani (from the old noble Georgian family) was the Georgian composer, who was born and died in Georgia (Republic of). He was often invited to the Russian Opera, the Russian Soviet Music events and on. One of his famous ballet compositions was Otello and it was perfomanced in in Bolshoi Theater in times of USSR. It was a masterpiece and also the ballet dancer who performed Otello, was a legendary Georgian ballet dancer Vakhtang Chabukiani (you can click in You-tube his name and will enjoy of his incomparable Otello in the ballet world). The dancer created such a great speed of otello that neither Russian Soviet nor European dancers could run over this master class performance. So after his death none could take the step in such dance speed, and because of it Otello, composed by the great Georgian composer Alexi MACHAVARIANI is not is on ballet list anymore. Anotheryoung great Georgian ballet dancer Nika(Nikolai) Tsiskaridze which also was invited to dance in Moscow Bolshoi Theater, approached to this Otello, but in some circumstances it didn’t work… Also George Balanchine, the well-known Master and Choreographer of AMERICAN BALLET was the Georgian origin too, from the old Georgian noble family) who immigrated to US after Russian revolution. He had very warm relations with Stravinsky, composer of Fire Bird and Petrushka, which Balanchine created for the American ballet. He was the son of famous Georgian composer Meliton Balanchivadze and brother of famous composer Andrea Balanchivadze, who was on very friendly terms with Shostakovich.. There is another Georgian great ballet dancer who performed in Bolshoi Theater, Nika (Nikolai) Tsiskaridze too.
The Russian myth, promoted by the Moscow empire, rules. Balanchine's legacy belongs not just to Russia and the US, but also to the Georgian culture. Why is his Georgian origin ignored in the documentary? He was not from "somewhere else", he was from Georgia, a beautiful country with a rich and exciting history (much older than that of Russia)
Why such disinformation. In the documentary, the details need to be correct. George Balanchine (Georgi Balanchivadze) was a Georgian, not a Russian dancer. He was an heir of the Georgian noble family. His father and brother were also one of the most respected composers of USSR, Meliton and Andrea Balanchivadze.
sadly this footage came to me just as it is - i do not know whether or no there was more or whether it was part of a documentary, this section focusing on Balanchine
i can't recall where i found this sadly - it seems to me to be part of a larger film documentary - i'll look around and see it i can locate its source :)
Here it is on Amazon. I was able to get a copy on Ebay. It's wonderful - I never get tired of watching it. www.amazon.com/Balanchine-George/dp/B00019G8BA
"RUSSIAN" BALLET NEVER WAS RUSSIAN. This was officially announced by Rector of the Academy of the Russian Ballet, N. Tsiskaridze (who is a Georgian by nationality): «Even the Academy of the Russian Ballet of Vaganova is named in honor of the Armenians Vagonyan ... Just like George Balanchivadze once became George Balanchine. " The ballet itself was created not in Russia, but in the environment of homosexuals in Europe. See «All the truth about the ballet and theaters» . For the first time, the world system and its generally accepted "values" are challenged. Who and why they go to work in the theaters explained genetics. See kolovrat2017.livejournal.com/542.html
