Nick Awde

After eviscerating Georgia’s TV and news channels, infiltrating social media and corralling the students, Georgia’s government is now turning its sights on theatre – the backdrop being the citizens’ protests that have taken place every day since November 28, 2024 when the ruling Georgian Dream party, backed by oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili and Russia, announced it was sabotaging the nation’s accession to the European Union.

by Nick Awde Who: The People of Georgia and the Government What: A month of street protests against an oligarch/Russian-puppet government Where: Centred around the Parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi When: November 28-December 28, 2024 And… Russian-style, the Government uses social media to control, influence, undermine, threaten and justify – big budget Bolshoi/Soviet theatre overkill.

by Nick Awde Who: Forming a ‘cluster feature’ are street-style interviews with Jeton Neziraj, Altin Basha, Endri Çela, Ema Andrea, Elisabeth Schuster, Ivanka Apostolova Baskar, Steven Leigh Morris, Aktina Stathaki and Aurela Kadriu. What: Curated by Qendra Multimedia, Kosovo Theatre Showcase happens each year in Prishtina and other cities of Kosovo.