Forum of Lithuanian and Sakartvelo cultures in Tbilisi

This week the Vice-Rector of Arts and Science Ramunė Balevičiūtė visited Sakartvelis, where she took part in the first Lithuanian-Sakartvelis Cultural Forum. She gave a presentation on the history and present of Lithuanian theatre at the Lithuanian Language and Culture Centre of Prof. Vidas Kavaliauskas of the Technical University of Sakartvelo, under the auspices of the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Sakartvelo.
She also visited the Shota Rostaveli Theatre and Film University and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation with the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.
“Lithuania and Sakartvel have close cultural ties. It is great to feel the admiration of the people of Kartveli for our culture and art – cinema, theatre, photography. However, our artists have also been and continue to be influenced by the artists of Sakartveland. Equally important is some deep emotional or spiritual connection between us and the artists and cultural people of Kartveli. Of course, the fact that a number of Lithuanian artists were educated in Tbilisi and spent their formative years here is also important. Today, the trajectories of higher education in Lithuania and Sakartveli are somewhat diverging, but we certainly have something to offer each other and to learn from each other,” the Vice-Rector shares her impressions.