Atinati

16/02/2024

Jews in Georgia

Jews have been residing in Georgia since ancient times. In Late Antiquity, Mtskheta, the Iberian capital, was home to a significant Jewish community. Jews lived in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Akhaltsikhe, Tskhinvali, and many other towns and cities during the Middle Ages. First synagogue was built in 1877. Following the conquest of Georgia by the Russian Empire, Ashkenazis, i.e. Jews of German-Polish origin, moved to Georgia. They built a synagogue of their own. Nowadays, the Museum of the History of the Jews of Georgia is housed within it. The great Georgian poem “The Knight in the Panther’s Skin” has been translated into many languages. The Georgian Jew Gaponov translated it into Hebrew. In 1969, Gaponov’s translation of the poem featuring Tavakarashvili’s miniatures was published in Jerusalem. Shalom Koboshvili and David Gvelesiani were the most prominent Jewish artists in Georgia. Music by Enrico Macias & Charles Aznavour - Hava Naguila

16/02/2024

HAPPY NEW 2024 YEAR!

Happy New 2024 Year! “Alilo” performed by Shavnabada for ATINATI

07/06/2022

BATUMI

BATUMI is the second largest city in Georgia and capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara. It is situated on the Black Sea coast in Southwestern Georgia, andlies in a subtropical zone at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. BATUMI is located on the site of an ancient Greek colony in Colchis that was called "Bathus'' or "Bathys" – derived from the Greek term meaning 'deep harbor.' Music by Lili Iashvili Author of the text - Korneli Sanadze, Performer - Nanuli Abesadze and Suliko Koroshinadze Updated version composed by Erekle Getsadze

18/01/2022

DINAMO - TOP GIRLS

"Top Girls" is a 1980s Royal Court Theatre production, which is being staged for the first time in Georgia. Playwright Caryl Churchill portrayed the lifestyles and choices of a group of women. The play shows the different social and cultural perspectives and faces of successful women in the 80s.

05/08/2021

INTERVIEW WITH LASHA TALAKHADZE

Lasha Talakhadze is an Olympic champion in Tokyo 2020. Georgian weightlifter sets new world record while claiming his second Olympic gold medal.

05/05/2021

LAMARA'S 8 MARCH

Film by George Kekelidze and Natela Grigalashvili specially for ATINATI "Lamara's 8 March"

05/05/2021

JACOB'S DANCE

This is Jacob Adadze — a dancer from the ensemble of the elderly. Pandemic has locked him down- in high mountains, village Mekeidzeebi. But when he desires to dance, he holds a rehearsal alone – being attended by the snowy mountains. Film by Giorgi Kekelidze and Natela Grigaralshvili specially for ATINATI.

23/02/2021

ZURIKO'S KALANDA

This is a short film-sketch about the countryside and a man: a film about expecting the New Year and the preparations of the New Year’s eve. The so called “old” New Year, i.e. Kalanda is celebrated in a special way in Guria.

05/01/2021

ATINATI: HAPPY NEW YEAR

Warmest thoughts and Best Wishes from ATINATI for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

22/12/2020

THE HARVEST

Among the outstanding Georgian traditions, the harvest is one of the most important and old traditions that still lives on today. A Georgian cherishes vineyard, like his own child, dedicates all his effort and energy to it and when Autumn comes and grapes get ripe, the vine festival - harvest begins. The harvest is a sort of holiday in Georgia. The country is considered to be the homeland of wine and has 8000-year-old continuous tradition of winemaking.