The end of autumn is especially beautiful in the village, covered with yellow, red and burgundy flowers.
The forum-theater of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" visited the high-mountainous village Khani - Bagdati municipality.
Primary school students and pupils of the kindergarten met us in the school yard, expecting something interesting. With joint initiative of the Gender Equality Council of Bagdati Municipality and the Fund “Sukhumi”, a show of the puppet theater and the shadow theater was performed for them.
The scenarios of the performances touched upon gender topics and issues of tolerance, which were introduced to children through familiar characters.
An amazing mood, emotions, eyes lit up with joy, applause ... All this will long remain in the memory of the children, the youth group of the theater and the organizers.
At the end of the meeting, the members of the Gender Equality Council presented the children with sweets, the school administration finished this beautiful day with colorful fireworks.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
In October, the Forum Theater held two meetings with the audience according to the - in the Children's Village and in the Kutaisi Park. The interesting performances in the Children's Village were followed by an active discussion and most importantly, the involvement of adults.
The performance in the park surprised passers-by. The scene of the beggar was particularly impressive for them.
Forum-theatre performances and a fact that we can all work together to prevent violence have a certain impact on people.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
It was a large-scale and impressive performance for the young actors of the Women Fund "Sukhumi".
With the support of the City Hall of Tsalenjikha Municipality, the shadow theater and the puppet theater performances were held in the cinema hall named after Nikoloz Shengelaya.
The little spectators watched the beautiful scenes with particular interest. Director of the theater Magda Chikhladze told them how the Forum Theatre, the Shadow Theater and the Puppet Theater were created and what is the importance of these performances for the audiences of different ages.
The organizers thanked the theater group of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" and expressed their desire for new meetings.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
In August, people almost leave the city, but there are many guests. It was they who attended the performances of the forum theater in Kutaisi.
Two performances were held. The viewer got interested in this format. Some have not seen or heard about the forum theater at all. Some of the audience actively joined the scenes. Unfortunately, everyone refused to take pictures, so only the actors and episodes of the scenes are visible in the photos.
Open-air performances play a big role as a mechanism for informing society and preventing violence.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The Forum - Theater has a rather interesting history: many performances, dozens of actors who have changed over the years... and now archiving of this story begun - the scenarios were collected and published in one collection. This is kind of a guide about a scenario the performances are built on...
In July, rehearsals and performances were actively held. The Forum - Theater held two performances in Kutaisi - in the central park and in a new park on the bank of the Rioni River.
There were not many spectators, but their feedback was interesting. Tourists spoke with particular enthusiasm. They drew attention to the importance of this unusual form of dialogue with the audience.
Проект осуществляется при поддержке организации Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Германия)
The Fund "Sukhumi" has three theaters: a forum theater, a shadow theater and a puppet theater.
This month, the puppet theater became more active, it began rehearsals and held performances.
On June 1, on Children's International Day, a performance "The Turtledove" was held for the kids, who were in the Rehabilitation Center of the Women Fund "Sukhumi". The children really enjoyed the performance. Their favorite characters spoke about friendship and love in a language they understood.
On June 20, on the International IDP/Refugee Day, young actors came out in front of the audience in Kutaisi, in the "Park of Love". The topic of tolerance, expressed in the words of puppets, turned out to be interesting for the audience.
There were cheers, applause, photo sessions…
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Forum-theater finished May with active work. It presented 4 performances in Kutaisi Botanical Garden, taking part in the event of the gender club. Then the performances were held in the "SOS-Children's Village".
All scenes were interesting for the audience, but their special attention was drawn to migration and the relationship between children and parents. These issues have become the topics for discussions. The viewer was also actively involved in the performances.
After a long online work, the updated forum theater team is happy to communicate with the audience, discuss problems and look for ideas for new performances.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
Finally, live communication with the audience has begun!
April was especially active for the forum - theater. There were 4 performances: in the school of the village Didi Nedzi (Zugdidi municipality), in the conference hall of Zugdidi municipality, in Terjola Youth Center and in Kutaisi Central Park.
A live performance in front of the audience was important for the actors of the forum-theater. The audience was actively involved in the discussion. Young people frankly spoke about how important it is for society to be involved in violence prevention. It was noted that such real scenes give the viewer, especially teenagers, the opportunity to think and look for a way out.
The teachers, who attended the performances noted that it would be fine to invite the forum - in schools in order to have a positive impact on teenagers.
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
The pandemic prevented the work of the forum - theater. Now pleasant innovations have begun: the group was filled with new actors, new scenes were written, rehearsals and performances were updated. In March, the forum - theater held two performances in Kutaisi, in the open air.
The group of young actors is planning an even more active spring - they will travel to different municipalities, show the viewer scenes on actual topics, and then there will be discussions so that everyone can see the problems and ways to solve them...
The project is implemented with the support of the organization Brot
für die Welt - Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (Germany)
