4. Moorish Dance

The Moor of Venice - Othello Director and Choreographer : Vakhtang Chabukiani Stage designer : Solomon (Soliko) Virsaladze Composer: Aleksandr Machavariani Conductor: Odisei Dimitriady Orchestra: Tbilisi Zahkaria Paliashvili Opera State Orchestra Film Producer : Tbilisi cinema studio Year : 1960 Cast: Othello : Vakhtang Chabukiani Desdemona : Vera Tsignadze Iago : Zurab Kikaleishvili Emilia : Leila Mitiashvili Bianka : Eter Chabukiani Kasio : Bekar Monavardishvili Description: Film-Ballet by William Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello Maia Plisetskaya wrote: “The Moor personalized by Vakhtang Chabukiani is incomparable. His Othello represents the simplicity, plainness, wisdom and child naivety. This is a glory of Georgian people who created this unbelievable masterpiece“ Tribute to marvelous and legendary Georgian ballet dancer, choreographer and teacher named “Wizard of dancing “ Vakhtang Chabukiani for his 100 anniversary