Completed Projects and Innitiatives
2022 Projects
“Happy Valentine” – Charity Concert
Date: 02/12/2022
Location: Irina Dance Academy Hall, Brooklyn, NY
Description:
A charity concert “Happy Valentine” for the students of the Academy who represent the diverse community, including those from the post-soviet countries. This project was fully supported by CEF.
Classical Music Gala – Kościuszko Foundation House
Date: 06/11/2022
Location: Kościuszko Foundation House, NY
Description:
Gala-Concert of Classical Music, organized by the CEF and Maestro Merab Ebralidze. The Concert aimed at the popularization of classical music. The select pieces of classical music were performed by the US and Georgia based pianists and vocalists. A total of 16 musicians from the US, Germany, Georgia, and the other countries. A total of 150 spectators enjoyed the concert. This project was fully supported by the CEF.
U.S.–Georgia Diplomatic Relations 30th Anniversary Gala-Concert
Date: 11/15/2022
Location: Kościuszko Foundation House, NY
Description:
Gala-Concert dedicated to the 30-year anniversary of the U.S.-Georgia Diplomatic Relations. The project was implemented by the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet State Theatre in partnership with the Cultural and Educational Foundation and the American Culture Center. This $15,000 project was supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Youth of Georgia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, the Adjara Group and the Association Georgian Wine.
USA–Georgia Christmas Gala 2022
Date: 12/11/2022
Location: New York, NY
Description:
USA-Georgia Christmas Gala, a concert celebrating Christmas 2022 together with international soloists, as well as Georgian opera singers, dance crew, and young musicians and choir members. A well-known Italian piano soloist Maestro Benigni performed on the piano. Georgian artists depicted their art works, and Georgian wine producers show-cased their traditional wine-making products at the reception of the event. Maestro Merab Ebralidze together with the trio of classical music soloists performed Opera repertoire. A total of 270 spectators of the concert and exhibition benefited from this project. This $12,000 project was supported by the Georgian diaspora and co-funded by the CEF and the concert participants.
2021 Projects
“Sing With Me” – Concert by George Gogidze
Date: July 18, 2021
Location: Chinari, Brooklyn, NY
Overview:
A live concert by Georgian singer George Gogidze, attended by over 250 spectators from New York’s multiethnic and multicultural communities.
“Evening with Giorgi Gogidze” – Live Concert
Date: November 5, 2021
Location: Baku, Brooklyn, NY
Overview:
A performance by Georgian songwriter and singer Giorgi Gogidze, gathering an audience of more than 270 community members from diverse cultural backgrounds across NY.