KHORUMI
Georgia has become an independent state, although the last few years have been marked by strong turbulence. Its past and history are guarantors of this autonomy. Christianised from the fourth century, it remained Christian in the face of the Orthodox tide coming from the north or Muslim south. The site of multiple invasions, it never abandoned its culture or language. Nothing ever extinguished the will for independence of a people that was the last line of defense of the Russians against the eastern invasions, these too happy to find here populations proud enough to die for their soil.
The Khorumi National Folk Ensemble, which is the state ensemble of the autonomous region of Adjaria, offers a popular show that takes place around the great festivals of life. It highlights the symbolic dates of Christian life that are pretexts to celebrations. Spectacle around war, ancient struggles between clans during which men demonstrate their strength and generosity in combat. Women are not absent but their gentleness, their grace, their way of evolving as if sliding on the ice clearly cut with the violence of men.
The music and singing accompany a colourful show. High, short, since the dancers are extraordinary acrobats. In the Georgian tradition, flaming knives and sharp swords lead the dance to the rhythms of drums, inspired by the long tradition of resistance of the Georgians against the invaders they had to fight over the centuries. The movements of the dancers recall the battles fought against neighbouring powers wishing to dominate their territory.
UNESCO has listed Georgian polyphonic singing and folk dancing as a masterpiece of oral and intangible heritage. The company was founded in 2005 and has participated in many international festivals. The national folk ensemble was awarded in recognition of his many successes abroad.
It is a pleasure to discover this troupe whose origins are rooted in a civilization that dates back to the most ancient times and in the memories of a region that was forty times destroyed and never defeated.
