Kote Marjanishvili’s expressionist performances

By the 20s of 20th century the expressionistic direction covered many areas of art, but it was more popular in German theatrical art. Expressionistic theatre is characterized by: expressing the ideas directly, abstract characters who are carriers of social functions. In dramaturgy, a person has become an addition to the profession chosen by himself/herself.
Kote Marjanishvili, the famous Georgian theatre director, throughout his creative career constantly searched for new theatrical forms and techniques. Therefore, it is not surprising that he not only staged works of expressionist playwrights first at the Rustaveli Theatre, and then at the Marjanishvili Theater, but he also used expressionist techniques of performance, scenographic searches in combination with traditional Georgian theatre art. Marjanishvili staged plays of different genres or forms. Most importantly, he never stopped at what he once found. He was a director in constant search. Marjanishvili was the first who used cinematic techniques in Georgian theater.