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Khma: The Voice, the Journey, and the Theatre of Anna Kobakhidzé
Khma: The Voice, the Journey, and the Theatre of Anna Kobakhidzé In this editorial, we talk with Anna Kobakhidzé – an actress, director, and founder of the theatre company Khma. Her life has unfolded between Tbilisi and Paris, two places that have shaped her in profoundly different ways. Georgia grounds her, Paris challenges her, and…
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The Strange Machinery of the Self
The Strange Machinery of the Self by Gvantsa Garmelia I’ve always been fascinated by dreams. As a child, dreams felt like small riddles, left on the bedside table of my unconscious mind for the morning version of me to decipher. I’d lie there, trying to solve them, not because I thought they carried messages from…
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Films You Should See at TIFF 2025
Films I’m Going to See at TIFF 2025 (And why you should too) by Leo Mikaia It’s the most wonderful time of the year for cinephiles in the capital. Tbilisi International Film Festival 2025 opens on the first day of December and will bring film lovers to Amirani Cinema for a whole week. The program…
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Fearless, Bold, and Radiant: Reflections on Georgian Drag
Fearless, Bold, and Radiant: Reflections on Georgian Drag by Sopho Kharazi Note: This is a personal reflection. While I am aware of the many challenges faced by drag performers in Georgia, my focus here is not on hardship but on empowerment, admiration, and the transformative joy of witnessing their art. Sexiness, comfort, safety, love, and…
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Detour Toward Fulfillment: A Night at Essaim
Detour Toward Fulfillment: A Night at Essaim by Elene Datusani There are nights that begin by accident. The kind that are not planned or anticipated. They simply arrive because something in you refuses to go home yet. Essaim happened like that for me. I was at the dinner, having conversations around life, satisfaction with it,…
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From Tbilisi to Paris: Tatuna Asatiani’s Path to Art World
From Tbilisi to Paris: Tatuna Asatiani’s Path to Art World When Tatuna arrived in Paris at the age of 17, she did not have a plan, just possibility. What followed was not a straight path but an unfolding – photography, film, corporate work, citizenship, MBA, and finally art. She started her studies in a liberal-arts…
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Light, Memory, Belonging: The Photography of Tito Piermarini
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Does Being Grateful Make You Less Ambitious?
Does Being Grateful Make You Less Ambitious? by Sopho Kharazi I was going to make a post about feeling grateful but less ambitious. I wrote it in 2025. However, I found a draft in my archives from 2024, which talks about the same issue in a different form. And now it is so interesting to…
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I Miss Liking Guys. We All Do.
I Miss Liking Guys. We All Do. by Sopho Kharazi © Sopho Kharazi I am sitting on a balcony of my apartment, watching a pink sky as sun is setting, being tipsy from a nice afternoon with a friend, and wondering, why do my days always end at home alone? I truly try not to…
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Thanks for the last night, it did me good.
Thanks for the last night, it did me good. by Sopho Kharazi © Sopho Kharazi The issue I am going to talk about has been giving me an inner turmoil for few weeks now. Of course it has something to do with dating. I went on a date in France just to have fun. I…
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