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One of the most important rituals of everyday life in Georgia is the Supra. A table ceremony conducted by a table master who intimately and poetically brings out a toast to the guests. In this performance the stage is the symbolic table and the guests the public. They are treated to a ‘meal’ of polyphonic singing, virtuoso dance, fragments of hope, melancholy, naivety and opportunity, in short, a stunning meal. Following a recipe in the form of a socio-political text written by famous Georgian playwright Rezo Kldiashvili. The performance predicted in metaphor a regime change, which indeed occurred three months later by the Rose Revolution.

Supra is a coproduction with Grand Theatre, Groningen, Felix Meritis, Amsterdam and Folk Palace Kutaisi, realized with financial support from FAPK, Prince Bernhard Culture, Dutch and German Embassy in Georgia, Kutaisi Municipality, Theorem- Culture 2000. It was presented at summer festivals in the Netherlands and Germany (among others Noorderzon, Tanz im August, Amersfoorts Terrace and Felix Meritis).

Choreography and direction: Feri de Geus & Noortje Bijvoets, Text: Rezo Kldiashvili, Performers: Aleko Baramitze, Spartak Benidze, Nia Chechelashvili, Sopho Gelashvili, Irakli Goksadze, Beka Kukhianidze, Giorgi Mikadze, Tamta Mukebanjani, Irakli Shengelia, Gaga Sordia, Jaguna Verulashvili, Lasha Zalkaliani, Costume design: Tonny Boersma, Light design: Pink Steenvoorden, Music: o.a. Goran Bregovic, Hamlet Gonashvili, Peace orchestra, Wim Mertens, Poster design: Levan Dadiani, Flyer en Lay-out: Maarten Evenhuis, Production Georgia: Stichting Caucasus Foundation, Levan Khetaguri, Production The Netherlands: Ineke Austen, Irina Ginns, Tour guidance: Khatuna Levidze, Nuczar Ninidze,Tonny Boersma, Interpretor: Parna Pkhakadze, Dutch Producer: St.Entre Nous, André Agterof

“The performance dates back to what the Greeks saw as the desired intention of theatre: to discuss tricky questions through drama and spectacle. Doing so, both choreographers fulfill a daring and unique role within the Dutch dance scene…”
—NRC Handelsblad, Ingrid van Frankenhuyzen

“…Supra is in this way […] also a ritual against temptation. It touches as it leads straight to the heart…”
—Der Tagesspiegel, Ulrich Amling

“…In no time the young dancing Georgians have a firm grip on the audience, to mutual pleasure…”
—Berliner Zeitung, Michaela Schlagenwerth