Reviews
Review | Jocasta: Raw Material — a feminist comparison of two civil wars
Mariam Megvinyte’s latest play contrasts Thebes’ fall in the Oedipus cycle with the Georgian Civil War, all via a feminist perspective.
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Georgia
Foreign artist defaces painting by Georgian artist at Tbilisi’s Stamba Hotel
According to artist Lia Shvelidze, whose work was damaged, an investigation has been opened.
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Review | A Room of My Own — queerness and constraint in Georgia
A Room of My Own is an intimate but unfinished portrait of female friendship, desire, and self-discovery in contemporary Tbilisi.
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Review | Thus Spoke the Wind — an Armenian drama that favours art over substance
Russian director Maria Rigel’s latest film is a disappointingly slow-moving look at Armenian society that is more incomprehensible than enlightening.
Circassians
When the night glows, the Circassian New Year begins
The Circassian New Year, once an important occasion marking the beginning of spring, has resurfaced — but does it have a place in today’s society?
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Review | A Dog in Georgia — a journey that never finds its way
While promising a story of self-discovery amidst Georgia’s political turmoil, this novel instead makes Georgia feel more like a convenient backdrop.
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Review | Persephone (Where the Light Forgets Me) — the echoing architecture of girlhood
This debut work is an exploration of girlhood, leaning into an internal, almost private narrative that speaks to a collective female experience.
