Miranda Baghdadishvili

High Education

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2003- 2007 _ Shota Rustaveli Theater and Film University of Georgia Faculty of the Folklore and Traditional Georgian Arts _ Academic degree of Certified Specialist with  a Major in Georgian Dance Choreographer;                      

2008 _Shota Rustaveli Theater and Film University of Georgia _ Master's Program in Choreography - Georgian Dance and Performing Arts Pedagogy.

 

 

Performing/Vocational Education

 

1992-2003 _ Higher category  Dancer  _ E. Khabadze State Choreographic Ensemble "Batumi"  (Artistic Director- E. Khabadze. Choreographer - T. Bolkvadze);

2000-2001 _  Dancer (character dance) _ Batumi Opera and Ballet Theater (Artistic Airector - B. Monavardisashvili,  Tutor - V. Bakhtadze);

1983-1990 _ Dancer _ Self-made Choreographic ensemble of Adjara Cooperative – Artistic Director  - T.Jakhutashvili. Tutors - F. Kobaladze, T. Bezhanidze, T. Mikeladze, N. Gogitidze, Z. Baghdadishvili, Z. Abashidze, T. Pagava);

1991-1992 _ Dancer  _ Self-made Youth ensemble - Artistic Director T. Bezhanidze

1980-1983 _ Dancer  _ Choreographic ensemble of the Republican Palace of Pioneers and Students of Batumi "Swallow" _ Teacher-tutors: T. Kiladze, I. Mskhiladze;

1976-1980 _ Dancer  _ Batumi 16th Secondary School Choreographic Ensemble  _ Teacher –tutor T. Bibileishvili;

2015-2013 _ Head of  Choreography Creative Laboratory _ Batumi Art University;

1989-1991 _ Head of the Choreographic Studio _ Georgian Community in Moscow;

1994-1998 _ Practical courses taken at Tbilisi Institute of Culture:

Dance Compisition -  U. Dvalishvili

Georgian dance - J. Janiashvili, G. Sikharulidze

Classical dance - N. Didebulidze, R. Jajanidze

Character  dance  - N. Makhatadze, T. Bakhtadze

Historical- dance  - N. Makhatadze

Ballroom Dance – T. Gachechiladze, L. Kurdadze

 

 

Work Experience

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Since 2003 _ Batumi e. Khabadze State Ensemble "Batumi" _ Choreographer-tutor;

1992-2003 _ Batumi e. Khabadze State Ensemble "Batumi" _ Dancer;

Since 2018  _ Batumi Art Teaching University _ Head of Creative Project Management and Student Career Support Departament;

2015-2018 _ Batumi Art University _ Creative Projects Coordinator;

2013-2015 _ Batumi Art University _ Chief Specialist of Quality Assurance Office;

2013-2015 _ Batumi Art University _ Head of vocational education programs of Tutor- choreographer IV-V levels;

2000 -2001 _ Batumi Opera and Ballet Theater _ Dancer ;

Since 2019  _ Adjara School of Folk Art _ Head of  Quality Assurance Office;

Since 2019  _ Adjara School of Folk Art _ Teacher- Dance composition, Georgian dance, History of Choreographic Art;

1994-2013 _ Adjara College of Culture _ Teacher - Georgian dance, History of Choreographic Art;

Since 2020  _ Tbilisi Institute of Culture _ Consultant, Teacher - History of Choreographic Art.

                         

 

Degree, rank, award (awarded by the state)

 

2017/01/IX _ Order of Honour in the field of Art _ By  Municipality of Batumi  in connection with the 25th Anniversary in the Field of Art for Active and Successful Activity;

2003/02/X _  Honoured Artist of Achara Region (Georgia) _ Autonomous Republic of Achara  for Significant Contribution to the Development of Georgian Art and Culture;

 

Jury , Board Membership

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Since 2013 _ Achara Regional Organization of the Georgian Choreographic Union _ Vice Chairman;

2019 _ Batumi - International Multi-Genre Festival-Competition "ART BATUMI" (Founder and Director I. Shapatava) _ Chairman of the Jury;

2016 _ VII Congress of the Creative Union of Georgian Choreographers _ Delegate of the Congress;

2015 _ International Dance Festival _ Chairman of the Jury.

 

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Creative projects

 

2020 _ E. Khabadze State Choreographic Ensemble "Batumi"   artistic director T.  Bolkvadze  70th Anniversary Evening and Star Opening Project   Creative Team Member - Screenwriter;

2020 _ NAEC - Compatibility of Internal Quality Assurance Mechanisms with ESG-2015 - The Role of Students in Internal Quality Assurance     Participant;

2019 _ Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Achara Training ( Folk Dance and Music) - Intangible Cultural Heritage  Participant;

2019 _ WALNUT TRAINING MARKET  - Project Management with PMI Technology _ Participant;

2019/20/XI _ Order of Golden Marge  of Georgian Choreography Union _ Contribution to the Development of Choreographic Art in Georgia and Long-Term Practical Work in the Field of Dance Art;

2018 _ NAEC  - Higher Education Programs Accreditation Self-Assessment Report  Development _ Participant;

2018 _ NAEC  -  Formulation of learning outcomes of higher education programs _ Participant;

2018 _ Association of Private Universities Training - Development of student career support _ Participant;

2018 _ Association of Private Universities - Learning Outcomes and Competency Mapping Methodology _ Participant;

2018 _ NAEC -  Learning Outcomes   Participant;

2015 _ NAEC - Planning of Vocational Colleges and Internal Quality Assurance _ Participant;

2012 _  Achara TV Project "History of One Dance" - (Dances: "Gandagana", "Khorumi", "Lazuri", "Imerkhevuri", "Fencing", "Abkhazian-Sharatin", "Ossetian-Simdi"   Consultant and Speaker;

2012 _ People's Artist of Georgia Enver Khabadze  90th Anniversary Evening _ Creative Team Member -  Screenwriter;

2012 _ State Ensemble "Batumi" -  Achara Folk Dance "Tarnanino"    Choreographer;

2011     Achara -  Channel TV25 - Program "Wishing Tree"  - Project - "Democratic Values in Georgian Culture" - "Why  Gandagana dance?" _ Consultant - Speaker;

2011 _ Expedition of the Georgian State Folklore Center in Achara  _ Member of the Expedition Group;

2011 _ Achara Student Youth Palace - Workshop - " Achara Folk Dance " _ Trainer, Speaker;

2010 _ Georgian State Folklore Center - Georgian folk (Megrelian) dance Master Class  _ Participant;

2010 _ Georgian State Folklore Center - Georgian folk ( Racha ) dance  Master Class _ Participant;

2010 _ Creative Group of Achara College of Culture - Dances: "Gandagana", "Lazuri", "Rachuli", "Kavuri" _ Choreographer;

2009 _ Georgian State Folklore Center -   Georgian folk dance Master Class _ Participant;

2009 _ Georgian State Folklore Center - Georgian folk ( Racha ) dance  Master Class _ Participant;

2008 _ Georgian State Folklore Center - Georgian folk ( Svaneti ) dance  Master Class _ Participant;

2007 _ Georgian State Folklore Center - Choreography Master Class (Achara) _ Participant;

2008 _ Acharien dance  Master Class Ensemble "Rokva" ( Artistic director U. Dvalishvili) _ Trainer.

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Conferences

                         

2019 _ Batumi Shota Rustaveli University       Scientific - Practical Conference " Choreographic Folklore - History and Modernity "

Georgian Choreographers Union In a support of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Achara _ 

" Use of interactive methods in the study of choreographic disciplines in Higher Education Universities ";

2017  _   Batumi Art  University Scientific-Practical Conference "Choreographic Folklore - History and Modernity"

Georgian Choreographers Union  In a support of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Achara

"Mathematics in Dance";

2016  _   Batumi Art  University Scientific-Practical Conference "Choreographic Folklore - History and Modernity"

Georgian Choreographers Union  In a support of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Achara

"Dionysus cult in Georgian folk choreography";

2015  _   Batumi Art  University Scientific-Practical Conference "Choreographic Folklore - History and Modernity"

Georgian Choreographers Union  In a support of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Achara

"Training of teacher-choreographers to solve professional development"

2015  _   Shota Rustaveli Theater and Film  University _  Student Choreography Forum-Festival "Terphsichore" -

"Independent student work in the study of the choreographic process and the importance formation of the professional competence  ".