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Friday, June 21
BBC World Service in Georgia to record The Arts Hour on Tour

The BBC World Service will be in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 2 to record the world-renowned radio programme, The Arts Hour on Tour. BBC World Service delivers news content around the world in English and 41 other language services, on radio, TV and digital, reaching a weekly audience of 319 million.

The event will be hosted by Nikki Bedi, British television and radio presenter, and will be joined on stage by writers, artists, and musicians to explore Tbilisi’s vibrant, young cultural scene where people are forging new artistic networks and opportunities.

Nikki will try to find out more about the role, that artists are playing in creating a new sense of national identity for Georgia, after gaining independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991.

Nikki’s guests include writer David Gabunia and artist Mariam Natroshvili, who has created a mobile museum she takes to people’s homes. There will be entertaining conversation, live comedy and musical performances from Moku Moku and Kayakata.

The programme will air on BBC World Service on Saturday, July 27 and will also be available on the BBC World Service official website.

The Arts Hour on Tour is a monthly art show exploring culture now in the great world cities. With live music, slam poetry, comedy performance, big-name interviews, and rich discussion, the series brings audiences up close to life as a local.



Creative Projects Market 2019 in Fabrika

Creative Projects Market 2019 will be held on June 25. The place highlights and showcases successful Georgian cultural operators and the support that the EU has given to the development of Culture Creative Industries and Audiovisual field in Georgia.

According to the organizers, the Market will be full of different activities ranging from exhibition and book shops, film screening, various games, and creative talks.

Admissions are free, and anyone interested is welcome to join at Fabrika and learn about Creative Europe and get tips and tricks from successful beneficiaries.
(By Messenger Staff)