Event Date: 27 November 2018
Royal Asiatic Society
14 Stephenson Way
London NW1 2HD
The Royal Asiatic Society presents:
Professor Elguja Khintibidze (Tbilisi State University) and Dr. Henry Sanford – Britain-Georgia Connection through Personalities & Arts; Rustaveli and Shakespeare
This event explores the Britain-Georgia Connection through two talks.
The first, on the theme of Personalities & Arts, consists of a talk on the British-Georgian actress Gayane Mickeladze by Dr. Henry Sanford (her nephew). The talk includes her family history in Georgia, including stories of their friendship with Sir Oliver Wardrop (British Commissioner in Georgia), her childhood in Crimea, escape from the communists to England via Constantinople, and her life as an actress in London.
The second talk is by Prof Elguja Khintibidze, who will present his book on the links between Rustaveli and Shakespeare.
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Dr. Henry Sanford – Britain-Georgia Connection through Personalities & Arts
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Professor Elguja Khintibidze (Tbilisi State University) – Rustaveli and Shakespeare
Introduction by Tony Anderson (British-Georgian Society):
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