The Ensemble Adilei of Georgia Comes to Double Edge Theatre

Double Edge Theatre will present a program of traditional polyphonic Georgian songs and chants by Ensemble Adilei on their first U.S. tour! This program is co-produced with with Elmer's and the Inn at Norton Hill. The Ensemble Adilei will offer a workshop on Wednesday January 18th from 5:30-8:30pm, and a concert on Thursday, January 19th at 7:30pm.

Adilei's main passion lies in the songs from the province of Guria in Western Georgia, a style often compared to jazz because of its strong improvisational component where all the voice parts move independently of each other to create contrapuntal polyphony. Gurian song is also characterized by krimanchuli, a yodeling technique often present in the upper voice. For the members of Adilei singing is the primary mode of communication with the world: it is more of a lifestyle than a performance practice - it is not just relegated to official concerts. They sing every time they gather, wherever that may be.

Watch here for a sample of the beautiful music of the extraordinary Ensemble Adilei.

Ensemble Adilei of Georgia
Concert Thursday, Jan 19 at 7:30 pm, tickets $20.00
Workshop Wednesday, Jan 18 from 5:30-8:30, $25.00
Combined workshop and concert, $40.00

All events at Double Edge Theatre
948 Conway Road, Ashfield
For tickets and information, please call 413-628-0277,
or visit us at www.doubleedgetheatre.org

About Double Edge Theatre

Double Edge Theatre was founded by Stacy Klein in 1982 as an artist-owned ensemble theatre, in which each member would be responsible for the art making as well as the business and board leadership. In 1994 the ensemble moved from Boston to a 100-acre Farm in the Ashfield Massachusetts Hilltowns to further the sustainability of the theatre and its international artist collaborations.

Double Edge Theatre's mission is to create a 'living culture' by developing the highest quality of original theatre performance, based on the long-term imaginative work of its ensemble of artists and their rich interaction with the communities in which the work takes place-and by cultivating a permanent center of performance, training, research, and cultural exchange at The Farm in Ashfield, Massachusetts.

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