 (Claire Verlet, Chief Manager of dance and theatre programs at AFFA)
In 2001 Tamaz Vashakidze in the function of the Director of the Tbilisi Ballet Art State School has initiated "Chabuakiani-Balanchine..." International Ballet Art Festival.The first festival was dedicated to 85th anniversary of the Tbilisi Ballet Art State School named after V.M.Chabukiani.