David Sakvarelidze
David Sakvarelidze graduated from the Tbilisi State Institute of Theatre and  Cinema under Mikhail Tumanishvili in 1995, making his debut at the Tbilisi Russian Youth Theatre  with the production of Carlo Goldoni's "The Marriage by Contest". David Sakvarelidze undertook his internship at several cultural and educational institutions, including the "Piccolo Teatro di Milano" with Luca Ronconi, directing contemporary production of "Eternity"; the Yale University, majoring in lighting design with Jennifer Tipton; the English National Opera, serving as an assistant to the stage director. At the National Theatre Studio, David Sakvarelidze worked with director Peter Brook on the project – "Who Is There", focusing on the challenges facing the XXI century direction. Later, he staged James Pinkowski's "Mint Juleps" for the New York Theatre Play Time Studio. David Sakvarelidze has directed numerous plays and operas, including Khanokh Levin's "Agape", Edward Bond's "Narrow Road to the Deep North" (the production of the Sukhumi K. Gamsakhurdia Theatre), Carlo Gozzi's "The Serpent Woman" (with Robert Sturua) for the Shota Rustaveli State Academic Theatre; Basa Janikashvili's "Celebrity", Lasha Bugadze's "Frankenstein" for the Kote Marjanishvili State Academic Theatre; Jean-Baptiste Moliere's "Tartuffe" for the Mikhail Tumanishvili Film Actors' Theatre; Botho Strausse's "The Park", Slavomir Mrozek's "The House on the Border", Jarji Akimidze and  Dato Turashvili's " A Woman on the Tree" for the Royal District Theatre; Lasha Bugadze's "Otari" for the Basement Theatre; Jacopo Peri's "Euridice" for the Tbilisi State Conservatoire; Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana", Giuseppe Verdi's "Aida" for the Tbilisi Z. Paliashvili Opera and Ballet State Academic Theatre, to name but a few. David Sakvarelidze is a founder of the Caucasian Theatre Lab.
Since September 2004, David Sakvarelidze has been General Director of the Tbilisi Z. Paliashvili Opera and Ballet State Academic Theatre.