Georgian National Dance Group Qartveli Inc.

Name

Georgian National Dance Group Qartveli Inc.

Legal name

Georgian National Dance Group Qartveli Inc.

Website

https://sukhishvili.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Georgian National Dance Group Qartveli Inc. is a family-owned performing arts company founded in 1945 that presents traditional Georgian dance and live orchestral music via global world tours, selling tickets directly through its multi-language website and authorized partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts — Live Dance Performances

NAICS

Dance Companies (711120)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAGADAA

Classical Ballet (Full-Length & Repertoire)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Dance & Ballet Performances

SECONDARYMPAGADAD

Cultural & Folk Dance Performances

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Dance & Ballet Performances

SECONDARYTHAJAFAD

Dance Performances

Travel & Hospitality/Tours, Attractions & Experiences/Live Entertainment & Ticketed Events (Shows, Concerts, Sports Experiences)

Keywords

• Live dance performances
• Georgian national ballet
• Traditional folk dance
• Orchestral concert tours
• Performing arts productions

Headquarters

HQ city

Tbilisi

HQ country

Georgia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Concert Performance Tickets: Revenue generated from selling tickets to live dance performances and concerts worldwide through their world tour. Tickets are sold directly through the official website without commission or through official ticketing partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Georgian National Dance Group Qartveli Inc. produces and tours live theatrical dance performances featuring authentic Georgian national ballet repertoire, including dangerous male acrobatics with sabers, synchronized high-speed rotations, gravity-defying jumps, and graceful paired male-female choreography. The 1 hour 45 minute performances (including a 15-minute interval) are accompanied by the company's own live orchestra playing rare traditional instruments, with tickets sold through the official website and authorized ticketing partners.

Product overview

Georgian National Dance Group Qartveli Inc. (operating as Sukhishvili) is a performing arts organization offering live Georgian national dance performances as its primary product. The company presents traditional Georgian dances including Khorumi (military dance), Samani (women's military dance), Kartuli (romantic dance), Lasuri (coastal dance), and other regional dances through its touring productions. The performances feature male dancers performing dangerous acrobatics with sabers and women in luxurious costumes, accompanied by a live orchestra playing rare instruments. The company operates an official ticket sales platform (sukhishvili.net) for direct ticket purchases across multiple languages, supplemented by official resale partners including WorldTicketPro, RockFor You GmbH, and PANKONCERT sp. z o.o. for various regions. A media gallery provides promotional video and photographic content of performances.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet Live Performances Live theatrical dance performances featuring authentic Georgian national dance traditions, including dangerous male choreography with sabers, synchronized high-speed rotations, gravity-defying jumps, paired male-female choreography with the unique male toe-dance in soft leather boots, and graceful female choreography in exclusive costumes. Performances run approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes including a 15-minute interval and are accompanied by the company's own live orchestra playing rare traditional Georgian instruments. Targeted at general consumer audiences attending theatrical performances worldwide.
• Merchandise (Books, DVDs, Blu-Ray) Physical and digital merchandise including books, DVDs, and Blu-Ray recordings related to the Sukhishvili Georgian National Ballet performances and artists, made available alongside event tickets through the company's official ticketing platform and partners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Near 100-year history with continued popularity
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RockFor You GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRockFor You GmbH (Düsseldorf Straße 39, 10707 Berlin) acts as a ticket agent, brokering tickets on behalf of event organizers. They are neither organizers of events nor do they have influence on their execution. Contractual relationships regarding events exist solely between ticket holders and respective organizers.
• World Ticket ProcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial exclusive ticketing partner for Sukhishvili performances. Referenced as the preferred ticket distribution platform.
• PANKONCERT sp. z o.o.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPolish ticketing operator (Gawędziarzy 20, lok. 1, 04-401 Warsaw, Poland. KRS: 0001024333, NIP: 9522238691) operating the Polish language version of the Sukhishvili ticket portal. Processes payments via PayU S.A. and Autopay S.A.
• Saint Laurent and DiorminorOthersMajor fashion houses inspired by Sukhishvili's costume collection. The company's traditional costumes inspired designs from these luxury fashion brands.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Moscow State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble (Igor Moiseyev Ballet): Long-established national folk dance company specializing in preserving and performing traditional dances with a large ensemble and orchestral accompaniment, closely mirroring Sukhishvili's heritage-led, repertoire-rich, world-touring model.
• Riverdance: Iconic Irish cultural dance touring show built around a specific national dance tradition, with global tours, ticket-driven revenue, and cultural-preservation positioning. Highly comparable commercial model and audience proposition to Sukhishvili's Georgian National Ballet.
• Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Ensemble: Ukrainian national folk dance company that preserves and presents Eastern European cultural dance traditions through global touring productions, operating a very similar business model to Sukhishvili — touring performances, ticket-based revenue, and cultural heritage preservation.
• National Ballet of Cuba: National ballet company built around a distinctive national dance heritage with international touring, paralleling Sukhishvili's positioning as a flagship national dance brand with global reach.
• Beijing Dance Theatre: Chinese dance company that presents culturally-rooted contemporary and traditional dance productions with international touring, comparable in combining national cultural identity with global tour economics.

Broad incumbents

• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Major US-based dance company with extensive international touring, brand-led programming, and large-scale theatrical productions, comparable in scale of global touring operations even though its repertoire is modern/contemporary rather than folk-based.
• Mariinsky Ballet: Internationally renowned Russian ballet company with global touring, premium venue relationships, and a heritage brand comparable in international stature to Sukhishvili, though operating in the classical rather than folk dance tradition.
• Bolshoi Ballet: One of the world's most established classical ballet companies with global tours and a deep international brand. While focused on classical rather than folk repertoire, it competes for the same international touring audience and theatrical venue partnerships.
• New York City Ballet: World-leading ballet company with extensive touring and a globally recognized brand, competing for similar high-tier theatrical venue slots and culturally-engaged paying audiences worldwide.
• Royal Ballet: UK's flagship classical ballet company operating global touring productions out of a prestigious home venue (Royal Opera House). Competes for the same premium international venue partners and culturally engaged audiences.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@TheGNBsukhishvili
• Facebookfacebook.com/Sukhishvilebi
• Instagraminstagram.com/sukhishvilebiofficial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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