Mikheil Tumanishvili

Soviet theatre director (1921–1996)

Mikheil Tumanishvili

Born	Mikheil Ivanovich Tumanishvili (1921-02-06)6 February 1921 Tbilisi, Democratic Republic of Georgia
Died	11 May 1996(1996-05-11) (aged 75) Tbilisi, Georgia
Occupation(s)	Theater director, pedagog

Mikheil Ivanovich Tumanishvili (Georgian: მიხეილ თუმანიშვილი), born 6 february 1921, died 11 May 1996, was a Georgian theater director and teacher. He was a student of Georgy Tovstonogov at the Tbilisi State Theater Institute and graduated in 1948. Tumanishvili is the founder of 1978 established Tumanishvili Film Actors Theatre in Tbilisi. As a director, his work was mostly based on improvisation.^[1]

References

^ Nagy, Peter & Rouyer, Phillippe & Rubin, Don: "World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Volume 1: Europe", p. 332. Taylor Francis Ltd, 2001. ISBN 978-041-52515-7-0.