First Junior Delphic Games 1997 (Tbilisi, Georgia) : April 25 – 30
Motto
“A dreaming day”
Hymne
“Song of a dreaming day” Lyrics: Givi Tchitchinadze, Musik: Ioseb Ketchakhmadze
Patrons
H.E. Eduard SHEVARDNADSE, President of the Republic Georgia Daniel TARSCHYS, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Federico Mayor ZARAGOZA, Director General of the UNESCO
Hosts
Prof. Georgi GUNIA, President, National Delphic Council Georgia
Prof. Valeri ASATIANI, Minister, Ministry of Culture of Georgia
International Delphic Council
Participants
Approx. 1700 juniors (age from 11 – 25 years) and adults from 16 countries(Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Benin, China, Georgia, Germany,Hungary, Japan, Nigeria, Philippines, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, USA)
Art Categories and Disciplines
Acoustic Arts
Instrumental (Violin, Piano), Singing (Solo, Choir music)
PERFORMING ARTS
Dance (Ballroom Dance, Modern Dance, Folk Dance), Theatre (Drama), Circus (Artistic)
LINGUAL ARTS
Poetry
VISUAL ARTS
Painting (City Views), Photography, Short film, Pottery
Venues
Big Concert Hall Tbilisi
Karvasala
Youth Palace
Children Gallery
Peoples Palace
Russian Youth Theatre
State Conservatory – small and large Hall
Chamber Concert Hall
Philharmonic – Great Hall
Gribojedov State Theatre
Music Theatre of Tbilisi
Country wide performances (Music, Dance, Exhibitions, Theatre) in public places
Awards
All participants were awarded with certificates
Goodwill Messages
Lord Yehudin MENUHIN, Musician, Conductor, Educationalist
HRH Sofia Quinn of Spain
Mr. Lew KOPELEW, Writer
Mrs. Leni FISCHER President of the Council of Europe
Official stamps of the First Delphic Junior Games and II Delphic World Congress 1997
Goodwill Messages
Mr. Ambeth OCAMPO, Chairman, National Commission for Culture and Arts
Mr. Joseph H. DURANO, Sekretary, Department of Tourism
Ms. Purificacion SUANDING-MOLINTAS, Regional director, Department of Tourism – CAR