Irakli Kakabadze

Main Prize - 2008
Drawing on tensions between Georgia and Abkhazia and South Ossetia, this playwright sets a love story against a backdrop of a presidential campaign in Tbilisi. After the play was published, Irakli was subjected to a campaign of harassment by authorities, beaten and forced to flee his homeland with his then-pregnant wife.

Fast Facts

Year of Entry: 2008
Category: Main Prize
Artform: Theatre
Location: Georgia
Permalink: http://www.freedomtocreate.com/irakli-kakabadze

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Comments

“I would like to thank you for this work. "Candidate Jokola" reminds me of Tolstoy. This voice is so much needed when everyone is talking about competing interests "Jokola" is the way out of postmodern - it has created feeling that there is still the way out. I loved it. Thank you so much. Rosie”
Rose Smith
“I have read "jokola" first in 2006, once the author had roughly translated it to English. I thought this was interesting and awsome - but in August, 2008, things became really clear. I don't know how one can sound so prophetic - or is it just an intuition. In any case, I want to thank the author for this work, that makes my life easier at times. Very powerful voice. That is what we need to re-build peace in Abkhazia. We are tired of war... I am partly Abkhaz as you have noticed and I want to thank you guys for honoring one of our guys.”
Laura Freeh
“This is a great play. I am so happy to see the continuation of Tolstoy tradition in contemporary literature. Very postmodern but also a very deep work that should be implemented to the screen and in the theater. Fascinating - thank you.”
Taso Asatyany