Theatre critic, Doctor of Art History, Professor of the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University, Director of the Dimitri Janelidze Scientific-Research Institute of the same university.
In 1986, he graduated from the Shota Rustaveli State Institute of Theatre in Theatre studies.
1991-1994 – Postgraduate studies at the Shota Rustaveli State Institute of Theatre and Film of Georgia.
In 1994, he defended his dissertation on the topic: “Georgian Classical Prose on Stage (1970-1980s)”.
1986-1989 – Ministry of Culture of Georgia. Inspector of the Department of Drama Theatres.
1989-1993 – Union of Georgian Theatre Workers. Responsible Secretary of the journal “Theatre and Life”.
1993-1997 – Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University. First deputy editor, then editor of the newspaper “Theatre and Cinema”.
From 1994 to the present – Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University, lecturer. He lectured in the following disciplines: History of Georgian Theatre, Theatre Criticism and Theory, History of Georgian Theatre Directing (five groups of theatre scholars graduated from the specialty under his leadership).
1994-1997 – Principal Researcher at the Scientific Research Centre of the same university.
1995-1998 – Deputy Director of the Georgian Theatre Publishing House “Georgian Theatre”.
1997-2005 – Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University. Member of the Department of Theatre History and Theory.
1998-2001 – Ministry of Culture of Georgia. Head of the Arts Department.
2001 – Ministry of Culture of Georgia. Director of the Department of Arts and Museums.
2001-2004 – Deputy Minister of Culture of Georgia.
2004-2010 – Creative Union – Georgian Theatre Society. Deputy Chairman.
2005-2006 – Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University. Head of the Department of Theatre History and Theory.
2009-2017 – Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University, Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, Business and Management Dean of the Faculty.
From 2017 to the present, Director of the Dimitri Janelidze Scientific-Research Institute of the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University.
In 2019-2023 - Chairman of the Dissertation Council of the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University.
Participant in annual local and international scientific conferences held by the Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University since 2008.
1994 – PhD of Arts. (Thesis topic: "Georgian Classical Prose on Stage, 1970-1980s").
2007 - Doctor of Arts.
1994-1997 - Senior Teacher.
1997-2006 - Associate Professor.
2006 -2011 - Associate Professor.
Since 2011 - Professor.
Author of more than 100 journal and newspaper publications. Among them are scientific papers, reviews of performances, theoretical articles on the processes taking place in modern Georgian theatre, letters on the work of individual playwrights, directors or actors. These publications have been published since 1985 in the following periodicals: newspapers: “Theatre and Cinema”, “Georgian Theatre Day”, “Literary Georgia”, “New Generation”, “Iveria-Express”, “Duruji”, “Droni”. Magazines: “Khelovneba”, “Mnatobi”, “Theatre”.
Author of books:
1994 – monograph - “The Thorny Road to the Stars” (The Work of Director Leri Paksashvili).
2011 – Auxiliary textbook – “The Story of the Former on the Georgian Stage”.
2019 – monograph – “Berika-Actor” (Vano Iantbelidze – 65).
Professional awards:
In 1990 and 1996 – twice, the annual award of the Union of Theatre Workers of Georgia for "Best Work of the Season", the award for the best review of the year.