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In the first year of the three-year project "Musical-Choreographic Folklore of Georgians and Abkhazians Living in Turkey, Iran and Azerbaijan" sponsored by Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, the expedition group visited the Georgians of Turkey. The group consisted of the head of the project - Dr. Giorgi Kraveishvili, project coordinator Tamaz Kraveishvili and research choreographer Giorgi Alimbarashvili. In the first expedition, the group recorded a number of Laz music-choreography samples. The expedition lasted from May 22 to June 6.
In the second expedition, the group visited Tao, Shavsheti and Klarjeti and spent the last few days again in Lazet. A number of musical and choreographic samples were recorded in this expedition as well. The expedition lasted from July 22 to August 24.
After the second expedition, the leader of the group stayed in Batumi of his own free will, and at various intervals wrote songs and verbal information about the Sarpi lazuri dance and its tricks in the Sarpi of Georgia and Turkey.

A(A)IP Foundation "Heiyamo" won the "Grant Competition for Fundamental Research" announced by Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia in 2021. The name of the project is "Musical and choreographic folklore of Georgians and Abkhazians living in Turkey, Iran and Azerbaijan". The head of the project Giorgi Kraveishvili, Doctor of Art Studies, together with the project coordinator Tamaz Kraveishvili and researcher choreologist Giorgi Alimbarashvili will visit Georgians and Abkhazians living in Turkey, Iran and Azerbaijan. The group will jointly record and research their music-choreography folklore samples, prepare research articles and monographs about them. Within the framework of the project, it is planned to prepare two monographs: the first book will be published in 2024 and it will reflect the music-choreography samples of Georgians (Lazes, Shavshes, Taoels, Klarjes) and Abkhazians living in Turkey, and the monograph to be published in 2025 will talk about the music-choreography samples of Heret-Fereidan.

2011 - 03.04-11.04 expedition to Sarfi with Tamaz Kraveishvili.
2011 - 21.11-26.11 expedition to Saingilo with Martha Tartarashvili.
2011 - 26.12-27.12 expedition to Samtatskaro (with Ingilos) with Martha Tartarashvili
2012 - 22.01-29.01 expedition to Saingilo with Martha Tartarashvili.
2012 - 03.05-10.05 expedition to Saingilo with Martha Tartarashvili.
2012 October-November expeditions to Sarp and Kvariati.
2012 17.11-25.11 Expedition to Saingilo with Martha Tartarashvili
2012 November-December expeditions in Khofi region alone and together with Merab Pashalishvili.
2013 03.10.-06.10 expedition to Samtatskaro (with Ingilos) with Martha Tartarashvili.
2013 20.11-25.11 expedition to Saingilo with Martha Tartarashvili.
2014 23.05-28.05 expedition to Turkey's Lazeti with Tamaz Kraveishvili and Sarfel Laz Zurab Vanilish.
2014 23.06-02.07 Tbilisi Conservatory expedition to Kakheti with Ketevan Matiashvili and Natalia Zumbadze (leader).
2014 07.05-20.07 expedition to Turkey's Lazeti with Tamaz Kraveishvili and Sarfel Laz Nazi Memishish.
2014 22.07-26.07 expedition to Sarp and Kvariati.
2014 02.08-27.08 expedition to Taos and Shavsheti (last day in Lazeti) with Tamaz Kraveishvili.
2015 08.05-17.05 expedition to Klarjeti with Tamaz Kraveishvili.
2015 23.08-29.08 expedition to Klarjeti with Tamaz Kraveishvili.
2015 01.09 and 29.11 expedition to Gonio with Tamaz Kraveishvili.
2016 23.06-30.06 expedition to Klarjeti with Tamaz Kraveishvili.
2016 06.08-07.08 expedition to Klarjeti with Tamaz Kraveishvili.
2016 24.12 Expedition to Sarp.
2017 11.02-12.02 expedition to Kvariati and Gonio.
2017 06-09. 06 Expedition to Samtatskaro.
2017 June-July expedition to Batumi and Sarp.
2017 20.08-05.09 expedition to Handex and Goljuk with Muhajir Klarje together with Tamaz Kraveishvili.
2018 11-15.05 Expedition to Sarp.
2018 July-August expedition to Sarp.
2018 09-13 09. Expedition to Sarp
2019 02, 04-06 01 expedition to Sarp
2019 13. 07-02.08 expedition to Zugdidi and Tsalenjikh regions together with Tamaz Kraveishvili.
2019 03-04.08. Expedition to Ortabatum and Makhinjauri.
2019 28.08-01.09 expedition to Batumi, Sarp and Makhinjauri.
December 29-31, 2019. Tikhilnar, Kvariati, Gonio and Sarfi villages of Khelvachauri district.
April 26, 2020. Sarfi village of Khelvachauri district.
June 15-17, 2020 Kvariati and Sarfi village of Khelvachauri district.
2020 07-13.07 expedition to Samtatskaro.
August 2020. Sarfi village of Khelvachauri district.
2020 09-14.08 expedition to Anaklia with Tamaz Kraveishvili.
May 11, 2021. Sarfi village of Khelvachauri district.
December 31, 2021. Sarfi village of Khelvachauri district.
May 28 - June 6, 2022. Expedition to Lazeti, Turkey. together with choreographer Giorgi Alimbarashvili and Tamaz Kraveishvili.
July 22 - August 24, 2022. Expedition to Tao, Shavsheti, Klarjet and Lazeti of Turkey. together with choreographer Giorgi Alimbarashvili and Tamaz Kraveishvili.
August 28 - September 20, 2022. Expeditions in Georgia and Turkey.