David Papava Gurji is a Theater Directed, Drama Teacher and Actor was born in 1970 in the Soviet Union, Tbilisi. Acting training received in famous Moscow Film School “VGIK” under the direction of professor A. Batalov. After working for several years in Moscow theaters as an actor, he returned to Tbilisi where he graduated from the Directing course with renowned director and teacher M. Tumanishvili. For a while he trained with Peter Brook in Paris.
At the end of the course in 1998 David received a job offer from Riverside Studios Theater in London where later he realized 4 productions. In total, David Papava Gurji directed more then 30 plays. As he lived in Britain for 15 years most of performances were staged in London. But there were invitations from other countries - in Cape-Town South Africa, Rustaveli and Marjanishvili Theaters in Georgia , 3 productions in Colombia.
David also has extensive theater teaching experience at various Theater Institute in Britain, Georgia, Argentina and Colombia.