Ballerinas from Russian State Ballet to make appearances at Cellucom outlets

The visiting artistes will perform a two-hour extravaganza featuring highlights from some of the world's best loved classical ballets including The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Giselle at Madinat Arena, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai on 10th March and the Hilton Beach Resort, Abu Dhabi on 11th March 2005.

Since March 3, Cellucom has been giving away double tickets to the show to customers purchasing cell 'phones to the value of AED1500 or more, as well as arranging for the public to personally meet members of the dance company at its outlets.

The ballerinas and dancers will pay a visit to each of the Cellucom showrooms in Dubai, located in Satwa showroom at 16h00, Bur Dubai showroom at 17h00, Al Khaleej Road showroom at 18h00 and Airport Road showroom at 19h00 tomorrow (Wednesday 9, March 2005).

"The ballerina's visits to our outlets will create an opportunity for ballet fans to meet them in person, and will also give the dancers a chance to talk firsthand about what it means to perform classical ballet, one of the oldest and most highly regarded dance forms. Ballet is still perceived as a profession that is unattainable for most, but meeting real performers can be a motivating factor for talented youngsters who would like to pursue ballet as more than just an extra curricular activity," said Arun Nagar, Managing Director, Cellucom.

"Cellucom has been actively involved in promoting a wide range of cultural and entertainment and sporting activities in the region. Our association with the Russian State Ballet is a reinforcement of our appreciation of, and our commitment to, promoting arts, culture and entertainment in the UAE," said Nagar.

"We at Cellucom recognise that our sponsorship of the Russian State Ballet is a major contribution to availing the region's arts lovers of the opportunity to see one of the world's best loved ballet companies in action as they present their exciting and demanding programme of classical ballet," he added.

With its 50 soloists, many of whom are laureates of national and international ballet competitions, the Russian State Ballet is, along with the Bolshoi and the Kirov Ballets, ranked among the finest ballet companies in the world. Former President of the erstwhile USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev is known to greatly admire the dance company and has patronised several of its previous tours.

"We see Cellucom's sponsorship of The Russian State Ballet as pivotal to our Company's efforts to support performing arts and culture in the Middle East," concluded Nagar.