Another
press release in english:
Salle des Etoiles - Sporting Monte-Carlo
March 24th, 2007
Under the Presidency of HSH Sovereign Prince Albert II and HRH the Princess of Hanover, the «Bal de la Rose en Tziganie» will be held on Saturday, March 24th, 2007, at 9 p.m. in aid of the Princess
Grace Foundation.
The Salle des Etoiles will bear witness to a new visual achievement. A real gypsy camp will be installed on stage with caravans, camp-fires and performers offering their passion, their language and, above all, their culture. The Sporting Monte-Carlo will echo to the sound of gypsy violins, lively guitars, derboukas and cymbalums.
Reunited and orchestated with the complicity of Tony Gatlif, many artistes will invent a dream world blending languorous musing and impassioned gaiety. The alchemists of this exceptional evening are:
- Biréli Lagrène,
- Chico and the Gypsies,
- Norig and musicians,
- Lucky Losada Bang,
- Fanfare Ciocarlia,
and
the groups :
- Beata,
- Dallas,
- Leonsia Erdenko,
- Nadara,
- Ovidiu.
All these performers will interpret the words of Tony Gatlif, Awarded as Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival 2004 : «Music transports joy, suffering, melancholy and love to the very peak of emotion.» The show will review all the various types of gypsy melodies ; a moment which promises to be wonderfully poetic.
Gypsy music was introduced by its performers and especially guitar players to the entire world. From jazz to the basic elements of flamenco, from string to percussion and other specialised instruments, the gypsy art is a fully-fledged entity which is still in the process of unfurling. Above all, the joy of living and a sense of festivity are conveyed by these banjos. And beyond mere tunes, a real culture of entertainment is proposed by this community.
A distant and imaginary land somewhere between myth and legend, «Tziganie» encompasses much more than a simple geographic region. A spell-binding place which reveals a musical and cultural heritage shared by a mosaic of communities called Tsikaanji, Romnichals, the Travellers or Sons of the Wind.
Wandering all over Europe, arriving from India and Iran, on the borders of Asia, these constant travellers bring fascination and seduction in their wake. It was from their tortuous history, embroidered with many incidents on the way, that the Roma culture finally bloomed.
The show will take place on stage but also all around the audience, thanks to an extremely refined decor. The Salle des Etoiles will be decked out in shimmering colors, the tables covered with a multitude of materials in flowery and flamboyant patterns composing an immense and magnificent
ethnic patchwork. A «baroque gypsy» style will set the scene with many vases full of multi-colored roses.
Stéphane Bern will preside the tombola. The «Bal de la Rose en Tziganie» promises to be intoxicating, gay and rich in emotion.
Bal de la Rose en Tziganie
Black Tie – Evening Gown
Champagne dinner, show, tombola, dancing
Price per person : 750 €
And here some info's about the tombola -
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