Mintimer Shaimiev and Vladimir Vasiliev watch ballet “The Golden Horde”
25 February 2014, Tuesday
On February 25 State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, a famous ballet dancer, ballet-master, choreographer, theatre director, People’s Artist of the USSR Vladimir Vasiliev and representatives of a French company Telmondis, one of the world’s largest broadcasters of major cultural events, watched a ballet “The Golden Horde” at Musa Dzhalil Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre.
To the point, the first night took place last September. The performance “The Golden Horde” was prepared under the auspices of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov for three years.
Director General of Telmondis Denis Morlière and its President Antoine Perset, who are interested in live broadcasting of the ballet “The Golden Horde” on a famous European cultural television channel “Mezzo”, also watched the performance.
Last year in March Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with the company’s representatives, when they agreed on live broadcasting of the opera and ballet gala-concert “Shalyapin. Nuriev. Kazan” on European channels.
On May 14, the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre hosted a solemn reception marking the opening of the Year “Kazan – Cultural Capital of the Islamic World” and the holding of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin, Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova, Director General of the Islamic World, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Salim bin Mohammed AlMalik and other officials were among the honored guests of the evening.
On 26 April, during festive events dedicated to the Native Language Day and the 140th birthday of the great Tatar poet Gabdulla Tukay, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev laid flowers to the monument of the great Tatar poet.
On 17 March, speaking at a meeting of the State Council of the republic, where its Chairman Farid Mukhametshin declared his early termination of powers, Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaymiev said: “Mutual respect and deep understanding help to preserve high trust of our people.”
On 13 March the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev accompanied by the regional Mufti Kamil Samigullin took part in the XIV Iftar of the republic organized by the Spiritual Board of Muslims of Tatarstan, the administration of the Ak Bars Arena stadium and the national tourist complex Tugan Avylym (My Native Village) at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center.