Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Alex Ovechkin and Diana Vishneva charity event

Via Japer's Rink...



The Diana Vishneva Foundation:


An Evening with Alexander Ovechkin and Friends Supporting The Diana Vishneva Foundation is a black-tie charity gala that will bring superstar Alexander Ovechkin to The Ritz Carlton – Tyson's Corner on October 18, 2010. Alexander Ovechkin, the captain of the Washington Capitals, will be joined by other professional athletes, celebrity emcees, and renowned guests to raise funds for an important new charity: The Diana Vishneva Foundation USA. This foundation focuses on providing children around the world with the opportunity to be involved in arts and culture.

For one lavish evening, attendees can experience the thrill of Alexander Ovechkin's star power, mingle with celebrities, and enjoy first-class entertainment, all while contributing to a worthwhile cause. There will be excitement around every corner as emcees Lindsay Czarniak, Dan Hellie, Eun Yang & Craig Melvin from NBC 4, entertain guests as they bid on the many luxury items in the silent auction and enjoy some charitable gambling in a Las Vegas-style casino.



Wikipedia:
Diana Vishneva (born July 13th, 1976) is a prima ballerina with both the Kirov Ballet in Russia and American Ballet Theatre in the United States. She was born in St. Petersburg and was trained at the Vaganova Choreographic Institute and upon her graduation in 1995, joined the company of the Mariinsky Theatre. There, in 1996 she was promoted to the level of principal dancer. While at the Vaganova school, she scored the highest scores known to the school's history.
In 2008, Vishneva joined the Honorary Board of Directors of the Russian Children's Welfare Society (RCWS).


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8 comments:

Field Reporter Emily said...

Ooooh that's my birthday. Anyone wanna take me to a black tie party?

AB said...

There's an interesting documentary that I watched recently called Ballerina. It follows several Russian ballerinas at different levels, and Diana Vishneva is one of the ballerinas profiled. It was very good, I got it from Netflix, and they have it available to stream online.

http://documentaries.about.com/od/revie2/fr/Ballerina.htm

BobbyG said...

This is an interesting choice of a charity for Ovie. I'd like to know how and why he chose it.

mkat83 said...

They sure got a less than great photo of Ovi to use.

O said...

Interesting timing of the event. I thought mid-October was when ABT had their Fall season at City Center, but maybe Diana doesn't perform during those weeks.

She does good work on and off the stage.

BobbyG said...

If I lived closer to DC I'd be very tempted to experience Ovie's star power in person. I assume his trademark torn shredded jeans will stay in the closet for this event LOL.

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Ray said...

Unfortunately Ovechkin dropped out of this event to start his own charity i heard....thats unfortunate and selfish!