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| FAMOUS Italian director and choreographer
Gino Landi is impressed with the quality of audience in Qatar
and would love to present his works again and again, if possible
on the occasion of the World Cup 2022 as well. Talking to newsmen
on Saturday, Landi, who is in Doha to present his captivating
ballet titled ´Secrets of the Sea´ at the ongoing
Qatar Marine Festival 2011, said, "I have noticed that
the audience here sits through the entire show, which is something
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fight is not over. Whether or not Col Moamar Qadhafi defeats
the rebels in eastern Libya, any legitimacy he once had has
been extinguished. He has weapons, tanks and planes, but he
has lost the allegiance of even those elements of Libyan society
that had once been willing to wait and hope for political reform.
His base of support is now only diehard allies and foreign mercenaries.
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| MORE than three years after we entered
the worst economic slump since the 1930s, a strange and disturbing
thing has happened to our political discourse: Washington has
lost interest in the unemployed. Jobs do get mentioned now and
then - and a few political figures, notably Nancy Pelosi, the
Democratic leader in the House, are still trying to get some
kind of action. But no jobs bills have been introduced in Congress,
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Lakme Fashion Week finale spells grandeur
IANS
CURTAINS were drawn on the five-day fashion extravaganza Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) in Mumbai in a grand way by Delhibased designers Gauri and Nainika Karan.
The runway was transformed into the setting of a fairytale complete with props, lights and of course the surreal garments.
The show that had first row occupants like Bipasha Basu, Zayed Khan, Suzzane Roshan and Sanjay Khan, among others, was called the Fantasy collection.
“We are very excited to have collaborated with Lakme for this.
Doing a grand finale is a designer’s dream.
The whole theme of fantasy was very exciting for Gauri and me to create because we have always dreamt of wearing gowns like these.
There were no boundaries to our creativity in this and so it was absolutely wonderful,” Nainika said.
The grand finale encompassed a lot of drama, action and entertainment with m o d e l s strutting the ramp in angelic gowns and dresses.
The highlight of the show apart from the outfits was the performance by two stilt dancers, who thoroughly enthralled the audiences with their mind blowing performance, trying to create a whimsical world of fairytales and fantasy.
The colour palette for the collection was designed in soft pastel shades with feminine tones, including a mix of greens, blues, pinks, yellows and whites, bringing alive the dreamy theme of the garments.
Tulle was prominently used to create dresses with cascading hemlines, making them look fragile yet sculpted.
The silhouettes that were showcased in the show ranged from sharp cocktail dresses with spiralling drapes and textures to dramatic red carpet styles, which are the signature styles of Gauri and Nainika.
On the whole, the show was worth a watch where the designers also got a standing ovation by the audience at the end of the grand show, ending LFW Summer- Resort 2011.
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