DON QUIXOTE BALLET FOR CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENTAL ORGANIZED BY
PRINCESS KATHERINE’S FOUNDATION

Belgrade, 4 January 2010 – Crown Princess Katherine’s Foundation in cooperation with the National Theatre of Belgrade and Sava Centre organized today Don Quixote ballet for children without parental care as a part of “Children Helping Children” humanitarian action.

This event was organized with the aim to give children that are less fortunate than others an opportunity to enjoy the holidays. Before the ballet performance children were addressed by Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine as well as His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral.

Also present were Mrs. Alison Andrews, the daughter of Princess Katherine, with her daughter Stephanie and sons Nicolas and Michael as well as friends and supporters of the Crown Princess from Chicago Mrs. Kathy Fanslow and Mrs. Marisa Basile.

Don Quixote ballet is the first show in 2010 performed by the national Theatre of Belgrade supporting the humanitarian work of Princess Katherine. This show was performed and set up by the famous Russian dancer and choreographer from Moscow, Vladimir Vasiljev. Protagonists of the ballet were: KITRI / DULSINEJA: Bojana Žegarac, BAZIL: Jovica Begojev, DON Quixote: Gleb Sumanov, SANCHO PANSA: Svetozar Adamović, ESPADA: Milan Rus, MERCEDES: Tamara Ivanović,

GAMASH: Denis Kasatkin, LORENZO: Jovica Mitrović, FRIENDS: Milja Đurić, Ivana Kozomara, GIPSY: Olga Olćan, QUEEN DRIADA: Aleksandra Bibić, CUPID: Jovana Nestorovska.

With every sold ticket one child without parental care had the opportunity to attend the show. Present were children from the Homes for children without parental care from the towns: Nis, Aleksinac, Negotin, Loznica, Nova Crnja, Uzice, children from Kosovo and Metohija from Association Kosovski bozur in Paracin and Roma children from Borca, Belgrade and Roma Community Centre.

Among many present were also Ambassadors of Canada, China, Pakistan, Iraq, Morocco, India, charge de affair of the United State Embassy, members of the Crown Council and many other distinguished guests.

This event was sponsored by Nokia Siemens Networks, which is a leading world company providing services in the area of telecommunications and it is recognized in over 150 countries. The headquarters of the Company is in Espoo, Finland.

Nokia Siemens Networks as a company that is developing Corporate Social Responsibility and gladly supported the humanitarian action of the Princess Katherine Foundation which aims to create a better future for our youth.