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India deploys its treasures to the Arena

GALA | Adriana Karembeu, Shania Twain, Lauriane Gillieron and Mark Streit attend this ball of the Red Cross.

The Geneva Tribune
by Jean-Daniel Sallin
5/31/10

Hard to believe that this arena is the same then allowing Rihanna and Mozart! The galleries, with their gray concrete, disappeared behind curtains giants. A carpet unfurls its golden colors to the foot of the stage. And the decor, sumptuous illico sends the 570 guests in a palace in Rajasthan. In the presence of a Maharajah, a real: HH Gajsingh II of Jodhpur. Which enters the room in silence almost religious.

India everywhere. For the pleasure of the senses.. The journey begins in the plate with the menu created by Dominique Gauthier, chef du Beau-Rivage. The designer of New Delhi Varun Dahl, with its breathtaking dresses, confirms - if any were needed - that the women in her country are all potential princesses. The zither of Anoushka Shankar, daughter of the famous Ravi has finished bewitch assistance ..

For his ninth charity gala, the Swiss Red Cross has chosen to celebrate "the splendor of India. But it was also an opportunity to talk about these countries forgotten by the media who suffer from poverty, malnutrition and disease. Bangladesh, Bolivia, Togo, Swaziland, Cambodia and India too .... "Major disasters are silent and insidious," notes Rene Rhinow, president of the Swiss Red Cross. You must be the change you want to see in the world!» Before quoting Mahatma Gandhi: "You Must Be the Change you want to see in the world!"

Honorary President of the Swiss Red Cross, Shania Twain - along with Saturday night's companion, Frederick Theobald - embodies this change. She who has not released an album in six years (an eternity!) And intends to embark on a tour a bit special. "I visit people, perhaps desperate, in sensitive areas, and bring them comfort through music," she says. "I imagine something very simple, acoustic ... It would be a great source of inspiration!"

We cross Adriana Karembeu faithful ambassador of the Red Cross for eleven years, and Lauriane Gillieron - just spend a week with your family in Lausanne. The sublime Vaudoise sharing his table with her sister, Melody, and Mark Streit. New York Islanders hockey player, the Bernese him spend his summer in Switzerland. This benefit for workshops in conflict management among young people in his district. Under the program "chili" launched by the Swiss Red Cross in 1999. "For the first time I attend this ball!" He smiles. The tuxedo did not go so badly ...

Egal himself, Simon de Pury was then instructed to drive up the auction (420 000 at all!). For 30,000 francs, Shania Twain was offered a six-day retreat in the center of Deepak Chopra - dubbed the "guru of health" in the United States. President, Bogh Art Albert Boghossian broke his piggy bank so I can leave on a trip with the full range of Louis Vuitton (70,000 francs). And, for 50,000 francs, will go a little lucky at the end of the year to taste the Maharaja of Jodhpur daily. Three days at the Umaid Bhawan Palace to realize that, ultimately, the Royal Palace is still a thousand times more beautiful than the Arena, even tastefully decorated ...

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