6 000 people to be attracted for the opening ceremony of Universiade

6 000 people are planned to be attracted for a grand opening ceremony of World summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan. Such an information was presented at a meeting of RT President with producers Igor Krutoi and Boris Krasnov. The meeting was attended also by Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin, RT Minister for youth affairs, sport and tourism Rafis Burganov and Head of Universiade Directorate Vladimir Leonov.

Creative group of Igor Krutoi and Boris Krasnov is being taken by Tatarstan authorities as authors of the opening and closing ceremony of Universiade 2013. Final decision regarding this issue should be made by organization committee of Universiade. Today Rustam Minnikhanov informed that the issue would be discussed on May, 23 at the next meeting of organization committee held by First Vice-premier of Russia Igor Shuvalov.

On behalf of creative group Igor Krutoi thanked President of Tatarstan for given trust. By his words, opening ceremony of Universiade 2013 will be the largest project of the creative group.

By words of producer, 5-6 thousand people will take part in the ceremony. It is planned to attract as many actors and dancers from Tatarstan as possible.

Igor Krutoi and Boris Krasnov presented to Rustam Minnikhanov a number of ideas that should be realized at the opening ceremony. President Tatarstan in his turn also made some proposals regarding conception of the ceremony.

Rustam Minnikhanov charged Head of Universiade Directorate Vladimir Leonov to prepare presentation of possibilities of creative group for members of organization committee together with Igor Krutoi and Boris Krasnov and present it at a session on May, 23.