I.Metshin attends first rehearsal of Universiade opening ceremony
(KZN.RU, March 20, by Taisiya Basharkina) Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin attended the first joint rehearsal of the World Summer Universiade opening ceremony today. The rehearsal was held at the athletics arena of the Kazan Central Stadium.
The rehearsals have been held for over a month. The first ones kicked off simultaneously at three venues in mid-February. Today, the first joint rehearsal was conducted, and, starting June 20, a thousand-strong team of performers will begin final rehearsals at the new Kazan-Arena football stadium. The details of the ceremony are kept secret.
Artistic groups and individual performers from Kazan and Tatarstan are engaged in the rehearsals. In all, 70 Kazan groups totaling 1.5 thousand artists will participate in the ceremony.