Dima Bilan, Evgeny Pluschenko and Edvin Marton recently found themselves in Romania where they performed Believe in a way that could very well give a (very small) idea of the way the song will be presented in Belgrade, with ice and a Stradivarious violin. In an interview with Serbian Blic, Milan Pajic, manager of the Belgrade Arena, states that it will be known next week for certain whether the ice rink can be set and removed in the fraction of a minute required between songs in May.
Last year in Helsinki, the Lithuanian entry, Love or leave, required a huge white screen to be set up on stage and that proved a great challenge for the Haartwal Arena crew who made it just in time. That took great coordination and perfect timing on behalf of the organisers. This year, the Russian act presents the Serbian organisers with an equally, if not more, difficult task. That is to get on and off stage in time the ice rink required for the performance of Believe by Dima Bilan. Today, Blic reports that it is still have not been confirmed that this will be possible: “We still cannot say for sure, but we will definitely know next week. Setting and removing the ice-rink takes thirty-six seconds, which is enough time. We think it is possible to do that, but we are still waiting to see whether we will be able to fit it in the program before and after the Russian performers,” says Milan Pajic, Arena manager.
Dima Bilan with Evgeny Pluschenko and Edvin Marton in Romania
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki8Fe2bhLWM&fmt=18&rel=0
