Pacific Islands Club web marketing manager Elly Stoilova yesterday said five of the most favorite Smeshariki characters will travel to Saipan to perform a puppet show personalized by three professional actors from St. Petersburg, Russia.
“Smeshariki” means “funny little balls.”
She said the puppet show “Gogoriki” will be presented in two performances in English at the PIC Charley’s Cabaret on Nov. 3 and 5, and in a series of daily activities for Russian guests from Nov. 2 to 5.
“The two shows will be different so local kids can enjoy both performances and have fun with the puppets,” Stoilova said.
She said the in-house activities at PIC will be held every day from 10 to 11 a.m. from Nov. 2 to 5, but these are only for the children of the Russian guests staying at PIC or in other hotels, as the activities will be in Russian only.
In the morning, from Nov. 2 to 5, Stoilova said the performers will dress as their cartoon characters and lead activities for in-house children. In the evening, there will be two puppet shows in Russian at Charley’s Cabaret.
“We expect to have quite a lot of Russian kids for the different types of activities each day,” Stoilova said.
“Gogoriki” is the English name of the most popular Russian cartoon series.
Stoilova said “Gogoriki” is a “high-energy comedy adventure starring eight decidedly distinct personalities, each of a different color, possessing different interests and temperaments, of different generations and come from different places but they all come together to laugh, learn about life and solve seemingly insurmountable problems.”
This results in “hysterical situations filled with crazy antics, madcap mishaps and non-stop laughs.”
Stoilova said PIC invited Gogoriki to Saipan as a perfect addition to the resort’s entertainment program for its Russian guests.
With the end of classes in Russia beginning next week, PIC expects many Russian families to escape from the cool weather in their country and fly to tropical Saipan.
Stoilova said PIC has an average 60 percent share of the Russian market.
She said “Gogoriki’s” trip to Saipan is not just PIC’s marketing effort to promote itself.
“The resort plans to sell tickets for each cartoon performance in order to collect funds for local and Russian charities,” she said.
As part of the hotel’s “Sharing Seeds” program, PIC supports an orphanage in a hospital in Vladivostok which looks after over 100 newly born infants and toddlers.
Stoilova said PIC has installed two new windows, built a partition between the pediatric section and the hospital lobby and purchased diapers for the babies.
Tickets for the English shows on Nov. 3 and 5 are $15 each per child four to 12 years old. Parents get free admission.
Dinner at the Magellan’s Restaurant plus the show is also available for $25 per adult, and $20 per child. If you love playing games, you can look for Gogoriki extras online at www.facebook.com/PICSaipan.
For more information, call 237-5198.
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