Life Ball Program at City Hall Square

Attention: Important Notice
Please be aware that the Ringstrasse will be blocked from 6.30 pm until midnight between Schwarzenbergplatz and Schottentor.
There will be no trams working from 6.15 pm and 23.30 pm between Dr.-Karl-Renner Ring and Schottentor.

Entrée and Red Carpet
Entrance at 7.30 pm

Again, fantasy and excitement have access to the ball area via a red carpet – and also the stars are within easy reach. Guarded by the volunteers of Vienna`s professional fire brigade, the protagonists of the evening, Life Ball`s star guests and all guests in a Life Ball styling will enter the ball area via the red carpet Only a few meters away from the 40.000 visitors at the City Hall Square who have the possibility to join the opening of the night for free.

If the owners of style tickets come up to our creative criteria, once again will be decided by the Life Ball Style Police, namely by the sisters of the “ Perpetuellen Indulgenz e.V.” Just like last year, they will come from Germany and hence are able to make an objective and untouchable judgement.

As the „Ringstrasse“ is closed off, all guests in a Life Ball styling can directly drive to the special designed portal by Rolf Langenfass, realized by Art for Art.

Life Ball Queen 2007 powered by Lauda Air
The most creative styled guests have the chance to present themselves starting at 8.30 pm on our Red Carpet and to take part in the Life Ball Queen contest 2007. Georg Uecker will lead through the programme hosted by Lauda Air. Who will win the title Life Ball Queen 2007 will be decided by our top-class jury: Karl Hohenlohe, Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz, Klaus Eberhartinger, Sigrid Hauser, Nova Meierhenrich, Elton, Oliver Baier, Peter L. Eppinger, Angelika Nidetzky and jury-spokesman Rolf Langenfass.

The Life Ball Queen 2007 will be elected shortly before the official beginning of the ball. Main price are two Lauda Air Tickets to the Dominican Republic.

Opening
Please be aware that the opening ceremonie starts duly at 9.30pm Please be on time!!
The main entrance to the City Hall coming from the Rathausplatz (Main Square) will be closed at 9.30pm.
The entrances Felderstrasse and Lichtenfelsgasse next to the stage will remain opened.

Access to the City Hall
The entrances to the City Hall are located next to the stage at Nord- und Südvestibül of the Volkshalle.
These entrances will be opened from 9pm.
After the fashion show, at approx. 11pm all guests with tickets will be invited into the city hall.

Life Ball MINI designed by Mario Testino
One of the world's most famous star and fashion photographers has designed a MINI Cooper for Life Ball, wich will be auctioned in June on www.ebay.at. At Life Ball, Mario Testino will present the Life Ball MINI in person on the Red Carpet, accompanied by fireworks.

LIFE BALL OPENING CEREMONY

direction & choreography: by Giorgio Madia

Life Ball Fanfare
Vienna Synphonie Orchester

“Once upon a time there was a princess called Hope”
This year´s Life Ball theme is all about fairytales and the stage of the opening ceremony will turn into a beautiful winterwonderland at the beginning. The iceskating lovers Kai and Gerda will abandon the world during the „Pas d’action“ from Tschaikowskis Cinderella. But appearances are deveiving. Nothing else remains and a storm breaks out.

Everything seems to be used up, but the fairytale starts but now.

The walz „Mein Lebenslust ist Lieb und Lust“ of Josef Strauss became an especially for the Life Ball created text version. It tells about witches, Cinderella, The Valiant Little Tailor, Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, the angry stepmother, Frog King and other famous fairy tale figures and the reason why these stories have to be written knew.

Musical arrangements by Bela Fischer using following notes:

"Der kleine Sandmann bin ich, s-t!“
Engelbert Humperdinck: „Hänsel und Gretel“
Life Ball lyrics: Klaus Peter Vollmann

„Pas d’action“
Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski: „Dornröschen“ op. 66

Temporale: „Gewittermusik”
Gioacchino Rossini: “La Cenerentola” (Aschenputtel)

„Mein Lebenslauf ist Lieb und Lust“
Walzer op.263 by Josef Strauss
Life Ball lyrics: Claudia & Stefan Wurst

Presentation
The german presenter Barbara Schöneberger and the Austrian presenter Christian Clerici will lead through the opening ceremony.

Retrospection of the mayors
Interview with Michael Häupl, governing mayor and Helmut Zilk, then-mayor of Vienna during first Life Ball

Video „15 years Life Ball“

Word of Thanks
from Gery Keszler, founder and organizer of Life Ball, to all participants and sponsors.

“Get A Life – Get Alive” – The official Life Ball Song 2007
Composer & Producer: Greg |G| Usek, Text: Austin Howard
Interpret: Eric Papilaya & Band
Dance performance: Laura Saiz Fernandez, Nina Weiss, Jerome Knols, Cedric Lee Bradley
Choreography: Cedric Lee Bradley

Life Ball Crystal of Hope donated by Swarovski
For the third year in succession, Swarovski will present the “Crystal of Hope" during the traditional opening of the annual Life Ball in front of Vienna’s City Hall. The award is a symbolic recognition of a person who has dedicated themself to the fight against HIV/AIDS. The “Crystal of Hope" is a special sculpture in the shape of the classic AIDS ribbon, embellished with red crystal stones. Connected with this award is a donation of 100.000,- , the person recognized will receive a miniature of the sculpture as a special keepsake of the occasion. This year the award goes to Deutschen Stiftung Weltbevölkerung for the project „Youth2Youth Project Uganda“. The move-in of the award will play in by the star-sporano Natalie Dessay.

„Ah! Je veux vivre dans le Rêve“
from: Charles Gounod: „Roméo et Juliette“
Interpreter: Natalie Dessay - Sopran, Corso Wien – Orchestra,
Alfons Egger - conductor

„Prologue – No 1 Marche“
from: Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski: „Dornröschen“ op. 66
Interpreter: Corso Wien – Orchestra, Alfons Egger - conductor

Life Ball and the American Foundation for AIDS Research
As Chairperson of amfAR’s Campaign for AIDS Research, Hollywood Superstar Sharon Stone will participate in Vienna’s Life Ball on May 26th, Europe’s biggest annual AIDS Charity event for the second time. Since accepting a key volunteer position with amfAR, Ms. Stone has travelled nationally and internationally on behalf of the foundation. At each of her numerous public appearances, she has worked tirelessly to heighten awareness of HIV/AIDS as a threat to social and economic stability and to underscore the urgent need for continued AIDS research. One of her main concerns is the growing HIV infection rate among adolescents and young people.

Sharon Stone will be enriching the opening ceremony of Life Ball by holding a speech on the international AIDS situation, as well as, amfAR´s Treat Asia program.


Life Ball Fashion Show 2007 by Heatherette
The duo Richie Rich and Traver Rains alias Heatherette are the first designers outside of Europe's boarders to stage the Life Ball fashion show. In 1999 Heatherette opened with a collection of T-shirts and leather goods and started their unusual story of success. The whole New York fashion scene quickly became interested in their creations: beginning with the famous stylist Patricia Field who asked them to do the "Carrie"-T-Shirt for "Sex and the City", and David LaChapelle who produces fashion-editorials, to numerous celebrities from the film and music industry who proudly wear their creations. More ...

Fashion Show Music Acts
Scissor Sisters
Earth, Wind & Fire
No Angels

International celebrities on catwalk:
Mya (singer and Grammy winner)
Jenna Jameson (most sucessful female porn-star)
Daniella Sea (actress – „The L Word“)
Jamie Lynn Siegler (actress – „The Sopranos“)
Alan Cumming (actor – „The Flintstones”)
Emanuele Filiberto von Savoyen (grandchild of the last king of Italy)
Amanda Lepore (New Yorks most famous transexual)
Dirk Bach (comedian)
Collien Fernandes (presenter)
Rico Rex (figure skater)
Gitta Saxx (playmate of the century)
Ruth Moschner (presenter and comedian)
Markus Rogan (top swimmer)
Miss Candy (drag queen)
Claudia Kristofics-Binder (former figure skater)
Chris and Patrick Harand (ice hockey national team players)

Celebrities on catwalk:
Dirk Bach (Comedian)
Collien Fernandes (MTV-Moderatorin, Deutschland)
Rico Rex (Profi-Eistänzer, Deutschland)
Gitta Saxx (Playmate of the Century, Deutschland)
Ruth Moschner (TV-Moderatorin & Comedian, Deutschland)
Boris Entrup (Juror „Germany’s Next Topmodel”)
Anja Platzer (österreichische Finalistin „Germany’s Next Topmodel”)
Lotte Tobisch-Labotyn (ehemalige Opernballorganisatorin)
Andrea Kdolsky (Österreichische Gesundheitsministerin)
Dagmar Koller (Show-Legende)
Markus Rogan (Weltklasseschwimmer)
Christoph Feurstein (ORF-Journalist & Moderator „Thema“)
Daniela Zeller (Moderatorin, „Ö3 Wecker“)
Max Schmiedl (Schauspieler & Musiker)
Maria Schuchter (Schauspielerin)
Katrin Lampe (ATV-Moderatorin)
Mel Merio (pulsTV-Moderatorin & Designerin)
Christine Reiler (amtierende Miss Austria)
Miss Candy (Drag Queen, „Heaven“-Veranstalterin)
Dame Galaxis (Drag Queen)
Claudia Kristofics-Binder (Ex-Eisläuferin, Europameisterin und WM-Dritte)
Chris und Patrick Harand (Eishockey-Nationalteam-Spieler)