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BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO ALBANIA, ALASTAIR KING-SMITH HANDS OVER GIFT OF ALBANIAN LANDSCAPE PAINTING BY ELLA SPIRA MBE TO ALBANIAN PRIME MINISTER EDI RAMA MARKING 100 YEARS OF UK-ALBANIA FRIENDSHIP Alastair King-Smith, newly-arrived British Ambassador to Albania, called today on Prime Minister Edi Rama. Commenting after the meeting, Alastair said “Alastair King-Smith, newly-arrived British Ambassador to …

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Sisters Grimm were interviewed on RTSH Radio Televizioni News with Mimoza Haxhiaj, which was aired last week on RTSH 1 HD. “Thanks for giving us the chance to talk about our amazing journey and experience in Albania! We first came to Albania in July and for us, it was a huge surprise to discover this …

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The Show Represents a Premiere Theatrical Spectacle for the Region and First Time Performance of a Royal Ballet Ballerina in the UAE  Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 2021: Pietra and Ella Theatre Production Shows UAE (est. 2020) and Sisters Grimm (est. 2009), founded by Pietra De Mello-Pittman MBE and Ella Spira MBE, are proud to …

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Written by Aarti Saundalkar on WhatsOn.   This will be the first time a Royal Ballet ballerina will perform in Dubai…   Making its way to the UAE this autumn is ‘Daughters of the Wind’ – a show by Pietra and Ella Theatre Production Shows UAE and Sisters Grimm. Pietra De Mello-Pittman MBE, a former ballerina …

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Every now and then, a buzzword starts to trend in the art world and brings with it a storm of ideas, some fail, while a few do change the artscape. Rewind to a few months, many of us didn’t know what NFT stood for, and today, we’re all talking ethereum wallets. Just last month, the …

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Pietra de Mello-Pitman and Ella Spera, founders of the company “Pietra and Ella for Performances and Festivals” and the artistic production company, “Sisters Grimm”, announced the launch of an artistic training program under the title “The Art of Apprenticeship” for students under the age of 18 years. Curriculum for schools in the United Arab Emirates. …

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Sisters Grimm Founders Former Royal Ballet Ballerina and Grammy Nominated Composer and Painter Announce Revolutionary Performing Arts Training Programme ‘The Art of Practice’ Coupled with International Professional Opportunities Contributing to UAE’s Creative Industry Growth. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 4th May 2021 – Pietra and Ella Theatre Production Shows UAE and Sisters Grimm was founded by …

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Sisters Grimm online press for Ella’s 50/50 auction has gone viral.   In celebration of the United Arab Emirates 50th anniversary, Grammy-nominated composer Ella Spira MBE is for the first time auctioning a collection of 50 UAE landscape paintings. The paintings are a culmination of Ella’s travels across the UAE sharing personal discoveries, unearthing places which …

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Proceeds from Sales Will Be Used to Develop Performing Arts Programme and Regional Youth Art Initiatives Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 24th March 2021 – A continuation of her dedication as an artist to cross-cultural collaboration and elevating different nations on the global map, painter and Grammy-nominated composer Ella Spira MBE is for the first …

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Pietra Mello-Pittman and Ella Spira met in 2009 through a mutual friend. Mello-Pittman was a dancer with the Royal Ballet who had begun creating her own productions; Spira, a composer who started out writing production music at the BBC. Smart and ambitious, they bonded over their interest in collaborating with arts beyond their own particular …

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