Huge celebrity turnout at ballet tribute to Gianni Versace

(16 Jul 2007) SHOTLIST AP Entertainment Milan, 15 July 2007 1. WS La Scala Theatre 2. Tilt down billboard 3. CU street sign 4. Tilt down poster 5. MS Donatella Versace with the dancer Luciana Savignano 6. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Donatella Versace: "It is with big honour and emotion that my brother Santo and I present you Maurice B�jart, the choreographer that created this ballet to commemorate our brother; we all approach with a big emotion to this appointment of tomorrow night. For us Maurice is part of our family, and for this reason there was no better way to remember Gianni, to celebrate his life that was made of fashion, art, culture, humanity. B�jart is great, he's got a very generous heart, as the title of his ballet says 'Thank you Gianni with love'." 7. B-roll Donatella Versace with brother Santo Versace 8. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Santo Versace: "Gianni loved the theatre, it allowed him to express his creativity, but also forces you to respect some rules, because the bodies of the dancers must dance, and this forces you to work for the centuries and the future. It's a very interesting work that leaves you full creativity freedom, working with great artists". 9. Slow zoom in ballet rehearsal, with photograph of Gianni Versace as backdrop 10. CA Maurice B�jart, choreographer 11. VS ballet rehearsal 12. MS Donatella Versace with her daughter Allegra posing for photographs 13. B-roll Rupert Everett with model Claudia Schiffer 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Rupert Everett: "A great deal of curiosity, and so it is very nice to remember him and also to support the people who are left behind always is a great thing. I love Donatella, and Allegra and the rest of the family, and Santo. Thank you." 15. B-roll Quincy Jones posing for photographs 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Quincy Jones: "It is sad but I want it to be a joy because we have to celebrate the good times we had." 17. B-roll arrival Karl Lagerfeld 18. MS Valeria Mazza 19. B-roll Jessica Alba arrival 20. MS Geri Halliwell (from Spice Girls) posing for photographs 21. SOUNDBITE (English) Geri Halliwell: "I am just so proud to be part of this occasion; it's a real honour to be here. It really is." 22. Tilt down exterior venue to fans waiting outside 23. B-roll Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell leaving La Scala 24. MS Naomi Campbell entering car MILAN SAYS 'THANK YOU, GIANNI, WITH LOVE' Jessica Alba, Claudia Schiffer and Rupert Everett were among celebrities attending a ballet performance at La Scala in memory of Gianni Versace, the Italian designer murdered 10 years ago. The ballet Sunday night was the highlight of a series of events marking the anniversary of Versace's death. Called "Thank you, Gianni, with love," the ballet was written by choreographer Maurice B�jart, who enjoyed a long professional collaboration and close friendship with Versace. It featured stage costumes designed by Versace over the years, as well as some created for the occasion by his sister Donatella, who took over design at the fashion house upon his death. Other celebrities attending the red-carpet event were Naomi Campbell, designer Karl Lagerfeld and French director Claude Lelouch. Donatella Versace showed up with her daughter, Allegra Beck Versace. Versace was gunned down at age 50 outside his oceanfront mansion in Miami Beach, Florida, on July 15, 1997, by Andrew Cunanan, who killed himself a few days later. Gianni started designing clothes when he was 22 years old when a local garment maker hired him to design a collection that was sold in his mother, Francesca Versace's, store. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...