Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon will open a branch of her ping-pong-themed nightspot SPiN in Dubai next month.
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Susan Sarandon to open ping-pong-themed nightspot in Dubai
The US actress’ SPiN nightspot will open in Wafi and is the first outside North America
- Staff Report
- Published: 00:00 April 8, 2013
- Image Credit: Supplied picture
- Susan Sarandon (right) and the SPiN founders Jonathan Bricklin and Franck Raharinosy are due to inaugurate the ping-pong themed club, which opens in Dubai as a partnership with Dubai entrepreneurs the Alyamour Brothers. Sarandon is pictured here with one of the Alyamour brothers, Dani.
The club, which will be located at Wafi, is part social club, part night club, and will have eleven “designer” ping-pong tables, a bar, lounge and nightclub “serving a fusion of international cuisine” and a shisha lounge on a terrace, according to a statement.
By designer, they mean gold-plated. Hey, this is Dubai, after all.
Sarandon opened the first SPiN club in New York, with celebrity fans including the Kardashians, Justin Bieber and the Jonas Brothers.
“Ping-Pong is fun and playful and can be as challenging or carefree as you want it to be,” said Sarandon in a statement.
“Ping-Pong is universal and just now beginning to be appreciated for the extraordinary social game that it is. SPiN Dubai will be the sexiest and swankiest Ping-Pong lounge and nightclub in the world; complete with a gold-plated Ping-Pong table. There’s also a dance floor with plenty of room to shake your booty while sipping on delicious mixologist-designed cocktails. What more could you ask for?!”
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Sarandon and the SPiN founders Jonathan Bricklin and Franck Raharinosy are due to inaugurate the club, which opens here as a partnership with Dubai entrepreneurs the Alyamour Brothers. The 12,000 sq. ft club will have three bars, a DJ booth, and an outdoor terrace, all open from 6pm-3am.
“We are very excited to be launching SPiN in Dubai with the founders and the stunning Susan Sarandon,” said Dani Alyamour. “We love Ping-Pong and wanted to bring this unique concept to the Middle East. SPiN Dubai is a destination for people who want to come after work for a game and to enjoy everything the venue has to offer be it the music, dining, or socializing every evening, but with a new twist making it the ultimate nightlife experience.”
Sarandon already has a UAE stamp in her passport: She attended the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (then the Middle East International Film Festival) in 2008.
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