The Paris 2024 Olympic Games headquarters are in Seine Saint Denis, part of the grand Paris metropolis. The area is undergoing noticeable regeneration and hosts
Category: Themes
These are our priority topics / themes, including arts, ceremonies, politics, media etc
Culture is the angle to everything, so I do not highlight it as a ‘theme’ – instead, what we mean is stories that are about the arts or about arts festivals / the cultural olympiad
I may include the Cultural Olympiad as a theme / topic eventually, to differentiate from ceremonies, torch relay or other
Andy may want to add ‘athletes’ / technology / esports if this is something you will focus about
please keep in mind the overarching rationale to name themes
Giant inflatables and flying dancers: Olympic art has always turned heads
Beatriz Garcia, University of Liverpool In the days before the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony, a giant head emerged, floating over the city. Entitled Masayume (which
What’s big on social media at Tokyo 2020?
At the daily press briefing on 28th July, the IOC reported that the IOC digital platforms are on ‘record pace’, with ’50m people’ engaging with
‘Let Space Speak’
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Opening Ceremony offers poignant images of what is ‘not’ there
Nam June Paik at Culture-ICT Pavilion
Few artists can claim to have created an entire new genre within their community, but Korea’s Nam June Paik is amongst those. As the originator
K-POP World Festa at the Olympic Games
In one of the major events of this year’s Olympic Winter Games, the K-Pop festa programme of live concerts happening in PyeongChang brings together artists
K-pop and video artist headline Cultural Olympiad highlights
K-pop and video artist headline Cultural Olympiad highlights Do not fight it. Simply lie back and let the wave engulf you. Led by artists such
The #PyeongChang2018 Cultural Olympiad Programme
You can download the entire programme overview from the Olympic World Library
Think broccoli? Think again: The extraordinary work of Burle Marx
Those watching the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony were treated to a moment of colourful madness, with the arrival of what looked like a tropical salad