With just a few days to go until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games are over, find an overview of key moments that capture some of the many cultural dimensions of the Olympic[…]
Tag: Opening Ceremony
The Greenest Games Ever?
The Rio 2016 olympic games opening ceremony put sustainability at the heart of its creative programme and this infused all other elements of protocol. The Olympic cauldron was deliverately small[…]
Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony, the Director’s Insight
Q&A with Fernando MEIRELLES (BRA) Position: creative director of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Age: 60 Profession: film director Selected filmography: City of God (2002), The Constant Gardener[…]
Akram Khan on the London 2012 Opening Ceremony
(29 July 2012) Yesterday, choreographer and dancer Akram Khan gave a press conference about his contribution to the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening ceremony. He explained how Danny Boyle gave[…]