Every Olympic Games has a song and they usually tell a story of artistic collaboration, public involvement, and seek to mobilise the audiences to engage with the Games. In Lausanne, the song is called “Start[…]
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Tag: Opening Ceremony
The Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games – Opening Ceremony Highlights
The Opening Ceremony was rich with artistic work, one feature of which was the New Zealand field hockey athlete, Zakea Page, who is also a visual artist and designer. During the Ceremony, he painted a[…]
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Sites for culture and art in the Olympic city
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 City. 5 August: Opening Ceremony[…]
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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 to reduce its carbon impact,[…]
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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 (2005), Blindness (2008) Fernando MEIRELLES[…]
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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 him 3 options for the[…]
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