This is the last straight line! With three days to go until the grand opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, chaos reigns in the capital, while things appear to be getting clearer regarding the organization of the highly anticipated event.
Three years after the plan was officially announced, the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics will take place this Friday, July 26 Starts at 7:30pm The race kicked off on the Seine River in the heart of the capital.
The party will last until 11:15 p.m., when the last torchbearer, whose identity has not yet been announced, will light the Olympic cauldron. If rumors prevail, this suggests the international football star could be Zidane Commissioned for this highly symbolic moment.
As international stars arrive in the capital, we know more about how the event will take place.
6km parade on the Seine
Now it’s swimmable and apparently most of the show will take place on the Seine. Boats will travel over 6 kilometers between Austerlitz Bridge and Jena Bridge.
This is the first time that the Olympic opening ceremony has been held outdoors, six years ago the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) closing ceremony was held on July 9 Avenue in Buenos Aires (Argentina).
If you want to enjoy the wonders, no less than 300,000 viewers Who is expected to be on the platform. For Parisians who aren’t lucky enough to have a front row seat, 80 giant screens will be set up across the capital to watch the event.
400 dancers and 3,000 artists
Designed by Artistic Director Thomas Jolly and held in a unique setting, this magnificent ceremony should be no less than 12 paintings on stagewith costume design by stylist Daphné Bürki.
Thomas Jolly with screenwriter Fanny Herrero, writer Leïla Slimani, historian Patrick Boucheron and playwright Damien Gabriac to create a narrative arc around the show, our colleagues note parisian.
Choreographically, Maud Le Pladec coordinates the performances. 400 dancerswhile exceeding 3,000 artists Performances are scheduled for this Friday night.
In an expected scenario, the BMX and skateboard champions spent hours rehearsing with the goal of performing acrobatics on a floating platform on the Seine this Friday.
Dancers are also expected to perform while suspended from ropes at great heights, from monuments or from the roofs of buildings. The open-air performance makes the performance even more impressive and requires extreme precision.
Aya Nakamura’s certainty, Celine Dion’s arrival and Lady Gaga rumors
She has been at the center of debate and commentary on social networks. Nakamura Aya Should indeed be present at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, although this has not yet been confirmed, the Franco-Malian artist is one of the sure ones.
But one that has been active online for several hours is Celine DionOn Tuesday, July 23, he arrived in Paris with great fanfare. According to Le Parisien, there are rumors that the international superstar will perform on stage and sing Edith Piaf’s “Hymn to Love.”
The presence Lady Gaga This is also part of the rumor mill, but one thing is for sure, women deserve to be in the spotlight this Friday. The ceremony could be an opportunity to hear her sing in French, as she did in the film A Star Is Born, in which she covered Edith Piaf’s “La Vie En Rose.”
LeBron James serves as U.S. flag bearer
In total, 206 countries had to take the stage in about 100 ships, 10,500 athletes. As usual, the parade will begin in Greece, a tradition and tribute to the country where the Olympics originated.
The other countries will march in French alphabetical order, with the exception of Australia, the United States and France: the first two countries are future hosts of the 2032 Brisbane and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. and its flagbearers Florent Manaudou and Mélina Robert-Michon.
Other notable flag-bearers include NBA star LeBron James of Team USA.
Even though the organization looks perfect, there are still unknowns…it’s time! Will rain ruin your vacation? While the current forecast looks good, weather is the only unpredictable factor. To find out more, see you this Friday at 7:30pm.
