The Paris 2024 Olympic Games will kick off with an innovative opening ceremony on July 26, which will be accessible free of charge from the streets of France.
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For the first time in the history of the event, the opening ceremony will not take place in a stadium, but along the River Seine in the heart of Paris, marking a significant milestone in the organisation of the Games.
A ceremony in which several world-class artists will be present to liven up the events that will take place between July 26 and August 11.
The inaugural parade will start from the Austerlitz bridge and will cover 6 kilometres. Along the way, it will pass by iconic sites such as Notre-Dame de Paris, the Louvre, the Pont des Arts, the Pont Neuf, the Pont Alexandre III and the Musée d’Orsay.
The athletes will finish their course on the Pont d’Iéna before arriving at the Trocadéro. Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee, and Thomas Joly, Artistic Director, are the main people behind this innovative opening ceremony.
Around 3,000 artists will take part in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Thomas Jolly, together with the presenter and stylist Daphne Bürkiwill be in charge of designing the costumes for the artists, ensuring that the outfits are unique and detailed for the event.
Training of the dancers began in June under the direction of Maud Le Pladec, who was appointed Director of Dance for the ceremonies. This process has received considerable media attention.
“The atmosphere is perfect: the artists motivate each other”the official Olympic website said. In addition, on-water practices are underway to coordinate the boats that will be used in the opening ceremony.
Rosalía, present in the run-up to the Olympic Games
On the other hand, another of the great musical presences at the Olympic Games will be Rosalía. motomami will be one of the prominent hosts at the pre-Olympic Games event in Paris 2024, known as Prelude to the Olympics.
This ceremony, which will attract important international figures, will take place on July 11, 2024 at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Madrid.
Along with Rosalía, the event will feature the presence of the actress Charlize Theronthe tennis player Serena Williams and the actor Omar Sy as co-hosts.
The event aims to pay tribute to sport and diversity, bringing together Olympic athletes, artists and actors from around the world. According to Pharrell Williams, creative director of Louis Vuitton, the celebration underlines the values of unity and creativity that the Olympic Games represent.
“The Olympic Games are a celebration of diversity, humanity and creativity, which unite us as human beings.
“The Olympic Games are a humbling reminder that there is so much more that unites us than divides us. There is so much beauty in sport, and we will celebrate this moment of joy in a very special way,” Williams said.
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2024-07-19 14:55:27
