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[Ikarus360]

More pics of the rehearsals, and just 13 days to go for the show

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[baron-pierreIV]

Those 6 or 8 giant screens seem like OVER-KILL. I mean a show can only have so much giant images screaming at you!!

It's going to be a very Vegas-y, proscenium show.

Edited by baron-pierreIV, 31 October 2010 - 06:21 PM.

[Ikarus360]

The man behind the ceremony, Chen Weiya (who also worked on Beijing 2008 ceremonies with Zhang Yimou)




Some more pics of the rehearsals plus news about the ceremony

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2010 Asian Games & the 16th Asian Games will be 12 November 2010 to 27 in Guangzhou, China, Guangzhou is China's second city to obtain the right to host the Games. Beijing in 1990 held the 11th Asian Games. Guangzhou Asian Games will be 42 events, is the history of events up to Asian Games ever. Guangzhou Asian Games will be held after the Tenth Asian disabled.

Rehearsal last night again, the organizers intended to allow more people to share the grand opening of the Asian Games, the secret of the ignition in the form will be retained to the last

Night of November 1, Pearl River Ambilight, the shape of the sea, Shaya wheel opening ceremony of Games, crystal clear, as if the sail forward. Spent thousands of spectators on this night a memorable opening ceremony of the Games --- rehearsal again.

At 20:00 on November 1st, the Guangzhou Asian Games opening ceremony ushered in the sand in the sea, the first preview of the full 1 hour and 40 minutes of theatrical performances, is divided into "set sail", "sea boat", " clouds of sail, "" Flower City Invitation "and other major chapter in the cultural performance closely linked to the theme of water, the Guangzhou Maritime Silk Road as a major port city of characteristics embodied most vividly.

Entire theatrical performance as the opening chapter, "set sail" with banana leaves and the color of the great props of Lingnan culture and a boy in Guangzhou jointly opened the "Asian Harmony" voyage aboard the ship, with dazzling light and shadow on the screen effect, showing the universe is the sea, the earth is the ship, is a fan of the symbolic significance of Asia, followed by Guangzhou city flower - the petals Zhu Bo from kapok, a large dance performance will be the second chapter in the program guide. "Marine boat" depicts narrative, tells the story of the sea 200 Yu Jianv time parting with her lover scenes, and narrative of the ship voyage, after the storm, mind and indomitable spirit. Since performing the first two chapters are closely linked to the water theme, the overall feeling of cool colors, and in general a relatively big difference performances.

"Clouds of sail" in the appeared in the known world's largest and most difficult of all human height Wia performances, as performers, Dengfeng, Henan less Linta ditch more than 180 martial arts school students in four high sail-like 78 meters in front of the board to make a variety of LED background of difficult and because of beautiful movements. The chapter also brings together the Lang Lang's piano performances, diving, figure skating, motor boats and other water sports. "Flower City Invitation" will appear in Guangzhou features 520 drummers beating drums Liede, and four Asian singer to sing "Sunrise East," and other links.

Optoelectronics and other high-tech means of sound, the actual situation with the artistic effect, making the colorful opening ceremony. "Pearl was the stage, the city as the background," engage in an open space under the opening ceremony, is an innovative, while confidentiality is also a challenge. Asian Games were scheduled for the opening ceremony rehearsal and rehearsal seven, there are so many rehearsal sessions, Tam is not worried about leaks? Opening ceremony of the total to the Yangcheng Evening News Via director Chen told reporters that the opening ceremony of the stadium capacity of small, only 2.4 million people ride about the "nest" of 1 / 4, only a few people can visit the site to watch the opening ceremony, because of this background, it was decided to arrange more than rehearsal, so that more public participation, to share the grand opening of the Asian Games. He said that one hundred percent security is very difficult to do, the key is the core aspect of ignition such as the Asian Games, to do security work.

It is understood that several rehearsals will not be lighting ceremony, the secret that can be retained to the end.

Fully shows the opening ceremony of the water element, from the Pearl River water began to drop, tells the story of man and water Lingnan. Sea, sand down the middle of a stage venue, in 3-meter pool lift with ease, the idea is very fresh, the stage falls, the pool emerged in real capacity to perform some water, and then rose into a conventional stage. Water naturally have the ship, an antique ship, called the highest performing large domestic props, the actors in the "stormy," the board has made an amazing variety of difficult acrobatics.

In particular, the audience was impressed by the 180 in a martial arts school from Henan children, they used more than two years of hard training, nine minutes for the audiences of the high-altitude lifting "Granville also" show. In the last 80 meters of the show, embodies a challenge to human limits, but also "higher, faster, stronger" Olympic spirit, the pursuit of a reflection.

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■ Co-ordination: Express reporter Yong have written: New Express trainee reporter LUO Qiong Photo: Express reporter Ning Biao

Shaolin Kids divided into two groups more than 1,600, 180 players suspended by the waist wire height 80 meters, according to the background behind the LED display animation transformation, vacated, flip, gallop, jump, combined into a mix of "pictorial "; the ground more than 1,000 members, post moves together by rope traction control" night "are the height and location of the beginning ... ... from the day after tomorrow, five Asian Games opening ceremony dress rehearsal activities will be held yesterday, the reporter probe camp, as you unveil the most anticipated opening in one of the programs --- the world's largest and most difficult of all human high-altitude performance WIA --- "clouds of sail."

The audience screamed as the modern version of the flying

Directing the order, more than 1,000 teenagers opt for wearing a thin red high roar, accompanied by a roar, 180 "WIA people" in the tens of meters high above the same time developing arm fly ... ...

October 29 in the middle of the night, autumn blows, to participate in the Asian Games opening ceremony of the performances of the various programs are in the sea, sand nervously rehearsing with. Linta ditch from a small martial arts school in Henan's 1640 students, the program is being conducted for their final "prick." Their average age 17 years old, the youngest less than 14 years. Out of Asian Games Opening Ceremony confidential consideration, they gave this program to take a small name, called the "thousand hanging WIA."

Responsible for cleaning the sea, sand sports Liu aunt said that she read at the gym every night rehearsal, the show she has seen a lot of times, but every once she was always "scared and distressed": "So many dolls, they fly with fly to the next line of action to be done, the following is also very easy to pull the children to do such a program, they are too hard! "

In the Oct. 20 dress rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the first comprehensive "preview" of the audience, said Mr. Zhang, an hour-long row of the Asian Games opening ceremony of the program together, let his most impressive is the program. "It was like flying inside the Dunhuang frescoes, but with more modern!"

Pull a person to fly six people who spent 1640

Reporters on the scene saw the rehearsal, although the "thousands of people hanging Wia," but actually in the air "WIA people" only 180. For press queries, a martial arts school in Henan less Linta ditch coach Licheng Hao explained that this program needs "WIA people" in the level of flight transform a variety of actions, alone, "WIA people" fly in the air can not fly under, So every time changing positions, had been pulled in the following WIA line stretching through the line to control the flying height. "This is the principle of kite flying with the same, 'WIA people' like kites, fly him to fly low, people need to meet the following cable."

Licheng Hao said that every "WIA people" need 6-7 "cable people" to meet, along with replacement staff, sent out a total of 1640 students, so called "thousands of people hanging WIA" is not too much, "From this level to understand it, is not hanging WIA 180 is 1640."

Difficult than the Olympics, "Earth Walk"

Watched the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games people should also remember that the "Earth Walk" this program: 58 "WIA people" in about 6 stories high, 20 meters in diameter "Earth" on freely, with some of the ground parallel, some head toward the ground, but also to make other moves before the backflip, people cooing. The program is also less Linta ditch by the Martial Arts School in Henan rehearsal.

"Olympics and the show is not too difficult." Henan Martial Arts School in a small ditch Liu Lin Ta Hartcourt said, "as long as the actors were able to maintain his balance on the line, but the Asian Games, the difficulty of performing far above this."

Hartcourt Liu said, action show, in terms of high-speed flight is not so difficult for the actor, the hardest is that "fit." "Olympics' walk 'only need to complete performances of actors, but this requires more than a thousand performances together with the actors, which pulled the rope too late,' WIA people 'flight will be affected, which one' WIA people 'actions are not in place, the whole show can not be rendered perfectly consistent. "

[4gamesandcounting]

Is that stadium temporary?! looks pretty permenant to me. Also it doesn't look that big. Surely the main stadium would have packed more people in?!

[sportsbun]

Watch 16th Asian Games 2010 Opening Ceremony Live Stream from Guangzhou China on 12 November 2010. 16th Asian Games Was going to held in the China at the place of the Guangzhou where all the games will played.

http://www.sportsbun...-november-2010/

[neiljhonson01]

The Asian Games, 2010 which are to be held in Guangzhou, China will be one of the greatest sports events ever, as is being claimed. Grand opening ceremony and a range of sports will mark the event. The opening ceremony is being organised under Chen Weiya, who was also the assistant director of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Chen revealed in a special interview that the ceremony "will surprise the world." Reportedly, a 7,000 people team will contribute to the ceremony. A lighting ceremony, separate at the sea and land will be held at the opening ceremony. Sports like mountain biking, Wushu, Rugby, Chess and many more uncommon as well as traditional sports will be part of the event.
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