Ikarus360 Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 From Twitter tonyyau Olympic ceremony dress rehearsal just finished. Avril Lavigne gave a beautiful rendition of White Snow. It's going to be a good show! 4 minutes ago from txt
dave199 Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 So these are the confirmed performers for the ceremony so far: Sarah McLachlan Joni Mitchell Avril Lavigne Nikki Yanofsky Am I missing anyone?
baron-pierreIV Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 More pix please. ikarus! No NEED TO PUT SPOILERS!! I like the non-surprise of knowing these are early leaks. I mean those ice poles (I don't think they were totem poles) were a combo of those giant banners in Melbourne and the 'columns' of Beijing. I think these ones will glow probably different colors. MORE PIX PLEASE!!! NO APOLOGIES NEEDED!!
olympian Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 isn't bryan adams also rumored to be performing?
mr.x Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 damnit people, we know more about Vancouver 2010 than we knew about Beijing....damn twitter!!!
Ikarus360 Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 Okkk baron altough almost all the pics are of the totem poles, i guess people didnt wanted to take pics to the best parts of the ceremony. Altough we have a lot of leaks now, i think Vancouver has managed to put even more secrecy than Beijing with their ceremonies. Last pic i found, pretty much the same parade of nations stuff http://samuelaraki-nnyh.posterous.com/11494885
dave199 Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 I kinda figured that Avril Lavigne would be involved in the Opening Ceremonies considering she took part in the handover segment in Torino.
Olympian2004 Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 Gosh, if the Wayne Gretzky information really is true, then everything of VANOC's strictly kept secrecy is falling apart. I mean, Beijing was at least able to keep the secret until a couple of hours before its opening ceremony. Torino didn't even try, if I recall correctly -- Stefania Belmondo was named already a few days before the ceremony. And if there really is only one final torchbearer, this confirms my impression that the outdoor cauldron will be lit automatically and not by any torchbearers (if it is lit almost simultaneoulsy with the indoor cauldron at all).
dave199 Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 Nothing is confirmed yet but it's not that hard to figure it out really. Wayne Gretzky is like God in Canada. I'm putting my money down on him to light the cauldron.
jawnbc Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 Just in from the final dress rehearsal, where all the actual singers performed. It's a good show. And that's ALL I'm saying.
dave199 Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 Can you give us final list of the performers?
stir.ts Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 Just good? Just in from the final dress rehearsal, where all the actual singers performed. It's a good show. And that's ALL I'm saying.
baron-pierreIV Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 I dunno...why am I getting the feeling that this Ceremony will NOT quite match the grandeur of Doha and Melbourne??
baron-pierreIV Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 (edited) Why do you say that? I think the smaller enclosed space with many parts of the audience lit up kinda makes this a 'cozier'--for lack of a better word (i.e., NOT GOING OVER-THE-TOp or FOR BROKE) the way Melba and Doha did. Notice from the pix that those 2 REALLY had to fill the wider spaces with very imaginative designs, schemes, projections. Well, I will wait until Friday night...but until then, I will post PRE-VIEWING ops. Edited February 11, 2010 by baron-pierreIV
cormiermax Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 Im back to worried now, I really hope this goes well
Citizen-Seth Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 Im back to worried now, I really hope this goes well Be not afeared! There is no doubt in my mind that Vancouver is going to deliver a stunning show. I think we know too much to have any rational doubt about it.
cormiermax Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 Well after the second rehearsal people are describing it as "good" compared to Mondays responses like "Spectacular". I wonder why that is?
Citizen-Seth Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 Well after the second rehearsal people are describing it as "good" compared to Mondays responses like "Spectacular". I wonder why that is? The adjectives simply depend on the person using them...It's not like they sat around after the first rehersal and said "Guys, it's too good, let's make it worse so people wont be as amazed." It's all personal opinion, and thats all it will be until it airs and even after it.
mr.x Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 Well after the second rehearsal people are describing it as "good" compared to Mondays responses like "Spectacular". I wonder why that is? o_O That's extremely illogical...it depends on how the person uses "good". Vancouver WILL deliver. That's a promise.
IceNarcissus Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 There are a couple differences between the Monday and Wednesday audiences too. For example, today was primarily volunteers and employees of the organizing committee who are arguably harsher critics. Secondly, the volunteer and staff force is on average older than the public going to participate in and see the games and ceremonies, and once in a while something that is "new" or "artistic" might register as "too much" or "not authentic". I've only heard a handful of people (all elderly people) have that opinion. The rest is overwhelmingly positive. When I was walking home after the rehearsal the crowds in the streets were pretty much raving just as much as Monday's more public crew.
memorabilia Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 Can you give us final list of the performers? There is some surprises
IceNarcissus Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 There is some surprises PLEASANT surprises IMO. And there are quite a few more
mr.x Posted February 11, 2010 Report Posted February 11, 2010 NO MORE SPOILERS. SHUT THIS TOPIC DOWN.
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