panamfan 20 Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 Closing Ceremony of the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zigzag 40 Posted April 7, 2019 Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 Special Olympics IX MENA Games Abu Dhabi 2018 Opening Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nacholympic 88 Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 Opening Ceremony excerpt of the 2004 SAF Games (South Asian Games or South Asian Federation Games) held in islamabad, Pakistan on March 29. Those games were origially scheduled for 2001, but they were cancelled due to 9/11 issues and their consequences: Afghanistan invasion and NATO declaration to Pakistan as a non ally country. Those games were, then , postponed for March 2004. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nacholympic 88 Posted April 10, 2019 Report Share Posted April 10, 2019 Making of 2004 Athens Opening Ceremony. Narrated by Dimitris Papaionnaou. Amazing rehearsals footage! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1700 Posted April 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 New ceremony; directed by Italian director who will do the Lima 2019 PanAm Ceremonies, Francesco Negrin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
panamfan 20 Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 On 9/11/2018 at 3:12 AM, baron-pierreIV said: OK, final critique, having watched the whole OC now. A dull, uninspired, anti-climactic, joyless ceremony. Terrible lighting -- everything always dark that as a viewer, you never got a sense of the stadium, or the scale of anything. Typical or even 2nd-rate Cirque du Soleil. This would not even have passed muster in Vegas. It's almost like a poor man's copy of London 2012. Such a letdown after an "A" ceremony in Vancouver. Might not even feel motivated to watch the Closing. Verdict: A lower case "c-" (for "canada." ) Here are all 3 entertainment segments of the 2015 Pan American Games closing ceremony - all in HD. ENJOY! 1. Canada Creative Segment 2. Peru Handover Segment 3. Entire Music Segment featuring Serena Ryder, Pitbull, and Kanye West (with the infamous mic toss) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nacholympic 88 Posted May 1, 2019 Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 The totally mind-blowing Opening Ceremony of the 2019 Horticultural World Expo in Beijing. It was held on April 28. China did it again: absolutely amazing! Plase, sit back and enjoy!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Durban Sandshark 155 Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Seven News Melbourne's full post-Opening Ceremony news bulletin that aired right after it with a review and reaction across Sydney of what went down at Stadium Australia in Homebush and the torch relay's final day being in Sydney minus the commercial breaks. At 16: 35, a preview of what to watch for on the official first day of competition that included Jelena Dokic's dad restriction on seeing her for his abuse on his daughter, women's triathlon, swimming with the Australia-USA rivalry, Team USA men's basketball team, and Grant Hackett and his fam: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ikarus360 605 Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 Busy year for Marco Balich. Not only they're doing the Pan Am Games ceremonies, but also the 2019 Universiade in Naples https://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/05/13/news/universiadi_il_comitato_organizzatore_cerca_1500_performers_per_la_cerimonia_di_apertura-226160097/ They also decided to make the closing ceremony at the Piazza Plebiscito. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nacholympic 88 Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Opening Ceremony of the Asian Cultural Carnival held in Beijing on May, 14. At the Bird Nest Stadium, this spectacular show desmostrates us again that none can top China in these kind of ceremonies... Again.. Sit back and... enjoy!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nacholympic 88 Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Opening Ceremony of the 2019 Champions League Final between Tottenham and Liverpool (the champion), held at Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Spain on June 1. Featuring the American band Imagine Dragons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ikarus360 605 Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 Really hate how the Champions League Final ceremonies were turned into a pseudo Super Bowl Halftime show to be honest.....really miss when they actually displayed the culture of the host country. Absolutely soulless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yoshi 353 Posted June 5, 2019 Report Share Posted June 5, 2019 Yes, the rot started when Pepsi started sponsoring the ceremony (!) Particular lowlight when Cardiff (which doesn’t get many chances to put on ceremonies & show off to the world, at least Spain could host other things) had to stage a meh mini-concert of the Black Eyed Peas with a clutch of dancers jumping around randomly. Such a shame when you see how impressive CL ceremonies were getting, especially in Lisbon & Berlin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1700 Posted June 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) I just came across this. From the horse's mouth himself, David Wolper, on the secret problems of putting on the 1984 Opening Ceremony and dealing with the Mob for the 1986 Liberty Centennial Weekend. (He tends to exaggerate and round things off a bit.) But, enjoy. https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/david-l-wolper?clip=chapter9#interview-clips Edited June 6, 2019 by baron-pierreIV Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ikarus360 605 Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Yikes. Another terrible Copa America opening. Even the 2015 one was better than this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WD96 2 Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 1972 Summer Olympics opening ceremony https://youtu.be/b8hbsQyGGcI Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yoshi 353 Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 It’s slightly embarrassing when a continental tournament arranged in 5 months by the utter basketcase that is the CAF has a better opening ceremony than anything FIFA itself has managed for several years... The ceremony is actually just the last 20ish minutes - they turned the cameras on early. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ikarus360 605 Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 Opening ceremony of the 2019 European Games Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baron-pierreIV 1700 Posted June 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 /\/\ Haven't watched all of the Minsk show yet, but from the early parts that I've seen, it looks sooo MESSY. Even far worse than London 2012. Will have to watch more of it later. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BTHarner 138 Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 The shrieking English PA lady was atrocious. These ceremonies use to be such dignified affairs, some (not all) now seem like carnival sideshows. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ikarus360 605 Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 Milan/Cortina plan of using Verona amphitheater as the closing ceremony venue is similar to what France did at the closing ceremony of the 1993 Mediterranean Games, also done in an ancient roman site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
munichfan 42 Posted July 2, 2019 Report Share Posted July 2, 2019 On 6/22/2019 at 12:44 AM, yoshi said: It’s slightly embarrassing when a continental tournament arranged in 5 months by the utter basketcase that is the CAF has a better opening ceremony than anything FIFA itself has managed for several years... Nice one. Speaking of FIFA ceremonies, though: Does anybody know where to find a full record of South Africa's opening in 2010 (the ceremony at Soccer City)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WD96 2 Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 In cased you missed the whole ceremony, I'll let the video speak for itself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zigzag 40 Posted July 3, 2019 Report Share Posted July 3, 2019 I'll repost Minsk 2019 ceremonies here.. Opening Closing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ikarus360 605 Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 Found this rare ceremony, the opening ceremony of the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Athletics held in Paris. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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