Performance of a lifetime: Creating the Olympic and Paralympic opening ceremonies
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It’s arguably the biggest show in the world: Epic performances involving some 3,000 dancers, breath-taking musical numbers and a constellation of stars. Director of choreography Maud le Pladec and artist Lucky Love join us on Arts 24 to talk about creating and executing the performance of a lifetime, as they reflect on the Paralympic opening ceremony at the Place de la Concorde in Paris. We discuss the messages of unity, inclusion and diversity that artistic director, Thomas Jolly, wanted to convey through these events and how the experience has informed their own paths as creative souls.
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