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From Leos Carax to ‘Call My Agent’ Creator, Paris Olympics Opening Promises An Expansive Vision of France
Paris 2024 organizers promise surprise guests as part of ambitious opening ceremony along the Seine.
On Monday, as the French press guessed at surprise performers – with Celine Dion, Lady Gaga and Dua Lipa among the names heard often – local cameras caught glimpse of a grand piano, hidden below a tarp, being floated down the Seine. Setting off from the Pont d’Austerlitz and culminating at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, the nautical event will make use of the city’s historical sites and locales, staging twelve living tableaus, overseen by French theatre director Thomas Jolly and brought to life by 3,500 actors, dancers, and musical performers. Indeed, Jolly and his team envisioned the ceremony as a joyful mash-up, a celebration of diverse cultural expression showcasing performers equally adept in breakdance and ballet while pairing classical orchestrations against modern pop icons and electro giants.
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