Beijing time on February 19th, the closing ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has had three full-element formal rehearsals as of the evening of the 18th, and will complete multiple ceremonies stipulated by the International Olympic Committee in about 80 minutes. , and the opening ceremony forms a narrative mode of the second and second chapters. At present, all the work for the closing ceremony is ready.
The main creative team has been optimized for many times. On the basis of continuing the simple style of the opening ceremony, the organic integration of ceremony and performance once again presents Chinese-style romance and dual Olympic feelings.
As the chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Double Olympics, Zhang Yimou revealed: “We have set a direction for the four ceremonies from the very beginning. There are no stars or professional actors to participate, emphasizing the people’s nature and relying on the support of all walks of life. During the rehearsal, I hope that the closing ceremony will be better. Simple, with athletes as the main body, serving athletes for the conference process, including the double Olympic elements.”
In terms of aesthetic tone, the main creative team used Chinese red to collide with ice and snow blue, and incorporated traditional Chinese cultural symbols such as lanterns and Chinese knots into the ceremony as performance elements. The artistic form of the “City of Double Olympics” will also become one of the biggest highlights of the entire closing ceremony.
Sha Xiaolan, chief lighting designer of the opening and closing ceremonies and director of the closing ceremonies, revealed that the “Double Olympics Concept” was created from the very beginning, hoping to reflect the important elements of the 2008 Olympic Games in the middle, including a special feeling of reluctance. Sha Xiaolan said: “The main creative team wanted to convey warmth to everyone through the closing ceremony, so they chose red as the keynote. Nearly 20,000 lanterns were arranged in the auditorium to participate in the interactive performance. A combination of red passion and blue romance collision.”
Zhang Yimou also “spoiler” one of the highlights of the closing ceremony: “When the fire of the Winter Olympics is finally extinguished, there will be a momentary physical reproduction of the 2008 Olympic Games, as if going back in time, bringing a sense of ‘traveling’ to everyone.” He also said that, in line with the opening ceremony, the closing ceremony will still highlight the technological content, and through the power of technology, the closing ceremony will be “ethereal and romantic”.Return to Sohu, see more
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