SOCHI PARALYMPIC GAMES:
OPENING CEREMONY
When I was creating this Ceremony I was searching for poetic images that would portray the beauty and fragility of people who strive to go beyond their limits. Some challenges are so overwhelming that they’re very emotional and, in order to overcome them, you have to ‘break ice’. But overcoming those challenges can bring people together. This Ceremony is dedicated to all those who in one way or another seek to unite people, to bring cultures closer and create joy and passion with their endeavours.
Daniele Finzi Pasca, Artistic Director, Author & Director
The poetic gesture of the clown intended as monologue for a single spectator or an Olympic ceremony
Collaborator members of CFP Opening Ceremony:
Daniele Finzi Pasca – Artistic Director, Author & Director
Julie Hamelin Finzi – Associate Artistic Director
Hugo Gargiulo – Head of Set & Props Designer
Giovanna Buzzi – Costume Designer
Eugenio Caballero – Icebreaker Designer
Creator and Designer of the Light Forest: Compagnia Finzi Pasca
Roberto Vitalini – Light Forest Video Designer
Elena Shubina – Creative Producer
Geneviève Dupéré – Co-Aerial Choreographer
Alexis Bowles – Light Forest Co-Artistic Director
Antonio Vergamini – Director’s Assistant
Chiqui Barbé – Director’s Assistant
Allegra Spernanzoni – Director’s Assistant
Helena Bittencourt – Director’s Assistant
Goos Meeuwsen – Director’s Assistant
Beatriz Sayad – Director’s Assistant
Rolando Tarquini – Director’s Assistant
Alona Umanskaya – Director’s Assistant
Maria Levina – Director’s Assistant
Kristina Larina – Director’s Assistant
Kapitolina Tsvetkova – Plotnikova – Director’s Assistant
Polina Shubina – Creative team Assistant
Maria Bonzanigo – Additionnal music composer
Gregorio Cosentino – Additionnal music composer
Moira Albertalli, Jean-Philippe Cuerrier, Annie-Kim Déry, Stéphane Gentilini, Andrée-Anne Gingras-Roy, Catherine Girard, James Kingsford-Smith, David Menes, Marco Paoletti, Felix Salas, Dave Bourdages, Jens Leclerc, Maxime Lambert, Benoît Dubord