Get your dancing shoes ready! The final act of the Paris 2024 Paralympics is set to be an unforgettable night as the Stade de France transforms into the world's biggest dance floor. 💃🕺
Thomas Jolly, the visionary artistic director behind this year's Olympic and Paralympic ceremonies, promises a massive dance party featuring 24 DJs spinning the best of techno and dance music on Sunday night. 🎧🎶
\"We want to turn the Stade de France into the biggest dance floor to celebrate the end of the Paralympics,\" Jolly shared with excitement.
But this isn't just any dance party—it's a celebration of inclusivity and diversity. Just like the opening ceremony, which showcased artists with disabilities and dancers using crutches or wheelchairs, this dance floor is open to all. \"There will be choreographic sequences that will showcase the body,\" Jolly said, highlighting the event's emphasis on embracing all forms of movement.
The closing ceremony marks the grand finale of Paris' Olympic and Paralympic journey, and for Jolly, a 42-year-old theatre director, it's the culmination of a whirlwind summer. 🌟
Jolly also helmed the spectacular opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26, which wowed audiences worldwide. However, not all feedback was positive. Some critics misinterpreted a scene featuring French singer Philippe Katerine as Bacchus, mistaking it for a parody of Leonardo Da Vinci's \"The Last Supper.\" The Paris 2024 organizers expressed regret for any offense caused.
Despite facing online harassment, including threats and attacks, Jolly remained undeterred. \"I've been doing shows for 20 years, and I've had critics on all my theatrical productions,\" he reflected. \"Criticism can please, it can hurt. That's the job. But the attacks, the threats, the insults… that's a different matter.\"
Supported by French leaders like President Emmanuel Macron and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, Jolly affirmed that the controversy didn't sway his artistic vision. \"Absolutely not,\" he stated firmly. \"Nothing was changed, and nothing should have been changed.\"
As the world gears up for the closing ceremony, one thing is certain: Paris is about to throw the dance party of the century, and everyone is invited! 🎊🇫🇷
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2024 Paralimpics closing ceremony to feature "the biggest dance floor"
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