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The Opening Ceremony also included a tableau of drag queens and dancers that unintentionally resembled Leonardo da Vinci's iconic Renaissance painting, "The Last Supper," which drew in mixed ...
The organizers found themselves in hot water over a tableau that seemed to evoke Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” — with a decidedly modern twist. The scene, set against the backdrop ...
Art historians pointed out that the scene is not a parody of “The Last Supper” but rather inspired by “The Feast of the Gods,” a 17th century painting of the Greek Olympian gods, by Jan ...
The organizers behind the Paris Olympics apologized to anyone who was offended by a tableau that evoked Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" during Friday's opening ceremony and provoked outrage ...
Paris Olympics organizers apologized to anyone who was offended by a tableau that evoked Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” during the glamorous opening ceremony, but defended the concept ...
The event was broadcast live to 80 giant screens along the route of the Seine. [6] Directed and created by theatre and television actor and director Thomas Jolly, it was the first opening ceremony held outside of an Olympic stadium since the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires. [6] [7] The choreography was created by Maud Le Pladec ...
The 2024 Paris Olympics concluded with the Sunday, August 11 closing ceremony following the controversy surrounding the opening ceremony.. From artistic director Thomas Jolly — who was also ...
Opening ceremony. The opening ceremony took place outside a traditional stadium setting for the first time, with the parade of nations conducted as a boat parade along the Seine from Pont d'Austerlitz to Pont d'Iéna, with the official protocol taking place at Place du Trocadéro in a temporary "mini-stadium". The 6-kilometre (3.7-mile) parade ...