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Thread: What did you think of the opening ceremonies?
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[quote=YINDUFFY,310961]Today's (Saturdays) Wall Street Journal newspaper has an article about Shen Wei, advisor to Zhang Yimou and the event's principal choreographer. In it the article Shen wei told the writer that "The world has seen 'too many red lanterns and dragon dances, " and "partly at his urging, many traditional performances - such as the lion dances that are performed in Chinatowns around the world - were relegated to a preshow." Also " Upon seeing Mr. Shen's modern painting piece at the beginning of the ceremonies, organizers asked him to add more recognizable elements of traditional Chinese performance. He obliged, then succeeded in convincing the authorities that the revised version didn't work very well. They allowed him to change it back." The article also mentions that "about 9,000 military performers participated in the ceremony," I believe that no other Olympic opening ceremony could possibly have a cast as large as witnessed on Friday night![/quote]
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