Singapore, 8 April 2010 – As Singapore marks the beginning of a new chapter in the Olympic Movement, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games promise to engage, entertain and inspire global unity and
national pride.
For the first time in Olympic history, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies will be held on the waterfront with a city skyline as the backdrop. In line with the Games’ theme ‘Blazing the Trail’, the ceremonies will feature several novel elements that will add on to the rich Olympic tradition. The ceremonies will also focus on the Young Olympians and their hopes for the future.
The story behind the Opening Ceremony illustrates the parallels between Singapore and the Young Olympians – their struggles, hopes and dreams. The show celebrates Singapore’s origins and diversity, and offers a glimpse of the nation’s hopes for the future, drawing on all that Singapore has to offer in terms of art, culture and expertise.
The athletes’ achievements will be celebrated in the Closing Ceremony where their lasting friendships will be honoured through the recollections and reconnections of their Olympic journey in Singapore.
Staged at The Float@Marina Bay – the world’s largest floating stage– the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (Singapore 2010) will be held on 14 and 26 August 2010 respectively. Creating the show will be a Singapore team supported by creative talents from around the world (see Annex
A).
"Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies are highly anticipated events with a global audience. I am confident that the creative team will be able to deliver an unforgettable and meaningful Singapore 2010 Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the participants, spectators as well as viewers" said Mr Goh Kee Nguan, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee. "The ceremonies will also inspire participants and the audience to live by the Olympic values of Excellence, Friendship and Respect. As host city of the first Youth Olympic Games, Singapore is honoured to have a role in helping to create a new chapter in the Olympic Movement."
Collaboration with Youths
Youths play an integral role from the conceptualisation to the production of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. From the onset of the creative process, we have invited youths to join us in brainstorming sessions to provide feedback and share
their ideas and perspectives. There will be about 7,000 youths performing in different segments of both ceremonies.
The Committee is inviting Singaporeans with origins from diverse nationalities to blaze the trail with us by being a part of a special segment in the Opening Ceremony. They must be:
• A Singapore Citizen
• Between seven (7) to twenty-one (21) years of age
• With at least one parent/grandparent whose origin is from diverse nationality /
country.
In addition, the Committee is seeking public contributions of short films or animation clips revolving around the theme "Youth and Sports" (see details in Annexes B and C). For more details, please visit the Singapore 2010 website (http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_ceremonies)
Ticket Sales for Opening and Closing Ceremonies
Registration for tickets begins Friday, 23 April 2010 from 0900hrs. As tickets for the Ceremonies are limited, a ballot-to-purchase system will be introduced to ensure that everyone has a fair chance to buy them. Ticket prices for the Opening
Ceremony start from S$30 while those for the Closing Ceremony start from S$15.
Interested buyers will first have to register for the tickets at the Singapore 2010 website (www.singapore2010.sg/tickets) or ticketing hotline (+65 6348 2010), between 23 April to 9 May 2010. Each person is allowed to register for a maximum
of four tickets for each Ceremony, regardless of price category. Checks will be performed on the registration database and a ballot system will then select successful applicants based on available inventory numbers. Successful applicants will be informed and tickets will be available for collection between 24 May and 7 June 2010.
For more information contact: www.singapore2010.sg
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