LIMA 2019 RECRUITING ARTISTS THROUGH THE “TALENTO PERU” PROGRAM

The Lima 2019 executive president Carlos Neuhaus usually compares the Pan American and Parapan American Games with a theater: “We are in charge of setting the stage and the athletes are the artists.” But the Games opening and closing shows can also be compared to a sporting event, because they are big events requiring lots of effort. 

For this reason, Lima 2019 and Balich Worldwide Shows, an Italian company in charge of the organization and delivery of these ceremonies, launched the “Talento Peru” program to recruit a number of volunteer artists proportional to the huge dimension of the chosen scenario: the National Stadium. 

The goal is to to form a big group of dancers and extras, recruiting over 3000 performers. They will be led by 150 professional dancers and 13 Peruvian choreographers. Choreographies, created by various professionals, will be supervised by the Peruvian professional dancer Vania Masías. 

The Pan American Games opening ceremony will be held on July 26 and the closing ceremony on August 11. The Parapan American Games opening ceremony will be held on August 23 and the closing ceremony on September 1. 

CASTING 

The auditions to cast the 3000 volunteer dancers and artists, who will participate in the ceremonies, will be held in May and will last for two days. 

Members of dance schools or members of dance groups, as well as spontaneous talents (non-professionals, not necessarily dancers) from different areas, cities or regions of the country, can participate in the auditions. 

The objective of this initiative is to encourage Peruvians from different zones of Lima and Peru, as well as foreigners, who will also be able to participate, to get involved in the biggest multi-sport event in the continent. 

BALICH WORLDWIDE SHOWS 

The Milan-based Italian company will be in charge of the volunteer recruitment and selection process. 

Balich Worldwide Shows, world leader in the communication and live entertainment industry, is always combining multicultural aspects of international teams in each project. This company was also in charge of the Torino Olympic Ceremonies 2006, Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 (produced by CC2016). 

This company has wide experience creating and producing amazing events across the six continents, which provides them with the experience to represent various cultural backgrounds and local talent development environments.