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Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games opening and closing ceremonies will have a large group of young and enthusiastic volunteer artists committed to deliver a great performance at the National Stadium celebrations. They are participating in the ‘Talento Artístico’ call, launched by the Games Organizing Committee by the end of March to recruit the dance troupe and extras that will be part of the four ceremonies. ‘Talento Artístico’ enters now a very important stage: the casting stage.
To date, over 10,000 applicants registered through the website https://www.lima2019.pe/ceremonias/inscripciones. Requisites included being fans of art and culture, being over 16 years old, and being very passionate. From this group, 1700 volunteers artists will be selected to dance at the National Stadium as part of choreographies or supporting the event production.
Selected volunteers will receive a three-month training with Balich Worldwide Shows, the Italian company in charge of the Games ceremonies, and they will be coordinated by 150 professional dancers and 13 national choreographers, lead by Vania Masias as choreography director.
The famous Peruvian dancer highlighted the opportunity the Lima 2019 ceremonies represent for participating young volunteers: “Young artists participation in these ceremonies is a community experience, were they will learn not only dance steps, but also the organization of an international event. They will learn that we can do much more together, and that it is the only way to build a better country that works towards excellency.”
She added “the legacy this young artists will have is one of professionalism, that we want to leave for every Peruvian artist in the future. Being part of a production of this level will give them the ability to replicate it with their teams, and create a domino effect to transfer values and knowledge, very powerful at national level.”
The Jury in charge of casting will be composed by Balich choreography director, Dimitra Kritikidi, who will be supported by Vania Masias and Renata Vieitas, as well as by five local assistants.
Other selection criteria for the Lima 2019 ceremonies include different profiles and diverse skills, from actors and acrobats to people with specific skills such as parkour, walking with stilts and Peruvian cajon players, all committed to the level of enthusiasm and energy Lima 2019 ceremonies will require.
The Pan American Games Opening Ceremony will take place the night of July 26, with the 41 delegations making their first appearance at the National Stadium. It will have a display of more than a thousand artists, including dancers, acrobats and musicians live. The Closing Ceremony will be on August 11. For the Parapan American Games, the Opening Ceremony will be held on August 23 and the fourth and last ceremony, the Closing Ceremony, will be held on September 1.
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.
The team that now comprises the company was also in charge of the Torino 2006, Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 Olympic ceremonies (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.
ABOUT LIMA 2019
The Pan American Games will gather 6680 athletes from 41 countries and delegations from the Americas. There will be 17 days of competitions and ceremonies between July 26 and August 11, which will take place in 14 districts of Lima and Callao at various venues like VIDENA, Villa María Sports Center, Callao Regional Village, Villa El Salvador Sports Center, Punta Rocas, among others.
The Lima 2019 Pan American Games will include 39 sports and 62 disciplines, in which athletes will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. A total of 23 disciplines are qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 the Olympic Games.
The Parapan American Games will gather 1890 Para athletes from 33 countries, participating in 17 sports and 18 disciplines. The competitions will take place between August 23 and September 1, 2019. Fourteen sports will be qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
ABOUT PANAM SPORTS
Panam Sports (formerly known as Pan American Sports Organization - PASO) is the governing body of the Pan American Games and its structure and actions are defined by the Olympic Charter. Panam Sports is the leader of sports and the Olympic Movement in the Americas and encourages the sports development and supports the work of its 41 members, in order to inspire more world-class performances and the next generation of athletes across our region.
IPC AND APC
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the international governing body of the Paralympic Movement. Its objective is to organize the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games and to act as the International Federation of nine sports, in order to supervise and coordinate the World Championships and other competitions.
The Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) was established in August 1997 with the aim of creating a Para sport governing body for the Americas. Since 2007, the Parapan American Games are held in the same city as the Pan American Games.
