At the Stade de France, at 9 p.m.
Set in one of Europe's largest stadiums, this spectacle is intended to be very different from the opening ceremony, relocated along the Seine, which launched the Paris Olympics in style.
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It takes place from 21:00, under high security and will be broadcast on France Télévisions and Eurosport, the two official broadcasters of the Olympic Games.
Thomas Jolly at the helm
The same artistic team is at the helm, led by Thomas Jolly, whose work, celebrating diversity in all its forms, it was widely praisedeven the opening ceremony irritated conservative leaders and far-right standard-bearers.
Thomas Jolly is in charge of the artistic team for the closing ceremony.
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The director of ceremonies, Thierry Reboul, states that the closing show is “more universal” and allows us to “finish the race in the same spirit as these Olympics, on this wave of joy that surrounds us”. The artists will celebrate “the values of sharing, the universality but also the fragility of the world”.
Mixture of “wonder” and “dystopia”
The show, lasting about forty minutes, is called “Records” (archives in English) and combines “miracle” and “dystopia”, a dark genre that describes apocalyptic worlds, states Thomas Jolly.
It tells the story of an interstellar traveler who discovers the remains of the Olympic Games in the distant future, where they have disappeared, and sets out to rebuild them. French breakdancer Arthur Cadre will be the main thread of this story and will take place in the air, while huge sets, costumes and lighting effects will project the audience on a journey between the past and the future.
Arthur Cadre will be the common thread of the closing show of the 2024 Olympic Games.
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More than a hundred performers, acrobats, dancers and circus artists promise to transform the stadium into a gigantic performance hall with a stage of 2,800 m². We will see dance, contortion, gestural theater and the influence of street arts.
What French-speaking artists?
In terms of stars, the opening ceremony set the bar high with Lady Gaga, Aya Nakamura and Celine Dion's final return to the Eiffel Tower.
To close, Air and Phoenix, legends of French electro very popular in the United States, will close the show. Other French-speaking artists are also expected during the evening. Like singers Zaho de Sagazan, who caused a stir in May at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival with their cover of a David Bowie song, and Yseult.
American headliner
Fifteen minutes are then entrusted, by tradition, to the organizers of the next Olympic Games in Los Angeles. They lifted the veil on Sunday morning over their musical heads. Large caliber.
The rap veteran Snoop Dogg, special correspondent for NBC TV and who became a viral icon on the sidelines of the Paris courts networks, will perform, as will the Red Hot Chili Peppers, an iconic stadium-raising West Coast rock group of the 1990s.
Also on the program, singer Billie Eilish, originally from LA. Another Californian, from R&B, HER, will sing the American national anthem.
A Tom Cruise stunt?
The City of Angels also promises to mobilize another of its best-known representatives: Tom Cruise, Hollywood's most daring superstarwho filmed some of his most memorable pursuits in Paris.
According to the American press, the actor could perform a spectacular stunt for the audience at the Stade de France and ensure the passage of the Olympic flag between Paris and LA with video sequences filmed on both sides of the Atlantic.
And a bit of protocol…
In addition to the passing of the Olympic flag between the mayors of Paris and Los Angeles, several protocol moments are planned: the presentation of the last medals, a parade of the athletes, the extinguishing of the flame and the proclamation of the closing of the Games. by the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach.