ATHENS

PARALYMPIC GAMES

OPENING & CLOSING

CEREMONIES

ECA2 designed this unique ceremony, the signature show of the Paralympic Games Ceremonies.

Special events

Stadium ceremonies & sporting events

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20

Years

67

Days

21

Hours

6

Minutes

43

Seconds

Taking place around a 26-meter-high tree, the Opening Celebration featured over 1,600 performers and volunteers.

Athens, Greece

2004

Giant monumental projections on the tree and field of play, original choreographies 
and musical performances were combined to create a show exploring the theme of the universal elements from which mankind draws its strength and life force. The 3-hour-long Ceremony ended with a spectacular pyrotechnic display, launched from the Olympic Stadium.

ECA2’S MISSION

Design
Project
Development
Artistic & technical production
Artists management
Operation

Drag

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Technologies

3D video mapping

Drones

Fire

Fireworks

Laser

Led

Light

Mechatronic

Music

R&D

Water effects

Water screen & hologram

100,000,000+

TV SPECTATORS

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METERS HIGH TREE ICONIC STRUCTURE

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LOCAL VOLUNTEER DANCERS

1500+

COSTUMES & PROPS

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HOURS OF REHEARSALS

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KM OPTICAL FIBER NETWORK