OPENING CEREMONY

OF THE 17TH FINA

WORLD AQUATICS

CHAMPIONSHIPS

How did we improve on the timeless perfection of such a historic city, already recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site? How did we plug such a monumental technical set-up into the heart of a city that was never intended as an entertainment venue? This was the challenge facing the ECA2 team.

Special events

Stadium ceremonies & sporting events

Public places

Bea Award

Heavent Awards

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The biggest sports event in Hungary’s history began in Budapest on July 14th 2017 with a spectacular opening ceremony.

Budapest, Hungary

2017

Completely breaking the mold of other sporting events ceremonies, a mesmerizing troupe of 500+ live performers interacted with sophisticated multimedia technologies, merging innovative dance with a maelstrom of special effects such as ten-meter-high flames, hyperactive lasers, night-beating lightbeams, fireworks and drones. Going even further, ECA2 applied their unique technical expertise to “borrow” the Danube, channeling its waters to take a powerful starring role as choreographed jets, sprays, and ingenious mid-air water screens where fabulous projected video images leave each spectator breathless. For this one night only, the Danube, the Buda Castle, the Chain Bridge… it all became a single vast theatre covering a total area of 200,000sqm including a challenging floating set-up right there on the river with a size equivalent of 3 football fields.

ECA2’S MISSION

Show Executive Production
Creative adaptation
Artistic production
Design of the floating stage
Equipment supply, installation, programming
Broadcast coordination

Drag

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Technologies

3D video mapping

Drones

Fire

Fireworks

Laser

Led

Light

Mechatronic

Music

R&D

Water effects

Water screen & hologram

1000000

TV SPECTATORS

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LIVE VIEWERS ON CNN FACEBOOK

350000

SPECTATORS IN BUDAPEST

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LOCAL LIVE PERFORMERS