How Awesome Will Zhang Yimou's 2008 Olympics Closing Ceremony Be?
NBC Sports executive David Neal told the AP that he'd attended a secret rehearsal of the Zhang Yimou–directed spectacular and that it was entertaining and "unlike any other closing ceremony I've ever seen."
On Sunday night comes the 2008 Olympics closing ceremony, traditionally the close is a more modest event, but considering how high the Chinese set the bar on opening night, even taking it down a few notches still leaves the anticipation level high, especially because Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou, who directed the opening ceremony, will again be in charge Sunday. The 2008 Olympics opening ceremony had 15,000 performers, while the closing ceremony will have 7,000, still a huge throng. And to bolster the idea of a different look, none of the 15,000 performers from the amazing opening night will be included in Sunday’s group. Sadly, this means no Lang Lang, but maybe they've got a spot for plucky little bucktoothed Yang Peiyi (杨沛宜)! Also appearing, from London, site of the 2012 olympic games: Leona Lewis and David Beckham.
That will be presented in an eight-minute segment, including the appearances by record-breaking swimmer Michael Phelps, L.A. Galaxy star David Beckham who will be kicking a football into the crowd on the top of a red bus and a performance by singer Leona Lewis with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page.
Nonetheless, we think these are gonna be awesome, and we're definitely watching Sunday night.
The 2008 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony is planned to begin at 8:00pm China Standard Time (UTC+8) August 24th 2008, and to take place at the Beijing National Stadium.
One thing won’t change. Just as was the case with the opening ceremony, the 2008 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony will be shown tape-delayed in the United States.
Source: BJ2008Olympics, LATimes
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Catherine
2 year ago
I would have liked to see an asian singer like Wang lee hom or Rain perform but it still sounds like it will be awesome. I missed the opening so will definitly try and catch the closing : )
2 year ago
cant wait :)
