iPhone | iPad
Android
Huawei
When Khaleej Times approached one of the sellers, he agreed to reduce the selling price to Dh8,000
KT APPDOWNLOAD
Expo 2020 Dubai: Opening ceremony to feature 910 artists on rotating stage
Dubai - The star-studded ceremony will be streamed live to more than 430 locations across the UAE
The stage is all set for the glittering opening ceremony at the Expo 2020 Dubai — literally.
The star-studded ceremony will be streamed live to more than 430 locations across the UAE.
Among those slated to perform are world-famous tenor Andrea Bocelli; Grammy-nominated, Golden-Globe-winning actress, singer and songwriter Andra Day; platinum-selling British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding; international mega-star pianist Lang Lang; and four-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo.
Here is how the stunning show will be brought to life:
>> 360-degree rotating stage has a performance diameter of 16 metres.
>> Outer circumference of the stage rotates at a speed of 100 millimetres per second.
>> Secondary staging areas nestled within Al Wasl’s garden provide up-close viewing experiences for the audience.
>> The powerful stage lift has a weight loading of 250kg per square metre.
>> The stage and ramps are composed of 28 structural parts.
>> A total of 910 cast members, representing 64 nations including the UAE, are participating in the opening ceremony.
>> The cast appearing in the ‘Arrival of the Participants’ consists largely of Expo 2020 volunteers and workforce — otherwise known as the ‘Expo Tribe’.
ALSO READ:
>> Expo 2020 Live: How the UAE story will be told
Tareq Ghosheh, chief events and entertainment officer at Expo 2020, said: “To create an opening ceremony to the standard of Dubai, we began with a sincere passion to tell an authentic story of this land and its people — capturing its principles and beliefs and presenting it at the highest calibre of creativity and technology.
“It is also fitting that we tell this story in Al Wasl Plaza venue that emotionally personifies the story of Dubai in a single place. We wanted to emphasise the historical moments of this nation, capturing its unique spirit and conveying it to a global audience in a way that is meaningful to people of all backgrounds and cultures.”
More news from Expo 2020
Decree extends the terms of the Expo 2020 Dubai Preparatory Committee, and the Expo 2020 Dubai Bureau and its Director General
The mega fair was committed to empowering women, who accounted for 65 percent of Emirati citizens that worked at the event
The pavilion welcomed almost 200,000 visitors during Expo 2020 Dubai.
3.5 million food shipments were imported from 114 countries for world fair
Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi says it helped UAE establish partnerships with other countries and opened it up to international markets
Patrick Njoroge Wachira, arguably the world’s youngest CEO, seeks to spread the concept of STEM beyond his native country
The gates were opened 182 times over the past six months