"It's all downhill from here, and honey, I'm not talking about skiing. The single best event of any Olympics is the Opening Ceremony. In its gaudy pageantry, its pomp, its Cirque du Soleil-esque theatrics, its interpretive dancing, its elaborate costumes, and its celebrity musical soloists, it shows that even an all-over-the-place display of dubious artistic merit is still just as (or even more) engaging as the world's top athletics."
"There were contemporary dancers painted all white pretending to be angel statues from Milan's La Scala opera house come to life; a high-femme Lydia Tár variant using her conductor's wand to summon Verdi, Rossini, and Puccini, who did what appeared to be TikTok dances in massive papier-maché mascot heads; and the most obvious, literal way to represent Italy's paintings - three big tubes of primary-colored paint - descending from the ceiling."
The Milano Cortina Opening Ceremony celebrates Italian culture through gaudy pageantry, pomp, Cirque du Soleil-esque theatrics, interpretive dancing, elaborate costumes, and celebrity musical soloists. Contemporary dancers painted white embodied La Scala statues coming to life, while a high-femme Lydia Tár variant used a conductor's wand to summon Verdi, Rossini, and Puccini, who performed TikTok-like dances in massive papier-maché mascot heads. Symbolic gestures included descending tubes of primary-colored paint and black-and-white dancers representing Pinocchio, a chef, and a Moka Pot. Mariah Carey sang as Moka Pots danced, and the ceremony featured a fashion show, a striking violinist, an ode to paparazzi, and theatrical spectacle that outshone athleticism.
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