Calibrated on a format of approximately three hours starting at 8:30 p.m., the ceremony will include a protocol time, the handover between Paris and Los Angeles and will be punctuated by artistic touches including the presence of 24 French DJs.
Apotheosis of the enchanted parenthesis of Paris OlympicsThe closing ceremony of the Paralympics, Sunday at the Stade de France, promises an imaginative finale “as much a spectacle as a party”led by a twenty artists from the French electro scene. Calibrated on a format of approximately three hours starting at 8:30 p.m., the ceremony will include a protocol time, the handover between Paris and Los Angeles, the next host city, punctuated by artistic touches.
LA-2028 announced the participation of American athletes and artists, including Ali Stroker, an actress and singer in a wheelchair who will sing the national anthem, the blind pianist Matthew Whitaker and the rapper Anderson.Paak.
The Stade de France, in Saint-Denis (north of Paris), will be transformed into a giant dancefloor for about an hour. This musical show, around the theme “Paris is a party”is intended to be rhythmic and danceable, with an entirely electro tone. But, as for the previous ceremonies, Paris 2024 has not revealed the entire program, notably completed by a “surprise”.
From Jean-Michel Jarre to Ofenbach
A selection of 24 DJs representing different generations and trends of the French scene have been announced, including Kavinsky (already present at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games), Pedro Winter (aka Busy P, former manager of Daft Punk) or the hit makers Martin Solveig (All stars, Good morning), The Avenger (Fade lines), Cassius, Stephen of Crecy…
The successful young guard will also be represented through the duo Ofenbach or the tropical melodies of Polo & Pan, as well as nuggets on the rise with the electro-techno of Irène Drésel or the uninhibited house of Chloé Caillet. “It’s a big family. We all meet in clubs or at festivals and, there, we have the chance to be able to perform like that in front of millions of people around the world.”enthuses Valentin Brunel, alias Kungs, who hopes “make people dance”.
Members of the “The French touch” – this banner of French electro recognized internationally and exported – will be gathered around Jean-Michel Jarre, 76 years old, tutelary figure of the genre. “I’m not putting on a show within a show. The idea, when I open, is to pass the baton to the cream of French electro artists and DJs, to the younger generation.”he confided at the end of August in an interview with AFP.
The History of Electronic Music
The artists had to comply with the figures imposed by the organization to create a unique playlist: a single song per DJ – often their flagship title – and which does not last more than two minutes. The challenge is to reach “a harmony from artist to artist and that creates one and the same music”draws for AFP Irène Drésel, who reworked the piece that she will play with her percussionist.
“The idea is to do a kind of ping-pong: one plays, who returns the ball to the other, with a really beautiful musical progression.” thought up by Victor Le Masne, the musical director of the ceremonies, reveals to AFP Romain Pissenem, a key producer and director in the world of electro, also at the helm of this evening.
The 46-year-old Frenchman’s CV includes shows in London clubs, parties in Ibiza and the world tour of star DJ Snake. On Sunday, it’s “telling the story of electronic music”he said, promising “lots of lights” and some “very symmetrical designs” to dress the musical universes that will follow one another.
Last celebration of Paris 2024
“In addition to being a party, the idea was to say how are we going to create a great electronic show? It’s as much a show as a party.”assures Romain Pissenem.
“We are celebrating the closing of the Paralympics, the end of Paris 2024. The last time we had the Olympic Games was 100 years ago, so we must not forget that.”also launches the one who wishes that “this festive moment with everyone together” succeed “to pass through people’s TV screens”. “This will be the last postcard sent from Paris”poetizes Jean-Michel Jarre.