Opening Ceremony: Media Guide

Opening
Ceremony
OF T H E G A M E S
of the
XXVII Olympiad in Sydney
15 September 2000
Media Guide
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CONTENTS
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In tro d u c tio n 7
H istory o f th e O p e n in g C erem ony 9
The O p e n in g C erem o ny o f th e XXVII O lym piad -O ve rvie w 11
The P rogram 17
Prelude 17
1. W elcom e - G 'd a y 19
2. A rrival o f Head o f State and N atio na l A n th e m 21
3. D eep Sea D ream ing 23
4. A w akening 25
5. Fire 29
6. N ature 31
7. Tin Sym phony 33
8. A rrivals 37
9. E ternity 39
10. Sydney 2000 O ly m p ic Band 41
11. Parade o f A th le te s 43
12. 'D are to D ream ' 47
13. O fficia l Speeches 49
14. O ly m p ic Flag - 'H eroes Live Forever' 51
15. O ly m p ic O aths 55
16. 'The Flam e' 57
17. C auldron 59
Past O ly m p ic Games O p e n in g C erem onies - Facts in B rief 61
C reative Team 65

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INTRODUCTION
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and creative elem ents o f th e O p e n in g C erem o ny o f th e Games o f th e XXVII O lym piad
■ n s i in Sydney. The g u id e fo llo w s all p ro cee din gs, fro m prelim inaries to th e lig h tin g o f th e
C auldron, w ith e xp la n a to ry notes.
■l =3® The e xpla n a tio n fo r each s e g m e n t o f th e ce re m o ny begins on a new page. It has a
cue fo r th e se gm en t, b a ckg ro un d in fo rm a tio n relatin g to th e parts o f Australian
nature and so cie ty b eing rep re sen te d in th e arena, and su pp le m en tary in fo rm a tio n
a b o u t th e m usic and perform ers.
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9 in fo rm a tio n a b o u t past O ly m p ic O p e n in g C erem onies, and bios o f th e creative and
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HISTORY OF THE OPENING CEREMONY
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0 -r» In a ncien t Greece, th e firs t day o f O ly m p ic c o m p e titio n o p e n e d w ith th e co m p e tito rs

p arad ing in chariots past th e p u rp le ro b e d jud ge s, a herald and a tru m p e te r. The
0» !;Ü herald called o u t each c o m p e tito r's name, th e name o f his fa th e r and his city, and then
declared th e G am es o fficia lly open.
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A t th e o p e n in g ce re m o ny o f th e firs t m od ern O lym p ia d in A the ns in 1896, athletes
fro m 13 co un trie s p arad ed in to th e stadium . A crow d o f 70,000 w atched as King
0=9 G e orge o f G reece d eclared th e Games o fficia lly open.
0 = a The O p e n in g C erem o ny has evolved o ver th e past century, as each host city has
presented an in te rp re ta tio n o f th e ir culture, w ith a spectacular p erform ance o f music,
0=a dance and pageantry. This process gaine d m om en tu m w ith th e in tro d u ctio n o f
television.
0=9 A n tw e rp in 1920 was th e firs t c ity to intro du ce th e lig h tin g o f th e O lym p ic Flame.
Berlin in 1936 in tro d u c e d th e to rch relay, and th e ir dazzling display o f lig h tin g added
a new d im ension to th e sta gin g o f events. The Sydney stadium has th e largest
capacity o f any gam es (110,000), b u t Los A ngeles in 1932, was th e firs t stadium to
hold over 100,000 spectators.
The parade o f a th le te s a t th e London Games o f 1948, had a special sym bolism as it

b ro u g h t to g e th e r m any nations th a t had sp e n t th e previous six years ravaged by war.
The legacy o f Seoul in 1988, was th e u n fu rlin g o f th e firs t new O lym p ic fla g since the
o rigin al "A n tw e rp " fla g was in tro d u c e d in 1920.
The focus o f th e o p e n in g cerem ony is th e Parade o f A th le te s fro m each country, w ho

march b eh in d th e ir national fla g. The flag bearer d ips th e flag in honour as th e team
m arches by th e Head o f State o f th e host co u n try and th e Presdent o f th e IOC. Paris
in 1900, and St Louis in 1904, d id n o t stage Parades o f A thletes, b u t th e tra d itio n was
revived a t th e London Games o f 1908, and continues to th is day.
0 = 9 As th e b irth p la c e o f th e O lym pics, th e team from G reece has th e honour o f ente rin g
th e stadium first, and is fo llo w e d in a lphabetical o rd e r by th e team s o f th e o th e r
0 = B countries. The host country's team enters last. The Head o f State o f th e host country
w elcom es th e a th le te s and declares th e Games o fficia lly open. O ne a thle te and one
0 = B official th e n ta ke th e O ly m p ic O aths. A flo c k o f doves are th en released, a feature o f
th e cerem ony th a t began in A n tw e rp in 1920.
0=1 A m ste rd am in 1928, was th e firs t city to in tro d u ce th e clim ax o f th e O p en ing
C erem ony; th e lig h tin g o f th e O ly m p ic C auldron. The lig h tin g o f th e Cauldron
Ht — reached new h eigh ts at th e Barcelona Games in 1992. The crow d held th e ir breath as
Paralym pian archer, A n to n io R ebollo sh ot a fla m in g a rrow 80 m etres from th e flo o r o f
th e stadium to lig h t th e C auldron.
* 3 9 A n d now, it is Sydney's tu rn to dazzle th e w o rld .
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XXV11 OLYMPIAD - OVERVIEW
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• =31 The firs t m o d e rn O ly m p ic Games w ere held in A the ns in 1896, and Sydney is proud
to host th e Games th a t ta ke th e O ly m p ic M o v e m e n t in to its th ird century.
» = s The c e re m o ny has been p u t to g e th e r by a ta le n te d creative team led by D ire cto r o f
C erem onies, Ric Birch and A rtis tic D irector, D avid A tkins. Ric Birch has been involved
• =» w ith a record n u m b e r o f O ly m p ic C erem onies. He p ro d u ce d th e H andover C erem ony
at A tla n ta , was Executive Producer o f C erem onies a t th e 1992 Barcelona O lym pics,
and was D ire c to r o f P roduction o f th e 1984 Los A n ge les O lym p ic C erem onies.
• =a D avid A tkin s has starred, p ro d u ce d , d ire c te d , c h o re o g ra p h e d and created over 20

musicals in A ustralia, Asia, G reat Britain, A m erica and Canada. A m o n g his many
• =» awards are an M TV award fo r choreography, and a p re stigio us O livier A w ard fo r his
ch o re o g ra p h y o f his London p ro d u c tio n , H o t Shoe Shuffle.
Birch and A tk in s set o u t to create an e xcitin g , fa n ta stic and diverse vision o f Australian
h istory and culture. "W e have handed th e d ire c tio n o f th e creative segm ents to a
select g ro u p o f som e o f Australia's leading ta le n ts fro m th e a tre , dance, cinema and
m usic", said Birch.
"A n d th e y have com e up w ith an a sto u n d in g array o f effects, m achinery, co lo u r and
e nergy to create an experience th a t a single d ire c to r could n o t have e nvision ed ."
The s e g m e n t d ire cto rs inclu de M eryl Tankard w ho was A rtis tic D ire cto r o f the
Australian D ance T heatre, N ige l T riffitt and Dein Perry w ho b ro u g h t th e w o rld the
smash dance h it Tap D ogs, A b o rig in a l actor, w rite r and jo u rn a list Rhoda R oberts and
th e seminal fig u re o f th e Australian th e a tre , Richard W h e rre tt.
"W e have le t all th e creative team s run w ith th e ball. A n d th a t has created b o th
c o m p e titio n to p u t on th e b est se gm en t, and a cu lture o f co m m itm e n t to th e
p ro je c t", said Birch.
The d ra m a tic o p e n in g , d ire c te d by Ignatius Jones, w here 120 stockm en ride into th e
stadium , w ill be th e largest 'm usical rid e ' ever staged. 'D e e p Sea D re am ing ', M eryl
Tankard's vision o f Australia's relatio n ship w ith th e ocean, is a vast canvas o f e xo tic
«:=» tro p ic a l sea creatures in th re e dim ensions, flo a tin g above th e arena and b etw een th e
grandstands. N ig e l Jam ieson has inve nted an e vo lu tio n o f Australian history in 'Tin
S ym phony', th a t begins w ith a creaky ta n d e m cycle, and em ploys a bizarre range o f
industrial m achinery, evoking th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f th e "la rrik in " Australian spirit.
•:=» The vision o f th e d irectors has created num erous technical challenges fo r th e
(■==» designers, e ng in ee rs and tra d e s p e o p le a t 'C e re m on ie s' vast Redfern W orkshops.
W orkshop M an ag er Jerem y Sparks says th a t m ost o f th e d ire cto r's concepts have had
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"T h ey have b ro u g h t us draw ings and w e have to w o rk o u t h ow to b uild it, w h e th e r it

can w o rk and how to m ove it around, w hich has all req uired a g o o d deal o f trial and
e rro r", he said.
■==* The sta gin g o f th e segm ents has also crea ted th e need fo r considerable ingenuity.
■ ==M 'D e e p Sea D re a m in g ' is th e largest aerial e ve n t ever staged. Eleven cables have been
strun g fro m g ra nd sta nd to gra nd sta nd across th e arena to enable a host o f sea
creatures and nine children to flo a t in a te chn icolou r, th re e dim ensional sea. The
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b le n d in g o f fire and w a te r in th e sta gin g o f th e C auldron, d esign ed by M ichael S cott-
M itch e ll and Ric Birch, has been perhaps th e g re a te st challenge o f all. This w ill
b eco m e e v id e n t as th e O p e n in g C erem o ny reaches its clim ax.
A ro u n d 12,500 p e o p le w ill a pp e a r on th e arena d u rin g th e cerem ony. "T he logistics

o f ensu rin g th a t 12,500 v o lu n te e rs are rehearsed, fe d , and tra n s p o rte d are
tre m e n d o u s, and y e t w e have had n o th in g b u t c o m m itm e n t and enthusiasm from all
in v o lv e d ", said Ric Birch.
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The sequence mm Key times
The O p e n in g C erem ony o f th e Sydney Games is a ce le b ra tio n o f A ustralia, th a t «=31 4:30 pm O ly m p ic Stadium gates open
begins by th e sea, and returns to th e h arb o u r c ity a fte r a jo u rn e y th ro u g h o u r land
and history. mm 6:00pm
7:00pm
Pre-show e n te rta in m e n t com m ences
S tockm en on horses e n te r th e arena and w elco m e th e crow d

W e are taken on a jo u rn e y th ro u g h A ustralian history, e n viro n m e n t and cu lture by tw o
characters; a little g irl and th e tra d itio n a l A b o rig in a l dancer D jakapurra. This is the
mm 7:03pm A rriva l o f Sir W illiam D eane and Juan A n to n io Samaranch
firs t tim e th a t an O ly m p ic O p e n in g C erem ony has had characters th a t rea pp ea r in
each segm ent, th re a d in g th e cerem ony to g e th e r in to a w hole.
mm 7:05pm A ustralian N ational A n th e m and Australian flag p resentation
7:10pm C reative segm ents b eg in w ith D eep Sea D ream ing

The cerem ony bursts in to life w hen 120 stockm en on horses th u n d e r in to th e arena. mm 7:17pm A w a ken ing
T hey th ro w th e ir hats in to th e crow d and sh ou t th e tim e h on ou re d A ustralian q re e tin q
- "G 'd a y ". mm 7:25pm Fire
The Australian G o v e rn o r G eneral, Sir W illiam Deane and th e President o f th e
Inte rn atio na l O ly m p ic C o m m itte e , Juan A n to n io Samaranch arrive, and ta ke th e ir
mm 7:28pm N ature
7:37pm Tin Sym phony

seats in th e Tribune o f H on ou r fo r the national anthem .
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The little g irl walks to th e ce n tre o f th e arena, spreads o u t a to w e l, puts zinc cream 7:49pm Arrivals
on her nose, lies d ow n and b eg in s to dream a b o u t A ustralia. She dream s o f th e dee p ■P m 7:59pm E ternity
s is a ls b lu e ocean, o f jellyfish, stingrays and o th e r sea creatures.
mm 8:10pm Sydney 2000 O ly m p ic Band
H er dream gives w ay to D jakapurra, A b o rig in a l dancers and m em bers o f trib e s from
8:1 8pm Parade o f A th le te s com m ences w ith th e e n try o f Greece
all corners o f th e country, w h o fo rm circles around b u rnin g eucalyptus leaves. They
conjure a g ia n t W andjina, a crea tion m yth sp irit sym bolising th e u n ity o f Indigenous 9:30pm Parade o f A th le te s co n c lu d e s w ith th e e n try o f A u stra lia
p eo ple. 'D are to D ream ' p e rfo rm e d by John Farnham and O livia N ew ton-John
F irebreathers ig n ite th e bush, re g e n e ra tin g th e plants th a t b lo o m in to a rip p lin g sea 9:38pm O fficia l speeches. Sir W illiam D eane declares open th e Games o f th e
o f Australian w ild flo w e rs , trees and animals. D jakapurra walks th ro u g h th e garden and XXVII O ly m p ia d in Sydney.
fin d s th e little girl h id de n b e h in d a flow er.
9:48pm The O ly m p ic fla g is passed o ve r th e crow d to th e fie ld , 'H eroes Live
A th re e person cycle p ed d le s in to th e arena. A t th e centre it stops to b e g in a se gm en t F orever' p e rfo rm e d b y Vanessa A m orosi - th e O lym p ic Flag is raised and
th a t takes us on a jo u rn e y th ro u g h early European s e ttle m e n t, th e s tru g g le to open O ly m p ic Hymn is sung.
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up and farm th e land, and on to th e A ustralian suburban dream .
9:58pm The O ly m p ic O aths are taken by an a th le te and ju d g e .
This is th e cue fo r a series o f g ro up s to sw eep in to th e arena. They rep re sen t th e
10:02pm 'The Flam e' p e rfo rm e d by Tina Arena. The to rch b e a re r enters th e arena
successive w aves o f im m ig ra tio n , th a t has tra n s fo rm e d A u s tra lia in to th e
fo r th e lig h tin g o f th e O ly m p ic C auldron.
co sm o po litan and diverse so cie ty it is today. W ith 2,000 p e o p le in th e ce ntre o f th e
arena, Sydney's landm ark Anzac B ridge rises, and D jakapurra and o u r little g irl m e e t 10:12pm Finale - Firew orks spectacular.
again am id a crescendo th a t celebrates th e city o f Sydney. m —M
The Sydney 2000 O ly m p ic Band heralds th e arrival o f th e Parade o f A th le te s . O nce
th e athletes are assem bled, John Farnham and O livia N e w to n-Jo hn p e rfo rm 'D are to mm Staqinq Cast & support
D ream '. A huge O ly m p ic Flag is passed o ve r th e crow d fro m th e southern g randstand 12,600 p e o p le w ill p e rfo rm in th e O p e n in g C erem ony. They are su p p o rte d by a
as Vanessa A m o ro si p erfo rm s 'H e ro es Live Forever'. The official O ly m p ic Flag is then
mm b ackstage crew o f 4,600 p ro d u c tio n crew and volunteers.
raised.
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As th e O ly m p ic Torch enters th e sta diu m , Tina A rena perform s, 'T he Flam e'. O nce Athlete staging
a lig h t, th e C auldron fla m e is fiv e m etres high and th re e m etres w id e -cle a rly visible mm The 11,600 a th le te s and officials w ill gather, a djacent to th e stadium , in th e Sydney
o u tsid e th e stadium .
S uperdom e. They w ill w atch th e cerem ony unfo ld, until th e y m ake th e ir entrance in
The O p e n in g C erem ony concludes w ith a spectacular display o f firew orks. mm th e Parade o f A th le te s .
Lighting, data and power equipment

H B=33 A to ta l o f 99 to n n e s o f lig h tin g and p o w e r e q u ip m e n t, (that fille d 22, 12 m etre
containers), has been used to stage th e cerem ony. The bre akd ow n o f th e e qu ip m en t,
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300 H igh End Systems tu rb o cyb erlig hts; 196 H igh End Systems stu d io beam lights;
132 H igh End Systems s tu d io colours; 112 ACL; 100x4,000 w a tt HM I pars; 72x7,000
w a tt fu lly a u to m a te d X enon searchlights; 48 7k Space Cannon Ireos Pro; 28 Space
mm Cannon Easy 2000; 18 2k Lycian F ollow sp ot; 14 W h o le h o g II; 8 4k Space Cannon Ireos
Pro; 8 Lycian F ollow sp ot.
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111,169 m etres o f cable; 7,054 cables; 64,775 m etres o f p o w e r cable; 4,595 p o w e r
cables; 46,394 m etres o f data cable; 2,519 data cables; a Klotz fib re o p tic backbone m m The c e n tre p ie ce o f th e Sydney 2000 O ly m p ic G am es is th e largest o u td o o r venue in
tra n s m ittin g o ve r 14,208 channels o f DM X; 13,704 am ps to ta l th re e phase; 4,568 O ly m p ic history, w ith a ca pacity o f 110,000. The sta diu m has already hosted a n um ber
am ps uniphase; 1,628 to ta l fixtures; 870 a u to m a te d fixtures; 658 analogue fixtures; o f m ajor s p o rtin g events a ttra c tin g a record crow d o f 109,900 fo r a rug by union te s t
541 m etres o f truss; 207 racks o f p o w e r d is trib u tio n d im m in g ; 200 disisti duci; 92 kino m atch b e tw e e n A ustralia and N ew Zealand.
flo w ; 90 rig g in g points; 78 chain m otors; 76 D M X sp litie r; 60 Par 64; 57 mains A co ntin uo us lo w e r seating b ow l surrounds th e athle tics track. The stadium has tw o
connections; 35 stream s o f D M X ; 34 to nn es o f cable. Pow er co nsu m p tion is 3,288,960
mp ~ -fj|| p e rm a n e n t ro o fe d g randstands on each side, and tw o te m p o ra ry open grandstands
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a t each end. A fte r th e O ly m p ic Games, th e sta diu m w ill be re co nfig ured to seat
y 80,000.
Audio
The sound system fo r th e o p e n in g and closing cerem onies w ill encom pass th e m ost
extensive use o f lea din g e d g e te c h n o lo g y o f any O lym pics to date. Australian d ig ita l
music pioneer, F airlight, has reco rd ed certain segm ents d ire c tly to c o m p u te r disk,
bypassing tra d itio n a l m a g n e tic reco rd ing ta pe . Klotz D ig ita l is p ro v id in g an extensive
fib e r o p tic n e tw o rk to d e liv e r d ig ita l aud io th ro u g h o u t th e stadium and th e w o rld w id e
te levision audience. Sydney based Sound System c o n tra c to r N o rw e s t P roductions has
assem bled th e cream o f A ustralian sound technicians to o p e ra te th e extensive
d is trib u te d sound system. Tens o f kilom ete rs o f w ire cables and glass fib e r link th e
hundreds o f speakers, a m p lifie rs and m icro ph on es to th e c o n tro l room o v e rlo o kin g
th e fie ld .
An extensive c o m p u te r n e tw o rk co ntrols am p lifie rs and rep orts th em , ready to d o the

show. Perform ers b e n e fit fro m th e latest rad io te ch n o lo g y, w hich allows th em to
m ove around fre e ly using w ireless m icro ph on es and tin y rad io earpieces so th e y can
hear them selves sing a bove th e roar o f th e crow d.
Ric Birch selected A ustralian sound d esign er Bruce Jackson to head up th e audio
te am . Jackson's cred its inclu de six years w ith Elvis Presley, 10 w ith Bruce S pringsteen
and m ore rece ntly seven w ith Barbara Streisand. Assisting him a t th e cerem ony are
tw o dozen a ud io te chnicians d e liv e rin g a w ell rehearsed sound p erform an ce to the
stadium and th e w o rld .
Fireworks
7,000 ind ivid ua l p y ro te c h n ic effects w ill be launched fro m 15 locations in and around
th e O lym p ic S tadium . The pyrotechnics require a crew o f 60, five sh ip p in g containers
fu ll o f pyrotechnics, over 3,000 m etres o f w ire and ca bling and fu lly co m p ute rise d,
e le ctro n ic firin g systems. The p yrotechnics have been o rch estra ted by 'F o ti's
In te rn atio na l Firew orks' an A ustralian com pany th a t firs t m anufactured firew orks in
Italy in 1793. Seven g e n eratio ns later, b ro the rs Vince and F ortu n a to Foti are staging
p yro te ch n ic displays b o th here and around th e w o rld .
Costumes
C ostum e S upervisor Paula Ryan and her 100 d e d ic a te d s ta ff have been w o rk in g

creating th e 15,000 costum es fo r th e O p e n in g C erem ony since N o ve m b e r '99. They
have sp e n t m ore than 100,000 hours m aking th e costum es, using o ver a q u a rte r o f a
m illion sequins, 150,000 m etres o f fa b ric and 2,000 litres o f paint.
Ground cloth
The g ro u n d cloth co ve rin g th e stadium fie ld o f p lay is ro u g h ly 23 000 square m etres

in area (four tim es th e size o f a fo o tb a ll pitch) and is perhaps th e w o rld 's largest
p a in te d m ural. D esigned by Peter England, th e g ro u n d cloth is inspired by th e colours
and te xtu re s o f th e A ustralian landscape, fro m th e d e ta ile d scale o f Sydney sandstone
to massive scale o f A u stralia's d e s e rt interior. A team o f nine artists have a p p lie d a
to ta l o f 15 to n n e s o f specially d e v e lo p e d natural o xid e p a in t to achieve th e finished
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As th e crow d settles in to th e ir seats th e y are e n te rta in e d fo r th e hour befo re the
c o u n td o w n com m ences:
« = 3 1 • The Prelude com m ences w ith in tro d u c tio n s to com peres David Fordham and
Chris Bath, and th e "vo ices o f th e O ly m p ic C erem o nies" John Stanton and Ms
*±=si Pascale Ledeur.
• A sim ple b u t d ig n ifie d "W elco m e to Friends" cerem ony is presented by the
tra d itio n a l, Indigenous landow ners o f th e H om ebush Bay site.
• 160 child re n fro m th e P erform ing A rts U nit p e rfo rm th e official O lym p ic 2000
Team W e lcom e Song, 'G 'd a y G 'd a y'.
• The audience is given th e ir p a rtic ip a tio n instructions, sponsors are recognised

and "W in a Trip to A the ns fo r th e 2004 O ly m p ics".
• O ve r 40,000 reg istered vo lu ntee rs w ho have c o n trib u te d so much to m aking a

success o f th e Sydney 2000 O ly m p ic Games are a ckno w le dg ed in vid e o and
live on stage. This is fo llo w e d by 'Share th e S p irit', Sydney's w inning b id song,
p e rfo rm e d by Ric H e rb e rt
• The IOC and UN "Q u e s t fo r G lobal Peace" is ce le b ra te d d u rin g a ren ditio n o f

'Im a g in e ' s u p p o rte d by children carrying olive branches from which a single
w h ite d ove is released.
• A ustralia's o ld e s t living O lym pian, Edie Payne is recognised in vid e o and in

person.
• John W illiam son leads th e audience th ro u g h 'W altzin g M a tild a '.
• A t 16:59:50, th e audience jo in s in to c o u n t dow n th e last te n seconds.
Music: The songs p e rfo rm e d d u rin g th e Prelude:
'G 'd a y G 'd a y ' p e rfo rm e d by 160 children fro m Sing 2001
'Share th e S p irit' p e rfo rm e d by Ric H e rb e rt and th e Australian In stitu te o f

M usic Vocal G rou p
'Im a g in e ' by John Lennon
'W altzin g M a tild a ' p e rfo rm e d by John W illiam son
Performers Commentary
Australian A c to r John Stanton is th e 'A ustralian Stadium V oice' o f th e O lym pic
O p e n in g and C losing C erem onies. He is s u p p o rte d in b o th cerem onies by Ms Pascale
Ledeur, th e voice o f all French translations. Ms Ledeur was also th e French voice at
th e A tla n ta Games. The 'P re lu d e ' is hosted by Seven N e tw o rk personalities David
Fordham and Ms Chris Bath.
Ric Herbert
Sydney-based p e rfo rm e r Ric H e rb e rt sang th e O lym p ic b id anthem 'Share The S p irit'
fo r A ustralia's successful b id in 1993. His cred its include Judas in Superstar, Riff Raff
in Rocky H o rro r' and m ost recently, a season as John W ilkes Booth in Stephen
Sondheim 's Assassins.
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th e A ustralian character and has always s to o d up fo r w h a t he believes in. 'Rip, Rip
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W o o d c h ip ' to o k a stand against w o o d c h ip p in g and 'True Blue' m ade a sta te m e n t »=■
a b o u t national sym bols. O ve r a lm ost 30 years in th e industry, he has released 24
album s, 8 videos, and an im pressive b o o k o f lyrics. He has c o lle cte d 18 g o ld e n guitars IF =31 Cue: The s o u n d o f hundreds o f g a llo p in g hoofs opens th e Sydney Games, as 120
a t th e A ustralian C o u n try M usic Awards. rid ers fro m th e A u stralian S tock Horse Society, le d b y one rider, p o u r o n to the arena
ifj= a a t a fu ll g a llo p .
The riders fo rm in to th e O ly m p ic Rings, th e n break fre e to ride to th e bou nd ary fence,

Background The Globite case *:= a O ly m p ic fla gs fly in g , w here th e y w elco m e th e c row d to th e stadium w ith a rousing
notes O n each o f th e 110,000 seats is a rich y e llo w 'G lo b ite ' style case w ith b rig h t blue "G 'd a y !". Keep a close lo o k o u t fo r Paul H ogan a m ong th e riders.
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corners. Each case contains th e official p ro g ra m and pin, as w ell as several "aud ien ce
As th e y rid e to th e fence, a g ia n t clo th d ro ps in ce ntre fie ld revealing a new g ra ph ic
p a rtic ip a tio n " item s to be used on specific cues d u rin g th e O p e n in g Cerem ony.
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It is said th a t h a lf o f all living Australians aged b etw e en 15 years and 50, o w n e d a
The riders are d e d ic a te d horsem en and w om en fro m all walks o f life, w ho range in age
G lo b ite school case. D uring th e 1940's, 50's and 60's m ost schools insisted th a t
fro m 15 to 77. M o s t o f th e riders are fro m rural Australia. This perform an ce is th e
G lo b ite cases had to be a dull b ro w n colour. In typ ica l Aussie style, kids responded
largest "m usical rid e " (horses c h o re o g ra p h e d to music) in history.
by "u n iq u e ly b ra n d in g " th e ir brow n G lo b ite s w ith all sorts o f b rig h tly colo ure d *= ■
stickers and m arkings. Music: 'T he M an From Snowy River' played by th e Sydney Sym phony O rchestra,
hi in a new a rran ge m en t o rch estra ted and co n d u cte d by Bruce Rowland.
In re co g n itio n o f th is A ustralian icon, Lloyd Bond has design ed th e O p e n in g
C erem o ny audience p a rtic ip a tio n kit in th e fo rm o f a unique G lo b ite style souvenir
case, w hich have all been "m a n u a lly and ind ivid ua lly b ra n d e d " w ith c o lo ure d stickers
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Background The Australian Stock Horse
ra n d o m ly placed on th e to p and sides. Inside each case is an "o p e n in g cerem ony
souvenir s tic k e r", fo r each audience m e m b e r to stick w he re ve r th e y choose on th e ir
n=a notes The horses th a t arrived w ith th e First Fleet in to Sydney Cove in January 1788 w ere
case.
■=a essential fo r th e early w h ite settlers to open up and farm th e country. These horses
w ere p rim a rily T h o ro u g h b re d and Spanish stock, b u t later im p o rta tio n s included
The ‘G’Day G’Day’ song Arabs, T im o r and W elsh M ou nta in Ponies. A ll horses sent to th e colony needed
stre n g th and stam ina - n o t o nly to survive th e lon g sea journey, b u t also to w o rk in th e
Prior to b e in g p e rfo rm e d here, th e G 'D ay G 'D a y song was p e rfo rm e d hundreds o f harsh, u nta m e d e nvironm ent.
tim e s by m ore th an 6,000 NSW p rim ary school children, in clu d in g at th e official Team
W elcom e C erem onies in th e O ly m p ic V illage fro m S e p te m b e r 3-14. This song (full D espite th e ir m ixed origins, these horses d e v e lo p e d in to a small b u t strong and
title 'G 'D ay, G 'D a y ' You A re th e Heroes o f th e W o rld '), w hich was com p ose d by handsom e ty p e , w hich becam e know n as th e "W a le r", a fte r th e C olony o f N ew South
O lym p ic C erem onies creative d ire c to r Lloyd Bond, and Brian and Claire S utton, was Wales. The "W a le r" has evolved th ro u g h selective b re e d in g into w h a t is known as th e
also a d o p te d as a sign ature song fo r th e Sydney 2000 W e lcom e The W o rld p ro gram A ustralian S tock Horse, one o f th e w o rld 's m o st versatile, a th le tic and in te llig e n t
and o th e r local and in te rn a tio n a l Sydney 2000 p ro m o tio n cam paigns. breeds o f horse.
Credits The Australian Light Horse Cavalry
D irector & producer Lloyd Bond The "W a le r" served th e Australian L ig h t H orse C avalry in th e Boer W ar and th e First
W o rld War. In th e Boer W ar (1899-1902), nearly 16,000 horses served in regim ents
Stage designer M ichael S c o tt-M itc h e ll such as th e Lancers, C om m on w e alth Horse, M o u n te d Rifles and Bushmen's Troop.
G roundcloth designer Peter England A b o u t 160,000 A ustralian horses served in W o rld W ar I. A llies and fo e recognised th a t
th e A ustralian horses w ere m ore reliable and show ed g re a te r endurance than the
A udience lead er costum e designer Kristian Fredrickson
o th e r breeds.
The Man From Snowy River

The horse was im m o rta lise d in th e bush p o e try o f Banjo Patterson. All Australian
school children learn Patterson's e pic p oe m , The M an From Snow y River. The poem
is a ta le a b o u t th e crack horsem en w ho g a th e r to round up a high priced runaway colt,
th a t has ta ken refu ge w ith a herd o f w ild bush horses, in high m ountain country.
Patterson's p oe m was m ade in to a h it film o f th e same name in 1982, starring Tom

Burlinson and Kirk D ouglas. The title th e m e song o f th e m ovie, The M an From Snowy
River is th e song chosen to accom pany A ustralia's 'W e lco m e ' to th e w o rld in this
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Equestrian Sports
2. ARRIVAL OF THE HEAD OF STATE
Today th e re are thousands o f yo un g riders w ho jo in p on y clubs w ith th e dream th a t
one day th e y may rep re sen t A ustralia in th e O lym pics. A ustralian e questrian sports AND PERFORMANCE OF THE NATIONAL
cam e o f age a t th e Rom e O lym pics in 1960. Bill R oycroft rode a p e rfe c t round on th e
th ird day o f th e Team Three Day Event to w in th e g o ld m edal, d e s p ite b reaking his ANTHEM 7:03pm
co lla r bone in a fall th e previous day.
Performers The Sydney Symphony Orchestra Cue: 'F a nfare' c o m p o s e d fo r th e O p e n in g C erem ony and p e rfo rm e d by James
T he S ydney S y m p h o n y O rc h e s tra , fo u n d e d by th e A u s tra lia n B ro a d c a s tin g M orriso n, a n d a cco m p a n ie d b y his b ro th e r John's band, Sw ing City.
C o rp o ra tio n in 1932, is A ustralia's largest and busiest orchestra. The SSO is reside n t As th e fa n fa re c o n c lu d e s , A u s tra lia 's G o v e rn o r G e ne ra l, His Excellency th e
a t th e Sydney O pera House. In a d d itio n to its 15 co n ce rt series, th e SSO also H on ou rab le Sir W illiam Patrick D eane, AC , KBE, and th e President o f th e IOC, Juan
p erform s regularly in m e tro p o lita n and regional centres. T heir annual o u td o o r A n to n io Samaranch, m ove to th e Tribune O f Honour.
sum m er pops concert, "S ym p h o n y in th e D o m a in ", a ttracts a crow d o f m ore than
100,000 p e o p le . Cue: The A u stralian N a tio n a l A n th e m begins w ith vocal g ro u p H um an N ature singing
a capella.
Bruce Rowland They are jo in e d in sequence by th e Sydney Sym phony O rchestra, co n d u cte d by
Sim one Young, th e n Julie A n th o n y and ch oir draw n fro m m em bers o f Sing 2001, the
C om po se r and c o n d u c to r R ow land has w on th re e AFI awards fo r his film scores— The
Sydney P hilharm onia C hoirs and th e Sydney U niversity M usical Society. The horsem en
M an from S now y River, Phar Lap, and Rebel. He has w ritte n th e music fo r seven film s
pre sen t th e A ustralian fla g to th e spectators, and w hen th e anthem has concluded
d ire cte d by G e orge M iller, inclu d in g A n d re , the Seal and fo r a host o f o th e r film s,
leave th e arena, again to th e sound o f 'The M an From Snowy River'.
m ini-series, cartoons, te levision series and specials. In this se gm en t he is co n d u c tin g
a new a rran ge m en t o f his o rig in a l score 'T he Man From Snowy River'.
Performers James Morrison AM

The Australian Stock Horse Society Limited
Besides th e tru m p e t, M orrison also plays tro m b o n e , e up ho niu m , flu g e lh o rn , tuba,
The A ustralian Stock Horse S ociety is a n o n -p ro fit org an isatio n, set up w ith th e saxophones, d o u b le bass and piano.
m ission to m aintain th e h eritag e, and p ro m o te th e b lo o d lin e s and high p erform an ce
o f th e Australian Stock Horse. A t sixteen, he p la yed w ith Dizzy G illespie a t th e M o n te re y Jazz Festival in th e US. He
has played w ith m any legends, inclu ding Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, B.B. King, and
W y n to n Marsalis. M orriso n has p e rfo rm e d fo r d ig n ita rie s such as Q ueen Elizabeth, th e
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Prince and Princess o f W ales, and President C lin to n. He also plays in his b ro th e r
D irector Ignatius Jones John's band Swing City. His in d e p e n d e n t label, M orrison Records, produces jazz. He
co m p ete s in tria th a lo n s, flies his p rivate plane, and races cars.
Costum e designer Kristian Fredrikson
Ms Anthony's gow n designer Carla Z am p atti Human Nature

Bridge 'G 'd a y ' design Ken D one In 1989 b ro th e rs A n d re w & M ichael Tierney, to g e th e r w ith school m ates Toby Allen
C om poser Bruce Rowland and Phil B urton, fo rm e d an a capella vocal g ro up . A fte r six years o f p e rfo rm in g live,
Hum an N ature cu t th e ir firs t album 'Telling E verybody', w hich sold m ore than half a
Horse M aster Tony Jablonski
m illion copies w o rld w id e . T heir second album , 'C o u n tin g D ow n ' w e n t d o u ble
Troop Drill Leader Sr S gt D on ald Eyb o f th e NSW M o u n te d Police pla tinu m and d e b u te d a t #1.
Hum an N ature o p e n e d th e European 1997 to u rs o f b o th M ichael Jackson and Celine

D ion. The band w on th e M o A w a rd fo r th e Australian P erform er o f th e Year in 1998,
and was v o te d M o s t P opular Band in th e 1999 People's C hoice Awards.
Julie Anthony A .M ., O.B.E.

Julie A n th o n y has w on th e M o award fo r E n te rtaine r o f th e Year th re e tim es, and Best
Fem ale Vocalist tw e lv e tim es. In her rem arkable career spanning a lm ost 30 years, she
has p layed th e lead in th e W est End musical Irene, and p erform s solo cabaret shows
in Las Vegas and N ew York. She has been hon ou re d by th e Australian g ove rn m e nt
w ith th e O rd e r o f A ustralia and by H er M ajesty th e Q ueen w ith an O.B.E.
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Sim one Young has c o n d u c te d fo r m ajor opera com panies and orchestras here and
3. DEEP SEA DREAMING 7:10pm
abroad, in c lu d in g th e Berlin Staatsoper, Vienna Staatsoper, M e tro p o lita n O pera, the
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Royal O p e ra C o v e n t G arden, and th e N ew York P hilharm onic O rchestra. Young was
a p p o in te d C h ie f C o n d u c to r o f th e Bergen P hilharm onic O rchestra in 1999, and w ill
ta ke up th e p o s itio n o f M usic D ire c to r o f O p era A ustralia in 2001. Cue: A sm all g irl walks to the very ce ntre o f th e arena a nd spreads o u t h e r beach
to w el. As she p u ts zinc cream on h e r nose, th e sta diu m lights are extinguished,
leaving h e r illu m in a te d b y a s p o tlig h t.
The little g irl lies d o w n and falls asleep on th e beach to w e l. She dream s a b o u t th e
sea.
She swim s in a tro p ic a l sea su rrou nd ed by e x o tic fish - unicorn fish, hero fish, angel
fish, lionfish, jellyfish, barracuda, eel, Spanish dancer, nudi squid, w orm on a hook and
g ro u n d w o rm . She rises on a jellyfish, w here she is m e t by e ig h t o th e r kids w earing
speedos and g o g g le s. They are e x h o rte d to swim fa ste r and fa ste r by Laurie
Lawrence, o ne o f A ustralia's leading sw im m ing coaches.
Music: 'D e e p Sea D re am ing ' co m p ose d by Elena Kats-Chernin and p e rfo rm e d
b y th e Sydney Sym phony O rchestra and th e Sydney C hildren's Choir,
c o n d u c te d by Sim one Young.
Background Deep Sea Dreaming - The largest aerial performance ever staged
notes M eryl Tankard's "D e e p Sea D re a m in g " has th e large st n um be r o f p e o p le ever raised
a lo ft in an aerial p erform an ce. A erial Effects M an ag er Richard Hartm an and R igging
C on sulta nt Reg D ew have co n fig u re d 11 cables strun g 45 m etres above th e arena,
across th e 111 m e tre space b etw e e n th e stadium grandstands. Each cable has a travel
car th a t can raise o r low e r th e sea creatures, th e nine boys and girls, and six aerialists,
up to 32 m etres above th e g ro un d. The e ntire p erform an ce is co o rd in a te d by
c o m p u te r o p e ra to rs s ittin g a to p th e w estern g randstand.
The 14 flo a tin g sea creatures, th e 150 school fish, banana eel, m anta ray and th e nine
sea flo o r cloths, have been d esign ed and m ade a t C erem onies' Redfern w orkshops.
M aterials used in co n stru ctio n include fibreglass and alum inium fo r th e heads and
structure, and a large n um be r o f fabrics inclu d in g crystal organza, Japanese silks,
plastics, w ax paper, p o lye ste r and spandex.
Australians’ love affair with the ocean

O ver 80 p e r c e n t o f all A ustralians live in urban centres along th e 36,735 kilom etres
o f coastline. The ocean is p a rt o f o u r lives, and p a rt o f our lifestyle.
W hen th e n atio n takes a break at C hristm as fo r summer, Australians head fo r th e

beach in th e ir droves. From Surfers Paradise on th e Q ueensland coast, to Bondi
Beach in Sydney and Torquay in V ictoria, th e beaches are d o tte d w ith beach tow els,
beach um brellas and countless noses are sm eared w ith a shield o f zinc cream.
Surf lifesavers in b rig h tly c o lo u re d skull caps p a tro l th e rip currents, surfers rule the
waves, divers e x p lo re th e u n d e rw a te r w o rld , sun bathers crow d th e sand, fisherm an
cast th e ir lines and th e kids run free.
The Great Barrier Reef

The W o rld H e rita g e -lis te d , G rea t Barrier Reef is th e nation's g re a te st natural w o n d e r
and th e w o rld 's lo n g e s t coral reef, s tre tch in g fo r o ver 2,000 kilom etres along th e
Q ueensland coast.
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Surf Life Saving Association

Australian's love o f th e beach has led to th e crea tion o f th e n a tio n w id e Surf Life
4. AWAKENING 7:17pm
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lives and has ta u g h t g e n e ra tio n s o f yo un g Australians th e fu nd am e nta ls o f safety in
th e ocean.
Cue: A w a k e n in g sp irits g u id e o u r hero g irl from D ee p Sea D ream ing to Djakapurra
M unyarryun th e songm an, w ho calls the n ew g e n e ra tio n o f spirits.
Performers Nikki Webster Indigenous p e o p le fro m across A ustralia and th e Torres S trait Islands have u nited fo r
A lth o u g h she is o nly th irte e n years o ld, N ikki W e b ster has been p e rfo rm in g fo r th e th is cerem ony, to awaken th is site at H om ebush and w elco m e th e w o rld .
past six years. Her te levision roles include g ue st roles in GP', and H om e a n d Aw ay. In As th e sp irits awaken, th e songm an sings 'G u lth a ' (the sm oking song). The spirits are
1998, she co -h oste d an e pisod e o f th e M id d a y S how w ith K erri-A nne Kennerley. She draw n to th e h e a rtb e a t o f th e land by th e chant and dance o f th e w om en o f th e
played B rig itta in th e recent p ro d u c tio n o f The S ound o f M usic, and app ea re d as C entral D ese rt sing ing th e 'Inm a Kungkarankalpa', (the seven Emu Sisters). The
Young C ossette in Les M isérables. W e b ster p e rfo rm e d at Carols by C a n d le lig h t, and w om en re b irth th e land and awaken its s p irit as ochre fills th e air. As song custodian,
she sang 'H is to ry ' w ith M ichael Jackson a t th e Sydney F oo tb all S tadium . She is D on N u n d ih irrib a la sings 'D h u n b a la r' (the fla g songs) w hich calls men and w om en o f
cu rren tly in Year 8 a t M c D o na ld C ollege. A rn he m Land fro m th e co m m un ities o f N um bulw ar, Yirrkala, R am ingining and
M an nin grid a . They dance th e tra d itio n a l bush march, w hich once w elco m e d th e
Laurie Lawrence Maccassan tra d e rs som e fo u r centuries ago.
In d e fa tig a b le and enth usia stic sw im m ing coach, Laurie Law rence g re w up in To th e percussion o f Kulups ra ttlin g , th e men and w om en fro m th e Torres Strait
Townsville, Q ueensland w here his fa th e r "S tu m p y Law rence" was th e sw im m ing Islands dance, 'A u m u lle r' th e rhythm dance, th a t celebrates th e p eoples and
coach at th e Tobruk sw im m ing p o o l. The A ustralian sw im m ing te am used th e p o o l fo r energies o f th e Torres S tra it Islands. O u r Songm en th e n begins th e Dhum Dhum
th e ir tra in in g cam p p rio r to th e 1956 Games in M elbo u rn e, and th is inspired Lawrence dance o f th e red kangaroo, as th e K oorie clan o f NSW dance to th e clap o f
to pursue a career as a sw im m ing coach. A m o n g his charges have been Jon Sieben, boo m e ra ng s. Young men and w om en, th e new g en e ra tio n o f th e host lands, revive
G o ld M e d a list in th e 200 m etres b u tte rfly in Los A ngeles, and D uncan A rm s tro n g , a ncient steps c e le b ra tin g th e ir survival, and w e lco m in g th e new com ers to th e ir land.
G o ld M ed alist in th e 200 m etres free style in Seoul.
The clans th e n g a th e r around drum s o f b u rn in g eucalyptus leaves, rekind ling kinship
and cleansing th is site on D arug lands. The b irth in g o f th e G jorn G jorn, helpers o f the
Cast ancestral crea tion s p irit th e W andjina fro m th e K im berley Ranges, hover. As th e clans
u n ite th e y re k in d le and d e m o n s tra te th e ir c o m m u n ity, kinsh ip and s p iritu a l
The 533 cast m em bers fo r D eep Sea D ream ing are draw n fro m :
relationships w ith th e land, paying respect and h on ou r to th e A b o rig in a l language
• C hildren fro m th e P e rform in g A rts U nit (as sea cloths, school fish, m anta ray g ro up s o f Sydney.
and banana eel)
As th e clans unite, th e y b irth th e W andjina-ancestral creation s p irit and lawmaker.
• V olunteers fro m m artial arts clubs W ith a roar o f th un de r, th e W andjina fling s a lig h tn in g b o lt to ig n ite th e bushfire, th a t
w ill reg en erate th e land.
• Four g irls and fo u r boys all o f w ho m have a dance o r gym nastic b a ckg ro un d
make up th e sw im m ing te a m (The boys are e lite level fo r th e ir age and th e ir Music: 'A w a k e n in g ' m usic design by D avid Page, Stephen Page.
coach hopes th a t som e o f th e m w ill rep re sen t A ustralia in 2008 Games).
C o m p o s e rs : S te p h e n Francis, D ja ka p u rra M u n ya rryu n , Don
N u n d ih irrib a la , Peggy Misi, Elma K ris,M atthe w D oyle, N gaanyatiarra
Credits Pitja ntj atja ra Ya n ku nytj atja ra.
D irector M eryl Tankard Songm an: R eginald N un dih irrib a la
Costum e designer Dan Potra Yirdaki (d idje rid u): M irrw a tn g a M unyarryun
C om poser Elena Kats-Chernin
C h oreographer M eryl Tankard

Background Wandjina
A erial effects m anager Richard Hartm an notes W andjina are ancestral creation sp irits central to cultural beliefs o f th e north-w estern
K im berley p eo ples. There are m any W andjinas and each has a specific name. Each
W andjina is also c o n n e cte d to a p articu la r skin g ro up . W andjinas are creators o f the
universe, various lan dform s and th e seasons such as th e m onsoons.
The W andjina in 'A w a k e n in g ' has been d e v e lo p e d in co nsu ltatio n w ith th e tra d itio n a l
custodians fro m th e W orora, N ga rin jin and W anam bul language groups o f the
M ow an jum co m m un ity. It encom passes a n um be r o f W andjina: N am arili w ho ta u g h t
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p e o p le to create sm oke in o rd e r to cleanse a place, and W anarili w ho creates
lig h tn in g . This p o w e rfu l, im age o f th e creation s p irit has th e s u p p o rt o f th e tra d itio n a l
ow ners and custodians. It has been stylised to represent th e d ive rsity and p o w e r o f
A b o rig in a l cultures and th e ir c o n tin u in g relatio n ship w ith th e land.
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The Wandjina Cloth by Peter England NSW Nationskoori clan
The 32 m e tre d ia m e te r W andjina C lo th is d esign ed by Peter England. The cloth 100 m en and w om en fro m 17 high schools and dance g roups, represent th e Sydney
d e p icts a g o ld fa ced W andjina w ith rays ra d ia tin g o utw ards, on an ochre and black language g ro u p s and th e east coast o f NSW language groups, such as Biripi,
b ackg ro un d. Peter England w ho g ra d u a te d fro m N ID A in 1994, d esign ed th e g ia n t G eaw egal, W ira d ju ri, B undjalung, G id ba l, A w akabal D u n g h u tti and G um bainggir.
flo a tin g lanterns fo r Sydney's M illen n iu m ce lebrations. He has d esign ed num erous
opera, dance and th e a tre p ro d u c tio n s inclu ding aw ard -w in nin g designs fo r O pera Central Desert Women
Australia's M adam B utterfly.
The 350 ce ntral d e s e rt w om en rep re sen t th e NPY W om en's C ouncil ( N gaanyatjarra,
Gjorn Gjorn and the Bradshaw figures Pitjantjara and Yankuntjatjara). There are 33 language groups from this area,
in clu d in g th e T jup an y fro m M eekatharra in th e west, th e Kokatha fro m South
The G jorn G jorn are th e 'B radshaw ' figures, th e helpers o f th e W andjina. The Australia, th e W arluw arra o f M t Isa in Q ueensland and th e A rre n te o f A lice Springs in
Bradshaw fig ures are fin e ly p a in te d , rock paintin gs o f g re a t a n tiq u ity and com p le xity, th e N o rth e rn Territory. Som e o f th e w om en in itia lly w alked fo r five days, to be
th a t are fo u n d w id e ly d is trib u te d th ro u g h o u t th e K im be rle y Ranges in W estern involved in th e cerem ony.
A ustralia. The fig u re s are nam ed a fte r Joseph Bradshaw, an e x p lo re r w h o led an
e x p e d itio n in to th e K im be rle y in search o f g o o d pastoral land in A p ril 1891. Arnhem Land Dancers
Bradshaw fig u re s d e p ic t p e o p le in cerem onial a ttire , som e w ea rin g long ta p e re d
200 m en and w o m e n re p re s e n t th e Y irritja and D huw a m oietie s, fro m th e
headdresses, o fte n w ith tasselled tips, w h ile o thers are oval w ith s h o rt rear feathers.
co m m un ities o f N um bulw ar, Yirrikal, M an in g rid a and R am ingining. This includes
Bangles, lon g e lb o w tassels and tasselled skirts are also com m on. The d e p ic tio n o f
m any o f th e A rn he m Land H om eland schools outstatio ns.
m u ltip le -b a rb e d spears suggests th a t th e y p re d a te th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f m odern
Indigenous w eapons. There has been co nside rab le d e b a te o ve r precisely w here th e
fig u re s f it in Indigenous history. Torres Strait Islanders Dancers
100 Torres S tra ig h t Islander boys and g irls are draw n fro m five groups in N orth
Reconciliation Q ueensland. There are also a g ro u p o f elders fro m th e islands o f Torres Strait.
This p erform an ce sym bolising d ive rsity and u n ity fo r A b o rig in a l nations, com es a t a
tim e w hen th e A ustralia is g ra p p lin g w ith th e issue o f reco nciliatio n. O ve r th e past Stilt Walkers and Wandjina art work
d ecade, th is process has b eco m e a central social and p o litica l issue, w ith th e E ig ht n o n -in d ig e n o u s s tilt w alkers rep re sen t th e G jorn G jorn o r Bradshaw figures, and
e n a ctm e n t o f N ative T itle leg isla tion and th e re c o g n itio n o f past w ro ng s against th e W andjina A rt fro m th e M ow na jum com m unity.
Indigenous Australians.
This process reached a w atershe d on M ay 29 th is year, w hen 250,000 A ustralians o f Credits

all backg ro un ds w alke d across th e Sydney H arbo u r B ridg e to sym bolise a u nity o f
purpose in achieving reco nciliatio n. Directors Stephen Page, Rhoda R oberts
D esigner P eter England
Costum e d esigner Je n n ife r Irwin

Performers Djakapurra Munyarryun
Com poser D avid Page
Born in A rn he m Land, and fro m th e D ha lin gb u y clan, D jakapurra's life has been
ste ep ed in tra d itio n a l dance and cerem ony. He jo in e d Bangarra Dance T heatre in C h oreo g raph er Stephen Page
1991 as a p rincip al dancer, and is th e com pany's d riv in g cultural and creative
consultant. D jakapurra d anced lead roles in Praying M antis D ream ing, N inni, O chres
and Fish. In th e ABC 's M illen n iu m Broadcast, he p e rfo rm e d a t th e sunrise cerem ony
at Uluru.
New Spirits representing the urban, rural and regional areas of NSW
This g ro u p o f 400 m en and w o m e n is draw n fro m 45 groups, in clu d in g schools, dance
students, te rtia ry e d u ca tio n colleges, ensem bles and professional co m m u n ity dance
com panies.
They pay resp ect to th ose language g ro up s and ancestors, and creation spirits o f th e
Eora nation w hich tra n s la te d means 'th e P e op le'. A large coastal g ro u p fro m NSW,
th e Eora are co m p ose d o f several sm aller groups, such as G a d ig a l/C a d ig a l (whose
te rrito ry includes C ircular Q uay and th e Royal B otanic Gardens, Sydney); Kurring gai;
W angal; W a lum ed e ga l; D u rru k /D h a ru k /D a ru g , (inland p e o p le w ho live w e s t o f
Parram atta and in th e Blue M ountains); D haraw al/Tharaw al and th e G andangara.
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5. FIRE 7:25pm
Running time: 3minutes
Cue: The g ia n t W andjina brings fo rth lig h tn in g which engulfs th e arena. This causes
a huge flam e to e ru p t in fro n t o f th e stage a t th e n orth e rn end, w here 140
firebreathers, 20 fla m in g stiltw alke rs and 40 fla m ing club sw ingers are assem bled. The
fire b re a th e rs b lo w puffs o f flam e 3 to 4 m etres lo n g as th e y m ove o ff to g e th e r across
th e field.
O n th e u p p e r stage, 20 rhyth m ic percussionists surrounded by 25 fireb re athe rs begin

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to play. To rh yth m ic percussion, th e fire breathers a ccom panied by flam e carrying
gym nasts and stiltw alke rs drive th e fire across th e arena. In th e centre o f th e fie ld all
140 fire b re a th e rs b re ath e in unison creating an inferno. They continue across the
arena as th e fire slow ly extinguishes, leaving small blackened clum ps o f ve ge tatio n .
Fire is a sig n ific a n t fe a tu re o f th e A ustralian landscape. It was used by A b o rig in a l

p eo ples to re g en erate th e bush, and th e g re a t bushfires th a t can burn unco ntro lle d
across th e landscape are a recurring natural disaster, th a t has shaped Australians'
relatio n ship w ith th e land.
Music: 'F ire ' co m p ose d by M ichael A skill and p e rfo rm e d b y M ichael Askill Fire
Percussion.
Background Aboriginal use of bushfires

notes A b o rig in a ls have lon g used fire to co ntrol th e bush. The A b o rig in a ls practised fire-
stick fa rm in g , b u rn in g small areas o f land. This p ro m o te d th e g ro w th o f new te n d e r
shoots o f grass a ttra c tin g kangaroo and wallaby. The h un ter used spears tip p e d w ith
fire -h a rd e n e d w o o d .
Fire and Australian plants

M uch o f A ustralia's native v e g e ta tio n regenerates its e lf a fte r a fire - in fa ct some
plants and trees need th e fierce heat o f a bush fire to survive. For exam ple, th e
Banksia seed pods require intense heat to b urst open, w hich allows th e seeds to fall
to th e g ro un d.
Great bushfires
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Bushfires occur across th e co u n try every sum m er b u t from tim e to tim e great
co n fla g ra tio n s occur. O n "B lack F rid ay", 13 January 1939, 71 p e o p le die d and 1.5
m illion hectares o f land was devastated in southern and north eastern Victoria. In
February 1983, a fte r a tw o w eek h ea t wave, a fire sto rm d e ve lo p e d in th e hills to the
east o f A d e la id e , and o ver th e n e x t fe w days spread across V ictoria. Seventy five
b=® p e o p le perished and 335,000 hectares o f bush and fa rm lan d, as w ell as 2,500 homes
w ere d estroye d . Ju st a fte r C hristm as in 1993, bushfires in w hich fo u r p e o ple died
encircled Sydney, rag in g in to m any suburban areas.
The Australian volunteer rural bush fire services

Every p re c in c t across th e co u n try has a v o lu n te e r fire service u nit d e d ica te d to
p re ve n tin g th e d e s tru c tio n w ro u g h t by bushfires. D uring th e 1993 Sydney bushfires,
BS3Ü units from all o ver A ustralia tra v e lle d to Sydney to help p ro te c t th e city from th e
encircling fires. In A u g u s t th is year, A ustralian fire fig h tin g crews fle w to th e U nited
EE S I States o f A m erica to assist in th e fig h tin g th e w o rs t US w ild fire s fo r fifty years.
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Performers • 150 fire b re a th e rs
• 40 club sw ingers
6. NATURE 7:28pm
• 20 fla m in g stiltw alke rs Running time: 9:30m in
Credits Cue: The b la c k e n e d ve g e ta tio n le ft b y th e fire s lo w ly germ inates.

D irector D avid A tkin s H undreds o f p u p p e te e rs and p e rfo rm e rs b rin g to life som e o f Australia's unique flo ra
and fauna, th a t have d e v e lo p e d th e ir unique characteristics in this isolated co ntin en t.
C om poser M ichael Askill
The w h o le arena g erm inates, w ith hundreds o f W aratah (red), S turt D esert Peas (red
C h oreographer Jason C olem an
and black), W a te r Lillies (pink), and Banskia (yellow) m aking a flo ra l sta te m e nt. W a te r
fills th e b illa b o n g s and th e n m ore flo w e rs - H oney M yrtle (pink and purple), Blue
Lechnaultia and Sw am p Daisies g ro w and tra n sfo rm in to a p a in tin g by Je ffrey Samuels
d e p ic tin g kangaroo, echidna, swan, w o m b a t, tu rtle , p la typ us and goanna. W hen
D jakapurra reappears, he fin d s o u r little g irl in a W aratah in th e centre o f th e arena,
su rrou nd ed by a kale ido scop e o f colour.
Music: 'N a tu re ' com p ose d and co n d u c te d by C hong Lim. P erform ed by the
Sydney Sym phony O rchestra.
Background Australia’s unique flora and fauna

notes A ustralia is know n fo r its eucalypts w ith th e ir d is tin ctive fragrance and th e g o lde n
flo w e re d w a ttle , fro m w hich A ustralia has d e riv e d its green and g o ld sp o rtin g colours.
But A ustralia has thousands o f o th e r unique species o f flo w e rin g plants, th a t b rin g th e
d e se rt o r bush alive w ith a sea o f c o lo u r fo llo w in g rain.
A ustralia is p ro b a b ly best know n fo r its uniqu e m arsupials such as th e kangaroo,

w o m b a t and koala, th a t carry th e ir yo un g in pouches. Perhaps even m ore unusual are
th e e gg laying m on otre m e s - th e echidna w ith its spiny p ro te ctive co at and th e
p la typ us th a t swim s and sports a d uckb ill.
The black swan seen here is ju s t one o f an in c re d ib le n u m b e r o f Australian bird

species, such as th e m u lti-c o lo u re d lorikee ts and rosellas, and th e kookaburra whose
fa m ilia r "la u g h " is o fte n heard along w atercourses in th e bush. The goanna d e p icte d
here is th e w o rld 's second largest species o f lizard, and th e tu rtle represents th e
rep tilia n sea life o f th e tro p ic a l north.
Jeffrey Samuels
Je ffrey Samuels is a b a ckg ro un d a nim ation a rtist w ith A b o rig in a l N ations Pty Ltd, a
co m p an y th a t anim ates tra d itio n a l 'D ra m a tise ' stories fro m Indigenous com m unities.
Sam uels' w o rk is in m any colle ction s, in clu d in g th e Pow erhouse M useum , th e A rt
G allery o f N ew South Wales, and th e N atio na l Gallery. He also designs b o o k covers,
w ine labels, and posters.
Performers Chong Lim

C hong Lim is M usical D ire c to r fo r John Farnham, Kylie M in o g u e , O livia N ew ton-John,
th e Logie A w ards, and th e D illi C oncert. He w ro te C row n Casino's A triu m score, and
has p ro d u c e d Tom m y Em m anuel and H um an N ature.
Bjelke Petersen Bros School of Physical Culture

The m a jo rity o f th e vo lu ntee rs fo r "N a tu re " are g irls 16 years and up drawn from
B jelke P e te rse n Bros S chool o f Physical C u ltu re . BJP have been te a c h in g
ch o re o g ra p h e d flo o r exercises, dance and b a lle t to g irls o f all ages since o pe ning
th e ir firs t gym nasium 108 years ago.
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803 vo lu ntee rs and 133 s e g m e n t assistants draw n fro m physical cu lture stu de nts from
7. TIN SYMPHONY 7:37Pm
th e Bjelke Petersen Bros School o f Physical C ulture, o p e ra to rs o f th e A ustro-C hinese
D ragon Boats and children fro m Lucas H eights H igh School.
Credits Cue: A ta n d e m cycle enters the arena rid d e n b y th re e naval officers. The riders,
carrying te lescopes a nd sketchbooks, lo o k in w o n d e rm e n t a t th e flora a nd fauna.
D irector Peter W ilson W hen th e y reach th e centre, th e y s to p a nd raise a flag.
Designer Eamon D 'A rcy Black m etal men invade th e arena. They are draw n fro m Sidney N olan's p aintings o f
Costum e designer Eamon D 'A rcy th e "b u s h ra n g e r" (outlaw ) N ed Kelly, which ca ptu re d th e vita lity and violence o f the
fo rm a tiv e years o f A ustralian se ttle m e n t.
Fauna Painting D esigner Je ffre y Samuels o f Boom alli A b o rig in a l A rtists
C oo pe rative N ige l Jam ieson's "T in S ym phony" is a c e le bra tion o f A ustralian "la rrik in is m ", and the
energy, h um ou r and ingenuity, th a t p o w ere d th e s e ttle m e n t o f th e bush.
C om poser C hong Lim
"T in S ym p ho ny" takes its insp ira tion fro m th e u b iq u ito u s w ind mills, derricks and
C h oreographer D oug Jack w a te r tanks o f rural Australia, and th e im p rovised m achinery used to thresh w heat,
g ro u n d rock, p u m p w ater, and sustain a fra g ile hold on life. Its e nergy is inspired by
th e fra n tic nature o f th e early years, and th e g o ld rush w ith to w n s sp ring ing up
o ve rn ig h t.
Fantastic m achinery enters th e arena as apparatus fo r gym nasts, athletes and circus
p erform ers, fro m w here th e y spiral and p iro u e tte in th e air. The perform ers
d e m o n s tra te th e link b etw e e n th e physicality o f th e o p e n in g up o f th e bush, and th e
a thleticism o f A ustralia's p e rfo rm in g arts and s p o rtin g prowess.
The e pic a g ricu ltu ra l m achinery gives w ay to dancing law nm ow ers in fo rm a tio n ,
re fle ctin g th e suburban dream o f th e '50s, w here agricu ltu ra l in g e n u ity was subsum ed
in to m aintain in g th e q u a rte r acre block, in w h a t becam e one o f th e w o rld 's m ost
urban societies.
Music: 'Tin S ym phony' co m p ose d by Ian C ooper, John Frolich and Paul
G rabow sky, p e rfo rm e d by th e Sydney Sym phony O rchestra.
Background The Encounter Bicycle Ship

notes In 1770 C aptain Jam es C oo k surveyed th e east coast o f A ustralia landing in Sydney's
Botany Bay. The e n ra p tu re d accounts o f th e flo ra and fauna th e y fo u n d was one fa cto r
th a t led to European s e ttle m e n t in 1788.
The Kelly Horse

The fire b re a th in g steel horse crea ted o u t o f derricks and pieces o f agricultural
m achinery, represents a te c h n o lo g y th a t had calam itous effects on th e Indigenous
inh ab itan ts o f A ustralia.
Larrikinism
A te rm fo r irreverence, w it and m istrust o f authority. It was a characteristic o f th e early
s e ttle m e n t, and is a p a rt o f th e c o n te m p o ra ry Australian character.
Ned Kelly
O ne o f th e g re a t "la rrik in s " o f A ustralian history N ed Kelly was a "b u sh ra n g e r"
(outlaw ), w ho becam e an A ustralian "R o bin H o o d ". D uring his tw o years on the run,
he was fam ous fo r deeds such as h o ld in g a co m m u n ity in th e local pub w hile he
ro b b e d th e bank, th e n b u yin g th e m all a d rink. A t his last stand against th e police at
G lenrow an in V ictoria, he cam e o u t s h o o tin g dressed in iron headgear and arm our
m ade from b eaten p lo u g h shares. He was hanged in M e lb o u rn e Jail in 1880 fo r th e
m urde r o f a policem an .
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Sir Sidney Nolan (1 9 1 7 -1 9 9 2 ) Cast
O ne o f A ustralia's fin e s t artists, Sir Sidney N olan began p a in tin g his "N e d K elly" The 967 cast fo r 'Tin S ym phony' are also draw n fro m the:
series in 1946. The series, w hich captures th e lig h t and colours o f th e A ustralian bush,
NSW G ym nastics A ssociation (tanks and boxes and agricu ltu ra l m achinery)
is a re fle c tio n o f th e fascination th a t Australians have always held fo r th e paradoxical
fig u re o f N ed Kelly. Erth (aerial fire w o rk Kellys)
C eroc Dance G rou p (Tin Men)

Rain water tanks
NSW Irish Dance Schools
In th e dry, d ro u g h t-p ro n e A ustralian o u tb a ck th e u b iq u ito u s rain w a te r ta n k th a t
NSW A xe m en 's Association
co llects w a te r fro m roofs and u n d e rg ro u n d bores, and its com p an ion th e w in d m ill are
an essential p a rt o f rural life. A eralise (Ladder M achine)
Surfers and skateboarders (Tanks)

Corrugated iron
Cycle Clubs
T h ro u g h o u t th e A ustralian co un trysid e and m any suburbs, galvanised, c o rru g a te d
Rock c lim b in g Clubs
iron ('Tin') glistens, o r rusts in th e sun. It is used as ro o fin g fo r houses, sheds and
w arehouses, as fe ncin g, and fo r th e rainw a te r tanks th a t d o t th e landscape. C am pe rw e ll School o f P e rform ing A rts and N epean Cam pus o f th e U niversity
o f W estern Sydney
Woodchopping A large n u m b e r o f parents have also given th e ir tim e to m ake 'Tin Sym phony'
possible.
A fe a tu re o f th e a gricu ltu ra l shows th a t g o from to w n to to w n , and city to city th ro u g h
th e year, is th e w o o d c h o p p in g contest, w here m en o f iron reduce m ig h ty logs to chips
in seconds. Credits
D irector N ig e l Jam ieson
The Melbourne Cup
D esigner Dan Potra
O n th e firs t Tuesday in N ovem ber, th e nation stops fo r th e running o f th e M elbo u rn e
Costum e designer N ige l Jam ieson, Dan Potra
C up, a horse race run o ver 3,200 m etres a t F lem ing ton Racecourse in M elbo u rn e.
C om poser Ian C ooper, John Frolich, Paul G rabow sky
Primary production C horeographers Karen Johnson M ortim e r, D oug Jack
The nation's p ro s p e rity was fo u n d e d on b o th agricu ltu ra l and m in ing e xpo rts. Sheep
shearers, w ith one o f th e to u g h e s t o f all jo b s w ere th e backb on e o f th e nation. It used
to be said th a t "A ustra lia rides on th e sheep's b a ck".
The lawnmower ballet

A fte r W o rld W ar II, w ith a b o o m in g e con om y and h op e fo r a b e tte r w o rld , th e
Australian dream o f a fa m ily hom e on a "q u a rte r acre b lo c k " becam e a reality. Every
w eekend, you could hear th e buzz o f th e tw o stroke law n m o w er ke ep in g th e q u a rte r
acre b lo ck n ea t and tid y, th e yells o f backyard c ricke t and th e sizzle o f th e barbecue.
Performers Legs On The Wall

Legs O n The W all are a q uintessential A ustralian th e a tre com pany, th a t integ ra te s
a cro ba tic skill and aerial im a ge ry in a n o -h o lds-ba rre d approach to sto ry te llin g . Since B i d i
1984, th e c o m p a n y has used skyscrapers, s h o p p in g m alls and th e a tre s as
p erfo rm a n ce spaces th ro u g h o u t A ustralia and th e w o rld .
Whipcrackers and Platters Association

The A ustralian W h ipcrackers and Platters A ssociation has assem bled 40 m em bers
fro m th ro u g h o u t A ustralia fo r th is mass d e m o n s tra tio n o f th e a rt o f cracking a
sto ckw hip.
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8. ARRIVALS 17:49pm

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Cue: From each entran ce to the arena, g ro up s o f 100 a du lts and 50 children
rep re se n tin g arrivals to A ustralia fro m each o f th e five continents, e n te r and fo rm into
the five O ly m p ic rings.
"A rriv a ls " ce le bra tes th e p e o p le o f m any cultures, races, creeds and religions th a t
to d a y call A ustralia hom e and recognises th a t A ustralia owes its g ro w th , p o p u la tio n
and c o s m o p o lita n so cie ty to successive waves o f arrivals. The g ro up s e n te r in the
o rd e r o f A frica , Asia, th e A m ericas, Europe and O ceania.
S p ectacu lar c o n te m p o ra ry costum es and fiv e h ug e masks re p re se n tin g each

c o n tin e n t are disp laye d w ith in each ring. For th e fin ale, th e adults leave and the
g ro up s are jo in e d b y a fu rth e r 1750 children.
Music: 'A rriv a ls ' co m p ose d by Pee W ee Ferris.
'U n d e r Southern Skies' com p ose d by D am ien Halloran and Maria

M illw a rd and p e rfo rm e d by th e Sydney Sym phony O rchestra; w ith soloist
N ikki W ebster.
Background Early Australia

notes The firs t n o n -in d ig e n o u s A ustralians w ere m ainly o f English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh
descent, a lth o u g h th e re w ere sig n ifica n t co m m un ities fro m o th e r countries, including
China, th e Pacific Islands and Germ any. M o s t A ustralians used to refer to Britain as
"h o m e ", b u t now "h o m e " can be anyw here in th e w o rld .
Populate or perish!
A fte r W o rld W ar II, it was clear th a t th e re was a need to p o p u la te Australia's vast and
e m p ty co n tin e n t. So up w e n t th e cry, "p o p u la te or p erish " and im m igrants and
refugees fro m every co rn er o f th e g lo b e s o u g h t a new life in Australia, som e o f whose
children w ill be c o m p e tin g here in Sydney.
Cosmopolitan Australia
The waves o f arrivals and A ustralia's p olicy o f "m u ltic u ltu ra lis m " has created a society
th a t b o th encourages and b lends w o rld cultures in cuisine, architecture, design,
fashion, art, s p o rt and business.
Under southern skies

There's a peace in o u r hearts and a hop e in o u r hands,
W e 're th e fa m ily o f children; w e com e from m any lands
O u r tim e is ju s t b e g in n in g , o u r race is y e t to run,
But if y o u 'll ta ke us w ith you, th e n w e have already w on.
There's a g re a t s p irit rising fro m th e d e se rt to th e sea.

As it sweeps across th is southern land it calls to you and me.
You're th e d re am er and th e d re am ing , y o u 're th e face o f th ing s to com e.
Every child can be a hero if o u r w o rld can live as one.
C om po se d by D am ien H alloran and M aria M illw ard
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Performers Cast
9. ETERNITY 7 : 5 9 Pm
2000 children and 500 a d u lt volunteers. 750 adults and children from various m ==m
m u lticu ltu ra l groups. 1,750 children from b o th P erform ing A rts U n it dance groups Running time: llm in u te s
and Sing 2001 g ro u p s m ake up th e Southern Skies p o rtio n . There are a p p ro xim a te ly E C 2 B
40 se g m e n t assistants.
mm Cue: A sing le Tap D og , th e forem an, rises from the flo o r o f th e stage and begins a
45 second so lo ta p dance as co n stru ctio n beg in s a ro u n d him.
Costume and Jenny Kee - Africa and the Americas mm He calls his crew, firs t 12 d og s th e n 150 others, and th e y set to w o rk b u ild in g
mask designers A p io n e e r o f A ustralian style, Kee has tra n sfo rm e d o u r uniqu e flo ra and fauna into
sca ffo ld ing stages. Lit by th e sparks o f h and-held grind e rs, 500 m ore ta p dancers jo in
m m th em , and th e n a n o th e r 500 in th e aisles, jo in in g forces and rhythm ically b u ild in g to
v ib ra n t fashion. H er O p al designs w ere used by Chanel in Paris, and her koala knits
a crescendo. This is th e visceral, sw arthy ta p dancing created by N ige l T riffitt and
w orn by Diana, Princess o f W ales. She has had m any com m issions, inclu ding w o rk fo r
1 = » c h o re o g ra p h e r D ein Perry in th e ir h it m usical, Tap Dogs.
P arliam ent House in C anberra.
m m Ropes are p u lle d and cranes e re cted as a b rid g e appears. The b rid g e is th e b rid g e o f
Lisa Ho - Asia life, o f co n n e ctio n and reco nciliatio n. E ternity is a trib u te to all th e w orkers w ho have
m ade A ustralia g re a t-th e p e o p le w ho b u ilt th e docks, roads, b rid g e s and b uildings;
Lisa Ho designs cashm ere knits, dresses, sw im w ear and jeans, sold in her five c o n ce p t th e fa cto ries, schools and hospitals; th e roads and railways to m ake A ustralia w ha t it
stores around A ustralia, as w ell as in England, Asia, and A m erica. Ho started o u t in is today.
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1982, w ith 50's inspired c o tto n bikinis, w hich she sold a t a Sydney m arket stall.
The stru ctu re o pens o u t in to a huge star and p e o p le fro m every section o f th e
mm O p e n in g C erem o ny sto rm th e arena, g a th e rin g to fo rm a g ia n t m u lti-co lo u re d , m u lti
Norma Moriceau - Europe cultural m andala. D jakapurra and th e little g irl m e e t again and rise high into th e air.
M oriceau has d esign ed costum es fo r m any g re a t A ustralian film s, such as Babe Pig in
mm As all th e p e rfo rm e rs b id fa re w ell, th e Sydney H arb o u r B ridge appears, w ith th e w ord
"E te rn ity " e m b la zo ne d across th e steel arch.
the City, C ro co d ile D undee, and M a d M ax B e yon d T hunderdom e. She has w on th re e
AFI awards fo r b est costum e design.
mm Music: 'E te rn ity ' com p ose d and co n d u c te d by David H irschfelder. Perform ed
b y th e Sydney Sym phony O rchestra.
Peter Morrissey - Oceania
Peter M orrissey has been a leading Australian d esign er since th e early '80s. Recent m m
a chievem ents include his c o lla b o ra tio n w ith d e se rt a rtis t Jacinta N um ina W augh, and
Background Tap Dogs
his Flag T-shirt, now in th e Pow erhouse M useum co lle ctio n . mm The in sp ira tio n fo r th is se gm en t com es o u t o f Tap Dogs, a unique th ea trica l
Credits
mm experience - p a rt th e a tre and p a rt dance, p a rt rock co n ce rt and p a rt co nstruction site.
W earing B lundstones (Tasmanian m ade w o rk b oo ts) and jeans, th e a th le tic se xte t
D irector Lex M arinos mm co n stru ct in tric a te rhythm s on an ing en iou s steel and w o o d set in a n in ety-m inu te
rough, to u g h and rocking spectacular.
D esigner Eamon D 'A rcy a t » C reated by N ig e l T riffitt and ch o re o g ra p h e r Dein Perry, since its d e b u t in Sydney, in
Costum e designers Jenny Kee— A frica, th e A m ericas; Peter M orrisey— O ceania, early 1995, Tap D ogs has successfully to u re d A ustralia, th e UK, Asia, Europe and the
N orm a M oriceau— Europe, Lisa H o— Asia US - 36 co un trie s in all. It has g ath ere d a co lle c tio n o f awards, including th e 1996
O liv ie r A w a rd fo r Best C horeography. There are now fo u r com panies o f Tap Dogs
C h oreographer Jason C olem an leaving d en ts on stages around th e w o rld .
T riffitt has d esign ed and d ire c te d m any p ro d u c tio n s, inclu ding The Rocky H o rro r
0 = = » Show, G u m b o o ts, (currently to u rin g th e US). In te rn a tio n a lly fam ous fo r his unique
mm style and vision, his shows have been to u rin g th e w o rld fo r 20 years.
mm Arthur Stace and ‘Eternity’

Sydney id e n tity , A rth u r Stace was a re fo rm e d a lco ho lic w ho co nve rte d to C hristianity
ffrr—
in 1930. For th e n e x t 35 years, Stace w ro te th e single w ord 'E te rn ity ' in chalk, on
pavem ents and b u ild in g s all o ver Sydney. M o s t o f his w o rk was washed away w ithin
c e u i
a fe w days. How ever, one exam ple fro m 1963 survives on th e inside o f th e largest bell
a t th e o ld Sydney Post O ffice in M a rtin Place.
a il
The Airboard
a o
A new ty p e o f leisure c ra ft called th e 'A irb o a rd ' is b e in g used fo r firs t tim e in 'E te rn ity '
to n ig h t. The A irb o a rd is easy to rid e and flo a ts on a cushion o f air. Riders can travel
a t a speed o f up to 25kph w h ile m anoeuvring in to turns using a co m b in a tion o f
w e ig h t tra n sfe r and th ro ttle co n tro l.

The A irb o a rd is 1.6 m eters in d ia m e te r and can be riden on a n u m b e r o f surfaces
inclu d in g grass and b itu m e n . In ve n to r Kevin Inkster w ho was inspired a fte r w atching 10. SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPIC BAND 8 i o Pm
M ichael J Fox rid in g a h ove rb o a rd in th e m ovie Back to th e Future said, "This is a m = 9
to ta lly new and e xcitin g kind o f vehicle d esign ed fo r all skill levels and I can see a new Running time: 8 minutes
y j - ' Tg
s p o rt com ing o u t o f it" . The A irb o a rd w ill be d e m o n s tra te d a t a n u m b e r o f venues
around Sydney d u rin g th e Games. f f T -T g Cue: The Sydney 2 00 0 O ly m p ic Band enters th e arena p u n c tu a te d by the th u n d e rin g
percussion o f h undreds o f drum s m arking th e ir tim e.
Performers Adam Garcia The band plays a m ed le y o f tunes, fo rm s in to th e Sydney O lym p ic Logo, and then
marches en masse to th e n orthe rn end o f th e stadium to announce th e Parade o f
Solo ta p dancer A dam Garcia is th e star o f th e new film B o otm e n (ch o re og rap he d by *= a A thletes.
Dein Perry), to be released sh o rtly w o rld w id e by Tw entieth C en tu ry Fox.
Music: The songs o f th e Band's m edley:
A u stralian -bo rn Garcia, w on rave reviews last year fo r his e le ctric p erfo rm a n ce as Tony
M anero in th e W est End p ro d u c tio n o f S aturday N ig h t Fever. Garcia is now h o t • 'A lso Sprach Z arathustra'
p ro pe rty, a fte r his lead role in C o yo te U gly fo r Touchstone Pictures.
• 'C h a rio ts o f Fire'
mm • 'O d e to Jo y'
David Hirschfelder
D avid Flirschfelder's w o rk on Shine and Elizabeth earned him tw o A ca de m y award mm • 'B ug ler's D ream '
n om inations fo r Best Score. Fie has w on tw o British Film and TV A ca de m y A w ards fo r • 'W altzin g M a tild a '
S tric tly Ballroom and Elizabeth. mm • 'O ly m p ic Fanfare & Them e '8 4 '.
u p p a
Cast:
• 150 ta p dancers fro m th e casts o f Tap Dogs, H o t Shoe Shuffle and Steel C ity IP 31 Background Sydney 2 0 0 0 Olympic Band
The Sydney 2000 O ly m p ic Band is a 2000 piece ensem ble specially fo rm e d to
• 500 ta p dancers from ta p dance schools, th e P erform ing A rts U n it and
a uditions
EP3B p e rfo rm a t th e O p e n in g C erem ony. It is m ade up o f p erform ers fro m high school age
to yo un g adults, fro m 20 countries around th e w o rld : A ustralia, A ustria, Brazil,
• 500 jazz dancers mm Canada, China, D enm ark, Fiji, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, N ew Zealand,
S ingapore, South A frica , Sweden, S w itzerland, Tonga, th e U nited K ingdom and the
• 1 2 a b se ile rs
mm U nite d States.
• 16 airbo a rd riders
• 250 cast fro m 'A rriva ls', 200 fro m 'Tin S ym phony', 350 fro m 'A w a k e n in g ', 150
imm A ssem bled by th e US-based com pany W o rld Projects C o rp o ra tio n , band m em bers
have been rehearsing in th e ir hom e co un trie s fo r th e past tw o years. The band came
fro m 'F ire', 160 fro m 'N a tu re ' and 60 fro m 'D e e p Sea D re am ing '
mm to g e th e r in B athurst, nine days p rio r to th e O p e n in g C erem ony, to live, train and
rehearse to g e th e r. This is a lm ost ce rta inly th e largest m arching band ever to perform .
• 130 s u p p o rt crew, drivers, crane o pe ra to rs, fire w o rks men.
It has taken tim e , c o m m itm e n t and d e d ic a tio n to achieve th e standard dem anded by
itp ^ a
C erem onies' p ro du cers and Band D ire c to r Barry Spanier.
Credits
mm The band u nifo rm is a salute to A ustralia, w ith all m em bers w ea rin g a special e d itio n
D irector & Designer N ig e l T riffitt o f A ustralia's unofficial "b ush u n ifo rm ", th e D rizabone raincoat and th e A kubra hat.
Bridge 'E tern ity' design Ken D one mm
Barry Spanier
Tap and music producer Laurence M a d d y m'm
M arching band su prem o Barry Spanier has been b ro u g h t to A ustralia to oversee the
C om poser D avid H irschfelder
Tap choreographer D ein Perry

mm m u lti-n a tio n a l Sydney 2000 O ly m p ic Band. Spanier has been D ire cto r o f th e C enter
fo r M usic P erform ance a t N ew York U niversity since '96. He was Venue Band
Assistant tap choreographer N athan Sheens mm C o o rd in a to r fo r th e 1984 Los A n ge les O lym pics, D ire cto r o f M usic fo r W o rld Expo 88
in Australia, and A ssociate C o n d u c to r o f th e U niversity o f Southern C alifornia Trojan
M andala choroegrapher D oug Jack
m o Bands '8 0 -'8 5 . In 1992 Spanier was fo u n d e r and Executive Producer o f th e G allatin
A irboard choreographer Jason C olem an A rts Festival and P ro du ction M an ag er fo r th e D em ocra tic N ational C onvention, b oth
m « in N ew York.
m u Credits
A rtistic D irector & C onductor Barry Spanier
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Costum e Design Kristian Fredrickson
m - u C horeography Barry Spanier
Music arran g er Ken Dye
Percussion d irecto r Dave G lyde
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PARADE OF T H E ATH LE TES
T h ere are now athletes from 200 nations taking part in the Parade o f the Athletes.
Brunei Darussalam will be marching between British Virgin Islands and Bulgaria.

11. PARADE OF THE ATHLETES 8:18pm
Running time: 1 hour 2 0 minutes
Cue: A p la c a rd b e a re r a nnouncing th e team fro m Greece e nters th e stadium , ahead

o f th e fla g b e a re r a n d the G reek n atio na l O ly m p ic team .
G reece is fo llo w e d b y th e o th e r national team s, w ho march in English a lphabetical

order, coun ter-clo ckw ise around th e track, passing th e Tribune o f Honour. H ost nation
A ustralia, is th e last team to enter.
The team s e n te r th e centre fie ld from th e n orth e rn end o f th e stadium d ire ctly in fro n t
o f th e stage, and assem ble in national te am order. The national flag o f each team is
carried to th e m ain stage w here all flags are assem bled surrou nd ing th e stage.
D uring th e Parade o f A th le te s, th e Sydney 2000 O lym p ic Band plays th e fo llo w in g

songs to w e lco m e th e athletes.
For th e large r nations:
'La C um p a rsita ' - A rg e n tin a

Wh -B
'D erevensky vais I p o lk a ' - Belarus
'B ra zil' - Brazil
'N a M e g d a n a ' - Bulgaria
'U p C o u n try J ig ' - Canada
'Liu Yao J in ' - China
'G ua ntan am era ' - Cuba
'S lavonic D ance' - Czech R epublic
'Festival P relude' - D enm ark

iK = * 'Les M isérables M e d le y ' - France
'S chu tzenliesel' - G erm any
'P o m p & C ircum stances' - G rea t Britain
'R adetsky M arch' - H ungary
'M a rch fro m A id a ' - Italy
'S akura' (Cherry Blossom) - Japan
'A rira n g ' - Korea
'Jarabe T a p a tio ' - M exico
'H o lla n d se K lom pendansen' - N ethe rla nd s
'P oka reka re ' - N ew Zealand
'H all o f th e M t K in g' - N orw ay
'K a ro lin ka ' - Poland

tr= « 'B atuta De D ragaia' - Romania
'Russian Sher' - Russian F ederation

n a
'S iyaham ba' - South A frica
;s = a
'A m p a rita Roca' - Spain
'T he W in n e r Takes it A ll' - Sweden
'A rk a n ' - U kraine
'B orn in th e USA' / 'Stars & S tripes' - USA
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For th e sm aller nations: ||QC Code Country |IOC Code Country
'M arch o f th e O lym pian s' 1. GRE G reece 55. DO M Dom inican Republic
2. ALB Albania 56. ECU Ecuador
'Procession o f N o b le s'
3. ALG A lgeria 57. EGY Egypt
'The W arriors' 4. ASA Am erican Samoa 58. ESA El Salvador
'O ly m p ic Fanfare and T hem e '84' 5. AN D Andorra 59. GEQ Equatorial Guinea
6. A N G A ngola 60. ERI Eritrea
'B ug ler's D ream '
7. A N T A n tig u a and Barbuda 61. EST Estonia
'C h ariots o f Fire' 8. ARG A rgentina 62. ETH Ethiopia
9. ARM Arm enia 63. FIJ Fiji
'Percussion C adences'
10. ARU Aruba 64. FIN Finland
11. AUT Austria 65. MKD Form er Yugoslav Republic o f M acedor
ro r th e Australian O ly m p ic Team:
12. AZE Azerbaijan 66. FRA France
'The Land D ow n U nd er' - M en A t W ork's '80's o d e fo r th e tra v e llin g A ustralian. 13. BAH Bahamas 67. GAB Gabon
14. BRN Bahrain 68. G AM Gambia
'A lo n g th e Road to G u n d a g a i' - A hom esick ballad a b o u t th e th e w in d in g track
hom e. 15. BAN Bangladesh 69. GEO G eorgia
16. BAR Barbados 70. GER Germ any
'C lick G o th e Shears' - Ja un ty tu n e a b o u t th e bustle o f th e sheep shearing
17. BLR Belarus 71. GHA Ghana
shed.
18. BEL Belgium 72. GBR G reat Britain
'Tie M e K angaroo D o w n ' - R olf H arris' zany Aussie h it fro m th e '60's. 19. BIZ Belize 73. GRN Grenada
20. BEN Benin 74. GUM Guam
'I am A u stra lia n ' - Bruce W oo dley's b e a u tifu l ballad a b o u t w ho is essentially
21. BER Bermuda 75. GUA Guatemala
Australian.
22. BHU Bhutan 76. GUI Guinea
'W altzin g M a tild a ' - Banjo Patterson's ballad a b o u t a sw agm an has beco m e
23. BOL Bolivia 77. GBS Guinea-Bissau
Australia's unofficial N atio na l A n th em .
24. BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina 78. GUY Guyana
25. BOT Botswana 79. HAI Haïti
26. BRA Brazil 80. HON Honduras
27. IVB British Virgin Islands 81. HKG H ong Kong, China
28. BUL Bulgaria 82. HUN Hungary
29. BUR Burkina Faso 83. ISL Iceland
30. BDI Burundi 84. IND India
31. CAM Cam bodia 85. INA Indonesia
32. CMR Cam eroon 86. IRI Islamic Republic o f Ira
33. CAN Canada 87. IRQ Iraq
34. CPV Cape Verde 88. IRL Ireland
35. CAY Cayman Islands 89. ISR Israel
36. CAF C entral A frican Republic 90. ITA Italy
37. CHA Chad 91. JAM Jamaica
38. CHI Chile 92. JPN Japan
39. CHN People's Republic o f China 93. JOR Jordan
40. COL C olom bia 94. KAZ Kazakhstan
41. CO M C om oros 95. KEN Kenya
42. CG O C ongo 96. KOR Korea
43. COK C ook Islands 97. KUW Kuwait
44. CRC Costa Rica 98. KGZ Kyrgyzstan
45. CIV C ôte d 'Ivoire 99. LAO Lao People's Dem ocratic Republic
46. CRO Croatia 100. LAT Latvia
47. CUB Cuba 101. LIB Lebanon
48. CYP Cyprus 102. LES Lesotho
49. CZE Czech Republic 103. LBR Liberia
50. PRK D em ocratic People's Republic < 104. LBA Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
51. CO D D em ocratic Rep. o f th e Congo 105. LIE Liechtenstein
52. DEN D enm ark 106. LTU Lithuania
53. DJI D jib o u ti 107. LUX Luxem bourg
54. D M A Dom inica 108. M AD M adagascar
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H-i n s s i i
||QC Code Country ||QC Code Country
109. M AW M alawi 155. STP Sao Tome and Principe 12. DARE TO DREAM 9 3 4 Pm
110. MAS Malaysia 156. KSA Saudi Arabia
111. MDV M aldives 157. SEN Senegal
112. MU Mali 158. SEY Seychelles
113. MLT Malta 159. SLE Sierra Leone Cue: A t th e conclusion o f th e Parade o f A th le te s , John Farnham a nd O livia N e w to n -
114. MTN M auritania 160. SIN Singapore John p e rfo rm 'D are to D ream '.
115. MRI M auritius 161. SVK Slovakia
Music: 'D a re to D ream ' co m p ose d by Paul Begard, Vanessa Corish and Wayne
116. MEX M exico 162. SLO Slovenia
Tester, and p e rfo rm e d by John Farnham and O livia N ew to n-Jo hn .
117. FSM Federated States o f Micronesia 163. SOL Solom on Islands
118. M D A Republic o f M oldova 164. SOM Somalia
119. M O N M onaco 165. RSA South Africa Dare to Dream
Background
120. MGL M ongolia 166. ESP Spain
notes I am m y o w n b elieve r
121. MAR M orocco 167. SRI Sri Lanka
122. M O Z M ozam bique
In m y h ea rt th e reason
168. SUD Sudan
I w ill fo llo w th e lig h t fro m w ith in
123. MYA M yanm ar 169. SUR Suriname
124. NAM Nam ibia 170. SWZ Swaziland I'm n o t afraid o f weakness
125. NRU Nauru 171. SWE Sweden I'm gonna ta s te th e sweetness
126. NEP Nepal 172. SUI Switzerland O f th e p o w e r n o t to give in
m im innoom m
127. NED N etherlands 173. SYR Syrian A rab Republic I w ill see it th ro u g h (I believe)
128. AHO Netherlands A ntilles 174. TPE Chinese Taipei In m y m o m e n t o f tru th
129. NZL N ew Zealand 175. TJK Tajikistan I believe, I believe, I believe
130. NCA Nicaragua 176. TAN United Republic o f Tanzania
Dare to dream
131. NIG N ig e r 177. THA Thailand
Dare to fly
132. NGR N igeria 178. TOG Togo
Dare to be th e ever chosen one to to u ch th e sky
133. NOR Norway 179. TG A Tonga
134. O M A Oman 180. TRI
Dare to reach
Trinidad and Tobago
Dare to rise
135. PAK Pakistan 181. TUN Tunisia
Find th e s tre n g th to set m y s p irit free
136. PLW Palau 182. TUR Turkey
Dare to dream
137. PLE Palestine 183. TKM Turkmenistan
138. PAN Panama 184. UGA Uganda I w ill g o th e distance
139. PNG Papua N ew Guinea 185. UKR Ukraine Em brace resistance
140. PAR Paraguay 186. UAE United A rab Emirates
I w ill lay m y soul on th e line
W hen th e w a it is o ver
141. PER Peru 187. USA United States o f Am erican
A n d th e h un g e r has spoken
142. PHI Philippines 188. UZB Uzbekistan
If I g ive m y all I w ill shine
143. POL Poland 189. URU Uruguay
I w ill see it th ro u g h (I believe)
144. POR Portugal 190. VAN Vanuatu
This is m y m o m e n t o f tru th
145. PUR Puerto Rico 191. VEN Venezuala
I believe, I b elieve, I believe
146. QAT Q atar 192. VIE Vietnam
C horus
147. ROM Romania 193. ISV Virgin Islands
148. RUS Russian Federation 194. YEM Yemen A n d th e h e a rt w ill shine like th e sun
149. RWA Rwanda 195. YUG Yugoslavia A m illion voices to g e th e r as one
150. SKN Saint Kitts and Nevis 196. ZAM Zambia I believe, I believe, I believe
151. LCA Saint Lucia 197. ZIM Zim babw e Chorus
152. VIN Saint Vincent and th e Grenadines 198. IO A Individual O lym pic A thletes
Find th e s tre n g th to d o w h a t I believe
153. SAM Samoa 199. AUS Australia
Dare to dream
154. SMR San M arino
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Performers John Farnham
The m ost successful reco rd ing a rtist in A ustralian history, Farnham b u rst o n to th e
13. OFFICIAL SPEECHES 9 :3 8 p m
scene at 17 w ith th e q u irky hit, 'Sadie th e C leaning Lady'. O nce a p lu m b e r's Running time: 10 minutes
a pp re ntice , Farnham was cro w n e d King o f Pop five years in a row, fro m 1969. D uring
th e '80s, Farnham fro n te d The L ittle River Band. His album 'W h is p e rin g Jack'
p ro d u ce d th e m ega-single 'T he Voice'. His m any hits include 'C hain R eaction', 'Touch Cue: The P re sid en t o f SO C O G M ichael K night, a nd th e P resident o f the IOC, Juan
o f Paradise', and 'E verytim e You C ry'. Last year, Farnham c e le b ra te d his 50th b irth d a y A n to n io Samaranch d e liv e r speeches o f w elcom e to the a thle tes o f th e w orld.
w ith a national s o ld -o u t tour.
The President o f th e IOC concludes his rem arks by in vitin g Australia's G overnor
G eneral, Sir W illia m D eane, to declare open th e Games o f th e XXVII O lym piad in
Olivia Newton-John Sydney.
O livia N ew to n-Jo hn s h o t to in te rn a tio n a l fam e in 1978, w ith th e film Grease, w here

she starred o p p o s ite John Travolta. In her lon g career, N e w to n-Jo hn has had m any #1
album s, and h it singles, in clu d in g 'If N o t fo r You', 'D e v o te d to You', 'P hysical' and
Dignitaries The Governor-General, Sir William Deane
'X anadu'. H er range is bro ad , and she has w on G ram m y and B illbo ard awards fo r Best His Excellency th e H on ou rab le Sir W illiam Patrick Deane, AC , KBE, G overnor-G eneral
Fem ale Pop Vocalist, and Best Fem ale C o u n try Vocalist. From an academ ic fam ily, her o f th e C o m m o n w e a lth o f A ustralia was born in M elbo u rn e, V ictoria on 4 January
g ra n d fa th e r was N o b e l Prize-w inning physicist M ax Born and her fa th e r was a 1931. He was e d u ca te d a t St C hristopher's C on ven t in C anberra, St Joseph's C ollege
professor o f Germ an a t C a m b rid g e and M e lb o u rn e U niversities. She has c o -w ritte n a in Sydney, and th e U niversity o f Sydney w here he g ra d u a te d in A rts and Law.
children's b o o k, and p re sen te d th e TV show W ild Life.
He was called to th e Bar in 1957, practising as a specialist in co nstitu tion a l,
co m m ercial and tra d e practices law. He was a p p o in te d Q ueen's Counsel in 1966. He
was a p p o in te d a K n ig h t o f th e British Em pire in 1982, and a C om panion o f th e O rd e r
o f A ustralia in 1988. Sir W illiam was sworn in as G overnor-G eneral on 16 February
1996.
President Of The International Olympic Committee, Juan Antonio

Samaranch
Juan A n to n io Samaranch was born on 17 July 1920, in Barcelona, Spain. He has been
P resident o f th e IO C since 1980, and IOC m em be r since 1966. He was th e IOC Head
o f P rotocol (1968-75 and 1979-80) and Vice President (1974-78).
P resident Samaranch o b ta in e d a H igh er D iplom a in Business Studies from Barcelona

H ig h e r In stitu te o f Business Studies, and w e n t on to a career as an Econom ic
Professor, and served on th e board o f several banks.
His c o nn ectio n w ith s p o rt goes back to th e 1940s, w hen as a b o x e r he was known as

"K id Sam aranch". He also played hockey and fo o tb a ll. He co n tin u e d his connection
w ith s p o rt as th e M un icip al C o u n c illo r responsible fo r s p o rt in th e city o f Barcelona
and served as N atio na l D ele ga te fo r Physical Education and S port. He then w e n t on
to be a m e m b e r and th e n President o f th e Spanish O lym p ic C om m itte e ; Vice
President o f th e In te rn atio na l C o m m itte e fo r th e M ed iterra n ea n Games; ch ie f de
mission at th e VII W in te r O lym pics a t C ortina d 'A m p e zzo in 1956 and th e Sum mer
G am es in Rome, 1960 and Tokyo, 1964. He also served as th e Spanish A m bassador
to th e USSR and th e People's R epublic o f M on go lia . He is flu e n t in Spanish, French,
English and speaks som e Russian and G erm an. He is 80 years old.
President of the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games,

Michael Knight
Born in 1952, M ichael K n ig h t g ra d u a te d w ith a First Class H onours D egree in
G o v e rn m e n t and Public A d m in is tra tio n from th e U niversity o f Sydney. M ichael Knight
has s p e n t his w o rk in g life in p u b lic service and p u b lic a dm in istra tio n . He has been a
m e m b e r o f th e N ew South W ales P arliam ent since 1981 and held a variety o f key
positions in G o v e rn m e n t and O p p o s itio n .
M ichael K n ig h t represents th e co nstitu en cy o f C a m p b e llto w n in Sydney's south west,
and is a senior m e m b e r o f th e Labor G o v e rn m e n t in th e State o f N ew South Wales.
He becam e a M in is te r in th e G o ve rn m e n t fo llo w in g th e e le ctio n o f th e Australian
Labor Party on 25 M arch 1995.
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Changes to th e O ly m p ic Games legislation led to M r K n ig h t b e co m in g President o f
th e Sydney O rga nisin g C o m m itte e fo r th e O ly m p ic Games (SOCOG) in S e ptem be r 14. RAG - HEROES LIVE FOREVER 9:48pm
1996. He is also M in is te r fo r th e O lym pics, M in iste r responsible fo r th e Paralympics,
and M in iste r responsible fo r D arling Harbour. In G o vernm e nt, M r K n igh t has also Running time: 10 minutes
been th e M in is te r fo r Roads and th e M in iste r fo r Public W orks and Services.
Cue: A g ia n t O ly m p ic fla g is passed b y sp e cta to rs in the n o rth e rn stand, over th e ir

heads o n to th e fie ld , u n til it has c o m p le te ly co ve re d the team s assem bled on the
arena. Vanessa A m o ro s i p e rfo rm s 'H eroes Live Forever'.
In th is se gm en t, Sydney recreates a m o m e n t in th e O p e n in g C erem ony o f th e 1992

Barcelona Games, w hen all a thletes w ere u n ite d u nd er an enorm ous O lym p ic fla g. In
Sydney, as th e fla g m oves o ve r th e athletes, doves are p ro je c te d o n to the flag. O nce
in p o s itio n , th e fiv e w h ite rings o f th e IOC O ly m p ic sym bol em erge as th e y are fille d
w ith com pressed air.
As th e fla g disappears u nd er th e stage, th e o fficial O lym p ic fla g makes its entrance

from u nd er th e large fla g. E ig ht Australian O lym pians carry it fro m th e stage to th e
track.
The fla g is carried c o u n te r clockw ise around th e stadium , until it reaches the
cerem onial fla g p o le a t th e n orth east co rn er o f th e arena. The 200 m em ber,
M ille n n iu m C h o ir o f th e G reek O rth o d o x A rchdiocese o f Australia, sings th e
tra d itio n a l O ly m p ic Hymn in G reek, as th e fla g is raised.
Music: 'H e ro e s Live F orever' w ritte n by John G illard and Trevor W h ite ,
p e rfo rm e d by Vanessa A m orosi.
'O ly m p ic H ym n ' c o n d u c te d b y G e o rg e Ellis, p e rfo rm e d by th e

M ille n n iu m C hildren's C h o ir o f th e G reek O rth o d o x A rchdiocese o f
A ustralia.
Background History of the Olympic Flag

notes The O ly m p ic Flag has been a p a rt o f th e O ly m p ic G am es since 1920. It consists o f five
in te rlo c k e d rings, th re e above and tw o below , on a plain w h ite backg ro un d w ith no
border. The rings represent th e five co ntin en ts: A frica , Asia, th e Am ericas, Europe,
and O ceania.
The o rig in a l fla g d esign was p resented by Baron Pierre de C ou b e rtin , fo u n d e r o f th e

M o d e rn O ly m p ic m ove m e nt, a t th e O ly m p ic C ongress in 1914. This was to celebrate
th e 20th anniversary o f th e fo u n d in g o f th e In te rn atio na l O lym p ic C o m m itte e . The
e m b ro id e re d satin fla g was firs t p re sen te d by th e w om en o f A n tw e rp at th e 1920
A n tw e rp C losing Cerem ony. Know n as "th e A n tw e rp fla g ," it was exchanged at each
O lym pics u ntil replaced a t th e Seoul O lym pics in 1988, w here th e IOC was presented
w ith a new fla g m ade o f Korean silk. T hat fla g is k e p t in secure storage. The fla g th a t
flies above th e stadium d u rin g th e Games, was m ade fo r Sydney 2000.
Heroes Live Forever

You are th e lig h t
T ha t shines in everyone
The tru th th a t's th e re fo r all to see
You are th e voice
T hat speaks to everyone
You're th e heroes w e 'd all like to be
You live th e dream s

T hat lie w ith in us all
W ith a passion th a t ca n n o t be d e n ie d
You b rin g th e w h o le w o rld to g e th e r as one
A n d w e 'll always be b y yo u r side
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A n d all th e w o rld w ill jo in in ce le b ra tio n Australian Defence Force Flag Party
A n d all th e w o rld w ill share th e jo y you b ring
A n d all th e pow er, th e hope and inspiration The 11 m em be rs o f th e Flag Party have been specially selected fro m th e Royal
In all th e ir g lo ry th e nations all w ill sing A ustralian Navy (three), A ustralian A rm y (four) and Royal Australian A irfo rce (four), to
rep re sen t th e A ustralian D efence Force.
Heroes live fo re ve r
H eroes live fo re ve r Selection fo r th is im p o rta n t d u ty is a g re a t h on o u r fo r th e individuals concerned. They
Alw ays w e 'll re m em be r n o t o nly re p re sen t th e cu rre n t serving m em bers o f th e Australian D efence Force, b u t
Heroes live fo re ve r also re fle ct th e s p irit, p rid e and tra d itio n o f all Australians w ho have served in th e
D efence Force.
Since th e daw n o f history
In searching fo r our destin y
Credits
To be th e b est th a t w e can be
W e 've fo u n d o u r im m o rta lity D irector David A tkin s
C horus x 2 D esigner Eamon D 'A rcy
M usic and lyrics by John G illard and Trevor W h ite C horeo g raph er D ou g Jack
Olympic hymn
The O lym p ic Hymn is played a t th e o p e n in g and closing cerem onies. The m usic was
co m p ose d by th e G reek, Spyrou Samaras, and th e w ords w ere a d d e d by his
co lle ag ue Costis, also o f G reece, in 1896:
Im m ortal s p irit o f a n tiq u ity

Father o f th e true , b ea u tifu l and g o o d
Descend, appear, shed over us th y lig h t
U pon th is g ro u n d and u nd er th is sky
W hich has firs t w itnessed th y unperishable flam e.
G ive life and a nim ation to th ose nob le Games!

T hro w w reaths o f faceless flo w e rs to th e victors
In th e race and in th e strug gle !
C reate in o u r breasts, hearts o f steel!
In th y lig h t, plains, m ountains and seas

Shine in a roseate hue and fo r a vast te m p le
To w hich all nations th ro n g to a do re thee,
O h im m o rta l s p irit o f a ntiq uity!
Performers Vanessa Amorosi

A t ju s t 19 years o f age, Vanessa is one o f A ustralia's m ost e xcitin g singer-songw riters.
Her d e b u t single 'H ave A Look' achieved G o ld status in ju s t seven w eeks, w h ile her
fo llo w -u p h it 'A b s o lu te ly E ve rybo dy' reached Platinum and has b eco m e th e lon ge st
ch arting single b y an A ustralian fe m a le a rtist. Vanessa's d e b u t album 'The Pow er'
e nte re d th e charts at no. 1 and soon reached d o u b le Platinum . 'S hine', her th ird
single, has also achieved Platinum status. Vanessa's p erform an ce a t th e O lym pics
marks her 14th m on th as a professional entertainer.
George Ellis
G e orge Ellis g ra d u a te d fro m th e Sydney C onservatorium o f M usic in 1987 b e fo re
stu dyin g w ith e m in e n t orchestral c o n d u cto rs in th e US. Since re tu rn in g to A ustralia
he has co n d u cte d m any Sydney O rchestra's inclu d in g th e East-W est Philharm onia,
Sydney Youth and W estern Youth O rchestras. As p a rt o f th e AB C Young C o n du cto rs
p ro g ra m , he has co n d u c te d th e A d e la id e and Tasmanian Sym phony O rchestras, and
th e State O rchestra o f V ictoria. He is c u rren tly Head o f th e M usic D e p a rtm e n t a t th e
W esley Institute.
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Cue: The O ly m p ic O ath o f H o n o u r is taken b y one a th le te on b e h a lf o f all athletes,
and th en b y one ju d g e on b e h a lf o f all ju d g e s . They h o ld the O lym p ic Flag w hile
ta kin g th e oath.
The a th le te and ju d g e are b o th selected fro m th e host country's O lym p ic Team th re e

days p rio r to th e cerem ony. The oaths w ere firs t in tro d u ce d a t th e A n tw e rp Games in
1920.
Background Athlete’s Oath

notes "In th e nam e o f all th e c o m p e tito rs I prom ise th a t w e shall ta ke p a rt in these O lym pic
Games, resp ectin g and a b id in g by th e rules w hich g overn th em , co m m ittin g
ourselves to a s p o rt w ith o u t d o p in g and w ith o u t drugs, in th e tru e s p irit o f
sportsm anship, fo r th e g lo ry o f s p o rt and th e h on o u r o f our te am s."
Judge’s Oath
"In th e name o f all th e ju d g e s and officials, I prom ise th a t w e shall o fficia te in these
O ly m p ic G am es w ith c o m p le te im p artia lity, resp ectin g and a b id in g by th e rules w hich
govern th e m , in th e tru e s p irit o f sp ortsm an ship."
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16. THE FLAME 10:02pm
Cue: 'The F lam e' is p e rfo rm e d b y Tina Arena, a ccom pa nie d b y 100 voices from the
Sydney C hildren's Choir.
Background
notes The Flame
Today w e w ill show w ho w e are
W e are th e earth and w e 're to g e th e r again
M y frien ds, w ill you show us th e way?
W e travel on, g u id e d by th e flam e
Is th is th e hop e o f th e w o rld in my hands?

I'll take th is m o m e n t, to be all th a t I can
Look to you to see th e fu tu re
S tro ng er and free
The fire w ith in makes you reach o u t to the goal

You red efin e 'th e b e s t' by s tre tch in g th e soul
A w o rld in need o f insp ira tion
Looks to you and m e ...
C horus
Since a ncient tim es w e 'v e com e to g e th e r

In th e lig h t o f th e fla m e and stand fo r all th e w o rld to see
P eople reaching o u t to greatness
A n d all w e can be
Chorus
Final chorus
Today you w ill show w ho you are

The best on th e earth, and you b ring th e w o rld to g e th e r again.
M y friends, you have show n us th e way
Look to yo u r hearts, you w ill fin d th e flam e
Look to yo u r hearts, you w ill fin d

The flam e
M usic and lyrics by John Foreman
Performer
Tina Arena
Tina A rena is A ustralia's m ost p o p u la r fem a le singer. She is a household name, having
app ea re d reg ula rly on national te levision since th e age o f e ig h t. D uring th e 1990's
hits like 'C hains', 'S o rre n to M o o n ' and 'B u rn ' have m ade her an interna tion al star,
g e n e ra tin g g lo b a l sales o f o ve r fo u r m illion album s. Tina is cu rren tly starring in th e
W est End P ro du ction o f N o tre Dam e de Paris. She has received a host o f m ajor
accolades in c lu d in g tw o W o rld M usic A w ards and fo u r AR IA Awards.
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so uth ern e ntran ce o f the sta diu m a nd runs co un terclockw ise aro un d the field.
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The to rc h b e a re r th e n runs d ire c tly th ro u g h th e assem bled athletes, to th e stairs
leading to th e main stage. A t th e fo o t o f th e stairs, th e final to rch b e a re r raises the
to rch to w a rd th e n orth.
■ = » Music: 'Te D eu m ' co m p ose d by H e cto r Berlioz and co n d u cte d by Edo de W aart.
P e rform ed by th e Sydney Sym phony O rchestra and a co m b in e d choir o f
1500.
Background The Cauldron

notes The o rigin al c o n c e p t fo r th e w aterfall and su bm erge d cauldron was devised by Ric
Birch in M on aco in S e p te m b e r 1993, im m e d ia te ly fo llo w in g th e announcem ent th a t
Sydney had w on th e rig h t to host th e 2000 Games. Two years later, Birch m e t th e
a rchitects and engineers w ho w ere d esign ing Stadium A ustralia and b rie fe d th em in
s tric t secrecy a b o u t th e need to w a te rp ro o f th e n orthe rn stand, and subsequently to
p ro v id e s tru c tu ra l s tiffe n in g and s u p p o rt fo r th e cauldro n tracks and liftin g
mechanisms.
Those features, to g e th e r w ith th e necessary gas, w a te r and p o w e r supplies, w ere all

b u ilt in to Stadium Australia. M ichael S c o tt-M itc h e ll was co n tra cte d to design th e
cauldron and th e m ain stage, and he devised th e final sequence o f events th a t is seen
to n ig h t. Birch th e n b ro u g h t in M orris Lyda as Technical D ire cto r fo r C erem onies and
Lyda's firs t task was to make "P ro je c t S c o tt-M itc h e ll" a reality.
Birch said "M a n y A ustralian com panies and individuals have been involved in this
p ro je c t [see O p e n in g C erem ony p ro gram fo r fu ll d etails] and it is g re a tly to th e ir
c re d it th a t no-on e a t any tim e said th e c o n c e p t was im possible! I ke p t e xpe cting
som e h ig h ly -q u a lifie d e n g in e e r to prove it was sim p ly n o t feasible, b u t in fa c t th e
o p p o s ite h a p pe ne d. M ichael K n ig h t and th e Board o f SO CO G w ere all strong
su p p o rte rs o f th e c o n c e p t and rem ained to ta lly co m m itte d th ro u g h o u t th e long
d esign, co n stru ctio n and te s tin g p e rio d . I'd like to p a rticu la rly th a n k M ichael S cott-
M itc h e ll, M orris Lyda, David Tierney, C olin G ing and BHP fo r being such staunch
su p p o rte rs o f th e p ro je c t fro m th e very b e g in n in g ."
D esigned by M ichael S c o tt-M itc h e ll, th e O ly m p ic C auldron is a seven to n n e ring o f

stainless steel, s itu a te d w ith in th e m ain stage a t th e n orthe rn end o f th e stadium .
C re atin g th e illusion o f fire e m e rg in g fro m w ater, th e C auldron is lit in a refle cting
p o o l and th e n rises to th e to p o f th e n o rth e rn stand. The lift is in th re e stages: a
hydraulic arm lifts th e cauldron to th e base o f th e u p p e r stand w here it engages a
winch system , th a t takes it to th e to p o f th e stand. There it sits a to p a hydraulic stem
c o n ta in in g th e m ain b u rn e r and separate gas supply. It is th e n raised a fu rth e r ten
m etres above th e to p o f th e stand, w here th e fla m e can be seen fro m outside th e
stadium .
The Olympic Flame

The O ly m p ic Flam e was firs t lit at th e O p e n in g C erem ony o f th e 1928 Games in
A m ste rd am . The c o n c e p t o f an O ly m p ic Torch Relay was d e ve lo p e d by a Germ an
physical e d u ca tio n te a ch e r Carl D iem , w ho d re w upon th e ancient G reek tra d itio n o f
to rc h relay races, to a dd sym bolism to th e ritual lig h tin g o f th e flam e in Berlin. The
firs t to rch relay began a t O lym pia in G reece. The relay traversed seven countries and
3,000 kilom etre s, b e fo re a rriving fo r th e o p e n in g o f th e 1936 Games in Berlin. It has
been a fe a tu re o f th e Games ever since.
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The to rch was lit on 10 M ay 2000, from a fla m e k ind led from th e sun's rays a t a special
PAST OLYMPIC GAMES OPENING CEREMONIES -
cerem ony in O lym pia, Greece, hom e o f th e o rigin al O ly m p ic Games. The O lym p ic FACTS IN BRIEF
to rch sp en t th e firs t 10 days o f its journey, m aking its w ay around Greece.
From A thens, th e to rch was ta ken by plane to G uam , w here it began a 17 day jo u rn e y
visitin g many o f th e Pacific Island countries, which m ake up th e O ceania ring o f th e
Games of the I Olympiad - 1 8 9 6
O lym p ic nations. The to rch arrived in A ustralia a t Uluru, N o rth e rn Territory, on 8
Athens Greece
June. The firs t person to carry th e to rc h on A ustralian soil was O ly m p ic g o ld
m edallist, Nova Peris-Kneebone. • Games declare d o pe n by King G e orge o f G reece fo llo w in g a parade of
athletes.
The Sydney 2000 O ly m p ic Torch Relay has passed w ith in one hour's d rive o f 85 per
ce n t o f th e Australian p o p u la tio n . It has tra v e lle d o ver 27,000 kilom etre s and been • The O ly m p ic Hymn was p e rfo rm e d by a chorus w ith orchestra.
carried by 11,000 to rch be a re rs th ro u g h o ve r 1000 to w n s and suburbs in w h a t has
• The choral o d e was w ritte n by G reek co m p ose r Spiros Samaras and Costis
been th e lo n g e st Torch Relay in O ly m p ic history. (The Torch Relay fo r th e 1956
Palamis, N atio na l P oet o f Greece.
M elb o u rn e Games tra v e lle d o nly d o w n th e east coast o f A ustralia, co verin g 4,558 km
w ith in Australia and 20,470 km in to ta l)
Games of the II Olympiad - 1 9 0 0
D uring its jo u rn e y to Sydney, th e O ly m p ic fla m e has tra v e lle d on a surf b o a t at Bondi
Paris, France
Beach, on th e Indian Pacific tra in across th e N u lla rb o r Plain, on a Royal Flying D o c to r
Service a ircraft in th e rem o te o utb ack, and by camel on C able Beach a t Broom e. • N o O ly m p ic Games O p e n in g C erem ony because th e gam es w ere held in
co n ju n ctio n w ith th e Universal Paris Exposition o f 1900.
Performers Edo de Waart

Games of the III Olympiad - 1 9 0 4
Edo de W aart is C h ie f C o n d u c to r and A rtis tic D ire c to r o f th e Sydney Sym phony St Louis, Missouri, United States
O rchestra. H igh lig hts o f his six year te nu re include p erform ances o f M ahler, W agner's
• N o O ly m p ic Games O p e n in g C erem ony because th e gam es w ere held in
Ring cycle, new Australian w orks, and six recordings. U nder de W aart, th e SSO has
co n ju n ctio n w ith th e Lousianna Purchase E xposition o f 1900.
to u re d Europe, Japan and th e US. Fie is C h ie f C o n d u c to r o f th e b o th th e N etherlands
Radio P hilharm onic and th e N ethe rla nd s O p era.
Games of the IV Olympiad - 1 9 0 8
Combined Choirs London England
• Games d eclared open by King Edward VII.

The 1200 stron g choir is m ade up o f th re e choirs: The Sydney Philharm onia Choir, th e
Sydney U niversity M usic Society, Sing 2001 Choir. • O ly m p ic Games O p e n in g C erem ony regains th e parade o f athletes and w ritte n
p ro to c o l.
Credits
Games of the V Olympiad - 1 9 1 2
C oncept Ric Birch, M ichael S c o tt-M itc h e ll
Stockholm, Sweden
Cauldron designer M ichael S c o tt-M itc h e ll
• Games declare d ope n by King G ustav o f Sweden.
D irector Richard W h e rre tt
• C row n Prince G ustav A d o lf, President o f th e Swedish O lym p ic C om m ittee
delivers an address.
• Silver tru m p e ts heralded th e o p e n in g o f th e Games, and Swedish choral

g ro up s and hymns fe a tu re in th e cerem ony.
Games of the VI Olympiad - 1 9 1 6

Berlin, Germany
• Games n o t held due to W o rld W ar I.
Games of the V II Olympiad - 1 9 2 0

Antwerp, Belgium
• Games declare d open by King A lb e rt I.
• The O ly m p ic O a th , th e O ly m p ic Flag, know n as th e "A n tw e rp Flag", and th e

release o f th e doves o f peace w ere all intro d u ce d .
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Games of the V III Olympiad - 1 9 2 4 Games of the XV Olympiad - 1 9 5 2
Paris, France Helsinki, Finland
• Games declared ope n by P resident G aston D oum erge. • Games declare d open by President Juho Kusti Paasiviki.
• The A th le te s O a th tra n s m itte d by m icro ph on e e na bling all to hear it, fo r th e • A w om an dressed in w h ite trie d to g e t to th e speakers p o d iu m to say a fe w
firs t tim e . w ords a b o u t w o rld peace, b u t was d e ta in e d and rem oved from th e stadium .
Games of the IX Olympiad - 1 9 2 8 Games of the XVI Olympiad - 1 9 5 6

Amsterdam, Holland Melbourne, Australia
• Games declared ope n by HRH Prince H endrick. • Games declare d open by HRH, The Duke o f E dinburgh.
• The alp ha be tica l line up fo r th e Parade o f N ations established, w ith th e G reek • O ve r 100,000 sp ecta to rs fille d th e stadium .
d e le g a tio n firs t, and host co u n try last.
• A ustralian m ile r Ron C lark b ro u g h t th e O ly m p ic Flame in to th e stadium , th e last
• The O ly m p ic fla m e was lit fo r th e firs t tim e a t one end o f th e stadium , burnin g runner in th e lon ge st to rch relay in h istory to th a t tim e .
fo r th e d u ra tio n o f th e Games.
Games of the XVII Olympiad - 1 9 6 0
Games of the X Olympiad - 1 9 3 2 Rome, Italy
Los Angeles, California, United States
• Games declare d open by President G iovanni G ronchi.
• Games d eclared o pe n b y Vice President, Charles C urtis.
• A th le te s p arad ed in tim e to 12 m arches p layed by m ilita ry bands.
• The stadium held o ve r 100,000 p e o p le fo r th e firs t tim e .
• A lou dsp ea ke r system was used in th e stadium fo r th e firs t tim e . Games of the X V III Olympiad - 1 9 6 4
Tokyo, Japan
• The O ly m p ic Flam e was lit on th e te n th cannon salute.
• Games declare d open by E m peror H iro hito .
Games of the XI Olympiad - 1 9 3 6 • Flame is lig h te d by a yo un g man born on th e day th a t Hiroshim a was b o m b e d .
Berlin, Germany
• The ce re m o ny was a ce le b ra tio n o f Japanese culture.
• Games w ere declare d o pe n b y A d o lf Hitler.
• The scent o f chrysanthem um was released in th e stands.
• C horus o f 3,000 sang Handel's H allelujah Chorus.
• The to rc h relay was used fo r th e firs t tim e. Games of the XIX Olympiad - 1 9 6 8
Mexico City, Mexico
Games of the XII Olympiad - 1 9 4 0 • Games declare d open by President G ustavo Diaz O rdaz.
Helsinki Finland
• E nriqueta Basillo Sotalo was th e firs t w om an to lig h t th e O lym p ic Flame.
• Games n o t held due to W o rld W ar II
Games of the XX Olympiad - 1 9 7 2
Games of the X III Olympiad - 1 9 4 4 Munich, Germany
London, Great Britain
• Games declare d open by President G ustav Heinem an.
• Games n o t held d ue to W o rld W ar II • T raditional G erm an music and dance, and th e re was a "ch ild ren 's g re e tin g "
sung by a children's choir.
Games of the XIV Olympiad - 1 9 4 8
• The G erm an to rc h b e a re r is a ccom panied by a g re a t a th le te from each o f th e
London, Great Britain o th e r fo u r co ntin en ts.
• The firs t Games fo llo w in g th e end o f W o rld W ar II w ere declared open by King
G e orge VI. Games of the XXI Olympiad - 1 9 7 6
• Placards o f th e parade o f nations w ere carried by senior m em bers o f th e Boy Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Scouts' A ssociation. • Games declare d open by HRH Q ueen Elizabeth II.
• W o rld Youth O rchestra, w ith m em bers fro m 30 countries, played th e Canadian

n ational anthem .
• Two p e o p le sim ultaneously lig h te d th e O ly m p ic Flame - Sandra Henderson and

S tép ha ne P re fo n ta in e , to re p re s e n t th e jo in in g o f French and English
C anadians. They later m arried.
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Moscow, USSR
m n CREATIVE TEAM
• Games declared open by President Leonid Brezhnev.
• C erem ony paid h om age to A n c ie n t G reece.

m n
Director of Ceremonies
• The 15 Soviet republics w ere represented by tra d itio n a l fo lk dancers. i®=| n
Ric Birch
Games of the XXIII Olympiad - 1 9 8 4 mu Ric Birch has been involved in fo u r O ly m p ic C erem onies. He p ro d u ce d th e 1996 Flag
H andover C erem o ny a t A tla n ta , and was Executive Producer o f C erem onies at the
Los Angeles, California, United States
m n 1992 Barcelona O lym pics. He was D ire c to r o f P roduction o f th e 1984 Los Angeles
• Games declared open by P resident Ronald Regan. O ly m p ic C erem onies. In 1982, Birch p ro d u ce d and d ire cte d th e O p e n in g and Closing
m u C erem onies o f th e XII C om m o n w e a lth Games. He was D ire cto r o f E n te rtainm e nt fo r
• A h ig h lig h t o f th e sp ectacular e n te rta in m e n t o f th e o p e n in g cerem ony w ere
m u ltip le pianists playing Rhapsody in Blue. W o rld Expo 88, and he d ire c te d th e 1990 Singapore Ju bilee Spectacular, which
m u ce le b ra te d 25 years o f In de pendence. Birch's com pany, Spectak p ro du ced the
• Finale em phasised A m erican and O ly m p ic m ulticultu ralism w ith m em bers from o p e n in g fo r th e Sydney H arbo u r Casino, and M elbo u rn e's C row n Casino. Since 1996,
every O ly m p ic nation p e rfo rm in g . !■=} n Spectak has p ro d u c e d th e N ew Year's Eve C elebrations on Sydney Harbour,
cu lm ina ting w ith th e 'b e s t in th e w o rld ' M illen n iu m C elebrations.
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Seoul, Korea
m u Artistic Director/Producer
• Games declared open by President Roh Tae-Woo.
• The th e m e was, "T h e Fate O f T raditional C ulture In A Post M o d e rn W o rld ".

!■= II David Atkins
D avid A tkin s has a lte rn a te ly and in c o m b in a tio n starred, p ro d u ce d , directed ,
• The new O ly m p ic Flag m ade o f Korean silk was used fo r th e firs t tim e . m « ch o re o g ra p h e d and crea ted o ver 20 musicals in A ustralia, Asia, G rea t Britain, Am erica
and Canada.
Games of the XXV Olympiad - 1 9 9 2 i«= II He has also starred in, p ro d u ce d and c h o reo grap h ed fo r film and television. Atkins
has w on nine M o Aw ards, fo u r fo r o u ts ta n d in g A ch ie ve m e n t in M usical Theatre and
Barcelona, Spain
11=II tw o as A ustralian Showbusiness Am bassador. He is th e firs t and only Australian to win
• Games d eclared o pe n by King Juan Carlos I. an M TV award fo r choreography, and his ch oreo grap h y o f his London p ro d u ctio n o f
H o t Shoe Shuffle w on th e p re stigio us O liv ie r A w ard. He was recently aw arded an
• O n th e arena, a "s h ip " crossed th e "M e d ite rra n e a n Sea", fig h tin g th e m onsters
A dvance A ustralia award fo r his c o n trib u tio n to th e arts.
o f hunger, illness and w ar b e fo re fin d in g a safe landing.
• Paralympian archer A n to n io R ebollo s h o t a fla m in g a rrow 230 fe e t fro m th e

Creative Directors
flo o r o f th e stadium to lig h t th e cauldron.
Lloyd Bond - Prelude

Games of the XXVI Olympiad - 1 9 9 6 Lloyd Bond is an aw ard w in n in g creative d irector, designer, p ro d u ce r and im agineer
Atlanta, Georgia, United States o f th e m e d events, e n te rta in m e n t and th e m e d environm ents. Since establishing
Australia's firs t d e d ic a te d th e m e design and p ro d u ctio n com pany in 1985, Bond has
• Games declared ope n by P resident Bill C lin to n.
crea ted m ore than 2,000 th e m e d e n te rta in m e n t and a rchitecture p ro je cts around the
• The focus o f th e a rtistic segm ents w ere 'A tla n ta 's W elcom e To The W o rld ', w o rld .
• 'G eo rg ia O n M y M in d ' sung by G ladys K night, and 'S u m m e rtim e ' a c e le bra tion
o f th e b ea u ty o f th e A m e rican South. Ignatius Jones - Welcome
M u lti-ta le n te d Jones began his th e a trica l career as a classical b a lle t dancer. He has
• There was a trib u te to Rev M a rtin Luther King. co-starred in The Rocky H o rro r S how and had a G old A lb u m w ith his band Jim m y and
p i n th e Boys. As an a u th o r he w ro te True H ip: Style Survival fo r th e M od ern, and the
sequel True H ip M anual. He has d ire c te d fo u r D ixie S tam pedes fo r D olly Parton's
R odeo T heatre in th e US, and has been th e creative d ire c to r o f Sydney's N ew Year's
Eve spectacular since '96.
Meryl Tankard - Deep Sea Dreaming

B eginning her career as a m e m b e r o f th e A ustralian Ballet, Tankard has p e rform ed
around th e w o rld , in clu d in g six years as a so lo ist w ith th e Pina Bausch W u p p e rta le r
Dance th e a tre . She has d ire c te d tw o com panies in A ustralia since 1989 and was
D ire c to r o f th e M eryl Tankard A ustralian Dance Theatre u ntil '99. Her w o rk has been
in vite d to m ajor festivals all over th e w o rld p e rfo rm in g in such pre stigio us venues as
Sadlers W ells in London, Brooklyn A ca de m y o f M usic in N ew York and th e H et M usik
T heatre in A m ste rd am . She now w orks freelance and is cu rren tly ch oreographing
A n d re w Lloyd W e b be r's new m usical, The B e au tifu l Game.
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Stephen Page - Awakening
Production Designers
D ancer and c h o re o g ra p h e r Page is a d esce nd an t o f th e M un ald ja ii Clan o f th e
Yugam beh trib e o f south east Q ueensland. He p e rfo rm e d w ith th e Sydney Dance
Eamon D’Arcy
T heatre u ntil 1991, w here he was com m issioned to ch ore o g ra p h Trackers o f
Irish-born D 'A rc y d esign ed th e ta p dance m usical H o t Shoe Shuffle, and th e
O xyrhyncus. Since '91, he has been A rtis tic D ire c to r o f Bangarra Dance Theatre
H an do ver C e re m o n y fo r th e 1996 A tla n ta Paralym pics. D 'A rcy, w ho designs
ch o re o g ra p h in g th e ir firs t fu ll le n g th w ork. Praying M antis D ream ing, w inn in g critical
e xhibitio ns, th e a tre , and dance recently c o m p le te d a M aster o f Philosophy degree.
acclaim . He d ire c te d and c h o re o g ra p h e d th e Flag H andover C erem ony a t th e C losing
C erem ony o f th e A tla n ta O ly m p ic Games.
Peter England
England, w ho g ra d u a te d fro m N ID A in 1994, d esign ed th e g ia n t flo a tin g lanterns fo r
Rhoda Roberts - Awakening
Sydney's M ille n n iu m ce le bra tion s. He has d esign ed costum es and sets fo r num erous
A ctor, w rite r and jo u rn a lis t, R oberts was th e A rtis tic D ire c to r o f th e successful Festival
opera, dance and th e a tre p ro d u c tio n s in clu d in g aw ard -w in nin g designs fo r O pera
o f th e D ream ing, th e firs t o f fo u r O ly m p ic A rts Festivals, sta ge d in 1997. As th e host
A ustralia's M ad am e B utterfly.
o f th e SBS c u rre n t affairs p ro gram , Vox P o pu li she becam e th e firs t Indigenous
A ustralian to host a national cu rre n t affairs TV p ro gram . She was also co -fo u n d e r o f
th e firs t national A b o rig in a l th e a tre com pany, th e A b o rig in a l T heatre Trust. She is Dan Potra
Potra e m ig ra te d fro m Romania in 1988. He has d e sig n e d operas around the country,
cu rren tly p re se n te r fo r th e national music p ro g ra m . M usic Sounds.
in clu d in g Carm en, Jenufa, a nd A ria d n e a u f Naxos. He d esign ed Fred, and Chasing
th e D ra go n fo r th e Sydney T heatre C om pany, as w ell as Black M ary fo r Belvoir Street
Peter Wilson - Nature
Theatre.
Peter W ilson is a fo rm e r a cco u n ta n t w ho is now reg arde d as Australia's leading
p u p pe te er. S tud yin g w ith P h illip pe G e nty in France, he w e n t on to p e rfo rm and
Michael Scott-Mitchell
ch ore o g ra p h p u p p e t w o rk here and around th e w o rld . His w o rk includes th e T h e ft O f
S c o tt-M itc h e ll has d esign ed som e o f th e m o st lavish shows in Australia, including
Sita a t th e 2000 A d e la id e Festival, The H o b b it a t th e Sydney O peras House in '98,
Jesus C hrist S uperstar and The Puccini Spectacular. He has d esign ed over 50 plays,
and M o b y D ick a t th e 1990 M e lb o u rn e In te rn atio na l Festival. W ilson is a w in n e r o f th e
and several operas, in clu d in g Tannhuaser and Rinaldo. He has also designed interiors
Sidney M yer A rtis t o f th e Year, and has rece ntly w on an Asia Link F ellow ship fo r a
in clu d in g th e Pow erhouse M useum m em bers lo u ng e and th e R ockpool Restaurant.
Residency in N agoya a t th e U rinko Theatre.
Jeffrey Samuels
Nigel Jamieson - Tin Symphony
Je ffrey Samuels is a b a ckg ro un d a nim ation a rtis t w ith A b o rig in a l N ations Pty Ltd, a
In his native England, Jam ieson fo u n d e d th e London Festival o f N ew Circus and th e
co m p an y th a t anim ates tra d itio n a l "D ra m a tis e " stories fro m Indigenous com m unities.
London In te rn atio na l W o rksho p Festival. M ig ra tin g to A ustralia in 1992, he has
Samuels' w o rk is in m any co llections, in clu d in g th e Pow erhouse M useum , th e A rt
crea ted a series o f e pic o u td o o r events and ce le bra tion s inclu ding Kelly's R epublic,
G allery o f N ew South W ales, and th e N atio na l Gallery. He also designs b o o k covers,
sta ge d on th e O p era House fo re c o u rt and th e a tre w o rk th a t has to u re d w id e ly in Asia,
w ine labels, and posters.
Europe and th e A m ericas. R ecently he was A rtis tic D ire c to r o f th e 25 hour M illenium
b roadcast fo r AB C TV.
Costume Designers
Lex Marinos - Arrivals
From a fa m ily o f G reek cafe ow ners, M arinos is a d irector, actor, sports co m m e n ta to r Kristian Fredrikson
and radio announcer. M arinos starred in th e long running TV sitcom K in gsw o od As resident d e sig n e r a t th e M e lb o u rn e T heatre C om pany, Frederikson created over
C ounty, has had roles in several A ustralian m ovies in clu d in g Last Days o f Chez Nous fo rty p ro d u c tio n s and w on fo u r Erik awards. He has d esign ed ballet, opera and film ,
and has app ea re d in p ro d u c tio n s w ith th e N im ro d , Sydney and M e lb o u rn e Theatre and had a solo e x h ib itio n , 'T he A r t o f Stage D esign: C ostum es by Kristian
com panies. For th e past th re e years, he has been th e d ire c to r o f C arnivale, Sydney's F redrickson' a t th e V icto ria n P e rform in g A rts M useum .
m u lticu ltu ra l arts festival.
Lisa Ho
Nigel Triffitt - Eternity Lisa Ho designs cashm ere knits, dresses, sw im w ear and jeans, sold in her five co n ce p t
T riffitt has d esign ed and d ire c te d m any p ro d u ctio n s, inclu ding Gum B oots o f S ow eto, stores around A ustralia, as w ell as in England, Asia, and Am erica. Ho started o u t in
and th e unique Tap D ogs, th e w ild ly successful ta p m usical; p a rt th e a tre and p a rt 1982, w ith 50s insp ire d c o tto n bikinis th a t she sold a t a Sydney m arket stall.
dance, p a rt rock co n c e rt and p a rt co n stru ctio n site, w here an a th le tic s e x te t co nstruct
in trica te rhythm s on a steel and w o o d set. Tap D ogs has g a th e re d a c o lle ctio n o f Jenny Irwin
awards, inclu d in g th e 1996 O liv ie r A w a rd fo r Best C h o re o g ra p h y and is currently Irwin was costum e d esign er fo r th e Sydney Dance C om pany fro m '81-97. She has
to u rin g w o rld w id e w ith five com panies. He has d esign ed sta g in g fo r a h ost o f events d e sig n e d costum es fo r Bangarra shows, in clu d in g Praying M antis D ream ing, and Fish.
and p e rfo rm e rs inclu d in g M en a t W ork, Icehouse, Circus O z and Hair. She was costum e c u tte r on The M a trix, and M ission Im possible.
Richard Wherrett A.M. - Cauldron Jenny Kee

A sem inal fig u re in A u stralian th e a tre , W h e rre tt has been A rtis tic D ire c to r o f the A p io n e e r o f A ustralian style, Kee has tra n s fo rm e d o u r unique flo ra and fauna into
Sydney T heatre C om pany, and th e N im ro d Theatre. His hundreds o f p ro du ction s v ib ra n t fashion. H er O p a l designs w ere used by Chanel in Paris, and her koala knits
include th e O b ie -w in n in g E lo cutio n o f Benjam in Franklin, The C rucible, Three Sisters, w orn by Diana, Princess o f W ales. She has had m any com m issions, including w o rk fo r
and a re p e rto ire o f Shakespeare. W h e rre tt has d ire c te d th e operas S um m er o f the P arliam ent House in C anberra.
S eventeenth D o ll and T urandot. In '8 4 he was aw arded a 'M e m b e r o f th e O rd e r o f
A ustralia (AM) fo r d istin g u ish e d services to th e p e rfo rm in g arts.
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M oriceau has d esign ed costum es fo r m any g re a t A ustralian film s, such as Babe Pig in David S tanhope has c o n d u c te d Berg's Lulu, and operas by B ritte n and Janacek fo r
th e City, C ro cod ile D undee, and M a d M ax B eyond T hunderdom e. She has w on th re e O p era A ustralia. His c o n d u c tin g w o rk includes concerts o f standard classical and
AFI awards fo r best costum e design. rom an tic re p e rto ire , and film soundtracks.
Peter Morrissey Edo de Waart

Peter M orrissey has been a lea din g A ustralian d esign er since th e early '80s. Recent Edo de W a a rt is C h ie f C o n d u c to r and A rtis tic D ire cto r o f th e Sydney Sym phony
achievem ents include his c o lla b o ra tio n w ith d e se rt a rtis t Jacinta N um ina W augh, and O rchestra, and C h ie f C o n d u c to r o f th e N etherlands O pera. U nder de W aart, th e SSO
his Flag T-shirt, now in th e Pow erhouse M useum co lle ction . has to u re d Europe, Japan and th e US.
Choreographers George Ellis

Ellis has co n d u c te d m any Sydney orchestras. As p a rt o f th e ABC Young C onductors
Doug Jack p ro g ra m , he c o n d u c te d th e A d e la id e , and th e Tasmanian Sym phony Orchestras. He
D ou g Jack was a ch o re o g ra p h e r fo r th e O p e n in g and C losing C erem onies fo r th e is Head o f th e M usic D e p a rtm e n t a t W esley Institute.
1996 A tla n ta O lym pics and th e 1992 Barcelona O lym pics. Fie has c h o re o g ra p h e d
seven Super Bowl h a lf-tim e shows, th e '9 4 W o rld C up o p e n in g and closing Composers
cerem onies and tw o Miss A m erica pageants.
Michael Askill
Jason Coleman Percussionist M ichael A skill has released five solo CDs. He was Principal Percussionist
Jason C olem an has w o rk e d w ith Kylie M in o g u e , John Farnham, Tina Arena, C hristine o f th e SSO, as w ell as C om po se r and M usical D ire cto r fo r th re e Sydney Dance
Anu, and Hum an N ature. In 1997, he c o -ch o re o g ra p h e d th e Logie A w ards, and th e C om pa n y shows. He is A rtis tic D ire c to r o f Synergy, a co n te m p o ra ry music ensem ble.
F ootball G rand Final E n te rtainm e nt.
Ian Cooper
Karen Johnson Mortimer was assistant c h o re o g ra p h e r on Grease— The A rena Jazz v io lin is t Ian C o o p e r p erform s w ith g u ita ris t Tom m y Em m anuel, and has played
Spectacular, and c h o re o g ra p h e r fo r Kelly's R epublic. She played Cassie, a lead role w ith soul leg en d Barry W h ite . C ooper, w ho has recorded six CDs, plays solo, and w ith
in th e original A ustralian p ro d u c tio n o f A C horus Line. th e Ian C o o p e r band in European festivals.
Dein Perry
John Frolich
Inspired by his h o m e to w n o f N ew castle, NSW, Perry c h o re o g ra p h e d and starred in
W ith a career spanning th re e decades, John Frolich is one o f Australia's fin est music
th e smash stage h it Tap Dogs. He d ire c te d and c h o re o g ra p h e d D ein Perry's Steel
producers. M ixin g film soundtracks and p ro d u c in g to p artists are Frolich's specialty.
City, and th e film B ootm en. He c o -c h o re o g ra p h e d and starred in H o t Shoe Shuffle.
He is cu rren tly co m p o sin g th e huge rock sym phony, East m eets W est.
He has w on a n um be r o f M o, O liv ie r and G reen Room awards fo r Taps D o g and H o t
Shoe Shuffle.
John Gillard
A m e m b e r o f th e Sixties g ro u p 'Sounds Inc', John G illard to u re d A ustralia, Europe
Band director
and th e US w ith 'The Beaties'. S e ttling in Sydney in th e 70's he sta rted a com m ercial
music business. He is th e co m p ose r o f 'Share The S p irit', th e song fo r th e Sydney
Barry Spanier 2000 O ly m p ic Bid.
Barry Spanier has been D ire c to r o f th e C e n te r fo r M usic Perform ance a t N ew York
U niversity since '96. He was P ro du ction M anager fo r th e '92 D e m o cra tic N ational
Paul Grabowsky
C on ven tion in N ew York, Venue Band C o o rd in a to r fo r th e 1984 Los A n ge les O lym pics
Paul G rabow sky is a jazz musician, reco rd ing a rtis t and a w ard-w inning com poser fo r
and D ire c to r o f M usic fo r W o rld Expo 88 in Australia, and A ssociate C o n d u c to r o f th e
film , and te levision . His m usic-theatre piece, The T h e ft O f Sita, d e b u te d a t the
U niversity o f Southern C alifornia Trojan Bands '8 0 -'85 .
A d e la id e Festival this year.
Music David Hirschfelder

David H irschfelder's w o rk on Shine and Elizabeth earned him tw o A cadem y award
Max Lambert— Music Director n om inations fo r Best Score. He has w on tw o British Film and TV A cadem y Aw ards fo r
L am bert has co m posed m usic fo r a large n um be r o f plays w ith th e Sydney, M e lb o u rn e S tric tly B allroom and Elizabeth.
and Q ueensland Theatre C om panies and others. He is m usical d ire c to r o f Playschool,
and has p ro d u c e d recordings w ith Icehouse, W endy M atthe w s and Kate C erebrano.
Elena Kats-Chernin
His reco rd ing o f The Boy fro m Oz w on an A ria award in '98. Russian-born Kats-C hernin com poses fo r th e a tre , opera and b a lle t in Europe and
A ustralia. H er c a ta lo g u e includes orchestral pieces, cham ber and ensem ble works,
Conductors and th e c h am be r operas Iphis and M atricide .
Simone Young Pee Wee Ferris

Sim one Young has co n d u c te d m ajor opera com panies and orchestras, in clu d in g th e Ferris was v o te d one o f th e Top 25 DJs in th e W o rld by Juice m agazine. W ith a career
M e tro p o lita n O p era, and th e Royal O p era C o ve n t G arden. She w ill ta ke up th e spanning 15 years, he has been n o m in a te d fo r an AR IA tw ice, and w o rke d w ith artists
p o sitio n o f M usic D ire c to r o f O pera A ustralia in 2001. such as Savage G arden, and Tina Arena.

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Chong Lim Audio
C hong Lim is M usical D ire c to r fo r John Farnham, Kylie M in o g u e , O livia N ew to n-Jo hn ,
th e Logie A w ards, and th e D ili C oncert. He w ro te C row n Casino's A triu m score, and Bruce Jackson
has p ro d u ce d Tom m y Em m anuel and Hum an N ature. As Sound E ngineer fo r Elvis, Bruce S pringsteen, and Barbara Streisand, Australia-
b orn Jackson has revo lu tio nised sta diu m sound. His com pany, A p o g e e Electronics,
Richard Mills AM p io n e e re d d ig ita l a ud io and created filte rs w hich im p ro ve d CD sound.
Richard M ills, is one o f th e country's m ost fre q u e n tly com m issioned and p e rfo rm e d
com posers. He is A rtis tic D ire c to r o f W est A ustralian O p era, and a regular guest
Lighting
c o n d u c to r o f A ustralia's leading orchestras and o pe ra com panies.
John Rayment
David Page
R aym ent was L ig htin g D esigner fo r th e Sydney Dance C om pany fo r six years, and
David Page has co m p ose d scores fo r all o f Bangarra Dance Theatre's m ajor w orks. He
Head o f Technical Services fo r W o rld Expo '88. His lig h tin g w o rk includes Fields o f
has w ritte n m usic fo r te levision , ballet, and he co -co m p ose d th e m usic fo r th e Flag
Heaven, and A s You Desire M e fo r th e Sydney T heatre C om pany.
H andover C erem o ny a t th e A tla n ta O ly m p ic Games.
Laurence H Estrin Director of Communications

Bruce Rowland
Estrin has w o rk e d in com m unications and a ud io fo r fo u r O lym pics. He has designed
R owland has w on th re e AFI awards fo r his film scores— The M an from Snow y River,
sound system s fo r D isneyland, and was responsible fo r th e firs t stereo broadcasts o f
Phar Lap, and Rebel. He has w ritte n th e music fo r seven film s d ire c te d by G eorge
th e A ca d e m y A w ards and th e Gram m ys.
M iller, in clu d in g A n d re , th e Seal.
Wayne Tester Associate Producers

W ayne Tester's film and TV cred its include 'A nyw h ere In Your D ream s' fo r Universal
Picture's A m e rican Tail, and 'C o u ld It Be M e ' fo r D ream w ork's Prince o f E g ypt Julie Brooks
soundtrack. Brooks has w o rk e d in p ro d u c tio n roles fo r five Sydney Festivals, as w ell as many
C am eron M ackintosh and A n d re w Lloyd W e b b e r shows. Her com pany m anaged
H a p p y Days— the A rena M usical, and th e 50th Anniversary o f th e Snowy M ountain
Trevor White
Trevor W h ite firs t came to A ustralia as p ia n ist/vo ca list w ith British g ro u p 'Sounds Inc' Scheme.
befo re g o in g on to star as Jesus in th e o rigin al A ustralian p ro d u c tio n o f Jesus C hrist
Superstar. He was th e "v o ic e o f Rocky" in th e c u lt m ovie, The Rocky H orro r Picture Celia Smith
Show. For Sydney 2000, Smith is M anager fo r o ve r 300 M edal Cerem onies. She was
P ro du ction C o -o rd in a to r fo r Sydney's H andover C erem ony a t th e 1996 A tla nta
O lym pics. H er previous w o rk was in e ve n t m an ag em en t and g ra ph ic design.
Production
Morris Lyda— Technical Director Brian Edmonds - Art Dept Supervisor

Since '71 Lyda has co nsu lted on m ajor e n te rta in m e n t p ro je cts around th e w o rld . He For 22 years, Brian Edm onds has w o rke d in various capacities in th e film industry,
has been P ro du ction M anager fo r to u rs by Phil C ollins, Genesis, Pink Floyd and David inclu d in g A r t D ire c to r and P ro du ction Designer. His credits include D ea d Heart, Anna
Bowie. He was P roject co n su lta n t fo r D isneyFest— Asia, and P roduction C on sulta nt a nd th e King, and Evil Angels.
fo r The Three Tenors, and th e 1994 Rolling Stones tour.
Paula Ryan - Costume Supervisor
Malcolm White— Operations Manager Paula Ryan is a costum e supervisor in th e a tre , film and television. She has w o rke d on
W h ite was Technical D ire c to r fo r th e M illen n iu m C ele bratio ns on th e Harbour, Beauty o ver 30 A ustralian, British, and A m erican p ro d u ctio n s, inclu ding H oly Smoke, Babe
a n d th e Beast, S how Boat, and The Boy from Oz. He was P roduction M anager on Pig in the City, Paradise Road, and The Island o f D o c to r M oreau.
C ab are t and Kelly's R epublic.
Jeremy Sparks - Workshop Manager
In his 14 year career as a co n stru ctio n manager, Sparks has b u ilt th e glass church in
Astrid Friederichs— Head of Production Services
O scar a nd Lucinda, an 80 m etre high co lla psing b rid g e fo r The Phantom, and a 20
Born on a small Danish island, A s trid Friederichs w o rk e d fo r H olida y on Ice, w here she
m etre high te m p le fo r A nna a nd the King.
was to u r m anager and lig h tin g designer. In Australia, she has been P roduction
M anager on m any TV shows, in clu d in g th e Logies.
Al Martinez - Props master
Born in Los A n ge les, M artinez im m ig ra te d here in 1984, and co -fo u n d e d th e Skylark
Michael Auckland Technical Manager/Production Stage Manager
P u pp e t C om pany. For 10 years, he was reside n t w o o d w o rk e r a t C up pa cum b alo ng
M ichael (Mik) A u cklan d was P ro du ction M anager on Sunset Boulevard, and Technical
C ra ft C entre, and was W orkshop M anager fo r Skyworks S tud io in Canberra.
d ire c to r fo r S how Boat. He stage m anaged Joseph, th e Australasian to u r o f Cats, and
th e Asian to u r o f P hantom o f th e O pera.
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Production Managers
Angela Dalton
D alton has w o rke d in th e th e a tre in d u stry fo r o ver 15 years. She was P roduction
C o o rd in a to r on som e o f th e largest musicals p ro du ced in A ustralia in clu d in g The
Phantom o f the O pera, Les M isérables, Miss Saigon, Cats and RENT.
Amanda Ferguson
Am anda Ferguson was P ro du ction C o o rd in a to r o f th e River Stage, m anaging over
170 acts in six m onths at W o rld Expo 88. She w o rke d in th e UK fo r th re e years in
M usic V id eo P roduction.
Catherine Flanagan
C a th e rin e F lanagan was a p ro d u c tio n m a n a g e r a t R idley and Tony S c o tt s
com m ercials com pany in London. Back in Australia, she has p ro d u c e d com m ercials
fo r com panies in clu d in g Sony and AT&T w hile a t th e p ro d u c tio n house BLACK.
Don Gunn
D on Gunn has w o rk e d in technical and p ro d u c tio n roles w ith th e Sydney O pera
House, O p era A ustralia and th e V icto ria State O pera. He has p ro d u c tio n m anaged
o u td o o r events in clu d in g T ro p fe st S hort Film Festival, Shirley Bassey and M ichael
C raw ford.
Jodie Hitchock
J o d ie H itchcock has stage m anaged shows, in clu d in g Fame— th e M usical, H o t Shoe
Shuffle, Grease, A n y th in g Goes, and The Rocky H o rro r Show. She once o p e ra te d her
ow n ch ocolate m aking business - F o rb id de n Fudge.
Brendan Cooney - Production Manager, Support Services

Brendan C oo ne y has d esign ed and p ro d u c e d D ance Party events, and m anaged th e
Paralym pic Torch Relay. For th e Sydney O ly m p ic C erem onies, he m anaged th e
tra n s p o rt and a cco m m o d a tio n fo r over 5000 volunteers.
Artist/Designers
Jeffrey Samuels
Je ffrey Samuels is a b ackg ro u n d anim a tio n a rtis t w ith A b o rig in a l N atio ns Pty Ltd, a
com pany th a t anim ates tra d itio n a l "D ra m a tis e " stories fro m Indig en ou s co m m unities.
Sam uels' w o rk is in m any co lle ction s, in clu d in g th e Pow erhouse M useum , th e A rt
G allery o f N ew South W ales, and th e N atio na l Gallery. He also designs b o o k covers,
w in e labels, and posters.
Ken Done AM
Ken D one is one o f A ustralia's m ost fam ous artists. His firs t solo e x h ib itio n was held
in Sydney in 1980, and since th e n he has held o ver 40 one-m an shows, inclu ding
m ajor e xh ib itio n s in Australia, Japan and France. His w orks have been shown in th e
A rch ib a ld , Sulman, W ynne, Blake, and D ob ell Prizes, in 1992, Ken received th e O rd e r
o f A ustralia fo r services to A rt, Design and Tourism.
Writer/editor
David West - Media Guide

David W est is a in te rp re tiv e w rite r and jo u rn a lis t w h o has w ritte n e xtensively in th e
areas o f consum er p ro te c tio n , ind ustria l relations, risk m a n a g e m e n t and th e
enviro n m e nt. He received a N atio na l M edia and A rt D irectors A w a rd fo r his 'P lan t a
Tree' cam paign in 1988.


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“This content (the “Content”) is made available to you (“You”) by the

C on te nts o f th is g u id e relatin g d ire c tly to th e O p e n in g C erem ony may n o t be

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H istory o f th e O p e n in g C erem ony 9

The O p e n in g C erem o ny o f th e XXVII O lym piad -O ve rvie w 11

2. A rrival o f Head o f State and N atio na l A n th e m 21

3. D eep Sea D ream ing 23

7. Tin Sym phony 33

10. Sydney 2000 O ly m p ic Band 41

12. 'D are to D ream ' 47

13. O fficia l Speeches 49

14. O ly m p ic Flag - 'H eroes Live Forever' 51

16. 'The Flam e' 57

Past O ly m p ic Games O p e n in g C erem onies - Facts in B rief 61

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■i nsi This m edia g u id e is to assist th e m edia to in te rp re t and understand b o th th e form al

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0 -r» In a ncien t Greece, th e firs t day o f O ly m p ic c o m p e titio n o p e n e d w ith th e co m p e tito rs

The parade o f a th le te s a t th e London Games o f 1948, had a special sym bolism as it

The focus o f th e o p e n in g cerem ony is th e Parade o f A th le te s fro m each country, w ho

* 3 9 A n d now, it is Sydney's tu rn to dazzle th e w o rld .

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• =a D avid A tkin s has starred, p ro d u ce d , d ire c te d , c h o re o g ra p h e d and created over 20

"T h ey have b ro u g h t us draw ings and w e have to w o rk o u t h ow to b uild it, w h e th e r it

A ro u n d 12,500 p e o p le w ill a pp e a r on th e arena d u rin g th e cerem ony. "T he logistics

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S tockm en on horses e n te r th e arena and w elco m e th e crow d

7:10pm C reative segm ents b eg in w ith D eep Sea D ream ing

7:37pm Tin Sym phony

Lighting, data and power equipment

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■ Cable, data and power ■C = 2 1

An extensive c o m p u te r n e tw o rk co ntrols am p lifie rs and rep orts th em , ready to d o the

C ostum e S upervisor Paula Ryan and her 100 d e d ic a te d s ta ff have been w o rk in g

The g ro u n d cloth co ve rin g th e stadium fie ld o f p lay is ro u g h ly 23 000 square m etres

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PRELUDE 6:00 - 7:00pm

• The audience is given th e ir p a rtic ip a tio n instructions, sponsors are recognised

• O ve r 40,000 reg istered vo lu ntee rs w ho have c o n trib u te d so much to m aking a

• The IOC and UN "Q u e s t fo r G lobal Peace" is ce le b ra te d d u rin g a ren ditio n o f

• A ustralia's o ld e s t living O lym pian, Edie Payne is recognised in vid e o and in

• John W illiam son leads th e audience th ro u g h 'W altzin g M a tild a '.

• A t 16:59:50, th e audience jo in s in to c o u n t dow n th e last te n seconds.

Music: The songs p e rfo rm e d d u rin g th e Prelude:

'Share th e S p irit' p e rfo rm e d by Ric H e rb e rt and th e Australian In stitu te o f

'Im a g in e ' by John Lennon

'W altzin g M a tild a ' p e rfo rm e d by John W illiam son

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The riders fo rm in to th e O ly m p ic Rings, th e n break fre e to ride to th e bou nd ary fence,

Credits The Australian Light Horse Cavalry

The Man From Snowy River

Patterson's p oe m was m ade in to a h it film o f th e same name in 1982, starring Tom

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Performers James Morrison AM

Ms Anthony's gow n designer Carla Z am p atti Human Nature

Hum an N ature o p e n e d th e European 1997 to u rs o f b o th M ichael Jackson and Celine

Julie Anthony A .M ., O.B.E.

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Australians’ love affair with the ocean

W hen th e n atio n takes a break at C hristm as fo r summer, Australians head fo r th e

The Great Barrier Reef