How will musical actor Ayunga, opera singer Cai Chengyu, and young pianist Chen Sa appear on the ice stage? What kind of surprises will the famous figure skating star Zhang Dan bring to ice fans when he returns to the Four Continents Championships as a guest performer?
On February 1, the opening ceremony of the 2024 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships will be held at the Sea Crown Arena of the Oriental Sports Center. A visual feast on ice is about to be staged.
According to Zhang Han, the chief director of the opening ceremony, the opening ceremony consists of two major programs. The first program is "Light of Ice", which uses light and shadow technology to create a beautiful stage. Zhang Dan, the runner-up in pairs skating at the Turin Winter Olympics, will appear on the ice stage in a white magnolia luminous performance costume; China's famous young piano Performer Chen Sa interprets the beauty of figure skating with musical notes; a team skater from Harbin will also appear in the first program.
The second program will feature Ayunga and Cai Chengyu singing the Four Continents theme song. Zhang Han said: "This is a song we created specially for this Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. From the lyrics to the song, it is brand new." At that time, 40 ice boys, 12 team members and team skaters will collectively perform, Give a wonderful welcome ceremony.
This year is the first time that the annual Four Continents Figure Skating Championships will be held in Shanghai, and the competition will last four days. At the opening ceremony held at 15:15 on the 1st, in addition to the city flower white magnolia as a costume element, the director team also used plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum to correspond to four colors to present Chinese culture to audiences around the world.
As a former champion of the Four Continents Championship, Zhang Dan’s identity has changed this time. She will appear as the main performer in the opening ceremony. “Everything is very cordial. When I enter the venue, the lights turn on and I see the referee sitting, Including the blue background of isu, it has completely returned to the state of being an athlete before, but this time the identity is more special, and it will be more relaxed to treat this opening ceremony." Zhang Dan said, "What everyone saw before Figure skating is mostly a cruel side of competitive sports, and this time I want to show the other side of figure skating in the opening ceremony. It is a combination of sports and art, so that everyone can appreciate the beauty of figure skating."
Author: Wu Shu
Text: Our reporter/Wu Shu Picture: Provided by the organizer Editor: Gu Miao Editor: Shen Lei
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