JOHANNESBURG - The opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris was a spectacular affair.
It was the first time that the event happened outside the confines of a stadium. The ceremony took athletes from around the world down the River Seine on a 6-kilometre ferry ride.
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The event was an ochestrated storyline with each scene opening with different historic building as a backdrop.
The theme for the event, turned production, was set to reinterpret history, with the core message being that of promoting humanity and inclusivity.
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Lebo Motswenyane, the founder and managing director of Lucky No8 Events had a sit-down with Dan Moyane to decipher the work done behind events of such magnitude.