amazing moments at the 2018 asian games opening ceremony
Right on August 18, 2018, the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games took place. The magnificent Bung Karno Main Stadium became the chosen place for the biggest event of the year. No less than 6,000 event supporters, ranging from dancers, singers, crews and all teams participating in the success of this event.
Long preparation is carried out by all elements of this event. Led directly by Wishnutama as Creative Director, this event was successfully carried out with great amazement. The collaboration is not easy between the creative team, the performers, the government and all the people of Indonesia, giving great enthusiasm to the athletes present.
There are also many precious moments that can be witnessed. As.....
1. President Jokowi's action "riding a motorcycle" to GBK made the audience stunned
The program began with the screening of a video starring Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo. The story, Mr. Jokowi came out of the Palace on the presidential car, then had to ride a motorbike accompanied by Paspampres because of heavy traffic. And no one thought that the video ended with the direct presence of Mr. President in the presence of millions of eyes who saw the magnificent GBK tonight.
Not only as a form of support, the video illustrates how great Indonesia is and how lively the support of the people welcomed the 2018 Asian Games.
2. When the entire GBK stadium sang "Indonesia Raya", there was a sense of pride and emotion that made your soul vibrate
It was Tulus who led the athletes and all the present attendees to sing the national anthem "Indonesia Raya". Increasingly touching, after "Indonesia Raya" was over, all attendees briefly silenced while praying for the victims of the Lombok Earthquake.
The speech of Gelora Bung Karno was no less lively when the Indonesian contingent greeted the public of the stadium and President Jokowi. Rumbling applause cannot be avoided.
3. The excitement of the 2018 Asian Games athlete's definition was more complete when two "intimate" Koreans in Indonesia
The 18th Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang witnessed historic encounters between the two neighboring neighbors, North Korea and South Korea. In fact, the two Koreas sent their contingents under one name namely "Korea". Parades of athletes from all countries who took part in the 2018 Asian Games were accompanied by traditional Acehnese dress dancers. Each country is represented by a number of athletes who will show skill in each sport. In front of the flag athletes of each country it looked dashing brought by one of the athletes' representatives. Preceded by a model with garuda costumes and carrying the name of each country. As athletes walk and show all their athletes, the dancers form island formations in Indonesia. They did not stop dancing when the athletes walked in introducing themselves to the audience.
4. When the Japanese contingent carried the Indonesian flag, made emotion ...
Neither is Palestine, which has a strong emotional connection with Indonesia. Members of the Palestinian contingent seemed to wave the Red and White flag juxtaposed with their country's flag.
5. Featuring 4000 dancers with complicated concepts
All dancers consist of sons and daughters of school students and hundreds of dancers from various regions in Indonesia. Even variations are not just from movements, but also from the age of the dancers. From young to 80 years old, all compacts feature stunning dances.
Not surprisingly, the correlation of Denny Malik's and Eko Suprianto's works amazed the eyes of all who watched. There were approximately 4000 dancers who shared their duties and roles to dance from areas in Indonesia. The concept that is not easy actually makes the dancers look more vibrant. From every step, movement to music has meaning that illustrates how big Indonesia is.
Not only presents Indonesian dance, the opening ceremony of 2018 Asian Games also presents a theater performance that tells of Indonesian culture. Including the Indonesian singer, Maruli Tampubolon who participated in this theater, continued Raisa singing Zamrud Khatulistiwa.
Who would have thought that the amazing dance of about 4000 dancers was the result of the cold hand of Denny Malik and Eko Suprianto. Coming from an unequal background, it is not easy for both of them to combine dance characters in a stunning performance.
The long journey from concept determination, the selection process to training, takes no less than 5 months.
Practicing from morning to night, Denny and Eko were quite overwhelmed to train dancers from not only dancers' backgrounds, but also the general public and students. But both claimed they never said they were tired, because for Denny and Eko this was what they loved, especially with the same goal of Indonesia.
6. Via Vallen may steal attention but Mr. Jokowi's shake remains the champion
Via Valen, as the initial performer, successfully sang the official song of the 2018 Asian Games "Reaching the Stars". Using dominant white clothing, he succeeded in getting the athletes excited to welcome the 2018 Asian Games performance. Not only athletes and spectators who swayed, the most important guest that night, President Jokowi, joined dancing ria.
Throughout the event, the music from Indonesian famous musicians never stopped playing. Of course this music is the result of collaboration from Addie MS and a music arranger Ronald Steven. Unmitigated, musical arrangements were made and recorded in Prague, Czech. For approximately 4 days the recording process and editing took place.
Not only stunning musical arrangements. There was also the appearance of talented young pianist from Indonesia, Joey Alexander. Giving music from folk songs at the touch of a finger on the piano keys.
The incorporation of traditional music with the touch of modern music, makes every movement and scene in the degree is as real. Collaboration between musicians and all teams makes every outcome of the arrangement very heartening in the hearts of the audience.
In addition to Via Valen and Tulus, there are a number of performers from Indonesian singers who also enlivened from Anggun C Sasmi, Raisa, Maruli Tampubolon, GAC and many other singers who took part in enlivening the opening ceremony which lasted more than 2 hours.
7. Certainly the fireworks display that always managed to spoil the eyes
Not only music and dance performances, fireworks made the night's atmosphere more crowded. Indonesia became a country that was very proud of the success of the 2018 Asian Games opening ceremony.
Thousands of Indonesians enliven GBK. Since some time ago they were very eager to hunt for tickets, exchanging them until they finally arrived at one of the biggest stadiums in Indonesia.
The knick knacks that were brought and used by the audience indicated that they were very supportive of the Asian Games which took place in Jakarta & Palembang. Ranging from flags, dolls to uniforms for athletes.
Great evidence of the Indonesian people has a tremendous love for the athletes and also all who have supported the implementation of the biggest event in Asia.
8. All moments are the best moments
Taking place at GBK or Gelora Bung Karno, the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games presents an extraordinary stage. Starting from a replica of a waterfall weighing almost 7 tons, mountains, hills, oceans which all illustrate how diverse the nature of Indonesia is.
Not only that, there is also a video mapping that integrates with the movements of the dancers and the echoing music. The magnificent stage setting is also supported by stunning lighting. Even who would have thought that the audience also made GBK that night echoed with their lighted cellphone lights.
More or less walking for 2 hours, the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games truly amazed millions of pairs of Indonesian people. Starting from the stage system, the dance of thousands of Indonesia's best sons and daughters, the singers who burned the spirit of the athletes, until the torch was sent relayed by senior Indonesian athletes.
All Indonesians are very proud to host the biggest sports Olympics in Asia. Especially it has succeeded in presenting an epic Opening Ceremony.
The struggle of athletes and all Indonesians has just begun. Let's support all athletes and teams by being friendly citizens and continue to pray for each of their struggles.
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