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Olympics Opening Ceremony
The ceremony, conceived and directed by Dimitris Papaioannou, was a pageant of traditional Greek culture and history from its mythological beginnings, with the progression of Greek art. The dramatic music accompanying the performances often combined drumming with the traditionally Greek sound of bouzouki.

The drummer ensembles the athletes marching in the Athens Olympic Stadium playing their typical Greek drums. The first act of the Opening Ceremony "Calling to the Ancient Olympic Spirits" with the comet symbolizes the fire of the ancients giving life to the modern Olympic movement, thus bridging the past and the present together. Next, a young Greek boy sailed into the stadium on a giant paper boat waving the host nation's flag, symbolizing Greece's maritime tradition and its close connection to the sea.

To prepare for the entry of the athletes to the stadium, the giant water pool had been constructed in the stadium that had to be drained. 2,162,000 liters of water had to be drained in a time period of 3 minutes, providing a dry, hard surface for the athletes to march and gather on.

The segments that followed were divided in two main parts. The main artistic segment of the opening ceremony was called "Allegory” that introduced the main conceptual themes and ideals omnipresent throughout the entire opening ceremony, such as the confluence of the past and present, love and passion as the progenitors of history, and humanity's attempt to understand itself. The second part, called the "Clypsedra", or "Hourglass", celebrates the themes of the "Allegory" by a portrayal of Greek history from the ancient to the modern times.

During the "Allegory" to highlight the conceptual themes and ideals of the opening ceremony, the chosen music was Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: 6. Langsam. The music played during the "Clypsedra" segment highlighting Greek history and mythology was conducted by Stavros Xarhakos. The songs played were instrumental in nature and many used traditional Greek instruments. Famous Greek artists such as Stavros Xarhakos, Manos Hadjidakis, Mikis Theodorakis and Konstantinos Bita, were included in the Olympic soundtrack. The whole music project was arranged by composer George Koumentakis, who had worked in the past several times with Papaioannou.

The debut position was given to Saint Lucia, who led the Parade of Nations into the stadium. As the nations entered in Greek alphabetical order, Zimbabwe, usually the penultimate nation, followed only by the host country appeared in the middle of the parade.

Typically, Greece leads the Parade of Nations in any Olympics, with the host nation entering the stadium last. However, since Greece was the host nation, they went last, sending only their flag with the weightlifter Pyrros Dimas like the flag bearer into the stadium at the beginning of the parade, and the athletes themselves at the end of it.

The Opening Ceremony culminated in the end of the torch relay, a tradition begun when Berlin hosted the games in 1936. Before the torch came into the stadium, three rings arose from the center of the stadium that simulated a globe. This segment preceding the torch's arrival honored the first global torch relay that was begun by Athens 2004. Actors, suspended on cables, started rising out of the crowd and ran towards the globe, carrying glowing sticks meant to simulate the Olympic torch. On the globe, the names of the cities which the torch visited were projected, and this segment ended with all the torchbearers floating mid-air coming together at the globe.

The ceremony was a source of major acclaim in the international press and featured never before seen technologies used in a stadium, including a giant pool with slip-proof iridescent fiberglass flooring that drained its water in 2 minutes, beautiful and innovative lighting, and an ingenious staging system utilizing a complex network of automated cables that lifted, maneuvered, and choreographed the floating pieces of sculpture to follow the music and narrative of the opening ceremony.

The costumes, which also drew great international praise, were designed by well-known London-based Greek fashion designer Sophia Kokosalaki. Eleftheria Deco was awarded for her lighting design of the opening ceremony with an Emmy award. NBC, the international TV broadcaster of the Olympics, has also been awarded with 6 Emmy awards for its coverage of the games and technical production.

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