After two weeks of exciting competitions, the Beijing Winter Olympics are finally over. The 2022 Beijing Olympics will officially end with the closing ceremony at the bird Group National Stadium in Beijing, China, at 8:00 p.m. on February 20 local time (7:00 p.m. Vietnam time).
Just like the opening ceremony on February 4, the closing ceremony will be staged by famous director Truong Nghe Mau. According to SCMP, director Truong Nghe Mau will have a closing performance in a "simpler, safe and gorgeous" style.
Simply put it first
According to Yan Jiarong, a spokesperson for the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, the closing ceremony will continue with a simple theme. There will definitely be a theme song for the 2022 Olympics "Sharing the future together"
The closing ceremony will focus on the athletes, because this is their celebration after a tense training and competition process, said spokesperson Yan.
She said that some details in the closing ceremony will also highlight Beijing's position as the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics - an achievement that the Chinese press has used to promote this Beijing Olympics.
snowflowers
Lighting designer Sha Xiaolan revealed that the theme of community of common fate - a phrase inserted in the Chinese Communist Partys constitution - will be highlighted by a performance with nearly 1,000 actors.
The giant snowflakes seen at the opening ceremony - used to symbolize global unity, especially with the Olympic silver - will also return tonight.
Unwilling farewell
This is the topic that the creative group hopes to leave for viewers at the end of the opening ceremony.
Lighting designer Sha Xiaolan told CCTV China: We want to bring the warmth of an uncompromising farewell to the rest of the world. Therefore, we used red as the main color for the closing ceremony and hung nearly 20,000 lanterns in the stands to bring the audience to this interactive performance.
The fire is over
The creative team revealed how to put out the Olympic flame. Snow will gradually darken with each layer, until the center spark is the only thing lit up. That spark will be the last to go out, Sha told Beijing News.
After a short moment, snow will appear again, symbolizing the Olympic flame and the Olympic spirit will continue to spread - the lighting director said.
Home of the 2026 Winter Olympics
The next hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympics, Milan and cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy, will also present an introduction to the next Olympics.
After Beijing Mayor Tran Cat Ninh handed over the Olympic flag to the host of the 2026 Winter Olympics through President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach, a 10-minute performance will begin.
According to art director Lida Castelli, this performance will mainly talk about the harmony of people and nature. Only a handful of performers will attend the show due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the belief that its the simplest.
Among the performers for this segment are Milan-born singer Malike Ayane and vi si Giovanni Andrea Zanon - Marco Balich, creative director of Olympic rituals for the 2026 Olympics, said.
The 2026 Olympics will be the first Olympics to have two official host cities.
