Feature Stories
Credits and Special Thanks
Feb 26, 2006
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games extends its thanks and appreciation to Cirque du Soleil, Ecole Nationale de Cirque and Les 7 doigts de la main for their creative, production and technical assistance in creating “Come Play With Us.”
VANOC gratefully acknowledges the Government of Canada through Foreign Affairs Canada; Canadian Tourism Commission; Tourism BC; Tourism Vancouver; and Tourism Whistler for their financial support of the VANOC segment of the Torino Closing Ceremony.
Honoured Participants
His Worship Sam Sullivan, Mayor of the City of Vancouver
Chief Gibby Jacob
Four Host First Nations Chiefs:
- Chief Leonard Andrew of the Lil’wat Nation
- Chief Ernest Campbell of the Musqueam Nation
- Chief Bill Williams of the Squamish Nation
- Chief Leah George-Wilson of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Feature Performers
Ben Heppner, “O Canada”
Avril Lavigne, “Who Knows”
Performers
Vancouver Area Performers
| From Ecole Nationale de Cirque David Bernbaum Guillaume Biron Gonzalo Coloma Rospigliosi Kristina Dniprenko Gisle Henriet Celine Jean Evelyne Laforest Martin Laliberte Frederic Lemieux-Cormier Ruben Urdiales Loic Quesnel Marie-Claude Roulez Jacob Skeffington Corine Turcotte-Latreille Arno Wauters From Les 7 doigts de la main Heloise Bourgeois Francisco Cruz Raphael Cruz Silvia Gertrudix Gonzalez Bradley Henderson Patrick Leonard Sebastien Soldevila Samuel Tetreault William Underwood From Cirque du Soleil Igor Issakov |
For VANOC
| Chief Executive Officer | John Furlong | ||||
| Senior Vice President, Service Operations & Ceremonies | Terry Wright | ||||
| Vice President, Culture & Ceremonies | Burke Taylor | ||||
| Program Director, Culture & Ceremonies | Marti Kulich |
Creative Team
| Executive Producer | Burke Taylor | ||||
| Producer | Marti Kulich | ||||
| Creative Advisor | Lyn Heward | ||||
| Director | Mark Godden | ||||
| Music Director/Composer | Paul Airey | ||||
| Costume Designer | Judy Jonker | ||||
| Lighting Director | Jean Renaud | ||||
| Projection Producer | Érick Villeneuve | ||||
| Technical Director & Production Manager | Ian Pool | ||||
| Medallion Artist | Jody Broomfield | ||||
| Illustrator | Jean-Sébastien Piquette |
Creative Contributors
| Actor/Director/Playwright/Filmmaker | Robert Lepage | ||||
| Choreographer/Director/Producer | Jacques Lemay | ||||
| Creative Advisor - Cirque du Soleil | Lyn Heward | ||||
| Percussionist/Composer/Producer | Sal Ferreras | ||||
| Artistic Director - Theatre Fraud/Director | Jillian Keiley | ||||
| Television Consultant | Alan Clark |
Production Team
| Acrobatic Coach | Andre St-Jean | ||||
| Equipment Technician | Michel Leblanc | ||||
| Head of Props | Nik von Schulmann | ||||
| Company Manager | Anna Lam | ||||
| Production Coordinator | Marie-Josée Adam | ||||
| Stage Managers | Patrick Roberge, Simona Zipursky | ||||
| Production Assistants | Marie-Soleil Charest, Sylvie Lalonde | ||||
| First Nations Coordinators | Hilary Dunn, Tewanee Joseph | ||||
| Costume Supervisor | Suzanne Canuel | ||||
| Associate Lighting Director | Vincent Colbert | ||||
| Projection Assistant | Louis-Pierre Morin | ||||
| Image Creation Assistant | Valérie Gareau | ||||
| Props Design & Fabrication | Paragon Props | ||||
| Medallion Manufacturers | Executive Promotions | ||||
| Video Production | Ace Films, karacters design group |
Related Content
Come Play With Us
Show at a Glance
The Flag Handover Ceremony
Download the complete broadcasters’ colour commentary (PDF, 1.2 MB)
© 2008 The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Olympic and Paralympic Games photography © Getty Images, unless otherwise stated.
