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
Brian Agala
Kevin Bastedo
Sharon Bayly
Sabrina Bhachu
Jeremiah Doubt
Caroline Fitzner
Amber Funk
Yeva Glover
Marissa Gomez
Jordan Hoffart
Darren Hon
Andrea Marino
Gabrielle Martin
Jason Matte
Heather Morrison
Monica Munn
Barbara Murray
Ben Ngui
Harjit Rai
Jyla Robinson
Kira Schaffer
Trevn Sharp
Jamie Silva
Ferdinand Tocol
Monica Tse
Michael Ward

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