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The masked torchbearer [b] was the main protagonist of the opening ceremony, serving as a connecting thread throughout the ceremony similar to how Nikki Webster was the main star of the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics as the hero girl. The torchbearer character made appearances between segments in pre-recorded scenes, and live on ...
Paris Olympics organizers apologized to anyone who was offended by a tableau that evoked Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” during the glamorous opening ceremony, but defended the concept ...
In a glitzy opening ceremony that was meant to celebrate diversity, the Paris 2024 Olympics has ignited a firestorm of religious controversy. The organizers found themselves in hot water over a ...
The Opening Ceremony also included a tableau of drag queens and dancers that unintentionally resembled Leonardo da Vinci's iconic Renaissance painting, "The Last Supper," which drew in mixed ...
The Paris Olympics drew ire Friday for an opening ceremony scene that some religious viewers felt was mocking Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper, which depicts Jesus and his disciples before ...
A scene from the Paris Olympics opening ceremony is sparking controversy for its similarity to "The Last Supper." ... the scene is not a parody of “The Last Supper” but rather inspired by ...
Although the ceremony’s artistic director, Thomas Jolly, and other participants have repeatedly said the scene wasn’t inspired by “The Last Supper,” critics interpreted that part of the ...
BACKLASH OVER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY SCENE: After organizers spoke out to say that what many thought was a take on da Vinci's painting of 'The Last Supper' featuring drag performers was really ...