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2015 / ORIGINS / OPENING CEREMONY — FIRST EUROPEAN GAMES / A PIECE FOR OVER 1750 VOLUNTEER PERFORMERS
 
 
Commissioned by the Baku 2015 Organising Committee for the First European Games (BEGOC)
12 June 2015 at the Baku Olympic Stadium
120 minutes

Conceived, visualised and directed by Dimitris Papaioannou
Music Directors: Teodor Currentzis & Vangelino Currentzis
Production Designers: Thanassis Demiris & Eva Manidaki
Lighting Designer: Robert A. Dickinson
Costume Designer: Yashi
Pyrotechnic Designer: Eric Tucker
Associate Artistic Director: Tina Papanikolaou
Miniatures Segment Director and Designer: Angelos Mentis
Director of Mass Choreography: Bryn Walters
Choreographer (Miniatures): Kat Válastur
Choreographer (Male Dance & Yalli): Nikos Lagousakos
Artistic Associate & Music Script: Stephanos Droussiotis
Artistic Associate & Texts: Kyriacos Karseras
Director of Ceremonies: Catherine Ugwu
Senior Technical Director: Nick Eltis
Executive Producer: Scott Givens

with
Alim Qasimov (shaman)
Natig Shirinov (drummer)
Ilkin Aslanov (Nizami)
Patricia Zarnovican (Leyli puppet)
Marquese Scott (Majnun puppet)
Robyn Simpson (Europa)
Nargiz Nasirzada (woman)
Aydamir Aydamirov (man)
and over 1750 volunteer performers from Azerbaijan