UEFA EURO 2012 Opening Ceremony - Countdown

8th June 2012, Warsaw

The opening ceremony of UEFA EURO 2012 has been held at the National Stadium in Warsaw today. The performance started 20 minutes before kick-off of the tournament's opening match between Poland and Greece and offered an unforgettable curtain-raiser to three weeks of a celebration of national team football in Poland and Ukraine.
The opening ceremony show has been developed by Marco Balich - Creative Director and Executive Producer, Lida Castelli - Artistic Director and Bryn Walters, Show Director.
The 12-minute show combined heritage and innovation, to bring sport and culture together and mark the start of a historical event, the first UEFA European Football Championship to be staged in central and east Europe. It also promoted the participating nations together with key UEFA EURO values: unity, rivalry and passion.The opening ceremony included incredible mass choreographies involving more than 800 volunteer performers.

Ceremony numbers:

1.000 PERFORMERS
300 STAGEHANDS
100 PRODUCTION VOLUNTEERS  
14-40 AGE SPAN OF VOLUNTEERS
1.200 COSTUMES
250 HOURS OF REHEARSALS
2.400 LITERS OF WATER
22.000 SNACKS

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