Very genki, slightly kitsch, occasionally compelling: the Olympic opening ceremony put humanity in centre frame | Malay Mail

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TOKYO, July 24 — The rising of the Japanese flag and the singing of the national anthem is the first moment of stillness. Devoid of external commentary, before a sea of empty stadium seats, it is a stark reminder of the pandemic. More than any of the previous symbols of the “apart but not...

TOKYO, July 24 — The rising of the Japanese flag and the singing of the national anthem is the first moment of stillness. Devoid of external commentary, before a sea of empty stadium seats, it is a stark reminder of the pandemic.

The Tokyo artistic program is an eclectic mix of animation, live-action and pre-recorded performers. Stylised virtuosic performers combine with regular folk doing regular movement. For an “in memoriam” that references both the Israeli delegates murdered at the 1972 Munich games and those lost to Covid, dancer Mirai Moriyama epitomises the power of one individual.

 

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