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2000 Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/2000_Sydney_Olympics_Opening_Ceremony
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:broadcastOn
3.7 billion viewers
gptkbp:city
gptkb:Sydney
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:date
2000-09-15
gptkbp:director
gptkb:Ric_Birch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
2000 Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Stadium_Australia
gptkbp:musicDirector
gptkb:Max_Lambert
gptkb:Ignatius_Jones
gptkbp:notableAppearance
gptkb:Olympic_Rings
gptkb:International_Olympic_Committee
gptkb:Tap_Dogs
gptkb:Sydney_Symphony_Orchestra
Fireworks display
Ballet dancers
Parade of athletes
Australian stockmen
Australian Aboriginal performers
Australian Girls Choir
Eternity sign
Sheep and horses
Surf lifesavers
Sydney Children's Choir
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:Parade_of_Nations
gptkb:Awakening_segment
gptkb:Tin_Symphony
gptkb:Lighting_of_the_Olympic_Cauldron
Cathy Freeman lit the Olympic cauldron
Eternity segment
Nature segment
Widely praised for creativity and inclusiveness
First time an Indigenous Australian lit the Olympic cauldron
gptkbp:notablePerformer
gptkb:Christine_Anu
gptkb:Tina_Arena
gptkb:Olivia_Newton-John
gptkb:Human_Nature
gptkb:John_Farnham
gptkb:Yothu_Yindi
gptkb:Vanessa_Amorosi
gptkb:Nikki_Webster
gptkbp:opened
gptkb:Sir_William_Deane
gptkb:Juan_Antonio_Samaranch
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:2000_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:producer
gptkb:David_Atkins
gptkbp:song
gptkb:Dare_to_Dream
gptkbp:targetAudience
110,000
gptkbp:theme
G'Day and Welcome
gptkbp:themeMusicComposer
gptkb:Olivia_Newton-John
gptkb:John_Farnham
gptkbp:torchLighter
gptkb:Cathy_Freeman
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Djakapurra_Munyarryun
gptkb:Vanessa_Amorosi
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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