The opening ceremony featured more than 1,500 professional and volunteer cast members who took part in 250 rehearsal sessions in the build-up to the Games
represented the Queen at the event, arriving on the stadium floor in a blue Aston Martin DB6 Volante in front of almost 30,000 spectators.
Giant puppets of literary figures, musicians and scientists ambled around, while parkour artists and stunt cyclists filled the stadium. Black billowing smoke and red furnaces reflected the industrial revolution, while a host of dancers dressed in contrasting colours represented the multicultural city.– was the centrepiece of the performance.
The bull broke loose from its chains, but when Stella – played by Lorell Boyce – faced the creature head-on, the women were also emancipated.Human rights activist Malala Yousafzai In a short but powerful message, the activist and author said competitors represented millions of children and “our shared hope for the future”.
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