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Show The Park Record FriSatSun, February 8-10, 2002 Ifs still a worldwide event A-12 li tmn JLjMfc. r.'. 1 r m f ih n e G:00 SAI HU 9 ft" 1 , 3 8r 6PM MON-Wl IJ r" G:O0 i M mtiimniimtii TEENS 1317 $4.00 CHILDREN $3.00 NO DISCOUNTS f T M I U ! I 1 1 1 i i I i i H aiiiixiiniiiini) BLACK HAWK DOWN FRI FEB 8 8:00 SAT FEB 9 8:00 M ON FEB 1 1 8:00 Sept. 11 didn't change focus of opening ceremony, but will change how it Feels SALT LAKE CITY. Utah (AY) Although he didn't change a thing in the Winter (James opening ceremony cere-mony after Sept. 11. Don Mischcr knew his Olympic curtain-raising event would never be the same. " Iliis is going to feel very different," differ-ent," Mischcr said Monday, taking a break from rehearsals. "It's the first gathering of nations since the war on terrorism. "People are going to feel more emotional at what they see." the Emmy Award-winning producer of Friday night's two-hour extravagan-. za added. "Something simple, like the raising of the Olympic flag, becomes more meaningful." For Mischcr and others connected connect-ed to the opening, the attacks that left about 3.01)0 Americans dead raised questions about handling his duties as producer of an event watched by most of the world. "When you produce something like this, you have many audiences." Mischcr said, standing in the middle of Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium. "You have to be very careful not to concentrate too much on the United States. This is a worldwide event." Mischcr recalled attending the opening ceremony at the 1984 Summer (James in Los Angeles, and leaving with the feeling that he-had he-had seen something extraordinary. It wasnl until a dozen years later, when he became involved with the Olympics, that a high-ranking foreign for-eign official complained to him that the California ceremony was "second "sec-ond only to Hitler's in 1936" for jingoism. jin-goism. On a windy Monday aftcrncxm with temperatures in the low 20s. the show's overseers conducted a dry run of several ceremony moments. A teenager in a black winter jacket ran into the stadium with an extinguished torch, subbing for the yet-to-be identified actual torch bearer. Trumpets blared, hot airs balloons bal-loons floated, and covered wagons were parked as the rehearsal continued. contin-ued. Outside, a dozen olive Humvees were parked as soldiers in combat fatigues milled about. Miseher stressed that nothing in the opening ceremony was changed after Sept. 1 1, although there will be mentions of the terrorist attacks in a 45-minute segment before the worldwide broadcast of the opening ceremony. Sting, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the-Dixie Chicks. LeAnn Rimes and more than 5.000 cast members are expected to perform.) Much of the opening ceremony remains a secret. One thing is certain: cer-tain: There will be plenty of ice. Nearly 800 skaters will be part ojf the ceremony, zipping around the stadium, said Sarah Kawahara. choreographer cho-reographer for the opening. ; Kenny Ortega, the artistic and show director, estimated that by the time Friday night rolls around, some of the participants in the show will have put in as many as 100 hours of rehearsal in often brutal weather. ' One part of the ceremony slipped out Monday during the final report by Salt Lake City organize! to the International OlympfL Committee. j! Creative director Scott GivertJ said the opening ceremony woufcl introduce the world to a child wh$. as a character, would be a theny throughout the (James and at th closing ceremony Feb. 24. Domino's Pizza Our last month's average delivery time was 24 minutes! 649.7788 750 Kearns Blvd. Park City "Business is Great. Drivers are needed!" 2000 Domino's Pizza Inc. Domino's to a registered trademark of Dominos Pizza LLC. 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B Murphy leads the Golden Voices of Gospel Ensemble and 70 area singers through a "get-out-of-your seat-and-move-those-feet" performance. Celebrate the February madness with a performance that is quintessentially American. The show begins at 8 PM. Please Call 435-655-3114 for tickets. Sponsored by The Christian Centex The Eccles Center Tickets are: J15. $25, $35550 (Children 12 & under are Hah Price). American Expbess is Proud to be the Tmt Sponsor of the 2001-2002 Season. |