After a successful tendering process, the board of directors of Santiago 2023 Corporation has given the green light to award the tender to the production company Lotus Balich, which will be responsible for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Pan American and Parapan American Games.
In a never-before-seen alliance, the national company Lotus, responsible for one of the most relevant music festivals in the country, among them Lollapalooza and Cirque du Solei, joined efforts with the Italian company Balich Wonder Studio, a large company with experience in several large events such as the opening and closing ceremonies for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the opening ceremony for the Qatar 2022 World, the opening and closing ceremonies for the Lima 2019, and the closing ceremony for the Sochi 2018 Paralympic Games, among many other large production events.
In this context, the Games ceremonies mark a historical milestone, since they will show to the continent the cultural identity and different art expressions from Chile, calling to all the Americas to make Santiago 2023 “Our meeting point”, as the slogan goes.
In the tender several large and outstanding national and international event planners participated, which shows the interests this event generates.
HOW WAS THE TENDER AWARDED
For the tender, three different working commissions evaluated different selection criteria: the first one performed the administrative filter, the second one analyzed the creative proposal (a commission integrated by experts from different organizations) and the third experts group evaluated the background and experience of the companies, verifying the information delivered.
Santiago 2023 is the largest multi sport event Chile has ever done in its history. The country will receive 9 thousand high performance athletes and Para athletes. It is expected close to 100 thousand tourists and the broadcast of the event will reach over 200 million spectators.
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