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Kim Gavin, the artistic director for the London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony criticized past Closing Ceremonies in particular Beijing 2008 Closing Ceremony, Athens, 2004 Closing Ceremony and Atlanta 1996 Closing Ceremony are his claims justified?

The Closing Ceremony is the magnificent ending of the Olympic and Paralympics Games. They are celebrated to conclude the whole event and to handover the Olympic flag to the next Host City. The next closing ceremony that will take place on 12 August 2012 in London is being designed by Kim Gravin.

Kim Gravin criticized the past closing ceremonies because he was viewing these ceremonies from his point-of-view. Kim is famous for managing concerts and tours for popular bands and he seems to concentrate on engaging audiences rather than organizing the closing ceremony in typical way as is the tradition of the closing ceremony. Gravin said that the closing ceremony should depict culture of the host country.

While watching the ceremony there seems a depiction of culture in the past closing ceremonies too. As we see the Beijing Olympic Closing Ceremony 2008, was a depiction of Chinese culture and Chinese songs and dances were included. Along with Chinese singers and dancers celebrities from other Asian countries were also invited. Similarly the main theme of Athens Olympics closing ceremony was history. As we all know that Greec are proud of their history.

Stephen Adams discussed that the choreography that is apparent in the Beijing 2008 closing ceremony cannot be compared as it is so neat and beautiful. (Stephen Adams,

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2008). Stephen (2008) discussed that London Olympic Ceremony as is being criticized in the press and media and there is lot of negative comments. In fact, Beijing ceremony was successful and vey well organized with great stars like South Korean Pop star Rain. Along with him there were other Asian celebrities like actor Jackie Chan, Soccer star David Bekhum. The ceremony started with the performance of Chinese performers and was ended by the duet song of Domingo and soprano Song Zuying. (The Korea Times, 2008)

The Athens closing ceremony was also beautified with dances and songs by best Greece singers like Charis Alexiou, Dimitra Galani, Marinella, George Dalaras, Giannis Parios, Chronis Aidonidis and many more. The medal ceremony of men's Marathan was the part of this ceremony. (Beijing Olympic website) The Athens closing ceremony cannot be stated as remarkable and Garvin's criticism is right. Similarly Atlanta 1996 Olympics closing ceremony had the same format of songs and performance by famous stars followed by medal ceremony. In this ceremony the athletes and spectators played card trick stunt.

Question 2: Gavin wanted the London 2012 Olympics event to be about celebrating where we (United Kingdom) are culturally in the UK. I want a typically British closing ceremony -- Critically discuss this statement?

As he stated his aims for 2012 Olympics closing ceremony will represent the British culture and "we will organize it in our own way." Spilling (2000) noted that an event is an excellent way to showcase the unique characteristics of the host environment.

Legacies, such as infrastructure, programming and funding, serve as a mean to develop and improve communities. The potential impacts cover all dimensions of society. McDonnel, Allen, and O'Tool (2004) identified the categories of impacts as social, cultural, physical, environmental, political and economic. Spilling (2000) listed the impacts into four groupings: enhanced international awareness, increased economic activity, enhanced facilities and infrastructure, and increased social and cultural opportunities. However, put, special events frequently have a lasting effect (positive or negative) and commonly cross several segments of society.

Question 3: For the London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony conduct a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis, which should be taken into consideration when planning the event.

Strengths

Special events have become an important commodity for countries, cities and communicate around the globe. The prospective economic, political, social and cultural impacts of these events are substantial (Getz, 1997). The evidence of this is Olympic events. Since its inception, the Olympics have been used as a forum for cultural recognition and social and political change. The strength of this being organized by Gravin that it will definitely have positive impact as he is known for successfully organizing the event that generate great revenues.

Cultural depiction has been the main theme for almost every Olympic closing ceremony. What Gravin has stated to do seems representation of British culture in such a way to engage the diverse audience. The success of a mega event relies on its uniqueness, status or timely significance to create interest and attract attention. So if organized in a proper way, it will prove to be a great success.

Nations are now recognizing the economic influence the Olympics have on host areas. The event is seen as a resource to generate revenue and prosperity for host cities, countries and regions. What makes these appealing is special uniqueness that sets them apart from fixed attractions and normal everyday programs (Getz, 1997). Hosting the 2012 Olympic Games and closing ceremony will be profitable for London.

Innovation is the greatest strength of this ceremony. Gravin is famous for organizing grand events successfully. There are expectations that he will organize the event in an artistic way such that audience enjoys the ceremony with full attention.

Weaknesses

Getz (1997) stated that if major events are not managed properly, they can have unintended social consequences such as substance abuse, negative crowd behavior, and an increase in criminal activity. There have been many recorded examples of special event tragedy. When the Roskilde Music Festival in Denmark experienced sound problems in summer of 2000, the audience of 50,000 people begain shoving in an attempt to get closer to the stage. As the ground was muddy from rain, dozens of people fell and were trampled, resulting in nine people being killed (Stout, 2000). The Woodstock Music Festival in 1999 saw its share of controversy. Poor sanitation and security, the lack of available water, and 90-degree heat led to dangerous concert environment. Recognizing the dangerous situation, many water and food vendors requested permission to sell their goods at lower costs, but eth Woodstock organizers refused, as granting this permission would represent lost profits. Some one-dozen trailers, as small bus and a number of booths and portable toilets were burned in the fray, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.

The positive or negative impacts of special events on their host communities and their stakeholders can be substantial. Impacts can have an effect in the long and short-term. Legacies that remain after staging an event are an important aspect of the event bidding process. As Gravin criticized past ceremonies and has stated that he will organize the closing ceremony in his own way. It is possible that the ceremony may face criticism.

There will be diverse audience present in the ceremony and it cannot be anticipated whether they like much focus on British culture.

As Olympic Games is an international event so there should be inclusion and representation from other cultures too. For example, in Beijing Olympic ceremony Korean singers and other Asian stars also invited.

If Gravin includes the pop stars and leaves some other singers and performers that will bear a negative impact. As it is an international event and he must consider in organizing it in traditional way with some innovation in design and segments of the ceremony.

Opportunities

The strength of Gravin's as an artistic director of the event is that all the British nationals will be happy at the ceremony. It is a grand way to promote British culture too. The British pop stars and celebrities will get grand coverage and will have chance to reach a vast and diverse audience. Culture is not just traditional dances, songs and performance etc. These will also include the UK foods in the form of stalls at the event and it will be promotion of this industry too.

Getz (1997) made distinctions between various economic impacts including tourism, whereby the event generates revenue by attracting people from around the world to the host region. Millions of dollars are generated by host cities through an influx of spectators and visitors. UK Sport (1999) had a much different ideology of the identifiable impacts of special events, representing a more performance-based perspective. They identified three main impacts: winning performances, the development of sports, and economic benefits. These views provided evidence that special events create impacts in a number of different ways.

Question 4:Gavin has asked you to help with the planning, design and staging of the London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony. Can you (i) devise a vision statement with four related mission statements; and, (ii) advise Gavin on the following ~ at least two elements? Issues of cultural sensitivity in event design

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Task

Read the following newspaper extract and then respond to the questions at the end.

Kim Gavin named artistic director for London 2012 closing ceremonies

(*****¢ Amelia Hill, guardian.co.uk, Friday 18 February 2011 10.00 GMT)

The creative force behind Take That*****'s acclaimed Circus tour has been joined by a costume and stage set designer for Lady Gaga and the music composer on the past five James Bond films to mastermind the London 2012 closing ceremony ***** and he spent his first day on the job criticising past efforts by Olympic hosts.

Kim Gavin, who has been announced as the ceremony*****'s artistic director, has produced shows and performances including the record-breaking Take That tour and the band*****'s upcoming European Progress tour, which has reunited the group with Robbie Williams. His appointment was welcomed by Take That*****'s Gary Barlow.

*****"Me and the guys are thrilled that Kim has been asked to create the closing ceremony, we know with him in charge it*****'s going to be one great celebration for the whole country,*****" said Barlow. *****"We*****'re very proud of our live shows and Kim has always been at the very heart of their creation. We wish him all the success in the world and before you ask, no, he hasn*****'t asked us to be in the show ***** yet!*****"

But Gavin used his first interview to criticise ceremonies of previous years. While Beijing*****'s show in 2008 was stylistically *****"amazing*****", Gavin said it left audiences cold, adding: *****"I can*****'t remember a single tune*****".

The Olympic closing ceremony was the second most popular sporting event of 2008, attracting 252 million viewers across the world but Gavin said the show failed to grip those watching it live in the stadium.

*****"They had mass numbers of people doing the same thing and stylistically, it was faultless. But if you looked at the audience in the stadium, they were not engrossed,*****" he said. *****"They were distracted with things like feeding their kids ice-cream. My objective is to make sure that doesn*****'t happen in London: I want to engage my audience.*****"

Gavin said the 2004 ceremony in Athens was *****"too traditional*****" and *****"difficult to relate to*****". *****"It was beautiful and executed fabulously but it was very local and traditional,*****" he said. *****"It didn*****'t strike a chord with me.*****"

Sydney*****'s 2000 event was one of the few ceremonies to garner praise but of Atlanta in 1996, he said: *****"I would not have said it was a great opening. I watched it, asking myself, *****'Am I stylistically gripped, inspired by this show?*****' I had to admit that I was not.*****"

Gavin, a trained ballet dancer who has choreographed and directed many Brit Award performances, the Concert for Diana and the Help the Hero*****'s Concert, said he wanted the 2012 closing ceremonies to be *****"about celebrating where we are culturally in the UK. I want a typically British closing ceremony*****".

But, he added, although he will *****"look locally for talent*****", he will *****"also bring in performers and inspiration from outside of the UK if necessary*****".

*****"Britain has an amazing array of talent but (if) I find that I have a vision that requires something different, I will look abroad,*****" he said. *****"I don*****'t have any rules.*****"

Gavin*****'s comments were received calmly by the International Olympic Committee. Mark Adams, the director of communications for the IOC, said: *****"It would be highly unusual if a creative director didn*****'t have very strong views on what they wanted to do, and on how it would vary from the work of others.

*****"Each Games organiser must produce a ceremony that works for them and the audiences they want to reach out to. We have absolute confidence that London 2012 will put on quite a show.*****"

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Locog) said international stage and costume designer Es Devlin would be the designer.

Devlin recently worked with Lady Gaga on her *****'Monsters Ball*****' US tour. She has also worked with artists including Muse, Kanye West, Mika and the Pet Shop Boys ***** as well as in opera and drama on shows for Glyndebourne, the Royal Opera House, English National Opera, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court Theatre, the Young Vic and the Old Vic.

The film composer and record producer ***** Arnold was announced as the music director. Arnold is the man behind soundtracks to five James Bond films, Independence Day, Stargate, Chronicles of Narnia, Made in Dagenham, and the newly released Simon Pegg/Nick Frost movie *****'Paul*****', as well as records by Dame Shirley Bassey, George Michael, KD Lang, Iggy Pop, Bjork and the Kaiser Chiefs.

Questions:

You must answer ALL questions.

Question 1:

Kim Gavin, the artistic director for the London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony criticised past Closing Ceremonies ***** in particular Beijing 2008 Closing Ceremony, Athens, 2004 Closing Ceremony and Atlanta 1996 Closing Ceremony ***** are his claims justified?

N.B: You will need to watch the Beijing 2008, Athens, 2004 and Atlanta 1996 Closing Ceremonies, which are widely available on the internet (e.g. You Tube)

(4 marks)

(Word Limit: 500 words)

Question 2:

Gavin wanted the London 2012 Olympics event to be *****•about celebrating where we (United Kingdom) are culturally in the UK. I want a typically British closing ceremony.*****– Critically discuss this statement?

N.B: You will need to research the current cultural, in particular, the multi-cultural environment / landscape of the United Kingdom; and, consider from a multi-cultural perspective what it means to be *****-British*****˜.

(4 marks)

(Word Limit: 500 words)

Question 3:

For the London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony conduct a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis, which should be taken into consideration when planning the event.

N.B: You will need to refer to relevant secondary data such as academic sources, industry reports and newspaper articles.

(4 marks)

(Word Limit: 500 words)

Question 4:

Gavin has asked you to help with the planning, design and staging of the London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony. Can you (i) devise a vision statement with four related mission statements; and, (ii) advise Gavin on the following ~ at least two elements?

ï‚· Issues of cultural sensitivity in event design

ï‚· Marketing of the London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony

ï‚· Issues of human resource management

ï‚· Pre-event research, during event evaluation, and post-event evaluation

N.B: Your response should be supported with relevant examples to illustrate salient points.

(4 marks)

(Word Limit: 500 words)

Format for submission

The word limit is 2, 000 words.

All work should be word processed using either Times New Roman or Arial font, 12 point, single side A4 paper with line spacing of 1Â½ and justified and numbered pages.

A bibliography and referencing (where applicable) is essential ~ Harvard Referencing System.

A minimum of 10 referenced academic sources are required.

No more than 50% of references may be from the internet.

Extent of collaboration allowed

There is no collaboration allowed for this assessment. All work should be an individual piece of work. However, it is advisable to discuss your ideas with the unit leader within the first couple of weeks.

Assignment Detail

1. The case study

The case study focuses upon a mega-event in London ***** the London 2012 Olympic Games (Closing Ceremony). You need to familiarise yourself with this event before you begin responding to the questions. The response to the question should be informed by research and practical situations to support your standpoint.

2. The structure:

For each question make sure you make reference to the newspaper article and your own research to support your standpoint, and then use other relevant sources to reinforce your work. There is no fix order to structure your responses.

3. The link between event planning, staging and management:

Remember to relate the three together sufficiently! You need to study the link between event planning, staging and management in your assessment. The evidence needs to be specific. Don*****˜t use generalised and anecdotal evidence.

4. Use of literature:

Use academic source, i.e. books, journal articles etc. A minimum of 10 referenced academic sources is required. Do not over use Internet sources (50% maximum). Academic journals can be good resources of industrial cases which may give you some good ideas about the situations. You are required to have proper in-text reference and the reference list in the end using the Harvard Referencing System.

5. The writing:

Try to approach this assignment in a logical and systematic way. Produce a plan for each response before you start. Make sure you have a logical structure, a convincing argument, clear description of the situations which *****-set the scene*****˜, and clear explanation which relate to theories, and a conclusion that draws your argument together.

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