Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony Day is divided into three events: a formal opening ceremony for invited dignitaries; a grand outdoor event produced by the French company CPM with participation from all Rogaland' kommunes; an evening ticketed event in an 7,000 capacity winter-proof tent featuring top talent. The day overall, we hope, will be covered by NRK, who plan to produce a 'live from Stavanger' one hour feature at 9pm on January 12^th.

An Open Ceremony Project Plan had been devised detailing month-to-month activities, milestones, deadlines and logistics and which was updated weekly. A basic internal plan has been circulated internally.

12 noon Stavanger Konserthus

Project Management: Stavanger Kommune

Speeches: Introduction by MM

His Royal Highness, King Harald

Mayor Leif Johan Sevland

Trond Giske, Minister of Culture

A.N. Other (maor world figure)

ACTION: Stavanger Kommune; input from Stavanger2008

Artistic Content to include:

Fanfare/Music for brass: new commission by Kyrre Sassebo Haaland
Input from Year of Diversity (Black Norway/Dansens Hus tbc)
Inbal Pinto Dance Company (Tel Aviv)
New Commisson for Eir Inerhaug and Vibeke Kristensen by Gisle Kverndok with accompaniment from ENBI (new Bjerksted Ensemble created by the University music department)
New Commission for Children by Nils Henrik Asheim/schools ACTION: Stavanger2008

Guests: Royal Family; Stavanger2008 sponsors; major Norwegian politicians; dignitaries from 8 supporting Norwegian cities; major European and Norwegian Cultural leader; major Rogland personnel; revelant international dignitaries.

ACTION: Stavanger Kommune; input from Stavanger2008

Duration: 1h 20m maximum

Royal Family depart Konserthus for Ledaal/Hall Toll

Lunch for Royal Family/selected dignitaries hosted by Mayor Sevland / St2008

Lunch at SAS Atlantic (?) for other dignitaries hosted by Stavanger Kommune

3.00pm Outdoor Event

Project Mangement: CPM / Stavanger2008

(Live links to Liverpool begin?)

PARADE

Starts at 15.00

1500 people + fleet, approximative length 500 m
Backstage in the car park above the bus station (level 1) the dressing rooms are in the covere part (2,15m high), the fleet are outside
the dressing rooms: carpet, stands, racks, mirrors, tables, chairs, lockers, snack and rinks, toilets
Boards indicating the way of the different Kommunes people and fleet
The performers join their fleet as they go out of the car park and start the parade along Kongsgata
(2 bridges 4,40m an 6m high, paving stones at the beginning of the way and branches above the street)
The parade comes up on the Blue Promenade

(curve to settle Sign post and pavement)
It passes along the Oil Museum, and goes on until the Fish Market

When it comes to the last bend, before the Fish Market it slows down and a MC announces the names of the Kommunes.
A stage for the photographers and TV shall be buil along the consulate.
The parade then goes on along the port up to the security tunnel where they can park the fleet.
Total distance 2 000 m
Total time expected 90 Min.

TROLL AND SNOW

15.45

Troll and Snow start at the end of Breigata and walk and play along the street until the place

in front of Stavanger2008 builing.

Duration: 45 Min

DAME DU LAC

16.30

The show starts on the lake near the school and goes on around the lake towards the Bus

station.

Duration: 40 Min.

CROISIERE KLEZMER

16.45

Start of Croisiere Klezmer from the custom building along the Blue Promenade giving

animation to the bars.

Duration: 45 Min.

HELIOS II MOVING

17.10

Movement of the setting (truck) from the bus station towards the Plaza.

Duration: 30 Min.

HELIOS II SHOW ON STAGE

17.40

Show on the Plaza

Duration: 35 Min

AQUAREVES MOVING

18.15

Some of the performers start acting from the Plaza towards the custom

Duration: 15 Min.

AQUAREVES SHOW ON STAGE

18.30

Show on the stage near the Custom building

Duration: 30 Min

The fireworks of the end of the show are the link with the finale.

FINALE

19.00

Fireworks on a barge

Duration: 7 Min.

19.07

END OF SHOW

Sky lights and sound effects will announce the beginning of the shows on Stages.

Some other shows will be included in the city:

Rappeurs and Jonglers / stiltwalkers (if possible fire eaters)
Fanfares / Battucada of 20 musicians
Kites in the Port

Evening Event: The Big Tent Event

Project management: Stageways / Stavanger2008

Venue: major tent area, Oil Museum exterior

Ticketed event: capacity approximately 5,000

Guests: Stavanger2008 sponsors, invited guests

8.00 Doors open. Bar service

Music begins

9pm approx. Live music begins

10pm International Headline artists

Evening City Events

Project Management: Various Venues / Stavanger2008

Given the limited capacity of the Big Tent Event, Stavanger2008 is working with venues all over the city to create a 'menu' of varied events: classical music in St. Petri; DJ night in Cementen; young Norwegian bands in Folken; humour in Stavangeren etc. to provide a vibrant performance city-scape for 8pm onwards on January 12^th These events will largely be self-funding by box-office.

Stavanger2008 will also work with restaurants/cafes/bars in the city centre to create special menus, outdoor food stations, themed décor etc.

Preparatory Events, January 10^th and 11^th

Project management: Stavanger2008, CPM, Rogaland Kommunes Cultural Leadership

Rogaland's particiating kommunes aim to present a 'prelude' of their parade performance in their locality on either 10^th or 11^th January. Smaller Kommunes have already teamed up, and are working together i.e.: the 7 Ryfylke kommunes, SPOR – Time, Klepp, Gesda and Ha. Each Kommune (or Kommune group) has been assigned a theme according to discussions with CPM – the themes are Light, Sounds and Rhythms; Nature, Words. Sandnes, ina ddition to performing its opening parade prelude, will use the 11^th to launch its major 2008 Light Project. In September, Kommunes will decide workshop leaders, and will agree on a detailed performance plan + timetable. Performance plans have to be fully developed by then.

Mary Miller, Director, Stavanger2008 September 15^th, 2007

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