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Winter Olympics Turin 2006, curtain

 

The curtain was made from 2,500 m² of PWM - White Mesh digital printing and 1,500 m² of blue HSV - Trevi satin lining, weighing over 1,600 kg.The curtain was scheduled for use during the climax of the Olympic opening ceremony, Luciano Pavarotti's performance.
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The support and containment structure of the curtain at the end of its assembly at stage level.The curtain is equipped with motorized devices for Venetian opening and Swag opening and is ready ...
... to be raised ...
... at its operating height.Probably the largest ever made, the curtain is now about to undergo a test ...
... of Venetian opening.Stage designer Mark Fisher chose for the PWM - White Mesh digital printing printing ...
... a shade of Rosso corsa deemed suitable for television coverage, as the event was to be broadcast worldwide.
After the closing of the Venetian opening, the curtain is also subjected ...
... with the Swag opening.In case of wind, the curtain could not be used for safety reasons and would have remained completely raised ...
Opening ceremony
Turin, Stadio Olimpico, 10/02/2006
Production
Filmmaster Group
Executive production
Marco Balich
Christel Strohn
Marco Astarita (1951-2021)
Ric Birch
Creative direction
Marco Balich
Ric Birch
Production design,
art direction,
contents coordination
Mark Fisher
Lida Castelli
Alfredo Accatino
Choreography
Dough Jack
Gabriele Vacis
Giuseppe Arena
Enzo Cosimi
Daniela Dal Cin
Valerio Festi
Monica Maimone
Costume design
Gabriella Pescucci
Light design
Durham Marenghi

Video & Documentation

Gigantic swag curtain, opening test

Rehearsals with counterbalanced fly facilities

Gigantic venetian curtain: test of closing

Materials used in this production

PWM - White Mesh digital printing

Swag curtains

Typology of curtain

Venetian curtains

Typology of curtain

Winter Olympics Turin 2006, net and counterbalanced fly facilities

Events

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