XV Rio 2007 Pan American Games
As president of FiveCurrents, Scott Givens was the Executive Producer of ceremonies for the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. The Opening Ceremonies won several awards including an Emmy Award, an ISEMS Award, and six Telly Awards. The July 13, 2007 Opening Ceremony was praised by Brazilian and International media as "spectacular." :
"Brazil's secound largest city still must overcome doubts about crime and traffic, among other things, if it hopes to make good on its Quixotic bid to play host to the 2016 Olympic Games. But Rio sure has the opening ceremony down pat... On Friday the city inaugurated the 15th Pan American Games with a lavish and creative 31⁄2 -hour show that featured a symphony orchestra, three 100-foot-long coral snakes, Miss Brazil, an alligator the size of a 747, fireworks, a 1,500-piece percussion band and thousands of dancers dressed as everything from ocean waves to water lilies. There's little doubt it was most spectacular." -The Los Angeles Times
"Brazil welcomed the Americas to dance last night, a lush and lavish opening ceremony to kick off the 15th Pan American Games that outdid many an Olympic kickoff." -Globe and Mail
"Fireworks exploded and the wave went around Rio's cherished Maracanã soccer stadium as Brazil launched its biggest show on Friday - and a test of its ability to become a major player on the global sports stage." -International Herald Tribune
"A flamboyant closing ceremony capped two weeks of sport. The PanAmerican Games had excellent venues and glossy ceremonies." -BBC News
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