2015 Pan American Games closing ceremony

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The closing ceremony was hosted at Rogers Centre
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The closing ceremony of the 2015 Pan American Games took place on Sunday July 26, 2015, beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT at the Rogers Centre (Pan Am Dome) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] The closing ceremony was produced and directed jointly by three companies B5C Productions, BaAM Productions and FiveCurrents.[2]

The tickets for the ceremony ranged between CA$90 and CA$200.[3]

Production[]

In 2014 Live Nation was announced as a sponsor of the games; organizers stated that the company would leverage its resources to invite Canadian and international acts to perform at the ceremony.[4] On July 15, 2015, organizers confirmed that American hip-hop artist Kanye West would headline the closing ceremony, joined by Pitbull and Serena Ryder.[5] The announcement of West's participation was controversial, as critics and others believed that the closing ceremony should have been headlined by a Canadian artist; over 30,000 signatures were made on a Change.org petition to have him replaced. Mayor of Toronto John Tory, was also criticized for mistakenly referring to West as being a "proud product" of Toronto, despite actually being born in Atlanta.[6][7][8]

Program[]

A scene from the ceremony
Fireworks at the conclusion of the ceremony.

The cultural portion of the ceremony took place on a stage with a scale model of Toronto's skyline, featuring a medley of dances representing various ethnic communities and music styles of Toronto.[9] Following closing speeches by Ivar Sisniega, vice president of PASO, and Saad Rafi, president of the Toronto 2015 Organizing Committee,[9] as per protocol, the Pan American Sports Organization flag was handed over by John Tory to Luis Castañeda Lossio, Mayor of Lima, Peru, host of the 2019 Pan American Games.[9] This was followed by a cultural presentation by Peru, culminating with a sequence set to 's song "Carnaval".[9]

Serena Ryder performed "Together We Are One", the official theme of the 2015 Pan American Games, along with her own hit "Stompa". Pitbull's segment featured songs such as "Fireball" and "Give Me Everything". Kanye West opened his set with "Stronger". After calling upon the lights to be turned on, he continued on with a set that included "Power, "Black Skinhead", "Gold Digger", "Touch the Sky", "All Of The Lights" and "Good Life". During his performance of "Good Life", West abruptly threw his microphone up in the air and walked off the stage; his performance had been afflicted by audio issues that caused his microphone to only be audible to television audiences. The ceremony concluded with a fireworks display on the CN Tower.[10]

Flagbearers[]

Order Nation Spanish French Flag bearer Sport
1  Argentina (ARG) Argentina Argentine Karate
2  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) Antigua y Barbuda Antigue et Barbude Miguel Francis Athletics
3  Aruba (ARU) Aruba Aruba Bowling
4  Bahamas (BAH) Bahamas Bahamas Ramon Miller Athletics
5  Barbados (BAR) Barbados Barbade Ramon Gittens Athletics
6  Belize (BIZ) Belice Belize Mark Anderson Athletics
7  Bermuda (BER) Bermuda Bermudes Equestrian
8  Bolivia (BOL) Bolivia Bolivie Conrrado Moscoso Racquetball
9  Brazil (BRA) Brasil Brésil Miraildes Formiga Football
10  Chile (CHI) Chile Chili Érika Olivera Athletics
11  Colombia (COL) Colombia Colombie Caterine Ibargüen Athletics
12  Costa Rica (CRC) Costa Rica Costa Rica David Jiménez Boxing
13  Cuba (CUB) Cuba Cuba Mijaín López Wrestling
14  Dominica (DMA) Dominica Dominique Yordanys Durañona Athletics
15  Ecuador (ECU) Ecuador Equateur Racquetball
16  El Salvador (ESA) El Salvador Salvador Karate
17  United States (USA) Estados Unidos de América États-Unis D'Amerique Claressa Shields Boxing
18  Grenada (GRN) Granada Grenade Kurt Felix Athletics
19  Guatemala (GUA) Guatemala Guatemala Erick Barrondo Athletics
20  Guyana (GUY) Guyana Guyana Badminton
21  Haiti (HAI) Haití Haïti Marlena Wesh Athletics
22  Honduras (HON) Honduras Honduras Rolando Palacios Athletics
23  Cayman Islands (CAY) Islas Caimán Îles Caïmans Kemar Hyman Athletics
24  British Virgin Islands (IVB) Islas Vírgenes Británicas Îles Vierges britanniques Chantel Malone Athletics
25  Virgin Islands (ISV) Islas Vírgenes de los Estados Unidos Îles Vierges des États-Unis Clayton Laurent Boxing
26  Jamaica (JAM) Jamaica Jamaïque Rasheed Dwyer Athletics
27  Mexico (MEX) México Mexique Paola Longoria Racquetball
28  Nicaragua (NCA) Nicaragua Nicaragua Dalila Rugama Athletics
29  Panama (PAN) Panamá Panama Eileen Grench Fencing
30  Paraguay (PAR) Paraguay Paraguay Camila Pirelli Athletics
31  Peru (PER) Perú Perou Alexandra Grande Karate
32  Puerto Rico (PUR) Puerto Rico Porto Rico Mónica González Rivera Boxing
33  Dominican Republic (DOM) República Dominicana République dominicaine Ana Villanueva Karate
34  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) San Cristóbal y Nieves Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès Shenel Crooke Athletics
35  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) San Vicente y las Granadinas Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines Kineke Alexander Athletics
36  Saint Lucia (LCA) Santa Lucía Sainte-Lucie Stephanie Devaux-Lovell Sailing
37  Suriname (SUR) Surinam Suriname Konstantinos Panagiotidis NOC assistant (volunteer)
38  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Trinidad y Tobago Trinité-et-Tobago Mikel Thomas Athletics
39  Uruguay (URU) Uruguay Uruguay Fabricio Formiliano Football
40  Venezuela (VEN) Venezuela Venezuela Rosa Rodríguez Athletics
41  Canada (CAN) Canadá Canada Kia Nurse Basketball

Anthems[]

  • Canada Layla Claire, Ben Heppner and Children's Choirs – National Anthem of Canada
  • Pan American Sports Organization Flag Instrumental Version – Anthem of PASO
  • Peru Estefania Castilla – National Anthem of Peru

References[]

  1. ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). www.toronto2015.org. TO2015. December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Joint Canadian-American Team Tapped as Ceremonies Co-Producer for Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games". toronto2015.org. TO2015. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. ^ Anderson, Gary (18 August 2014). "Toronto 2015 reveals ticket prices with Opening Ceremony most expensive". insidethegames.biz/. Insidethegames. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Live Nation Joins Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games". toronto2015.org. TO2015. 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Kanye West to play Pan Am Games closing ceremonies". CBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1209/1210. Jun 1–8, 2012. p. 35.
  7. ^ "Petition against Kanye West's Pan Am Games gig passes 30K backers". CBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Kanye West backlash includes Mayor John Tory, online petition". CBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  9. ^ a b c d "Kanye's mic, Toronto Pan Am Games go out". CBC Sports. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Pan Am Games closing ceremony: Fans cheer Team Canada, Kanye West's mic cuts out". CBC News. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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