2015 Pan American Games closing ceremony

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The closing ceremony was hosted at Rogers Centre
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2015 Pan American Games

The closing ceremony of the

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.

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 La Sarita'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 "

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

Anthems

References

  1. TO2015. December 2014. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. 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. 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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