Olympics Choreographer on Working With Lady Gaga to Prepare Opening Ceremony Performance, And Why It Nearly Got Called Off Due to Rain (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent Lady Gaga’s dazzling performance of Zizi Jeanmaire’s “Mon Truc en Plumes” (“My Thing With Feathers”) set the irreverent tone of the Olympics’ opening ceremony on Friday night.
But it nearly got called off due to the rain, says Maud le Pladec, the choreographer of all Olympics and Paralympics ceremonies who worked with Gaga for many months.
Le Pladec, who worked closely with the Olympics’ ceremonies artistic director Thomas Jolly to orchestrate the four-hour showcase and create the choreography, revealed that Gaga’s performance had to be filmed hours before festivities started for safety reasons; nevertheless, she still sang live.
For the first time in modern history, the ceremony took place outside a stadium. It unfolded along the Seine River, which runs through the city, highlighting Paris’ iconic landmarks.
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