Sentence examples for opening spectacle from inspiring English sources

The country has been on a roll ever since Queen Elizabeth and James Bond appeared to leap from a helicopter over the Olympic Park during Danny Boyle's widely praised, if eccentrically British, opening spectacle.

By now, stage directors who work in theater and opera have been lured to direct such events: Robert Lepage did a Peter Gabriel tour and La Fura dels Baus, the Barcelona rock-theatrical Surrealists, staged an Olympics opening spectacle in their home city.

But what can follow the pleasantly batty opening spectacle of dancing teacakes, Scottie dogs, giant kilts and a gay kiss?

The lavish opening spectacle had an average of 7.6 million viewers (41.1%) between 8pm and 11.40pm on Wednesday with a five-minute high of 9.4 million at 9.30pm.

The director of the opening ceremony, the Oscar-winning Danny Boyle, is inviting the public to apply for 10,000 vacancies to participate in his opening spectacle alongside "the biggest names in British showbusiness".

The 2018 Winter Games kicked off Friday in Pyeongchang, South Korea, with an opening spectacle for the ages, complete with dancing, drones, fireworks and even a little diplomacy.

Some of the year's highlights include: January 8 Awakening Opening outdoor spectacle along the river Lee including street theatre, water and lighting effects, music and pyrotechnics.

In other words, the drama of the Bush presidency, with its fetish for secrecy, has given way to the open spectacle of the first Obama term.

But Ellis's innovation is to open the spectacle to children.

Both have been open spectacles of the type Tottenham fans traditionally prefer to the more cagey Villas-Boas version, but Sherwood is very much the realist about the balance between entertainment and results.

Cooper didn't exactly ask for that attention; but that experience, and the eye-opening spectacle in the streets, clearly altered him.