(3) Tuesday: World Gymnaestrada - Day 3Exotical Programs: Africa, Brazil as well as Italy and Germany

African & Brazilian Evening
Italian & German Evening

<< "African Magic" - it was an unforgetable evening of the colors of Africa on Tuesday in the Hall Malley. 500 participants from 11 to 70 years old used the occasion to move to the rhythm of vibrant music. The South African gymnasts represented the culture of their country rich in diversity and traditions by a choreography of Maureen van Rooyen ...
"The Time Machine" - after than, in the same venue, came Brazil, traveling through the time, honoring Switzerland returning to our past and relive the Swiss colonisation of Brazil, when the caravelles arrived in 1819 in Rio de Janeiro with Swiss families abord was the foundation of Nova Friburgo, also traveling through Brazil, the Indians of today, an evening full with beauty, joy and emotion thanks to happy gymnasts!
Italy's motto was "Dancing in the Night" - gymnastics, fun, and magic - in a mix of fantasy and music to dance all together in this Italian night. About 200 gymnasts from 10 to 60 years performed in a delicate mix of Italian fantasy, fun characters of cartoons, acrobats and memories of Italian films and music to share their emotion with the audience. An Evening that lets the public dream and dance on the wings of fantasy. ...
"Kaleidoscope of Movement" - the German Evening at Lausanne ...

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* From Lausanne reports GYMmedia correspondent Achim SCHAEFER

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* KALEIDOSCOPE of MOVEMENT

The German Evening ...
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The audience of the German Evening want to “Meet the Magic” in a stunning show about the fantasy and beauty of gymnastics. Up to almost 300 voluntary gymnasts coming from all parts of Germany performed the “Kaleidoscope of Movement” featuring the power, elegance and harmony of gymnastics sports in three dynamic acts.
Show Director Eva Wolf, a former musical and dance artist, about the teamwork with more than 13 amateur groups, said: “It was a great experience for me to face the passion, fantasy and professionalism of these young people."
Also our GYMmedia correspondent Achim Schaefer selected this event and was very impressed about the dazzling array of ideas, movements and performances, working with many exceptional apparatus and techniques:
A special camera at the ceiling of the hall produced very interesting pictures at the background of the stage ...
Phantastic!!

* fig - report--: On Tuesday the German Evening at the 14th World Gymnaestrada started in a very formal way with Rainer Brechtgen, President of the German Gymnastics Federation, officially welcoming FIG President Bruno Grandi to the show. The national flag was marched in, and the strains of the German national anthem filled Malley’s Odyssée Hall.

But when the lights went off and on again and it was time for the performers to take to the stage, the picture changed completely. Singer Gogo and the Kaleidoscope Group led us through a magical evening full of emotion and surprises. Broken down into three acts of harmony, elegance and power, the performances of 14 extraordinary groups bedazzled the crowd, transporting them into the fantastical world of the imagination.

As the second largest delegation in Lausanne, Germany brought 1,900 participants to the World Gymnaestrada, but they did not merely present a high number of performers at their National Evening, they did so with elaborate material and innovative technology.

Highly appreciated by the crowd, the first act reached a crescendo with the performance of Dreamcatcher by students from the Munich Technical University, who created fantastic images and a mystic atmosphere using a big white cloth and light balls. In the elegance act a group of dancers, including both able-bodied and wheelchair users, fired up the crowd with a moving performance to a selection of ABBA songs. Meanwhile Die Elefanten from Berlin impressed with their tremendous special effects, including a spinning globe, and their acrobatic and flight elements.

Powerful performances involving imaginative fight scenes, break-dance moves and the New Generation imitating king of pop Michael Jackson were followed by the final act, that was highlighted by its concluding dramatic effects. Black and red demonic creatures portrayed diverse acrobatic elements and finished their display with an impressive pyramid as the ultimate scene.

By the time all the performers had returned to the stage for the finale, dancing and waving, and Gogo released the crowd into the night, the spectators had spent a truly magical evening at Odysée Hall.
* Source: fig report

* Photos vy GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL / Achim Schäfer
Chief editor: Eckhard Herholz

FIG & EBU (European Broadcast Union) offer a daily summary, also from some of the National Evenings ...:
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