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Paralympic Opening Ceremony Team

Meet GATE1, Video Team for the Paralympic Opening Ceremony of

GATE1 is an Italian creative studio specializing in Motion Design, CGI, and 3D Art for the entertainment industry. They design and curate immersive visual experiences for major international events, partnering with world-leading brands to push the boundaries of visual storytelling and deliver unparalleled results.

Meet DIANA DE PAOLIS, Visual Show Designer & Video Art Director for the Paralympic Opening Ceremony of

With over 15 years of experience creating visual content for major live productions, concerts, and international ceremonies, her work integrates video, lighting, set design, and technology to create immersive experiences for global events.

IT’S TIME!

Cerimonia di Apertura Paralimpica Milano Cortina 2026

📍 Arena di Verona
📅 Stasera, 6 Marzo 2026
Rai 1 — h 20:00

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Paralympic Opening Ceremony Milano Cortina 2026

📍 Verona Olympic Arena
📅 This evening, March 6, 2026
Rai 1 — h 20:00

The team that turns ideas into reality:

Executive Producer - Fabrizio Audagnotto
Project Manager - Francesca Robbiati
Head of Production - Andrea Staleni
Program Manager - Celina Padilla
Special Effects Supervisor - Luca Toscano
Set Design - Giò Forma
Lighting Design - Blearred
Props and Scenic Design - MA + RIO

📅 See you at Verona Olympic Arena on March 6, 2026

Meet SILVIA ORTOMBINA, Costume Designer for the Paralympic Opening Ceremony of .

Silvia Ortombina is a creative shaping the visual identity of leading Italian artists with a distinctive, internationally oriented aesthetic. Her work spans collaborations with photographers and directors, alongside her role as Fashion Editor at Athleta Magazine, where she explores contemporary sports culture.

Meet YOANN BOURGEOIS, Head of Choreography for the Paralympic Opening Ceremony of .

is a French artist blending circus, dance, and theater into poetic, gravity-defying performances. Through his company, he creates site-specific works exploring balance and movement, with an international career spanning creations, collaborations, and workshops

Meet VITTORIO COSMA, Music Director & Composer for the Paralympic Opening Ceremony of .

Pianist, composer, and producer, has shaped music across genres, from De André to Patti Smith and Stewart Copeland. Founder of Deproducers, today teaches at Politecnico di Milano, bridging art, science and music.

Meet VITTORIO COSMA, Music Director & Composer for the Paralympic Opening Ceremony of .

Pianist, composer and producer, has shaped music across genres, from De André to Patti Smith and Stewart Copeland. Founder of Deproducers, today teaches at Politecnico di Milano, bridging art, science and music.

“Una Cerimonia Paralimpica rappresenta una straordinaria opportunità per chi la vive dal vivo e per chi la organizza. È una celebrazione degli atleti e dello sport, ma permette anche delineare un processo di crescita culturale necessario a delineare un nuovo modo di vivere, nel rispetto delle differenze e delle identità, non soltanto delle disabilità. Abbiamo creato una cerimonia positiva, sorridente, coraggiosa, radicale, coinvolgente. Nel segno dell’arte.”

“A Paralympic Ceremony represents an extraordinary opportunity both for those who experience it live and for those who organize it. It is a celebration of athletes and sport, but it also helps shape a necessary process of cultural growth, outlining a new way of living — one rooted in respect for differences and identities, not only disabilities.
We created something positive, joyful, courageous, radical, and engaging. In the name of art. We believe we achieved it.”

Alfredo Accatino - Artistic Director

📅 See you at Verona Olympic Arena on March 6, 2026