{"id":1751,"date":"2024-07-29T16:16:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T16:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1751"},"modified":"2024-07-29T16:16:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T16:16:47","slug":"1751","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1751","title":{"rendered":"Director Of Controversial Opening Ceremony At Paris Olympics Fires Back At Critics Who Accused Him Of Mocking \u2018The Last Supper\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, has had enough of the backlash.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"mai-ad-video mai-connatix\" data-al=\"content\" data-unit=\"tpsplayer\" data-content-name=\"mai-ad-content-tpsplayer\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div id=\"cnx-outside\">\n<p>He has now responded to the significant backlash he has received since his vision produced a parody of the \u2018Last Supper\u2019 with drag queens, transgenders, and naked dancers.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Jolly said \u2018diversity\u2019 was the key point of the opening ceremony, and this is what his production intended to achieve.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus makes us aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Paris2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Paris2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OpeningCeremony?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OpeningCeremony<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FBlQNNUmvV\">pic.twitter.com\/FBlQNNUmvV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Olympic Games (@Olympics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olympics\/status\/1816929100532945380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Jolly told news channel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfmtv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BFMTV\u00a0<\/a>that the tableau has nothing to do with the iconic Renaissance painting depicting Jesus\u2019s last meal with the 12 apostles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\">\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not my inspiration, and that should be pretty obvious. There\u2019s Dionysus arriving at a table. Why is he there? First and foremost, because he is the god of celebration in Greek mythology, and the tableau is called \u2018Festivity,\u2019\u201d explained Jolly.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cHe is also the god of wine, which is also one of the jewels of France, and the father of S\u00e9quana, the goddess of the river Seine,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe idea was to depict a big pagan celebration, linked to the gods of Olympus, and thus the Olympics.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<p>Many spectators of the Paris Olympics dove deeper into the imagery and suggested that the performance was, in fact, inspired by The Feast of the Gods by 17th Century Dutch painter Jan van Bijlert.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>The scene featured the likes of Nicky Doll and stars of Drag Race France.<\/p>\n<p>The French director took major issue with so many critics about his presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Salt Lake Tribune<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe have the right to love who we want. We have the right not to be worshippers, \u201cWe have a lot of rights in France, and this is what I wanted to convey. These are values that are important to us. So, quite frankly, I\u2019m not sure what you\u2019re talking about.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"h-2024-paris-olympics-controversial-opener-won-t-soon-be-forgotten\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024 Paris Olympics Controversial Opener Won\u2019t Soon Be Forgotten<\/h2>\n<p>During the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, an artistic sketch directed by Thomas Jolly pissed off thousands, if not millions of people across the globe who blasted it and then decided they would not partake in watching the summer games.<\/p>\n<p>Fans of the Olympics couldn\u2019t believe they were seemingly watching a mockery of the Leonardo da Vinci\u2019s biblical painting, The Last Supper.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, may have had a vision of something else in mind, but the masses are sure that he was mocking a religion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-4\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>Controversy, just like sex, will forever garner more attention than positive things.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of those performances that will never be forgotten.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, has had enough of the backlash. 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