The closing ceremony was hosted at Rogers Centre

The closing ceremony of the 2015 Pan American Games took place on Sunday July 26, 2015, beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT at the Rogers Centre (Pan Am Dome) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] The closing ceremony was produced and directed jointly by three companies B5C Productions, BaAM Productions and FiveCurrents.[2]

The tickets for the ceremony ranged between CA$90 and CA$200.[3]

Production

In 2014 Live Nation was announced as a sponsor of the games; organizers stated that the company would leverage its resources to invite Canadian and international acts to perform at the ceremony.[4] On July 15, 2015, organizers confirmed that American hip-hop artist Kanye West would headline the closing ceremony, joined by Pitbull and Serena Ryder.[5] The announcement of West's participation was controversial, as critics and others believed that the closing ceremony should have been headlined by a Canadian artist; over 30,000 signatures were made on a Change.org petition to have him replaced. Mayor of Toronto John Tory, was also criticized for mistakenly referring to West as being a "proud product" of Toronto, despite actually being born in Atlanta.[6][7][8]

Program

A scene from the ceremony
Fireworks at the conclusion of the ceremony.

The cultural portion of the ceremony took place on a stage with a scale model of Toronto's skyline, featuring a medley of dances representing various ethnic communities and music styles of Toronto.[9] Following closing speeches by Ivar Sisniega, vice president of PASO, and Saad Rafi, president of the Toronto 2015 Organizing Committee,[9] as per protocol, the Pan American Sports Organization flag was handed over by John Tory to Luis Castañeda Lossio, Mayor of Lima, Peru, host of the 2019 Pan American Games.[9] This was followed by a cultural presentation by Peru, culminating with a sequence set to La Sarita's song "Carnaval".[9]

Serena Ryder performed "Together We Are One", the official theme of the 2015 Pan American Games, along with her own hit "Stompa". Pitbull's segment featured songs such as "Fireball" and "Give Me Everything". Kanye West opened his set with "Stronger". After calling upon the lights to be turned on, he continued on with a set that included "Power, "Black Skinhead", "Gold Digger", "Touch the Sky", "All Of The Lights" and "Good Life". During his performance of "Good Life", West abruptly threw his microphone up in the air and walked off the stage; his performance had been afflicted by audio issues that caused his microphone to only be audible to television audiences. The ceremony concluded with a fireworks display on the CN Tower.[10]

Flagbearers

Order Nation Spanish French Flag bearer Sport
1 ArgentinaArgentinaArgentine Julian Pinzas Karate
2 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua y BarbudaAntigue et Barbude Miguel Francis Athletics
3 ArubaArubaAruba Thashaina Seraus Bowling
4 BahamasBahamasBahamas Ramon Miller Athletics
5 BarbadosBarbadosBarbade Ramon Gittens Athletics
6 BelizeBeliceBelize Mark Anderson Athletics
7 BermudaBermudaBermudes Patrick Nisbett Equestrian
8 BoliviaBoliviaBolivie Conrrado Moscoso Racquetball
9 BrazilBrasilBrésil Miraildes Formiga Football
10 ChileChileChili Érika Olivera Athletics
11 ColombiaColombiaColombie Caterine Ibargüen Athletics
12 Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica David Jiménez Boxing
13 CubaCubaCuba Mijaín López Wrestling
14 DominicaDominicaDominique Yordanys Durañona Athletics
15 EcuadorEcuadorEquateur Maria Sotomayor Racquetball
16 El SalvadorEl SalvadorSalvador Jorge Merino Karate
17 United StatesEstados Unidos de AméricaÉtats-Unis D'Amerique Claressa Shields Boxing
18 GrenadaGranadaGrenade Kurt Felix Athletics
19 GuatemalaGuatemalaGuatemala Erick Barrondo Athletics
20 GuyanaGuyanaGuyana Priyanna Ramdhani Badminton
21 HaitiHaitíHaïti Marlena Wesh Athletics
22 HondurasHondurasHonduras Rolando Palacios Athletics
23 Cayman IslandsIslas CaimánÎles Caïmans Kemar Hyman Athletics
24 British Virgin IslandsIslas Vírgenes BritánicasÎles Vierges britanniques Chantel Malone Athletics
25 Virgin IslandsIslas Vírgenes de los Estados UnidosÎles Vierges des États-Unis Clayton Laurent Boxing
26 JamaicaJamaicaJamaïque Rasheed Dwyer Athletics
27 MexicoMéxicoMexique Paola Longoria Racquetball
28 NicaraguaNicaraguaNicaragua Dalila Rugama Athletics
29 PanamaPanamáPanama Eileen Grench Fencing
30 ParaguayParaguayParaguay Camila Pirelli Athletics
31 PeruPerúPerou Alexandra Grande Karate
32 Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPorto Rico Mónica González Rivera Boxing
33 Dominican RepublicRepública DominicanaRépublique dominicaine Ana Villanueva Karate
34 Saint Kitts and NevisSan Cristóbal y NievesSaint-Christophe-et-Niévès Shenel Crooke Athletics
35 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSan Vicente y las GranadinasSaint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines Kineke Alexander Athletics
36 Saint LuciaSanta LucíaSainte-Lucie Stephanie Devaux-Lovell Sailing
37 SurinameSurinamSuriname Konstantinos Panagiotidis NOC assistant (volunteer)
38 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad y TobagoTrinité-et-Tobago Mikel Thomas Athletics
39 UruguayUruguayUruguay Fabricio Formiliano Football
40 VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela Rosa Rodríguez Athletics
41 CanadaCanadáCanada Kia Nurse Basketball

Anthems

  • Canada Layla Claire, Ben Heppner and Children's Choirs – National Anthem of Canada
  • Pan American Sports Organization Flag Instrumental Version – Anthem of PASO
  • Peru Estefania Castilla – National Anthem of Peru

References

  1. ↑ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). www.toronto2015.org. TO2015. December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Joint Canadian-American Team Tapped as Ceremonies Co-Producer for Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games". toronto2015.org. TO2015. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Gary (18 August 2014). "Toronto 2015 reveals ticket prices with Opening Ceremony most expensive". insidethegames.biz/. Insidethegames. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Live Nation Joins Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games". toronto2015.org. TO2015. 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Kanye West to play Pan Am Games closing ceremonies". CBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Monitor". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1209/1210. Jun 1–8, 2012. p. 35.
  7. ↑ "Petition against Kanye West's Pan Am Games gig passes 30K backers". CBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Kanye West backlash includes Mayor John Tory, online petition". CBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Kanye's mic, Toronto Pan Am Games go out". CBC Sports. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Pan Am Games closing ceremony: Fans cheer Team Canada, Kanye West's mic cuts out". CBC News. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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