New York Times (September 2)
2012/ 09/ 03 by jd in Global News
The 2012 Summer Paralympic Games began in London with a big bang. The “opening ceremony that was truly cosmic. It featured the physicist Stephen Hawking as master of ceremonies and Sir Ian McKellen as Prospero, wearing a gown of stars and telling Miranda, who was floating above the stadium in a wheelchair, to “shine your light on the beautiful diversity of humanity.” Going on to reenact the Big Bang, the ceremony got the Games off to a spectacular start.
Tags: Big bang, London, Paralympic Games, Sir Ian McKellen, Stephen Hawking
