BAKU 1ST EUROPEAN GAMES FLAME CAPTURE CEREMONY

Written and directed by Mark Murphy
Performers: Mikah Smillie, Paul Smethurst, Anwar Russel & Ori Josephine Lenkinski
Choreography: EJ Boyle
Music composition: Mike DIxon
Production Design: Joanne Scotcher

Producer: Kate Hinchliffe
Head of Ceremonies: Catherine Ugwu

In 2015, Mark was invited to write and direct the prestigious Baku 1st European Games Presidential Flame Capture Ceremony.  Located in the naturally occurring fire landscape of Atashga, the ceremony brought together an orchestra, local and international dancers, children, drummers, fire, projection mapping, pyrotechnics and the President of Azerbaijan to create a show around the iconic lighting of the Games Torch.