David Atkins
David Atkins ( born December 12, 1955 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian director, producer and choreographer.
Life
In 1988, Atkins was artistic director and co-producer of Bi - Centennial Australia's Military Tattoo, a military music show in Australia. He is best known as a producer and artistic director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. For this work, Atkins was honored as the only member of the organizing committee of the Games in Sydney with the Golden PIN of the International Olympic Committee.
David Atkins was responsible as a producer / artistic director for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Winter Games Vancouver 2010. This was referred to by the ICO, critics and viewers than the previously most beautiful and poetic opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.
For the production, the music and the light of the opening ceremony David Atkins was ever an Emmy Award. For his creative life's work got David Atkins 2010 Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Australian Event Awards. 2011 was David Atkins Producer and artistic director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Rugby World Cup, which at Eden Park, Auckland / New Zealand took place on September 9, 2011.
A few days earlier, on September 4, 2011 David Atkins showed a show with which he will get an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. On behalf of Russia's largest bank, Alfa Bank, David Atkins designed the largest 4D laser show in the world. The occasion was the 864th anniversary of Moscow and the 20th anniversary of Alfa Bank. 300,000 spectators on site and millions of viewers during the live television broadcast watched the spectacle.
The main building of Moscow State University turned into a huge 4D screen with an area of more than 25,000 square meters. The spectators were sent on a journey through different countries. The MGU building disappeared and was initially piecewise rebuilt. On the facade of a huge aquarium, a spaceport, the Eiffel Tower and Big Ben was projected. The projectors were placed with 200 trucks to Moscow. The light beams were set, 40 kilometers long. At the university buildings around 5,000 fireworks were attached. The technical conditions were spectacular with 25,500 square meters of total projection and 81 hi-tech projection units.
With his production company David Atkins Enterprise, he produced more major events. These included the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and Melbourne in 2006 and the opening ceremony of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The biggest event produced Atkins, 2006 in Doha, Qatar for the opening and closing ceremony of the 15th Asian Games with 20,000 performers. 2011 David Atkins returned to Doha. He was a producer, director and artistic director of the opening ceremony of the 12th Arab Games. It was the first event of its kind in peacetime in this region.
David Atkins produced in Australia and Asia about 20 musicals. Among Grease, Chicago, Fame, Hairspray and Cats. Together with his partner Ignatius Jones, he was Co - Producer at Arena extravaganza The Man From Snowy River Arena Spectacular, based on the eponymous Australian feature film. David Atkins is married to actress Sheree da Costa. Together they have a son, Tobi Atkins. He works in his father's team and is in Australia a well-known television actor.
Awards
- Atkins was the only Australian MTV Music Award for his choreography for the Elton John video Sad Songs ( Say So Much).
- In addition, he was awarded the Green Room Award and the ARIA Awards.
- He is the winner of an Olivier Award in 1995.
- For his services to the Australian culture Atkins was by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, awarded the Order of Australia.