REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The opening ceremony of Asian Games in Jakarta on August 18 and the closing ceremony on September 2, 2018 will involve 5,500 performers, including musicians, dancers, and stylists, Indonesia Asian Games 2018 Organizing Committee (INASGOC) spokesman Francis Wanandi remarked in a press gathering here on Sunday. The preparations for the opening and closing ceremonies have been more than a year.

"We have to adapt the standards set by the Asian Olympic Council (OCA)," he said.

According to Wanandi, the opening and closing ceremonies of the Asian Games must meet the previous Olympic or Asian Games standards because it will be broadcast to 45 Asian countries and countries in other continents such as Latin America.

"We have compared the cost of organizing this opening and closing ceremonies with the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics and the Asian Games in other countries and we have already explained to the president," Wanandi said.

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Further, he continued that INASGOC spent a budget of 55 million US dollars or approximately Rp700 billion for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Asian Games.

In the meantime, Creative Director of the Opening and Closing Ceremony of Asian Games Wishnutama said the ceremony will showcase elements of local Indonesian culture that are packaged in accordance with the times that are still relevant to the public.

"The Asian Games is not just a sporting event but also a proud attraction from Indonesia," said Wishnutama.

INASGOC involves a number of Indonesian arts workers such as music director Addie MS and Ronald Yunardi, dance director Denny Malik and Eko Supriyanto, and stylists Dynand Fariz and Rinaldy Yunardi.

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