The World Water Forum is held every three years, providing a platform for global collaboration on water issues bringing together the main environmental stakeholders.
One month after inaugurating Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Les Petits Français and their team returned to Senegal to design and stage the opening and closing ceremonies of the ninth edition of the Forum.
J5co
Executive producer
Gérard Askinazi, Producer
Amelia Six, Deputy manager
Jean-Philippe Bruneau, Project Manager
Vanessa Moutic, Production director
Jean-François Branchereau, Tecnical coordinator
Lamine Kagny, Productionmanager
Pascal Bornet, Site manager
OlivierDupuis, Site coordinator
Vincent Lozouet, Site coordinator
Kadou
Executive producer
Kader Diawara, Producer
Production team
Saliou Fall
Serigne Gaye
Sidath Toure
Les PetitsFrançais
Concept,show design, artistic production, content production, and direction
Martin Arnaud, Show Designer and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic and Content Producer
Alain Gaillard, Technical Director
Léa Pheulpin, First Assistant Director
Thaïs de Nanteuil, Logistics, and Production Coordinator
Talents
Docteur Massamba Gueye, Artistic collaboration, and Interpreter
Youssou N’Dour, Author, Composer, Interpreter, Musician, and Ambassador of the 9th World Water Forum
Masters of ceremony
Asha Sumputh
Cheick Yvhane
Original soundtrack
Pierre Caillot, Compositeur
Sébastien Péronnet, Compositeur
Video-mapping
Les Vandales
François Simerey Studio
Light design and programming
Jérôme Deschamps
Costume design and production
Caroline Denquin, Costume designer
Sene VIP, Costumes production
Choreography and casting
5e Dimension
Jean Tamba, Choreographer
Show caller
Laurence Pélissier
Stage Managers
Eric Solari
Wise bayano
Pond and aquatic effects
Crystal Group
Soundand light
Dushow
Stéphane Paoli, Business Manager
Soufiane Ezwaouki, Technical director
Yoan Corchia, Sound engineer
Marc-Olivier Saby, Network engineer
Edouard Houdayer, Electricity distribution manager
Valéry Chenal, System engineer
Arnaud Laby, Rigger
Vincent Joly, Rigger
Vidéo
VLS
Richard Di Meglio, Business Manager
Olivier Dana, Programmer
Florant Daros
Lucas Lopez
William Sabotier
Albert Weiss
Xavier de Roy
Stage set
Avenue Foch
J5co
Executive producer
Gérard Askinazi, Producer
Amelia Six, Deputy manager
Jean-Philippe Bruneau, Project Manager
Vanessa Moutic, Production director
Jean-François Branchereau, Tecnical coordinator
Lamine Kagny, Productionmanager
Pascal Bornet, Site manager
OlivierDupuis, Site coordinator
Vincent Lozouet, Site coordinator
Kadou
Executive producer
Kader Diawara, Producer
Production team
Saliou Fall
Serigne Gaye
Sidath Toure
Les PetitsFrançais
Concept,show design, artistic production, content production, and direction
Martin Arnaud, Show Designer and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Artistic and Content Producer
Alain Gaillard, Technical Director
Léa Pheulpin, First Assistant Director
Thaïs de Nanteuil, Logistics, and Production Coordinator
Talents
Docteur Massamba Gueye, Artistic collaboration, and Interpreter
Youssou N’Dour, Author, Composer, Interpreter, Musician, and Ambassador of the 9th World Water Forum
Masters of ceremony
Asha Sumputh
Cheick Yvhane
Original soundtrack
Pierre Caillot, Compositeur
Sébastien Péronnet, Compositeur
Video-mapping
Les Vandales
François Simerey Studio
Light design and programming
Jérôme Deschamps
Costume design and production
Caroline Denquin, Costume designer
Sene VIP, Costumes production
Choreography and casting
5e Dimension
Jean Tamba, Choreographer
Show caller
Laurence Pélissier
Stage Managers
Eric Solari
Wise bayano
Pond and aquatic effects
Crystal Group
Soundand light
Dushow
Stéphane Paoli, Business Manager
Soufiane Ezwaouki, Technical director
Yoan Corchia, Sound engineer
Marc-Olivier Saby, Network engineer
Edouard Houdayer, Electricity distribution manager
Valéry Chenal, System engineer
Arnaud Laby, Rigger
Vincent Joly, Rigger
Vidéo
VLS
Richard Di Meglio, Business Manager
Olivier Dana, Programmer
Florant Daros
Lucas Lopez
William Sabotier
Albert Weiss
Xavier de Roy
Stage set
Avenue Foch
At such an event, attended by senior officials and specialists from all over the world, the stakes are incredibly high. The opening ceremony, the main focal point, needed to bring out this edition’s themes in a spectacular and accessible way.
In less than 72 hours, Dakar Arena was transformed into a showcase where technology, human performance, meaning and messages expressed the Forum’s values and highlighted the challenges it seeks to address.
