2011 ParaPan-European and Asia-Pacific Games opening ceremony

The 2011 ParaPan-European and Asia-Pacific Games opening ceremony began on July 17, 2011, from 17:15 to 21:01 local time, and unlike the Pan counterpart, which held its ceremonies in the bigger main stadium in the complex, this opening ceremony was held in the smaller, but still large - Titaningrum X Olympic Stadium, because the stadium has several disability-friendly facilities prior to the bids, and a more settling scenario for the opening ceremony's scenario. The ceremony's theme is, and also known as "Light" signifies to light the rights of disabled people and the Indonesian culture.

Preparations for the opening ceremony started in late 2010, and Dave Henkins was designated as the artistic director. There were no rehearsals until February 2011. This opening ceremony took a smaller budget toll than that of the Pan counterpart.

The stadium was full at this time, even with temporary seating - with a total of 92,000 spectators watched the opening ceremony, while an estimated 4,3 billion others watched the ceremony on the TV. While this opening ceremony were not as acclaimed as the Pan one, it is considered as one of the most impressive ParaPan opening ceremony, with extensive fireworks, lighting, and canvas to work on. It once topped the spot as the most expensive opening ceremony of ParaPan, until it was surpassed by the next edition.

Prelude
Like in the previous opening ceremony, several Javanese musics were played as the stadium is filled with people, with the TV screens showing ads from sponsors. 30 minutes before the opening ceremony, one of the TV screens showed the countdown before 30 minutes.

TV screen layout
Like the previous opening ceremony, there are 3 TV screens with 1 scoreboard or showing the time. The scoreboard was temporarily changed to an another TV screen, which shows the Sign Language, when necessary. The other 3 TV screens remained the same: 1 for the pre-recorded videos, 1 for the texts, and 1 for the live streaming footage for the opening ceremony.

Countdown
Later the TV screen showed several objects from Indonesia, while welcoming the audience and dignitaries to the stadium. Later on, the whipping dance performer comes in with several drums, with the countdown shown in the large-format projector, from 15 to 1, with the city shown as the host of the ParaPan. Later on, fireworks were burst near the stadium.

Welcome to Indonesia
Several people were seen with a candle with the back, with the background showing the Borobudur temple, which is located near Solo. Dancers wearing traditional costumes appeared to the stage, and danced to their respective musics. As they danced, some buildings appeared to the stage, one-by-one, brought by several volunteers, who had created the miniatures by themselves.

Becak attractions
Cycle rickshaws then entered the stage, with several "special" kids riding them, circling the dancers around them. These kids showed up from Benggala, one of the few deaf villages in Indonesia.